Tributes to horror writer Guy N Smith, who died aged 81

To millions he was known for his novels about werewolves and plagues of killer crabs, but it was a long-forgotten book about about an epidemic caused by bats on Cannock Chase which truly captured the mood of the moment when it was re-released last year.

Clun | Jan 7, 2021

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Tributes to horror writer Guy N Smith, who died aged 81

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