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Writer Jamie Flanagan, whose brother happens to be genre regular Mike Flanagan, has worked as a writer on the TV shows The Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, The Midnight Club, The Fall of the House of Usher, Creepshow, and Hysteria!, and along the way they won a Bram Stoker Award for writing episode 6 of Midnight Mass. Now, Deadline reports that Jamie Flanagan has their first two horror novels to Saga Press, “in an exclusive submission, for World translation rights via Lane Heymont at the Tobias Literary Agency. Saga Press is an imprint of Simon & Schuster known for expertise in the horror genre.”

Flanagan’s first novel has the working title Deserters and is set in post-World War II Italy, following two priests as they traverse the countryside in search of lost souls, only to find their mission descend into horror. The second novel doesn’t have a title yet,...

Screenwriter Jamie Flanagan — sibling to Mike Flanagan — has sold their first two novels to Saga Press, Simon & Schuster’s genre imprint, Deadline reports.

Their first book, tentatively titled Deserters, follows two priests in post-World War II Italy as they traverse the countryside in search of lost souls, only to find their mission descend into horror.

The second as-yet-untitled book is about a young woman uncontrollably flitting through time. It’s based on Flanagan’s short story Moira, published in last year’s horror anthology Shadows in the Stacks.

The deal was handled by Joe Monti, Vice President and Editorial Director at Saga Press via Lane Heymont at the Tobias Literary Agency.

“I fell in love with Flanagan’s prose, and perhaps no surprise, the immediate connection I felt with their characters”, said Monti. “I’m excited to share what they’re crafting with readers and having them join the stable...

Exclusive: Screenwriter Jamie Flanagan (Midnight Mass, The Fall of the House of Usher) has sold their first two novels to Joe Monti at Saga Press, in an exclusive submission, for World translation rights via Lane Heymont at the Tobias Literary Agency. Saga Press is an imprint of Simon & Schuster known for expertise in the horror genre.

Flanagan’s debut novel, tentatively titled Deserters and set in post-World War II Italy, follows two priests as they traverse the countryside in search of lost souls, only to find their mission descend into horror.

Their untitled second novel, about a young woman uncontrollably flitting through time, is based on their short story, Moira, which was previously released by Shortwave Publishing in their charitable anthology, Shadows in the Stacks.

“I fell in love with Flanagan’s prose, and perhaps no surprise, the immediate connection I felt with their characters”, said Monti, VP, Editorial Director at Saga Press.

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