1970-1990s / F - J / Horror
Ken Greenhall
by Ken Greenhall (August 1, 1928 – 2014) was an American author of supernatural horror hailing from Detroit, Michigan, where he graduated with a B.A. from …
Category: Authors
1970-1990s / Archway / P - T / Point Thriller / Scholastic / YA Horror
Christopher Pike
Christopher Pike is the pen name of Kevin McFadden, an American author of thrillers and science fiction. He is best known for his young adult …
1970-1990s / Horror / P - T
Peter Straub
Peter Straub is an American novelist who wrote such enduring classics as Ghost Story (1979), Shadowland (1980), and Floating Dragon (1982). These three works set …
1940-1960s / A - E / Horror
Charles Beaumont
Charles Beaumont (January 2, 1929 – February 21, 1967) was an American writer of thrillers, screenplays, teleplays, comics, and short stories. Born Charles Nutt, he …
1940-1960s / 1970-1990s / Horror / K - O
Dean R. Koontz
Dean R. Koontz is an American author, one of the most successful thriller writers of his time. During the horror boom years, his name was …
1900-1930s / Conan the Barbarian / F - J / Fantasy / Horror / Weird Tales
Robert E. Howard
Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 – June 11, 1936) was an American author and poet. He was born in Peaster, Texas, a small town …
1970-1990s / A - E / Dark Fantasy / Horror
Clive Barker
Clive Barker is a British fantasist, author, director, and artist who hit the horror scene in the mid-1980s with six short story collections called the …
1940-1960s / Dell / Fantasy / Horror / K - O / The Twilight Zone
Richard Matheson
Richard Matheson (February 20, 1926 – June 23, 2013) was an American author and screenwriter. He is primarily known for his work on the seminal …
1970-1990s / F - J / Horror
Charlee Jacob
Nell Anne “Charlee” Jacob (June 6, 1952 – July 14, 2019) was laid to rest Saturday, July 27 in Oak Grove Memorial Gardens in Irving, …
1970-1990s / Horror / K - O
T. Chris Martindale
T. Chris Martindale is an author of horror novels about whom I’ve been able to find precious little online. His most well-known novels appeared between …