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Revision as of 20:18, 23 January 2011
This is a list of some (not all) notable writers in the horror fiction genre.
Note that some writers listed below have also written in other genres, especially fantasy and science fiction.
A to B
- Luis G. Abbadie, (born 1968)
- Robert Aickman, (1914–1981)
- V.C. Andrews, (1923–1986) also Cleo Virginia Andrews
- Michael Arnzen
- Cynthia Asquith, (1887–1960)
- René Barjavel, (1911-1985)
- Clive Barker, (born 1952)
- Laird Barron, (born 1970)
- William Thomas Beckford, (1760–1844)
- Edo van Belkom, (born 1962)
- John Bellairs, (1938–1991)
- E.F. Benson, (1867–1940)
- Charles Birkin, (1907–1986)
- John Blackburn, (1923–1993)
- Leigh Blackmore (born 1959)
- Algernon Blackwood, (1869–1951)
- Vernon Blake, (1888–1937)
- William Peter Blatty, (born 1928)
- Robert Bloch, (1917–1994)
- Ambrose Bierce, (1842–1914?)
- Walter Brandorff, (1943–1996)
- Gary Brandner, (born 1933)
- Gary A. Braunbeck, (born 1960)
- Joseph Payne Brennan, (1918–1990)
- Poppy Z. Brite, (born 1967)
- Bruce Boston, (born 1943)
- Marjorie Bowen (1885–1952)
- Kealan Patrick Burke
C to E
- P. D. Cacek, (born 1951)
- Ramsey Campbell, (born 1946)
- Peter Cannon, (born 1951)
- Mort Castle, (born 1946)
- Hugh B. Cave, (1910–2004)
- Robert W. Chambers, (1865–1933)
- Lincoln Child, (born 1957)
- M. Christian
- Richard Chizmar, (born 1965)
- Michael Cisco, (born 1970)
- Joseph A. Citro
- Alan M. Clark, (born 1957)
- Douglas Clegg, (born 1958)
- Nancy A. Collins, (born 1959)
- David Conyers, (born 1971)
- Caroline B. Cooney, (born 1947)
- Ciaran Corby, (born 1977)
- Cody Craig, (born 1970)
- Lincoln Crisler, (born 1982)
- Linda Crockett, (born 1943)
- Chris Curry, (born 1957)
- Les Daniels, (born 1943)
- T. H. Davis, (born 1986)
- L. P. Davies, (1914–1988)
- Chet Day, (born 1948)
- Stephen Dedman
- Ted Dekker,
- Marcelo Del Debbio, (born 1974)
- August Derleth, (1909–1971)
- A. M. Esmonde, (born 1977)
- C. M. Eddy, Jr., (1896–1967)
- Tom Elliott, (born 1953)
- Elizabeth Engstrom
- Brian Evenson, (born 1966)
- John Everson, (born 1966)
- Hanns Heinz Ewers (1871–1943)
F to H
- Daniel Fabiani, (born 1987)
- Henry Farrell, (1920–2006)
- John Farris
- Julian Osgood Field, (1849–1925)
- Robert Fleming
- Christopher Fowler, (born 1953)
- Andrew Fox
- Gary Frank
- Brian Freeman, (born 1979)
- Fran Friel
- Gayleen Froese, (born 1972)
- Polly Frost
- Neil Gaiman, (born 1960)
- Stephen Gallagher, (born 1954)
- Mick Garris, (born 1951)
- Ray Garton
- Elizabeth Gaskell, (1810–1865)
- Stephen R. George, (born 1959)
- Greg F. Gifune, ( born 1963)
- Nikolai Gogol (1809–1852)
- Owl Goingback
- Christie Golden
- Christopher Golden, (born 1967)
- Ed Gorman, (born 1941)
- Stefan Grabiński, (1887–1936)
- Charles Gramlich, (born 1958)
- Charles L. Grant, (1942–2006)
- Rain Graves
- Amy Grech, (born 1972)
- Justin Gustainis, (born 1951)
- Laurell K. Hamilton, (born 1963)
- Aleister Hanek, (born 1986)
- Daniel Harms
- Kim Harrison,
- David G. Hartwell, (born 1941)
- Nathaniel Hawthorne, (1804–1864)
- Lafacadio Hearn, (1850–1904)
- Victor Heck, (born 1967)
- James Herbert, (born 1943)
- Joe Hill (writer)
- William Hope Hodgson, (1877–1918)
- Diane Hoh
- Nancy Holder
- Nalo Hopkinson
- Anthony Horowitz
- Gerard Daniel Houarner
- Robert E. Howard, (1906–1936)
- Del Howison
- Charlie Huston
- Shaun Hutson, (born 1958)
I to L
- Stephen M. Irwin (born 1966)
- Shirley Jackson (1916–1965)
- Charlee Jacob (born 1952)
- W. W. Jacobs (1863–1943)
- Carl Jacobi (1908–1997)
- L. Dean James (born 1947)
- M. R. James (1862–1936)
- K. W. Jeter (born 1950)
- Scott A. Johnson (born 1971)
- Stephen Jones
- Jeanne Kalogridis (born 1954)
- Brian Keene (born 1967)
- Ronald Kelly (born 1959)
- Rick Kennett (born 1956)
- Jack Ketchum (born 1946)
- Stephen King (born 1947)
- Russell Kirk (1918–1994)
- T. E. D. Klein (born 1947)
- Kathe Koja (born 1960)
- Dean R. Koontz (born 1945)
- M. F. Korn
- Henry Kuttner (1915–1958)
- Joe R. Lansdale (born 1995)
- Richard Laymon (1947–2001)
- Deborah LeBlanc
- Tim Lebbon (born 1969)
- Edward Lee (born 1957)
- Tanith Lee
- Vernon Lee (1856–1935)
- J. Sheridan Le Fanu (1814–1873)
- Fritz Leiber (1910–1992)
- Ira Levin (1929–2007)
- Edward Levy
- Adam P. Lewis (born 1975)
- Matthew Gregory Lewis (1775–1818)
- Thomas Ligotti (born 1953)
- John Ajvide Lindqvist (born 1968)
- Bentley Little (born 1960)
- John R. Little (born 1955)
- Frank Belknap Long (1901–1994)
- H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937)
- Brian Lumley (born 1937)
- Chazz Korvex (born 1973)
M to Q
- Jonathan Maberry, (born 1958)
- Arthur Machen, (1863–1947)
- Nick Mamatas, (born 1972)
- Brandon Massey, (born 1973)
- Elizabeth Massie, (born 1953)
- Graham Masterton, (born 1946)
- Richard Matheson, (born 1926)
- Richard Christian Matheson, (born 1953)
- Charles Maturin, (1782–1824)
- Robert McCammon
- Michael McDowell, (1950–1999)
- John Metcalfe (1891–1965)
- Gustav Meyrink, (1868–1932)
- China Miéville, (born 1972)
- Rex Miller, (1939–2004)
- C. A. Milson, (born 1969)
- Susie Moloney, (born 1962)
- Brent Monahan, (born 1948)
- James A. Moore, (born 1965)
- David Morrell (born 1943)
- W. C. Morrow, (1854–1923)
- Gary L. Morton, (born 1954)
- Lisa Morton, (born 1958)
- Gary Myers (born 1952)
- Joseph Nassise
- Yvonne Navarro
- Kim Newman, (born 1959)
- William F. Nolan (born 1928)
- Weston Ochse, (born 1965)
- Gene O'Neill (born 1938)
- Michael Oliveri
- Oliver Onions, (1873–1961)
- Chuck Palahniuk (born 1962)
- Norman Partridge
- Roy Patten (born 1966)
- James Patterson (born 1947)
- John Pelan, (born 1957)
- Michael M. Pendragon, (born 1963)
- Frank E. Peretti
- Thomas Piccirilli
- Jim G. Payne
- Edgar Allan Poe, (1809–1849)
- Thomas Peckett Prest, (1810–1859)
- Douglas Preston, (born 1956)
- Cherie Priest, (born 1975)
- Horacio Quiroga, (1878–1937)
R to T
- Ann Radcliffe, (1764–1823)
- Gary Raisor
- Stephen Mark Rainey, (born 1959)
- Thomas Rengstorff, (born 1970)
- Anne Rice, (born 1941)
- Stephen W. Roberts, (Born 1988)
- Tod Robbins, (1888–1949)
- Ormond Robbins, (1910–1984)
- Wayne Robbins, (1914–1958)
- John Reeves, (1979)
- Regina Maria Roche, (1764–1845)
- Alan Rodgers, (born 1959)
- Don Roff, (born 1966)
- Ray Russell, (1924–1999)
- John Russo
- James Malcolm Rymer, (1814–1888)
- Mark Samuels
- Mary Sangiovanni
- Al Sarrantonio, (born 1952)
- John Saul, (born 1942)
- William Schoell, (born 1958)
- David J. Schow, (born 1955)
- Ty Schwamberger
- Darrell Schweitzer, (born 1952)
- M. R. Sellars, (born 1962)
- Darren Shan, (born 1972)
- Eric Shapiro, (born 1978)
- Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, (1797–1851)
- John Shirley, (born 1953)
- Sigma, (1849–1925)
- Dan Simmons, (born 1948)
- John Skipp
- Michael Slade, (born 1947)
- Clark Ashton Smith, (1893–1961)
- Guy N. Smith, (born 1939)
- S.P. Somtow, (born 1952)
- Craig Spector
- William Browning Spencer, (born 1946)
- Robin Spriggs
- Bryce J. Stevens (born 1957)
- R. L. Stine, (born 1943) (Rubmyass Loser Stine)
- Bram Stoker, (1847–1912)
- Peter Straub, (born 1943)
- Whitley Strieber, (born 1945)
- Joel A. Sutherland, (born 1980)
- Koji Suzuki
- Karen E. Taylor
- Lucy Taylor
- Melanie Tem
- Steve Rasnic Tem
- Thomas Tessier, (born 1947)
- Jeffrey Thomas
- Christine Campbell Thomson, (1897–1985)
- Tamara Thorne, (born 1957)
- Tom Tryon, (1926–1991)
U to Z
- Peter Van Greenaway, (1929–1988)
- James Viscosi
- Tim Waggoner
- Karl Edward Wagner, (1945–1994)
- H. Russell Wakefield, (1888–1964)
- Robert Weinberg, (born 1947)
- David Wellington, (born 1971)
- Dennis Wheatley, (1897–1977)
- Dan Wells, (born 1977)
- Timothy Willard, (born 1969)
- Sidney Williams, (born 1962)
- Chet Williamson, (born 1948)
- David Niall Wilson, (born 1959)
- F. Paul Wilson, (born 1946)
- Douglas E. Winter, (born 1950)
- Douglas E. Wright, (born 1955)
- X.L., (1849–1925)
- Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (born 1942)
See also
List of horror fiction sub-genres
- Body horror
- Cthulhu Mythos
- Dark Fantasy
- Erotic horror
- Fantastique
- Ghost story
- Lovecraftian horror
- Psychological horror
- Splatterpunk
- Vampire fiction
- Werewolf fiction
See also:
- List of science fiction authors
- List of fantasy authors
- Lists of writers
- List of notable 20th-century writers
- List of Clarion South Writers Workshop Alumni
- List of Clarion South Writers Workshop Instructors
- List of Clarion West Writers Workshop Alumni
- List of Clarion West Writers Workshop Instructors
- List of Clarion Writers Workshop Alumni
- List of Clarion Writers Workshop Instructors
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