Who Is David Castleton?

I’m a prize-winning writer of gothic/literary/magical-realist fiction and a non-fiction author published by Shire/Bloomsbury, who’s a No. 1 best-seller in three Amazon categories.

I’m also a blogger who scribbles about all that’s dark, strange, gothic and folkloric, as well as the darker reaches of literature and the arts.

To find out a bit more about me and my wanderings through realms literary and gothic, click here.

David Castleton – The Standing Water

‘Quality fiction with a gothic edge … I’d urge anyone who likes dark, well-written, complex fiction to give it a try.’

Newcastle Magazine

‘A meaty, enthralling novel … if you’re looking for a read that’s challenging and original, I’d recommend picking up a copy.’

Sunderland Magazine

Rural England could be an odd place. Enter a hallucinatory world where whispers of ghosts and curses drift with the fog across the flatlands, where Old Testament myths have a habit of playing themselves out under heavy English skies, and where life’s brutal realities threaten even the young and innocent.

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