Garth Marenghi is a fictional horror author created by English comedian Matthew Holness. He is depicted as a conceited hack writer, who remains blissfully (or even wilfully) unaware of his lack of talent.

Garth Marenghi's Darkplace is a British horror parody television series created by Richard Ayoade and Matthew Holness for Channel 4. The show focuses on fictional horror author Garth Marenghi (played by Holness) and his publisher Dean Learner (played by Ayoade), characters who originated in the stage show Garth Marenghi's Fright Knight .

Mar 31, 2025 · Starting with stage shows, Marenghi became a cult hit thanks to the 2004 series Garth Marenghi’s Dark Place, a send-up of supernatural shows such as Tales Of The Unexpected.Cast members Richard ...

Mar 31, 2025 · The final book in Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome trilogy will be published in October, written again by creator Matthew Holness.. Garth Marenghi's This Bursted Earth continues the adventures of horror author Nick Steen, who has appeared in Marenghi's two previous bestselling titles, Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome and Garth Marenghi's Incarcerat.In this third volume o' terrifying tales, Nick is ...

Nov 3, 2022 · From the twisted genius of horror master Garth Marenghi—Frighternerman, Darkscribe, Doomsage (plus Man-Shee)—come three dark tales from his long-lost multi-volume epic: TerrorTome.

Nov 30, 2022 · A young Matt Holness created Channel 4’s cult character Garth Marenghi. Then he disappeared. He tells Tom Nicholson what happened - and why he revived him for a new book, TerrorTome

Garth Marenghi's Darkplace: With Richard Ayoade, Matt Berry, Matthew Holness, Alice Lowe. This parody series is an unearthed 80s horror/drama, complete with poor production values, awful dialogue and hilarious violence.

Jan 31, 2024 · Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace may have only run for a single, six-episode season but that hasn’t stopped it from becoming one of the most enduring cult comedies of the past two decades.

Jan 29, 2024 · Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace, like the fictional show-within-a-show that it’s centred around, is a cult classic that has enjoyed a bit of a resurgence in recent years. The show, a surreal, retro...

Apr 4, 2014 · Inspired by their Edinburgh Fringe production, Garth Marenghi’s Netherhead, Darkplace is a terrifyingly clever spoof of the po-faced world of our more self-satisfied horror writers.