Patrick Senécal is a French-Canadian writer and scenarist known for his horror oriented drama novels.
Senécal is well known in Québec for his unique dark genre; his work has often been compared to that of
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high s ...
.
Three of his novels were adapted into films in his native Québec.
Personal life
Senécal holds a bachelor's degree in French studies from the
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal (UdeM; ; translates to University of Montreal) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte-de ...
. He was also a teacher for ten years at the
Cégep de Drummondville
Cégep de Drummondville is a CEGEP in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada.
Programs
The Cégep de Drummondville offers types of programs: pre-university and technical. The pre-university programs, which take two years to complete, cover the subject m ...
.
Books
Novels
* 1994: ''5150 rue des Ormes''
* 1995: ''Le Passager''
* 1998: ''Sur le Seuil''
* 2000: ''Aliss'' (a retelling of ''
Alice in Wonderland
''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (commonly ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English novel by Lewis Carroll. It details the story of a young girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creatur ...
'')
* 2002: ''Les Sept Jours du Talion'' (translated as ''Seven Days'' in 2019)
* 2004: ''Oniria''
* 2007: ''Le Vide''
* 2009: ''Hell.com''
* 2010: ''Against God''
(Contre Dieu)
* 2011: ''Malphas 1. Le Cas des casiers carnassiers''
* 2012: ''Malphas 2. Torture, luxure et lecture''
* 2013: ''Malphas 3. Ce qui se passe dans la cave reste dans la cave''
* 2014: ''Malphas 4. Grande Liquidation''
* 2015: ''Faims''
* 2016: ''L'Autre Reflet''
* 2017: ''Il Y Aura Des Morts''
* 2019: ''Ceux de là-bas''
* 2021: ''Flots''
* 2022: ''Résonnance''
Youth novels
* 2007: ''Sept comme Setteur''
* 2010: ''Madame Wenham.''
Collaborative work
* 2013: ''Quinze minutes'' (L’Orphéon)
Short stories
* 1998: "Ressac"
* 1999: "La Source"
* 1999: "Eaux troubles"
* 2000: "Nuit d’ancre"
* 2001: "Retrouvailles"
* 2005: "Équilibre"
* 2007: "Drummondville"
* 2009: "Vente avec démonstration"
* 2011: "Famme"
* 2014: "Public cible"
* 2014: "« »", in ''Des nouvelles du père''
Graphic novels
* 2014: ''Sale Canal'' (With
Tristan Demers)
* 2020: ''Aliss'' (with
Jeik Dion)
Filmography
Awards
, -
, 2001
, ''Aliss''
, Prix Boréal : Best novel
,
, -
, 2006
, ''Sur le Seuil''
, Prix Masterton : Francophone novel
,
, -
, 2006
, ''Chambre no 13''
, Gémeaux : Scenario
,
, -
, 2007
, ''Le Vide''
, Prix Saint-Pacôme : Best Quebeker crime fiction
,
, -
, 2007
, ''Le Vide''
, La Presse du Salon du livre de Montréal : Public's Choice
,
, -
, 2008
, ''Le Vide''
, Grand Prix des auteurs de la Montérégie : Jury's Price
,
, -
, 2009
, ''Hell.com''
, Prix du public du Salon du livre de la Côte-Nord
,
, -
, 2012
, ''Malphas 2. Torture, luxure et lecture''
, La Presse du Salon du livre de Montréal : Public's Choice
,
References
1967 births
Living people
Canadian horror writers
People from Drummondville
Writers from Quebec
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