Dennis Wheatley
Dennis Wheatley was a British writer whose thrillers and occult novels made him one of the world's best-selling authors.
Dennis Yates Wheatley
Novelist
January 8, 1897
Capricorn
November 10, 1977
80
London, England
Dennis Wheatley (8 January 1897 รขยย 10 November 1977) was a renowned British author known for his extensive collection of thrillers and occult novels. His works gained immense popularity from the 1930s to the 1960s, making him one of the world’s best-selling writers during that time. Among his most famous works is “The Devil Rides Out,” a classic black magic novel. Wheatley’s Gregory Sallust series also inspired Ian Fleming’s James Bond stories. Some of his other notable works include “To the Devil a Daughter,” “The Haunting of Toby Jugg,” “The Forbidden Territory,” and “The Fabulous Valley.” As a member of the Ghost Club, a paranormal investigation group, Wheatley claimed to have encountered supernatural events throughout his life, which greatly influenced his writing.