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. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror novels and has also explored other genres, among them Thriller (genre), suspense, crime fiction, crime, scienc ...
.
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; ) 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-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce on M ...
. He was also a teacher for ten years at the
Cégep de Drummondville
A CEGEP ( or ; , ; also written CÉGEP and cegep) is a publicly funded college providing general, professional, academic or a mix of programs; they are exclusive to the province of Quebec's education system. A loanword from French, it orig ...
.
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'' (also known as ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English Children's literature, children's novel by Lewis Carroll, a mathematics university don, don at the University of Oxford. It details the story of a ...
'')
* 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''
* 2024: ''Civilisés''
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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