About the Author
The mind behind the magic and the menace
About me...
Marius Creed
Marius Creed spent much of his life exploring unseen forces — first in the tangible world, and now in the realm of fiction. Over the years, he has worked as a science teacher, naval officer, training specialist, meteorologist, and oceanographer. He has lived and worked across the globe, including periods in Hong Kong and the United States, but has now returned to his native Cornwall.
Among the county’s brooding moors, rugged coasts, and centuries-old folklore, Creed finds constant inspiration. His work blends the rational and the arcane, where ancient truths linger just beyond the edge of sight.
Creed’s fascination with arcane traditions, forgotten rites, and the shadowy intersection of myth and reality has evolved into a body of work that is both richly detailed and unflinchingly human. His debut novel, The Devil’s Magus, is a dark, beautifully written tale of forbidden knowledge and personal sacrifice — the starting point for a series of interlinked tales exploring how belief, guilt, and knowledge shape the human soul.
He is already a published short fiction author with pieces appearing in Flash Fiction Anthologies from WATG Press — concise, unsettling stories that explore the same haunted borderlands between belief and the unknown.
The Journey of Marius Creed
“It began with a book – and a teenage shiver.”
For Marius Creed, horror was never just about monsters or jump scares. It was about atmosphere, tension, and the thin boundary between the known and the unknowable. As a teenager, he was captivated by the works of Dennis Wheatley, Bram Stoker, and H. P. Lovecraft – authors who cast long shadows over his imagination. But life had other plans. His career in the Royal Navy and the sciences kept him rooted in the rational world – until the ghosts of unfinished stories began to call.
The idea for The Devil’s Magus was born in the 1990s, during a posting in the United States. Inspired by the classic occult thrillers of an earlier era, Creed began crafting a modern tale of forbidden knowledge and spiritual peril. But the demands of work and time conspired against him. It was not until retirement – and the eerie quiet of the 2020 lockdown – that the manuscript was finally revived and completed.
Decades in the making, The Devil’s Magus is more than a debut novel – it’s a long-incubated tribute to the genre that first enthralled him. A labour of love, shadow, and memory, it marks the emergence of a new voice in supernatural fiction.
The Journey of Marius Creed
“It began with a book – and a teenage shiver.”
For Marius Creed, horror was never just about monsters or jump scares. It was about atmosphere, tension, and the thin boundary between the known and the unknowable. As a teenager, he was captivated by the works of Dennis Wheatley, Bram Stoker, and H. P. Lovecraft – authors who cast long shadows over his imagination. But life had other plans. His career in the Royal Navy and the sciences kept him rooted in the rational world – until the ghosts of unfinished stories began to call.
The idea for The Devil’s Magus was born in the 1990s, during a posting in the United States. Inspired by the classic occult thrillers of an earlier era, Creed began crafting a modern tale of forbidden knowledge and spiritual peril. But the demands of work and time conspired against him. It was not until retirement – and the eerie quiet of the 2020 lockdown – that the manuscript was finally revived and completed.
Decades in the making, The Devil’s Magus is more than a debut novel – it’s a long-incubated tribute to the genre that first enthralled him. A labour of love, shadow, and memory, it marks the emergence of a new voice in supernatural fiction.