1970-1990s / Archway / P - T / Point Thriller / Scholastic / YA Horror
Christopher Pike
by 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 …
Category: A – D
1940-1960s / Comics / Dell
Outer Limits Comics
While comics were published in America as early as the mid-1800s, American comic books in the format we’re more familiar with today were born during …
Avon Horror
Avon Publications started in 1941 by publishing comics and digest magazines, and was one of the first American companies to publish paperback books following 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 …
Twilight: Where Darkness Begins
In the early 1980s, Dell launched the Twilight series with the tag line “Where Darkness Begins” as a counterpoint to Bantam’s popular Dark Forces series. …
1940-1960s / 1970-1990s / A - E / Ace / Fantasy / Horror / Pyramid
Harlan Ellison
Harlan Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American fantasist and author of many genres of fiction as well as incendiary social …
1970-1990s / Berkley / P - T / YA Horror
Nicholas Pine
Nicholas Pine is the pen name of C. A. Stokes, an author of young adult horror and suspense, namely the Terror Academy series published by …
1970-1990s / Bantam / Horror / P - T
John Skipp & Craig Spector
John Skipp and Craig Spector are American horror authors who rose to prominence in the mid-1980s after breaking into Twilight Zone magazine. The publication by …
1970-1990s / Archway / P - T / Point Thriller / Scholastic / YA Horror
R. L. Stine
R. L. Stine is an American author of children’s mystery, suspense, and horror. Generally thought of as the “Stephen King of children’s fiction,” Stine has …
1970-1990s / Avon / Horror / K - O / Pocket
Robert R. McCammon
Robert R. McCammon is an American author of horror and historical suspense. He was, of course, one of the giants of the genre during the …