Shaun Allan is a bestselling author, Wattpad Star and Creator, featured author and Wattys winner. He has appeared on Sky TV to debate traditional vs electronic publishing against a major literary agent, and writes multiple genres, including young adult and children’s, though mainly delves into his Dark Half to produce psychological horror. 

He has worked with Warner Brothers, Universal and Blumhouse on stories to accompany top horror movies, plus DC Comics and Goosebumps. Shaun also regularly holds writing workshops at local schools. Many of his personal experiences and memories are woven into the point of view and sense of humour of Sin, the main character in his #1 best-selling novel of the same name (now an interactive game on Chapters!), and his myriad other stories.

Shaun lives with his manic dogs, Ripley (believe it or not) and Lissi. He works full time and, though his life feels as manic as his dog, it probably isn’t. 

And from his website’s ‘About’ page:

Shaun has been writing since he was very young (his mum would say he used to draw pictures and write the stories of what was happening), but didn’t really do anything with his work for many years. Many people told him he was wasting his time. Why read a book when you can watch the movie, right? Eventually, Shaun learned to ignore the naysayers and work on that which he loved the most – writing.

So, he believes, don’t let others put you off. Follow your dream and, most importantly, write for YOU. Even if you are the only one who ever reads your work, that’s fine. Don’t hold it inside you or you’ll never visit those wonderful worlds or meet those amazing people in your mind.

After his book, Sin, reached #1 on Amazon and a Goodreads list of Books that Get You Hooked (above Harry Potter and The Hunger Games), Shaun turned to Wattpad and found a home for his writing.

Since being on Wattpad, Shaun has written for such movies as The Purge: Anarchy, Sinister II, The Boy, Incarnate, Stephen King’s IT and A Quiet Place. Then there’s Goosebumps, DC Vertigo Comics and Amazon Prime’s Panic! It’s been, and continues to be, an amazing time. He’s a proud Wattpad Creator, a Featured Author, Originals Author, Wattys winner, shortlister and finalist! Sin is now a Chapters Interactive Stories mobile game, called Straitjacket Lover!

He was an Adim Founding Creator and a member of The Globe Writing Group in Grimsby.

Shaun writes a variety of genres, including horror, children’s and MG/YA, wherever the muse takes him. This can be in unexpected directions, such as the time he sat down to write the sequel to Sin and ended up with Rudolph Saves Christmas! He is lucky enough to have an extended family and friends from all over the world, including Wattpad staff, writers and readers who are full of support and encouragement.

He recently finished writing MirrorMirror, Cell (and is working on its sequel ‘Cult’), ‘Into Darkness’, ‘Mortal Sin’ plus ‘Were Lies the Heart’, ‘All the Times I Died’ and ‘Red Queen! Oh’, and ‘Doctor C… Oh’, and ‘The Source!’ He writes in the pause between his heartbeats, because there’s just notenough hours in the day.

You can find him across various social media platforms, such as Facebook and TikTok. And his books from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com.

Below are the recordings from the panels Shaun has kindly taken part in…

The 5pm: Science-fiction (SF), fantasy (F) and horror (H) panel, the eighth panel of the 25 Jan 2026 Festival …

T&T #4 ~ Thursday 2nd April 6pm: advice you’d give wannabe writers