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Patrick Senécal
Patrick Senécal in 2018
Patrick Senécal in 2018
Born (1967-10-20) October 20, 1967 (age 57)
Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
OccupationNovelist, scenarist
Period1994–present
Genredrama, Horror, crime fiction
Website
www.patricksenecal.net

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.[1] Three of his novels were adapted into films in his native Québec.[2][3]

Personal life

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Senécal holds a bachelor's degree in French studies from the Université de Montréal. He was also a teacher for ten years at the Cégep de Drummondville.

Books

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Novels

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  • 1994: 5150 rue des Ormes[4]
  • 1995: Le Passager[5]
  • 1998: Sur le Seuil
  • 2000: Aliss (a retelling of Alice in Wonderland)
  • 2002: Les Sept Jours du Talion (translated as Seven Days in 2019)
  • 2004: Oniria
  • 2007: Le Vide
  • 2009: Hell.com
  • 2010: Against God[6] (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

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  • 2007: Sept comme Setteur
  • 2010: Madame Wenham.

Collaborative work

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  • 2013: Quinze minutes (L’Orphéon)

Short stories

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  • 1998: "Ressac"
  • 1999: "La Source"
  • 1999: "Eaux troubles"
  • 2000: "Nuit d’ancre"[7]
  • 2001: "Retrouvailles"
  • 2005: "Équilibre"
  • 2007: "Drummondville"
  • 2009: "Vente avec démonstration"
  • 2011: "Famme"
  • 2014: "Public cible"
  • 2014: "« »", in Des nouvelles du père

Graphic novels

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Filmography

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Year Title Credit Director Novel adaptation Notes
2003 Evil Words (Sur le seuil) Co-scenarist Éric Tessier Yes
2006 Chambre no.13 Scenarist (1 episode) No TV series
2009 5150 Elm's Way Scenarist Éric Tessier Yes
2010 7 Days Scenarist Podz Yes
2011 La Reine Rouge Scenarist, Director Patrick Senécal, Podz & Olivier Sabino No Web series about the events in between his books "5150 Elm's Way" and "Aliss".
2012 Sur les traces de la Fusion Director (2 episodes) TVA No Web series.
TBA Sept comme setteur TBA TBA Yes

Awards

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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 lecture La Presse du Salon du livre de Montréal : Public's Choice Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Quebec's master of horror Patrick Senécal | CBC Books | CBC Radio". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  2. ^ "Scenarios Archive -". patricksenecal.net. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  3. ^ "Patrick Senécal - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  4. ^ "Liste des romans de Patrick Senécal". patricksenecal.net. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  5. ^ "Books by Patrick Senécal (Author of Aliss)". goodreads.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  6. ^ "Against God Book by Nora Alleyn | Trade Paperback | chapters.indigo.ca". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  7. ^ "Nuit d'ancre -". patricksenecal.net. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
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