1970-1990s / Horror / P - T
Peter Straub
by 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 …
Category: Authors
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 …
1970-1990s / Horror / P - T
Bernard Taylor
Bernard Taylor is a British author and playwright who landed on the horror scene in 1976 with his debut novel The Godsend, published in the …
1970-1990s / Horror / P - T
Norman Partridge
Norman Partridge is an American author of mystery and horror who got his start in the small press magazines of the late 1980s. Partridge had …