Jason Arnopp is a British novelist and scriptwriter, with a background in journalism.
Jason Arnopp | |
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| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
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| Website | |
| jasonarnopp | |
He wrote the 2011 horror feature Stormhouse[1] and has scripted Doctor Who audiobooks[2] and plays[3] for the BBC and Big Finish ranges. In 2012, two of his horror stories, "Beast in the Basement" and "A Sincere Warning About the Entity in Your Home" were published for Kindle. He has contributed to BBC Radio 4's Recorded for Training Purposes[4] and Laurence & Gus comedy shows. His background is in journalism[5] and he has regularly written for the likes of Heat and Doctor Who Magazine. In December 2013, he was a talking-head on Channel Five's The Greatest Ever Christmas Movies (Objective Productions).
In 2016, his novel The Last Days of Jack Sparks was published by Orbit Books.[6] It has since been optioned as a movie by Imagine Entertainment.[7]
Arnopp is represented by Oli Munson at AM Heath Literary Agents[8] and managed by Lawrence Mattis at Circle of Confusion[9]
He used to be an editor for Kerrang! magazine;[10] he appears as himself in Lords of Chaos, contacting Euronymous to inquire about the Black Circle.
Writing credits
edit| Production | Company/Broadcaster | Notes/Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Friday the 13th: Hate-Kill-Repeat | Black Flame | Novel, 2005 |
| Look at Me | Magician Pictures | Scriptwriter, short film 2008 |
| Big Mistake | Magician Pictures | Script editor, short film 2009 |
| Laurence & Gus: Hearts & Minds | BBC Radio 4 | Sketch writer, 2009 series |
| Recorded for Training Purposes | BBC Radio 4 | Sketch writer, 2009 & 2010 series |
| Doctor Who: The Demons of Red Lodge and Other Stories | Big Finish | Scriptwriter, audio drama, 2010 |
| The Sarah Jane Adventures: Deadly Download | BBC Audiobooks | Writer, audiobook, 2010 |
| Ghost Writer | TAPS | Scriptwriter, 24-minute film, 2010 |
| Tempting Fates | Eye Film & Television | Scriptwriter, web series 2010 |
| Doctor Who: Army of Death | Big Finish | Scriptwriter, audio drama, 2011 |
| Stormhouse | Scanner-Rhodes Productions | Scriptwriter and executive producer, horror feature film, 2011 |
| Doctor Who: The Gemini Contagion | BBC Audiobooks | Writer, audiobook, 2011 |
| A Sincere Warning About the Entity in Your Home | Retribution Books | Horror short story, 2012 |
| Beast in the Basement | Retribution Books | Horror-thriller novella, 2012 |
| The Man Inside | Scanner-Rhodes Production | Script editor, urban drama feature film, 2012 |
| Doctor Who: UNIT Dominion | Big Finish | Co-scriptwriter, audio drama, 2012 |
| Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who | Gollancz | Contributor, 2013 |
| The Last Days of Jack Sparks | Orbit Books | Novel, 2016 |
| Ghoster | Orbit Books | Novel, 2019 |
References
edit- ^ "Scanner-Rhodes embarks on Stormhouse". London. 1 August 2010.
- ^ "The Sarah Jane Adventures: Deadly Download | Audiobook | AudioGO : audiobooks, CDs, downloads". AudioGO. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ "News". Big Finish. 16 August 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ "Radio 4 Programmes - Recorded for Training Purposes, Series 4, Episode 5". BBC. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ Nicholas Clee (8 May 2004). "The Bookseller: May 8 | Books". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ "Jack Sparks 1978-2014". jacksparks.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Ron Howard's Imagine options British novel 'Jack Sparks'". screendaily.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "AM Heath Literary Agents". AmHeath.com. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ "Circle of Confusion". circleofconfusion.com. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Kerrang!".
- ^ "Jason Arnopp". goodreads.com. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ Ghoster. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2020.