Dennis Wheatley
Encyclopedia
Dennis Yates Wheatley was an English
author
. His prolific output of stylish thrillers and occult
novels made him one of the world's best-selling authors from the 1930s through the 1960s.
. Soon after his expulsion Wheatley became a British Merchant Navy officer cadet on the training ship HMS Worcester.
but was gassed in a chlorine
attack at Passchendaele and invalided as a second lieutenant
of the Royal Field Artillery
after service in Flanders
, on the Ypres Salient
, and in France at Cambrai
and St. Quentin.
In 1919 he assumed management of the family wine merchant business in but in 1931, after a decline in business due to the depression, he began writing and married his second wife.
During the Second World War
, Wheatley was a member of the London Controlling Section
, which secretly coordinated strategic military deception and cover plans. His literary talents gained him employment with planning staffs for the War Office. He wrote numerous papers for the War Office, including suggestions for dealing with a German invasion of Britain (recounted in his work Stranger than Fiction). The most famous of his submissions to the Joint Planning Staff of the war cabinet was on "Total War". He was given a commission directly into the JP Service as Wing Commander
, RAFVR
and took part in advanced planning for the Normandy invasions.
, was an immediate success when issued in 1933, being reprinted seven times in seven weeks.
Wheatley mainly wrote adventure stories, with many books in a series of linked works. Background themes included the French Revolution
(the Roger Brook
series), Satanism
(the Duke de Richleau series), World War II
(the Gregory Sallust series) and espionage
(the Julian Day series).
His writing is very descriptive and in many works he manages to involve his characters with real events while meeting real people. For example, in the Roger Brook series the main character involves himself with Napoleon and Joséphine
whilst being a spy
for Prime Minister
William Pitt the Younger
. Similarly, in the Gregory Sallust series, Sallust shares an evening meal with Hermann Göring
.
During the 1930s, he conceived a series of mysteries, presented as case files, with testimonies, letters, pieces of evidence such as hairs or pills. The reader had to read the evidence to solve the mystery before unsealing the last pages of the file, which gave the answer. Four of these 'Crime Dossiers' were published: Murder Off Miami, Who Killed Robert Prentice, The Malinsay Massacre, and Herewith The Clues.
In the 1960s, his publishers were selling a million copies of his books per year, and most of his titles were kept available in hardcover. A few of his books were made into films by Hammer, of which the best known is The Devil Rides Out
(book 1934, film
1968). Wheatley also wrote non-fiction works, including an account of the Russian Revolution
, a life of King Charles II of England
, and his autobiography. He was considered an authority on the supernatural, satanism, the practice of exorcism, and black magic, to all of which he was hostile. During his study of the paranormal
, though, he joined the Ghost Club.
Wheatley invented a number of board games including Invasion (1938), Blockade (1939) and Alibi (April 1953).
He edited several collections of short stories, and from 1974 through 1977, he supervised a series of 45 paperback reprints for the British publisher Sphere with the heading "The Dennis Wheatley Library of the Occult", selecting the titles and writing short introductions for each book. These included both occult-themed novels by the likes of Bram Stoker
and Aleister Crowley
(with whom he once shared a lunch) and non-fiction works on magic
, occultism, and divination
by authors such as the Theosophist H. P. Blavatsky, the historian Maurice Magre, the magician Isaac Bonewits
, and the palm-reader Cheiro
.
Two weeks before his death in November 1977, Wheatley received conditional absolution
from his old friend Cyril ‘Bobby’ Eastaugh, the Bishop of Peterborough
. He was cremated at Tooting
and his ashes interred at Brookwood Cemetery
. He is commemorated on the Baker/Yeats family monument at West Norwood Cemetery
.
His estate library was sold in a catalogue sale by Basil Blackwell's
in 1979. It suggested a well-read individual with wide-ranging interests particularly with respect to historical fiction and Europe.
In the early/mid-1970s, 52 of Dennis Wheatley's novels were offered in a set by Heron Books UK. His availability and influence declined following his death, partly owing to difficulties of reprinting his works because of copyright problems. More recently, Wheatley's literary estate was acquired by media company Chorion in April 2008, and several titles have been reissued in Wordsworth paperback editions. A new hardcover omnibus of Black Magic novels was released by Prion in 2011.
His grandson Dominic Wheatley became one of the co-founders of the software house Domark
, which published a number of titles in the 1980s and 1990s.
, Empire
and the class system, and many of his villains are villainous because they attack these ideas, although in The Golden Spaniard he pits various protagonists against each other in the setting of the Spanish Civil War
. His works are enjoyable thrillers, and his "Roger Brook" series books, in particular, offer the reader "history without tears" (Wheatley, in the introduction to The Man Who Killed the King). His historical analysis is affected by his politics, but is well informed. For example, Vendetta in Spain (pre-World War I
adventure in that country) contains a discussion of political anarchism which is well researched, though unsympathetic. His strong attachment to personal liberty also informs much of his work. This, as well as a sympathetic attitude toward Jews (as shown in the 'Simon Aron' character introduced in 'Three Inquisitive People') caused him to criticise the Nazi system mercilessly, in the 'Gregory Sallust' thrillers set during World War II.
During the winter of 1947, Wheatley penned 'A Letter to Posterity' which he buried in an urn at his country home. The letter was intended to be discovered some time in the future (it was found in 1969 when that home was demolished for redevelopment of the property). In it, he predicted that the socialist reforms introduced by the post-war government would result inevitably in an unjust state, and he advised both passive and active resistance to it.
United Kingdom
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author
Author
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. His prolific output of stylish thrillers and occult
Occult
The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus , referring to "knowledge of the hidden". In the medical sense it is used to refer to a structure or process that is hidden, e.g...
novels made him one of the world's best-selling authors from the 1930s through the 1960s.
Early life
Dennis Wheatley was born in South London to Albert David and Florence Elizabeth Harriet Wheatley (née Baker). He was the eldest of three children of an upper middle class family, the owners of Wheatley & Son of Mayfair, a wine business. He was expelled from Dulwich CollegeDulwich College
Dulwich College is an independent school for boys in Dulwich, southeast London, England. The college was founded in 1619 by Edward Alleyn, a successful Elizabethan actor, with the original purpose of educating 12 poor scholars as the foundation of "God's Gift". It currently has about 1,600 boys,...
. Soon after his expulsion Wheatley became a British Merchant Navy officer cadet on the training ship HMS Worcester.
Military service
He was a soldier during the First World WarWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
but was gassed in a chlorine
Chemical warfare
Chemical warfare involves using the toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons. This type of warfare is distinct from Nuclear warfare and Biological warfare, which together make up NBC, the military acronym for Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical...
attack at Passchendaele and invalided as a second lieutenant
Second Lieutenant
Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces.- United Kingdom and Commonwealth :The rank second lieutenant was introduced throughout the British Army in 1871 to replace the rank of ensign , although it had long been used in the Royal Artillery, Royal...
of the Royal Field Artillery
Royal Field Artillery
The Royal Field Artillery of the British Army provided artillery support for the British Army. It came into being when the Royal Artillery was divided on 1 July 1899, it was reamalgamated back into the Royal Artillery in 1924....
after service in Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
, on the Ypres Salient
Ypres Salient
The Ypres Salient is the area around Ypres in Belgium which was the scene of some of the biggest battles in World War I.In military terms, a salient is a battlefield feature that projects into enemy territory. Therefore, the salient is surrounded by the enemy on three sides, making the troops...
, and in France at Cambrai
Cambrai
Cambrai is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.Cambrai is the seat of an archdiocese whose jurisdiction was immense during the Middle Ages. The territory of the Bishopric of Cambrai, roughly coinciding with the shire of Brabant, included...
and St. Quentin.
In 1919 he assumed management of the family wine merchant business in but in 1931, after a decline in business due to the depression, he began writing and married his second wife.
During the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Wheatley was a member of the London Controlling Section
London Controlling Section
The London Controlling Section was established in June 1942 within the Joint Planning Staff at the offices of the War Cabinet, which was presided over by Winston Churchill as Prime Minister. The purpose of the LCS was to devise and coordinate strategic military deception and cover plans. The plans...
, which secretly coordinated strategic military deception and cover plans. His literary talents gained him employment with planning staffs for the War Office. He wrote numerous papers for the War Office, including suggestions for dealing with a German invasion of Britain (recounted in his work Stranger than Fiction). The most famous of his submissions to the Joint Planning Staff of the war cabinet was on "Total War". He was given a commission directly into the JP Service as Wing Commander
Wing Commander (rank)
Wing commander is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries...
, RAFVR
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
The Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve consists of a number of groupings of individual military reservists for the management and operation of the Royal Air Force's Air Training Corps and CCF Air Cadet formations, Volunteer Gliding Squadrons , Air Experience Flights, and also to form the...
and took part in advanced planning for the Normandy invasions.
Writing career
His first novel published, The Forbidden TerritoryThe Forbidden Territory
The Forbidden Territory was written by Dennis Wheatley and published by Hutchinson in 1933. This was Wheatley's debut published novel and was an instant success...
, was an immediate success when issued in 1933, being reprinted seven times in seven weeks.
Wheatley mainly wrote adventure stories, with many books in a series of linked works. Background themes included the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
(the Roger Brook
Roger Brook
Roger Brook is a fictional secret agent and Napoleonic Wars Era gallant, later identified as the Chevalier de Breuc, in a series of twelve novels by Dennis Wheatley...
series), Satanism
Satanism
Satanism is a group of religions that is composed of a diverse number of ideological and philosophical beliefs and social phenomena. Their shared feature include symbolic association with, admiration for the character of, and even veneration of Satan or similar rebellious, promethean, and...
(the Duke de Richleau series), World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
(the Gregory Sallust series) and espionage
Espionage
Espionage or spying involves an individual obtaining information that is considered secret or confidential without the permission of the holder of the information. Espionage is inherently clandestine, lest the legitimate holder of the information change plans or take other countermeasures once it...
(the Julian Day series).
His writing is very descriptive and in many works he manages to involve his characters with real events while meeting real people. For example, in the Roger Brook series the main character involves himself with Napoleon and Joséphine
Joséphine de Beauharnais
Joséphine de Beauharnais was the first wife of Napoléon Bonaparte, and thus the first Empress of the French. Her first husband Alexandre de Beauharnais had been guillotined during the Reign of Terror, and she had been imprisoned in the Carmes prison until her release five days after Alexandre's...
whilst being a spy
SPY
SPY is a three-letter acronym that may refer to:* SPY , ticker symbol for Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipts* SPY , a satirical monthly, trademarked all-caps* SPY , airport code for San Pédro, Côte d'Ivoire...
for Prime Minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
William Pitt the Younger
William Pitt the Younger
William Pitt the Younger was a British politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He became the youngest Prime Minister in 1783 at the age of 24 . He left office in 1801, but was Prime Minister again from 1804 until his death in 1806...
. Similarly, in the Gregory Sallust series, Sallust shares an evening meal with Hermann Göring
Hermann Göring
Hermann Wilhelm Göring, was a German politician, military leader, and a leading member of the Nazi Party. He was a veteran of World War I as an ace fighter pilot, and a recipient of the coveted Pour le Mérite, also known as "The Blue Max"...
.
During the 1930s, he conceived a series of mysteries, presented as case files, with testimonies, letters, pieces of evidence such as hairs or pills. The reader had to read the evidence to solve the mystery before unsealing the last pages of the file, which gave the answer. Four of these 'Crime Dossiers' were published: Murder Off Miami, Who Killed Robert Prentice, The Malinsay Massacre, and Herewith The Clues.
In the 1960s, his publishers were selling a million copies of his books per year, and most of his titles were kept available in hardcover. A few of his books were made into films by Hammer, of which the best known is The Devil Rides Out
The Devil Rides Out
The Devil Rides Out is a 1934 novel by Dennis Wheatley telling a disturbing story of black magic and the occult. The four main characters appear in a series of novels by Wheatley...
(book 1934, film
The Devil Rides Out (film)
The Devil Rides Out is a 1968 British film based on the 1934 novel The Devil Rides Out by Dennis Wheatley...
1968). Wheatley also wrote non-fiction works, including an account of the Russian Revolution
Russian Revolution of 1917
The Russian Revolution is the collective term for a series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. The Tsar was deposed and replaced by a provisional government in the first revolution of February 1917...
, a life of King Charles II of England
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
, and his autobiography. He was considered an authority on the supernatural, satanism, the practice of exorcism, and black magic, to all of which he was hostile. During his study of the paranormal
Paranormal
Paranormal is a general term that designates experiences that lie outside "the range of normal experience or scientific explanation" or that indicates phenomena understood to be outside of science's current ability to explain or measure...
, though, he joined the Ghost Club.
Wheatley invented a number of board games including Invasion (1938), Blockade (1939) and Alibi (April 1953).
He edited several collections of short stories, and from 1974 through 1977, he supervised a series of 45 paperback reprints for the British publisher Sphere with the heading "The Dennis Wheatley Library of the Occult", selecting the titles and writing short introductions for each book. These included both occult-themed novels by the likes of Bram Stoker
Bram Stoker
Abraham "Bram" Stoker was an Irish novelist and short story writer, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula...
and Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley , born Edward Alexander Crowley, and also known as both Frater Perdurabo and The Great Beast, was an influential English occultist, astrologer, mystic and ceremonial magician, responsible for founding the religious philosophy of Thelema. He was also successful in various other...
(with whom he once shared a lunch) and non-fiction works on magic
Magic (paranormal)
Magic is the claimed art of manipulating aspects of reality either by supernatural means or through knowledge of occult laws unknown to science. It is in contrast to science, in that science does not accept anything not subject to either direct or indirect observation, and subject to logical...
, occultism, and divination
Divination
Divination is the attempt to gain insight into a question or situation by way of an occultic standardized process or ritual...
by authors such as the Theosophist H. P. Blavatsky, the historian Maurice Magre, the magician Isaac Bonewits
Isaac Bonewits
Phillip Emmons Isaac Bonewits was an influential American Druid who published a number of books on the subject of Neopaganism and magic. He was also a liturgist, singer and songwriter, and founded the Druidic organisation Ár nDraíocht Féin, as well as the Neopagan civil rights group, the Aquarian...
, and the palm-reader Cheiro
Cheiro
William John Warner, known as Cheiro, was an Irish astrologer and colorful occult figure of the early 20th century. His sobriquet, Cheiro, derives from the word cheiromancy, meaning palmistry. He was a self-described clairvoyant who taught palmistry, astrology, and Chaldean numerology...
.
Two weeks before his death in November 1977, Wheatley received conditional absolution
Absolution
Absolution is a traditional theological term for the forgiveness experienced in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. This concept is found in the Roman Catholic Church, as well as the Eastern Orthodox churches, the Anglican churches, and most Lutheran churches....
from his old friend Cyril ‘Bobby’ Eastaugh, the Bishop of Peterborough
Bishop of Peterborough
The Bishop of Peterborough is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Peterborough in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the counties of Northamptonshire, Rutland and the Soke of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire...
. He was cremated at Tooting
Tooting
Tooting is a district in south London, England, located in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is situated south south-west of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:...
and his ashes interred at Brookwood Cemetery
Brookwood Cemetery
Brookwood Cemetery is a burial ground in Brookwood, Surrey, England. It is the largest cemetery in the United Kingdom and one of the largest in western Europe.-History:...
. He is commemorated on the Baker/Yeats family monument at West Norwood Cemetery
West Norwood Cemetery
West Norwood Cemetery is a cemetery in West Norwood in London, England. It was also known as the South Metropolitan Cemetery.One of the first private landscaped cemeteries in London, it is one of the Magnificent Seven cemeteries of London, and is a site of major historical, architectural and...
.
His estate library was sold in a catalogue sale by Basil Blackwell's
Basil Blackwell
Sir Basil Blackwell was born Henry Blackwell in Oxford, England. He was the son of the founder of Blackwell's bookshop in Oxford, which went on to become the Blackwell's family publishing and bookshop empire, located on Broad Street in central Oxford...
in 1979. It suggested a well-read individual with wide-ranging interests particularly with respect to historical fiction and Europe.
In the early/mid-1970s, 52 of Dennis Wheatley's novels were offered in a set by Heron Books UK. His availability and influence declined following his death, partly owing to difficulties of reprinting his works because of copyright problems. More recently, Wheatley's literary estate was acquired by media company Chorion in April 2008, and several titles have been reissued in Wordsworth paperback editions. A new hardcover omnibus of Black Magic novels was released by Prion in 2011.
His grandson Dominic Wheatley became one of the co-founders of the software house Domark
Domark
Domark Software was a video games software house based in the United Kingdom. The name was derived from the given names of its founders, Dominic Wheatley and Mark Strachan...
, which published a number of titles in the 1980s and 1990s.
Politics
His work is fairly typical of his class and era, portraying a way of life and ethos of clubland snobbery that gives an insight into the values of the time. His main characters are all supporters of RoyaltyRoyal family
A royal family is the extended family of a king or queen regnant. The term imperial family appropriately describes the extended family of an emperor or empress, while the terms "ducal family", "grand ducal family" or "princely family" are more appropriate to describe the relatives of a reigning...
, Empire
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...
and the class system, and many of his villains are villainous because they attack these ideas, although in The Golden Spaniard he pits various protagonists against each other in the setting of the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
. His works are enjoyable thrillers, and his "Roger Brook" series books, in particular, offer the reader "history without tears" (Wheatley, in the introduction to The Man Who Killed the King). His historical analysis is affected by his politics, but is well informed. For example, Vendetta in Spain (pre-World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
adventure in that country) contains a discussion of political anarchism which is well researched, though unsympathetic. His strong attachment to personal liberty also informs much of his work. This, as well as a sympathetic attitude toward Jews (as shown in the 'Simon Aron' character introduced in 'Three Inquisitive People') caused him to criticise the Nazi system mercilessly, in the 'Gregory Sallust' thrillers set during World War II.
During the winter of 1947, Wheatley penned 'A Letter to Posterity' which he buried in an urn at his country home. The letter was intended to be discovered some time in the future (it was found in 1969 when that home was demolished for redevelopment of the property). In it, he predicted that the socialist reforms introduced by the post-war government would result inevitably in an unjust state, and he advised both passive and active resistance to it.
- "Socialist ‘planning’ forbids any man to kill his own sheep or pig, cut down his own tree, put up a wooden shelf in his own house, build a shack in his garden, and either buy or sell the great majority of commodities – without a permit. In fact, it makes all individual effort an offence against the state. Therefore, this Dictatorship of the Proletariat, instead of gradually improving the conditions in which the lower classes live, as has been the aim of all past governments, must result in reducing everyone outside the party machine to the level of the lowest, idlest and most incompetent worker.
- [...]
- It will be immensely difficult to break the stranglehold of the machine, but it can be done, little by little; the first step being the formation of secret groups of friends for free discussion. Then numbers of people can begin systematically to break small regulations, and so to larger ones with passive resistance by groups of people pledged to stand together – and eventually the boycotting, or ambushing and killing of unjust tyrannous officials."
- Dennis Wheatley, A Letter to Posterity
List of works
- The Duke De Richleau series:
- The Forbidden TerritoryThe Forbidden TerritoryThe Forbidden Territory was written by Dennis Wheatley and published by Hutchinson in 1933. This was Wheatley's debut published novel and was an instant success...
(January 1933) - filmed in 1934 - The Devil Rides OutThe Devil Rides OutThe Devil Rides Out is a 1934 novel by Dennis Wheatley telling a disturbing story of black magic and the occult. The four main characters appear in a series of novels by Wheatley...
(December 1934) - filmed in 1968 - The Golden Spaniard (August 1938)
- Three Inquisitive People (February 1940)
- Strange Conflict (April 1941)
- Codeword - Golden Fleece (May 1946)
- The Second Seal (November 1950)
- The Prisoner in the Mask (September 1957)
- Vendetta in Spain (August 1961)
- Dangerous Inheritance (August 1965)
- Gateway to Hell (August 1970)
- The Forbidden Territory
- The Gregory Sallust series:
- Black August (January 1934)
- Contraband (October 1936)
- The Scarlet Impostor (January 1940)
- Faked Passports (June 1940)
- The Black Baroness (October 1940)
- V for Vengeance (March 1942)
- Come into My Parlour (November 1946)
- The Island Where Time Stands Still (September 1954)
- Traitors' Gate (September 1958)
- They Used Dark ForcesThey Used Dark ForcesThey Used Dark Forces is a World War II fictional novel by Dennis Wheatley. It describes the involvement of a Satanic cult in the fall of Adolf Hitler....
(October 1964) - The White Witch of the South Seas (August 1968)
- The Julian Day series:
- The Quest of Julian Day (January 1939)
- The Sword of Fate (September 1941)
- Bill for the Use of a Body (April 1964)
- The Roger BrookRoger BrookRoger Brook is a fictional secret agent and Napoleonic Wars Era gallant, later identified as the Chevalier de Breuc, in a series of twelve novels by Dennis Wheatley...
series:- The Launching of Roger Brook (July 1947)
- The Shadow of Tyburn Tree (May 1948)
- The Rising Storm (October 1949)
- The Man Who Killed the King (November 1951)
- The Dark Secret of Josephine (March 1955)
- The Rape of Venice (October 1959)
- The Sultan's Daughter (August 1963)
- The Wanton Princess (August 1966)
- Evil in a Mask (August 1969)
- The Ravishing of Lady Mary Ware (August 1971)
- The Irish Witch (August 1973)
- Desperate Measures (September 1974)
- The Molly Fountain mini-series:
- To the Devil - a DaughterTo the Devil a DaughterTo the Devil... A Daughter is a 1976 horror film made by Hammer Film Productions, taken from the novel of the same name by Dennis Wheatley, directed by Peter Sykes. It stars Richard Widmark, Christopher Lee, Honor Blackman, Nastassja Kinski and Denholm Elliott...
(January 1953) - filmed in 1976 - The Satanist (August 1960)
- To the Devil - a Daughter
- "Lost World" novels:
- They Found Atlantis [Camilla and others] (January 1936)
- Uncharted Seas [Various] (January 1938) - filmed in 1968 as The Lost ContinentThe Lost Continent (1968 film)The Lost Continent is a 1968 science fiction film made by Seven Arts - Hammer Films featuring Eric Porter, Hildegard Knef, Suzanna Leigh, Tony Beckley and James Cossins. The film was produced, directed and written by Michael Carreras based on Dennis Wheatley's 1938 novel Uncharted Seas...
) - The Man Who Missed the War [Philip Vaudell] (November 1945)
- Other Science Fiction novels:
- Sixty Days to Live [Lavinia Leigh and others] (August 1939)
- Star of Ill-Omen [Kem Lincoln] (May 1952)
- Other Adventure/Espionage novels:
- Such Power is Dangerous [Avril Bamborough] (June 1933)
- The Fabulous Valley [The Heirs of John Thomas Long] (August 1934)
- The Eunuch of Stamboul [Swithin Destime] (July 1935) - filmed in 1936 as Secret of StamboulSecret of StamboulSecret of Stamboul is a 1936 British thriller film, taken from the novel The Eunuch of Stamboul by Dennis Wheatley, directed by Andrew Marton and starring Valerie Hobson, James Mason and Frank Vosper...
- The Secret War [Sir Anthony Lovelace, Christopher Pen, Valerie Lorne] (January 1937)
- Curtain of Fear [Nicholas Novák] (October 1953)
- Mayhem in Greece [Robbie Green] (August 1962)
- The Strange Story of Linda Lee [Linda Lee] (August 1972)
- Other Occult novels:
- The Haunting of Toby JuggThe Haunting of Toby JuggThe Haunting of Toby Jugg is a 1948 psychological thriller novel on an occult theme by Dennis Wheatley, incorporating Wheatley's usual themes of satanic possession and madness, in what was at that time a fresh situation: a disabled British airman recovering from his experiences in the last stages...
[Toby Jugg] (December 1948) - filmed in 2006 as The Haunted Airman - The Ka of Gifford Hillary (Gifford Hillary] (July 1956)
- Unholy Crusade ['Lucky' Adam Gordon] (August 1967)
- The Haunting of Toby Jugg
- Short Story collections:
- Mediterranean Nights (October 1942, revised 1963)
- Gunmen, Gallants and Ghosts (June 1943, revised 1963)
- Historical Non-Fiction:
- Old Rowley: A Private Life of Charles II (September 1933)
- Red Eagle: The Story of the Russian Revolution and of Klementy Efremovitch Voroshilov, Marshal and Commissar for Defence of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics (October 1937)
- Reference:
- The Devil and all his Works (September 1971)
- War Papers and Autobiographical:
- Total War (December 1941)
- Stranger than Fiction (February 1959)
- Saturdays with Bricks: And Other Days Under Shell-Fire (March 1961)
- The Time Has Come ... : The Memoirs of Dennis Wheatley: The Young Man Said 1897-1914 (1977)
- The Time Has Come ... : The Memoirs of Dennis Wheatley: Officer and Temporary Gentleman 1914-1919 (1978)
- The Time Has Come ... : The Memoirs of Dennis Wheatley: Drink and Ink 1919-1977 (1979)
- The Deception Planners: My Secret War (August 1980)
- Private Printings:
- The Seven Ages of Justerini's (1749-1949) (1949)
- Of Vice and Virtue (1950)
- The Eight Ages of Justerini's (1749-1965) (1965)
- The Nine Ages of Justerini's: A Celebration of 250 Years (1998)
- Crime Dossiers (with J.G. Links):
- Murder off Miami (July 1936)
- Who Killed Robert Prentice? (June 1937)
- The Malinsay Massacre (April 1938)
- Herewith the Clues! (July 1939)
- Board Games:
- Invasion (1938)
- Blockade (1939)
- Alibi (1953)
Film Adaptations
- Forbidden Territory (November 1934)
- Secret of StamboulSecret of StamboulSecret of Stamboul is a 1936 British thriller film, taken from the novel The Eunuch of Stamboul by Dennis Wheatley, directed by Andrew Marton and starring Valerie Hobson, James Mason and Frank Vosper...
; US title The Spy in White (adaptation of The Eunuch of Stamboul; October 1936) - The Devil Rides OutThe Devil Rides Out (film)The Devil Rides Out is a 1968 British film based on the 1934 novel The Devil Rides Out by Dennis Wheatley...
; US title The Devil's Bride (July 1968) - The Lost ContinentThe Lost Continent (1968 film)The Lost Continent is a 1968 science fiction film made by Seven Arts - Hammer Films featuring Eric Porter, Hildegard Knef, Suzanna Leigh, Tony Beckley and James Cossins. The film was produced, directed and written by Michael Carreras based on Dennis Wheatley's 1938 novel Uncharted Seas...
(adaptation of Uncharted Seas; July 1968) - To the Devil a DaughterTo the Devil a DaughterTo the Devil... A Daughter is a 1976 horror film made by Hammer Film Productions, taken from the novel of the same name by Dennis Wheatley, directed by Peter Sykes. It stars Richard Widmark, Christopher Lee, Honor Blackman, Nastassja Kinski and Denholm Elliott...
(March 1976) - The Haunted Airman (adaptation of The Haunting of Toby Jugg; October 2006)