Tom Piccirilli

Tom Piccirilli (1965-2015) was an American writer of horror, crime and dark suspense fiction, and of poetry. He published more than twenty novels, including The Night Class, The Midnight Road, Headstone City and The Coldest Mile, along with story collections and poetry.

He won the Bram Stoker Award several times, including the first Stoker for a poetry collection (A Student of Hell, 2000), and twice won the International Thriller Writers Award for Best Paperback Original. He was also a finalist for the Edgar and World Fantasy awards. He died of brain cancer on July 11, 2015.