Agent John Jarrold writes that “Julie Crisp, Editorial Director of Pan Macmillan in London, has concluded a World Rights deal for two further horror novels by British author Adam L.G. Nevill for a very good five-figure sum.” The two new, as-yet-untitled novels, will be published in 2012 and 2013.
Nevill said, “Since my early contact with books, no other kind of fiction has captivated me, or transported me, in the same way as supernatural horror. Many years ago, the idea of contributing to this great field of the weird tale became a dream. To interpret my influences and to add something fresh, became my main purpose as a writer. The dream has been realised; the purpose continues. It’s genuinely a wondrous thing to receive another opportunity to create original works of disquiet, that will be given flight by the engines of a major publisher.”
Crisp said, “Pan Macmillan has a tradition of publishing great British horror and so we’re thrilled to be working with Adam on his next two books. Apartment 16 and The Ritual were both terrifying and exciting adventures into the macabre and I can’t wait to see what nightmare scenarios he comes up with next to chill his readers.”