Patrick Senécal

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. Three of his novels were adapted into films in his native Québec.

Personal life
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.

Novels

 * 1994: 5150 rue des Ormes
 * 1995: Le Passager
 * 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 (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

 * 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"
 * 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)
 * 2020: Aliss (with Jeik Dion)

Awards

 * 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
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 * 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
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