Christopher Golden
Christopher Golden
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Christopher Golden (born July 15, 1967) is a New York Times bestselling author of horror and dark fantasy who has been called 'the king of the horror-thriller.' Born and still living in Massachusetts and a graduate of Tufts University, he is best known for novels including the Bram Stoker Award-winning Ararat, Snowblind, Road of Bones, All Hallows and Red Hands, and for his debut vampire series the Shadow Saga.
He works across media: with Mike Mignola he co-created the comics 'Outerverse' - home to Baltimore, Joe Golem and Lady Baltimore - and with actor Amber Benson he created Ghosts of Albion, which began as a BBCi online animated serial. A prolific anthologist, he has edited collections such as The New Dead, Seize the Night and Hex Life.
He has been nominated for the Bram Stoker Award ten times across eight categories, winning twice, and shared a 2020 Shirley Jackson Award with James A. Moore.
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Horror-thrillers - especially Ararat, which won the 2017 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel - along with Snowblind, Road of Bones, and his long-running Shadow Saga vampire series.
Yes. With Mike Mignola he co-created the Outerverse, a shared comics universe spun off from Hellboy that includes Baltimore, Joe Golem, and Lady Baltimore.
A Victorian-set supernatural series Golden created with actor Amber Benson (Tara on Buffy the Vampire Slayer). It began as a BBCi online animated serial that earned a Special Commendation at the 2003 Prix Europa awards.
He wrote numerous Buffy tie-in novels and reference books, and his collaboration with Amber Benson grew out of that shared Buffyverse background.
He has been nominated ten times across eight different categories and has won twice, including Best Novel for Ararat.
He was born and still lives in Massachusetts, and is a graduate of Tufts University.