Jason Arnopp

Jason Arnopp
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
Genre
Website
jasonarnopp.com

Jason Arnopp is a British novelist and scriptwriter, with a background in journalism.

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.

His latest novel is Ghoster, published in 2019.[11][12]

Writing credits

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

  1. ^ "Scanner-Rhodes embarks on Stormhouse". London. 1 August 2010.
  2. ^ "The Sarah Jane Adventures: Deadly Download | Audiobook | AudioGO : audiobooks, CDs, downloads". AudioGO. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
  3. ^ "News". Big Finish. 16 August 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Radio 4 Programmes - Recorded for Training Purposes, Series 4, Episode 5". BBC. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
  5. ^ Nicholas Clee (8 May 2004). "The Bookseller: May 8 | Books". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
  6. ^ "Jack Sparks 1978-2014". jacksparks.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Ron Howard's Imagine options British novel 'Jack Sparks'". screendaily.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  8. ^ "AM Heath Literary Agents". AmHeath.com. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
  9. ^ "Circle of Confusion". circleofconfusion.com. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Kerrang!".
  11. ^ "Jason Arnopp". goodreads.com. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  12. ^ Ghoster. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2020.