Blake Crouch
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Born | Statesville, North Carolina | October 15, 1978
Occupation | Writer |
Period | 2004–present |
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William Blake Crouch (born October 15, 1978) is an American author best known for his Wayward Pines Trilogy, which was adapted into the 2015 television series Wayward Pines.
Early life and education[]
Crouch was born near the town of Statesville, North Carolina, in 1978. He attended North Iredell High School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,[1] graduating in 2000 with degrees in English and creative writing.
Career[]
Crouch published his first two novels, Desert Places and Locked Doors, in 2004 and 2005. His stories have appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Thriller 2, and other anthologies. In 2016, he released the novel Dark Matter.[2]
Crouch's Wayward Pines Trilogy (2012–14) was adapted into the 2015 television series Wayward Pines.[3] Another work, Good Behavior, premiered as a television series in November 2016.[4]
In 2019, Crouch released another sci-fi novel, titled Recursion, to critical success.[5]
In 2020, Crouch began working on a screenplay to adapt Dark Matter into a feature film for Sony Pictures.[6]
Bibliography[]
The Andrew Z. Thomas / Luther Kite series[]
- Desert Places (January 22, 2004)
- Locked Doors (July 5, 2005)
- Break You (February 7, 2011)
- Stirred (with J.A. Konrath, November 22, 2011)
The Wayward Pines trilogy[]
- Pines (August 21, 2012)
- Wayward (September 17, 2013)
- The Last Town (July 15, 2014)
Stand-alone novels[]
- Abandon (July 7, 2009)
- Famous (April 15, 2010)
- Snowbound (June 22, 2010)
- Run (February 24, 2011)
- Eerie (with Jordan Crouch (June 7, 2012)
- Dark Matter (July 26, 2016)
- Good Behavior (November 15, 2016)
- Recursion (June 11, 2019)
References[]
- ^ Wilusz, Ryan. "A 'Dark' chapter for Statesville native Blake Crouch". Statesville Record & Landmark. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ Crouch, Blake. "Dark Matter". Blake Crouch. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ Pierce, Scott D. (May 11, 2015). "No, they're not dead on Wayward Pines". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
- ^ Crouch, Blake. "Good Behavior". Blake Crouch. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ "Book Marks reviews of Recursion by Blake Crouch". Book Marks. Grove Atlantic. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff (December 8, 2020). "'Dark Matter' Series in the Works at Apple from Matt Tolmach, Author Blake Crouch". Collider.
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- 21st-century American novelists
- 21st-century American short story writers
- American horror novelists
- American male novelists
- People from Statesville, North Carolina
- American male short story writers
- American mystery writers
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- Living people
- 21st-century American male writers