Paul Finch

Paul Finch
Paul Finch at Liverpool One's Waterstones, 13 March 2015
Paul Finch at Liverpool One's Waterstones, 13 March 2015
BornLancashire, England
OccupationAuthor, screenwriter, former policeman and journalist
NationalityBritish
EducationGoldsmiths, University of London
GenreCrime, thriller, horror, science fiction
Notable worksThe "Heck" novels, Doctor Who
SpouseCatherine Finch
ChildrenEleanor and Harry
Website
Walking in the Dark

Paul Finch is an English author and scriptwriter. He began his writing career on the British television programme The Bill.[1] His early scripts were for children's animation. He has written over 300 short stories which have appeared in magazines, such as All Hallows, the magazine of the Ghost Story Society[2] and Black Static.[3] He also edits anthologies of Horror stories with the overall title of Terror Tales.[4][5] He has written variously for the books and other spin-offs from Doctor Who.[6] He is the author of the ongoing series of DS Mark Heck Heckenberg novels.

  1. ^ Onatade, Ayo. "Paul Finch on 'Stalkers' and 'Sacrifice'". Shots Crime & Thriller EZINE. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  2. ^ "GSS Regular Publications Index". ash-tree.bc.ca. 2014. Archived from the original on 16 January 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  3. ^ Martin, Thomas L. (5 January 2011). "Black Static 14 Dec 2009/Jan 2010". SF Crowsnest. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014. Issue 14 of 'Black Static' opens well with the excellent story "We, Who Live In The Wood" by Paul Finch.
  4. ^ Finch, Paul. "Edited Anthologies". Paul Finch. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Catalogue". Gray Friar Press. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  6. ^ Finch, Paul. "Doctor Who". Paul Finch. Retrieved 15 March 2015.