Patrick Senécal
| Patrick Senécal | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 20, 1967 Drummondville, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Novelist, scenarist |
| Nationality | Canadien |
| Period | 1994–present |
| Genre | drama, Horror, crime fiction |
| Website | |
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Patrick Senécal is a French-Canadian writer and scenarist known for his horror oriented drama novels. His work is often compared to Stephen King. He got a lot of his work adapted to cinema.[1][2] Senécal is also well known in Québec for his unique dark genre.[3]
Personal life
Senécal is presented as the opposite as his work which describes a dark and violent environment.[4] He also hides his books from his children and doesn't want them to read any of them, to keep his "good father" reputation. He studies French literature at l'Université de Montréal.
Books
Novels
1994 5150 rues des Ormes[5]
1995 Le Passager[6]
1998 Sur le Seuil
2000 Aliss
2002 Les Sept Jours du Talion
2004 Oniria
2007 Le Vide
2009 Hell.com
2010 Against God[7] (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
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[8]
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)
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credit | Director | Novel adaptation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Sur le seuil | Co-scenarist | Éric Tessier | Yes | |
| 2006 | Chambre no.13 | Scenarist (1 episode) | No | TV serie | |
| 2009 | 5150 Elm's Way | Scenarist | Éric Tessier | Yes | |
| 2010 | 7 Days (film) | Scenarist | Podz | Yes | |
| 2011 | La Reine Rouge | Scenarist, Director | Patrick Senécal, Podz & Olivier Sabino | No | Web serie about the events in between his books "5150 Elm's Way" and "Aliss". |
| 2012 | Sur les traces de la Fusion | Direcord (2 episodes) | TVA | No | Web serie. |
| TBA | Sept comme setteur | TBA | TBA | Yes |
Awards
| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Aliss | Prix Boréal : Best novel | Won |
| 2006 | Sur le Seuil | Prix Masterton : Francophone novel | Won |
| 2006 | Chambre no 13 | Gémeaux : Scenario | Nominated |
| 2007 | Le Vide | Prix Saint-Pacôme : Best Quebeker crime fiction | Won |
| 2007 | Le Vide | La Presse du Salon du livre de Montréal : Public's Choice | Nominated |
| 2008 | Le Vide | Grand Prix des auteurs de la Montérégie : Jury's Price | Won |
| 2009 | Hell.com | Prix du public du Salon du livre de la Côte-Nord | Won |
| 2012 | Malphas 2. Torture, luxure et lectur | La Presse du Salon du livre de Montréal : Public's Choice | Nominated |
References
- ↑ "Scenarios Archive -". patricksenecal.net. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ "Patrick Senécal - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ "Quebec's master of horror Patrick Senécal | CBC Books | CBC Radio". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ "Biographie - Patrick Senécal". patricksenecal.net. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ "Liste des romans de Patrick Senécal". patricksenecal.net. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ "Books by Patrick Senécal (Author of Aliss)". goodreads.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ "Against God Book by Nora Alleyn | Trade Paperback | chapters.indigo.ca". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ "Nuit d'ancre -". patricksenecal.net. Retrieved 2016-07-28.