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Algis Budrys (Algirdas Jonas Budrys) was a Lithuanian-American science fiction author, editor, and critic.

Avram Davidson was born in Yonkers, New York. He was educated in public schools, then studied anthropology at New York University before joining the U.S. Navy in 1942. He served as a hospital corpsman (medic), first with the Naval Air Corps, and then with the Fifth Marines. After the war, he travelled in England, Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean before returning the the U.S. to resume his education. He continued his education at several schools, but never earned a degree. In 1950 he re...

Brian Lumley is the author behind the chilling novella Shadows over Innsmouth. He's a master of horror and dark fantasy, known for his unsettling tales. If you enjoy stories that get under your skin, you'll want to check out his work.

Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English writer, film director, and visual artist. Barker came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a series of short stories, the Books of Blood, which established him as a leading horror writer. He has since written many novels and other works, and his fiction has been adapted into films, notably the Hellraiser and Candyman series. He was also the executive producer of the film Gods and Monsters. Barker's paintings and illustrations have been f...

David Morrell is the author of nEvermore! Tales of Murder, Mystery and the Macabre. He's a writer who clearly enjoys exploring the darker corners of storytelling. If you like a good scare with your reading, his work is definitely worth checking out.

American writer and editor of fantasy and horror fiction.

American writer and short fiction anthologist.

Hugh Barnett Cave was a prolific writer of novels and short stories of various genres including pulp fiction, juveniles, horror stories, and science fiction.

John Holbrook "Jack" Vance was an American mystery, fantasy, and science fiction writer. Though most of his work has been published under the name Jack Vance, he also wrote 11 mystery novels using his full name John Holbrook Vance, three under the pseudonym Ellery Queen, and one each using the pseudonyms Alan Wade, Peter Held, John van See, and Jay Kavanse.

John Stewart Williamson (April 29, 1908 – November 10, 2006), who wrote as Jack Williamson, was an American science fiction writer.

James John Herbert (8 April 1943 – 20 March 2013) was an English horror writer. A full-time writer, he also designed his own book covers and publicity. His books have sold 54 million copies worldwide, and have been translated into 34 languages, including Chinese and Russian. Source: [James Herbert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Herbert) on Wikipedia.

Joyce Carol Oates is the author of Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience. Her work often explores the American experience.

Lyon Sprague de Camp — known as L. Sprague de Camp — was an American writer of science fiction, fantasy, non-fiction and biography. In a career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including novels and works of non-fiction, including biographies of other fantasy authors. - Wikipedia

Thomas Nigel Kneale was a British author and screenwriter who wrote professionally for more than 50 years. Predominantly a writer of thrillers that used science-fiction and horror elements, he was best known for the creation of the character Professor Bernard Quatermass.

Ronald Henry Glynn Chetwynd-Hayes (30 May 1919 – 20 March 2001) was a British author, known best for his ghost and horror stories.