List of horror fiction writers
This is a list of some (not all) notable writers in the horror fiction genre.
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Note that some writers listed below have also written in other genres, especially fantasy and science fiction.
A
- Linda Addison (1952)
- Robert Aickman (1914–1981)
- V.C. Andrews (1923–1986), also Cleo Virginia Andrews
- Leonid Andreyev (1871–1919)
- Michael Arnzen (born 1967)
- Lady Cynthia Asquith (1887–1960)
- Joe Augustyn
- Jonathan Aycliffe (born 1949)
B
- J. G. Ballard (1930–2009)
- Nathan Ballingrud (born 1970)
- L. A. Banks (1959–2011)
- René Barjavel (1911–1985)
- Clive Barker (born 1952)
- J. D. Barker (born 1971)
- Laird Barron (born 1970)
- Jeremy Bates (born 1978)
- Charles Beaumont (1929–1967)
- William Thomas Beckford (1760–1844)
- Edo van Belkom (born 1962)
- John Bellairs (1938–1991)
- E.F. Benson (1867–1940)
- Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914?)
- Charles Birkin (1907–1986)
- Jerome Bixby
- John Blackburn (1923–1993)
- Leigh Blackmore (born 1959)
- Algernon Blackwood (1869–1951)
- Korban Blake
- William Peter Blatty (1928–2017)
- Robert Bloch (1917–1994)
- Roy C. Booth (born 1965)
- Guy Boothby (1867–1905)
- Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986)
- Bruce Boston (born 1943)
- Marjorie Bowen (1885–1952)
- Ray Bradbury (1920–2012)
- Walter Brandorff (1943–1996)
- Gary Brandner (1933–2013)
- Gary A. Braunbeck (born 1960)
- Joseph Payne Brennan (1918–1990)
- Poppy Z. Brite (born 1967)
- Jason V Brock (born 1970)
- Kealan Patrick Burke (born 1976)
- A. M. Burrage (1889–1956)
C
- P. D. Cacek (born 1951)
- Ramsey Campbell (born 1946)
- Peter Cannon (born 1951)
- C. J. Carter-Stephenson (born 1977)
- Abelardo Castillo (1935–2017)
- Mort Castle (born 1946)
- Hugh B. Cave (1910–2004)
- Robert W. Chambers (1865–1933)
- Fred Chappell
- Erckmann-Chatrian (Émile Erckmann (1822–1899) and Alexandre Chatrian (1826–1890))
- Lincoln Child (born 1957)
- Autumn Christian
- M. Christian
- Richard Chizmar (born 1965)
- Michael Cisco (born 1970)
- Joseph A. Citro
- Alan M. Clark (born 1957)
- Simon Clark (born 1958)
- Douglas Clegg (born 1958)
- Nancy A. Collins (born 1959)
- Brendan Connell
- David Conyers (born 1971)
- Caroline B. Cooney (born 1947)
- Julio Cortázar
- Basil Copper (1924–2013)
- Francis Marion Crawford (1854–1909)
- Linda Crockett (born 1943)
- Chris Curry (born 1957)
D
- Roald Dahl (1916–1990)
- Les Daniels (1943–2011)
- L. P. Davies (1914–1988)
- Stephen Dedman
- Ted Dekker
- Marcelo Del Debbio (born 1974)
- Guy Anthony De Marco (born 1963)
- Arinn Dembo (born 1970)
- August Derleth (1909–1971)
- Narayan Dharap (1925–2008)
- Philip K. Dick (1928–1982)
- Keith Donohue (born 1959)
- Tananarive Due (born 1966)
- Lord Dunsany (1878–1957)
E
- Harlan Ellison (1934–2018)
- Guy Endore (1901–1970)
- A. M. Esmonde (born 1977)
- Dennis Etchison (born 1943)
- Benjamin Kane Ethridge (born 1977)
- C. M. Eddy, Jr. (1896–1967)
- Elizabeth Engstrom (born 1951)
- Brian Evenson (born 1966)
- John Everson (born 1966)
- Hanns Heinz Ewers (1871–1943)
F
- JG Faherty (born 1961)
- Amber Fallon (born 1983)
- Henry Farrell (1920–2006)
- John Farris (born 1936)
- Robert Faulcon (1948–2009)
- Julian Osgood Field (1852–1925)
- Gemma Files (born 1968)
- Paul Finch
- Hart D. Fisher
- Robert Fleming
- Jeffrey Ford (born 1955)
- Christopher Fowler (born 1953)
- Andrew Fox
- Gary Frank
- Brian James Freeman (born 1979)
- Patrick Freivald (born 1976)
- Fran Friel
- Gayleen Froese (born 1972)
- Polly Frost
G
- Neil Gaiman (born 1960)
- Stephen Gallagher (born 1954)
- Mick Garris (born 1951)
- Ray Garton (born 1962)
- Elizabeth Gaskell (1810–1865)
- Stephen R. George (born 1959)
- Greg F. Gifune (born 1963)
- Robert Murray Gilchrist (1867–1917)
- Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- Owl Goingback (born 1959)
- Christie Golden (born 1963)
- Christopher Golden (born 1967)
- Ed Gorman (born 1941)
- Stefan Grabiński (1887–1936)
- Nicholas Grabowsky (born 1966)
- Charles Gramlich (born 1958)
- Charles L. Grant (1942–2006)
- Mira Grant (born 1978)
- Rain Graves
- Eric J. Guignard (born 1975)
- George Guthridge (born 1948)
H
- Mary Downing Hahn
- Laurell K. Hamilton (born 1963)
- Thomas Harris
- Kim Harrison
- L. P. Hartley (1895–1972)
- David G. Hartwell (born 1941)
- W. F. Harvey (1885–1937)
- Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864)
- Ronald Chetwynd-Hayes (1919–2001)
- Lafcadio Hearn (1850–1904)
- Victor Heck (born 1967)
- James Herbert (1943–2013)
- Joe Hill (born 1972)
- Glen Hirshberg (born 1966)
- Brian Hodge (born 1960)
- William Hope Hodgson (1877–1918)
- E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776–1825)
- Diane Hoh
- Nancy Holder (born 1953)
- Brian A. Hopkins (born 1960)
- Nalo Hopkinson
- Anthony Horowitz (born 1955)
- Gerard Daniel Houarner (born 1955)
- Robert E. Howard (1906–1936)
- Del Howison (born 1953)
- Tanya Huff (born 1957)
- Charlie Huston
- Shaun Hutson (born 1958)
I
- Stephen M. Irwin (born 1966)
J
- Shirley Jackson (1916–1965)
- Charlee Jacob (born 1952)
- W. W. Jacobs (1863–1943)
- Carl Jacobi (1908–1997)
- Henry James (1843–1916)
- L. Dean James (born 1947)
- M. R. James (1862–1936)
- Trent Jamieson
- Ruby Jean Jensen (1927–2010)
- K. W. Jeter (born 1950)
- Robert Barbour Johnson
- Stephen Graham Jones (born 1972)
- Stephen Jones (born 1953)
K
- Franz Kafka (1883–1924)
- James Kahn (born 1947)
- Jeanne Kalogridis (born 1954)
- Brian Keene (born 1967)
- Ronald Kelly (born 1959)
- Rick Kennett (born 1956)
- Jasper Kent (born 1968)
- Jack Ketchum (1946–2018)
- Caitlín R. Kiernan (born 1964)
- Stephen King (born 1947)
- Russell Kirk (1918–1994)
- T. E. D. Klein (born 1947)
- Kathe Koja (born 1960)
- Dean R. Koontz (born 1945)
- M. F. Korn
- Alfred Kubin (1877–1959)
- Henry Kuttner (1915–1958)
L
- Marc Laidlaw (born 1960)
- John Langan (born 1969)
- Sarah Langan (born 1974)
- Roberta Lannes (born 1948)
- Joe R. Lansdale (born 1951)
- Margery Lawrence (1889–1969)
- Richard Laymon (1947–2001)
- Deborah LeBlanc
- Tim Lebbon (born 1969)
- Edward Lee (born 1957)
- Tanith Lee (1947–2015)
- Vernon Lee (1856–1935)
- J. Sheridan Le Fanu (1814–1873)
- Fritz Leiber (1910–1992)
- Ira Levin (1929–2007)
- Edward Levy
- Matthew Gregory Lewis (1775–1818)
- Thomas Ligotti (born 1953)
- John Ajvide Lindqvist (born 1968)
- Bentley Little (born 1960)
- John R. Little (born 1955)
- Martin Livings (born 1970)
- Frank Belknap Long (1901–1994)
- H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937)
- Tim Lucas (born 1956)
- Brian Lumley (born 1937)
M
- Jonathan Maberry (born 1958)
- Arthur Machen (1863–1947)
- Ronald Malfi (born 1977)
- Nick Mamatas (born 1972)
- H. A. Manhood (1904–1991)
- Walter de la Mare (1873–1956)
- Richard Marsh (1857–1915)
- George R. R. Martin (born 1948)
- Brandon Massey (born 1973)
- Elizabeth Massie (born 1953)
- Graham Masterton (born 1946)
- Richard Matheson (1926–2013)
- Richard Christian Matheson (born 1953)
- Charles Maturin (1782–1824)
- Daphne du Maurier (1907–1989)
- Brett McBean (born 1978)
- Robert McCammon (born 1952)
- Angel Leigh McCoy (born 1962)
- Michael McDowell (1950–1999)
- Carlton Mellick III (born 1977)
- A. Merritt (1884–1943)
- John Metcalfe (1891–1965)
- Gustav Meyrink (1868–1932)
- China Miéville (born 1972)
- Rex Miller (1939–2004)
- Susie Moloney (born 1962)
- David Moody (born 1970)
- James A. Moore (born 1965)
- Michael Moorcock (born 1939)
- David Morrell (born 1943)
- W. C. Morrow (1854–1923)
- Lisa Morton (born 1958)
- Gary Myers (born 1952)
N
- Joseph Nassise (born 1968)
- Yvonne Navarro (born 1957)
- Adam Nevill (born 1969)
- Kim Newman (born 1959)
- William F. Nolan (born 1928)
O
- Joyce Carol Oates (born 1938)
- Weston Ochse (born 1965)
- Elliott O'Donnell (1872–1965)
- Gene O'Neill (born 1938)
- Michael Oliveri
- Oliver Onions (1873–1961)
- Otsuichi (born 1978)
P
- Barry Pain (1864–1928)
- Chuck Palahniuk (born 1962)
- Norman Partridge (born 1958)
- James Patterson (born 1947)
- Mervyn Peake (1911–1968)
- John Pelan (born 1957)
- Frank E. Peretti
- Thomas Piccirilli (1965–2015)
- Sarah Pinborough
- Christopher Pike
- Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)
- Thomas Peckett Prest (1810–1859)
- Douglas Preston (born 1956)
- Cherie Priest (born 1975)
- W. H. Pugmire (1951–2019)
Q
- Horacio Quiroga (1878–1937)
R
- Ann Radcliffe (1764–1823)
- Gary Raisor
- Stephen Mark Rainey (born 1959)
- Jean Ray (1887–1964)
- Loren Rhoads (born 1963)
- Anne Rice (born 1941)
- Tod Robbins (1888–1949)
- Ormond Robbins (1910–1984)
- Wayne Robbins (1914–1958)
- Regina Maria Roche (1764–1845)
- Alan Rodgers (1959–2014)
- Don Roff (born 1966)
- Ian Rogers (born 1976)
- Ray Russell (1924–1999)
- Joanna Russ
- John Russo (born 1939)
- Alan Ryan (1943–2011)
- R. R. Ryan (1882–1950)
- James Malcolm Rymer (1814–1888)
S
- Saki (1870–1916) (pseudonym of Hector Hugh Munro, aka H. H. Munro)
- Al Sarrantonio (born 1952)
- John Saul (born 1942)
- William Schoell (born 1958)
- David J. Schow (born 1955)
- Bruno Schulz
- Darrell Schweitzer (born 1952)
- M. R. Sellars (born 1962)
- Darren Shan (born 1972)
- Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797–1851)
- Michael Shea (1946–2014)
- John Shirley (born 1953)
- Sigma (1849–1925)
- Dan Simmons (born 1948)
- John Skipp (born 1957)
- Michael Slade (born 1947)
- Clark Ashton Smith (1893–1961)
- Guy N. Smith (born 1939)
- Lucy A. Snyder (born 1971)
- S.P. Somtow (born 1952)
- William Browning Spencer (born 1946)
- Robin Spriggs (born 1974)
- Bryce J. Stevens (born 1957)
- Francis Stevens (1884–1948)
- R. L. Stine (born 1943)
- Bram Stoker (1847–1912)
- Sam Stone
- Simon Strantzas (born 1972)
- Peter Straub (born 1943)
- Whitley Strieber (born 1945)
- Joel A. Sutherland (born 1980)
- E. G. Swain (1861–1938)
- Robert Swindells
- Koji Suzuki (born 1957)
- Mitzi Szereto
T
- Karen E. Taylor
- Lucy Taylor (born 1950)
- Melanie Tem (1949–2015)
- Steve Rasnic Tem (born 1950)
- Thomas Tessier (born 1947)
- Rosemary Timperley (1920–1988)
- Jeffrey Thomas (born 1957)
- Richard Thomas (born 1967)
- Christine Campbell Thomson (1897–1985)
- Tamara Thorne (born 1957)
- Paul G. Tremblay (born 1971)
- Tom Tryon (1926–1991)
- Lisa Tuttle (born 1952)
V
- Jeff VanderMeer (born 1968)
- Peter Van Greenaway (1929–1988)
W
- Tim Waggoner (born 1964)
- Karl Edward Wagner (1945–1994)
- Kaaron Warren
- H. Russell Wakefield (1888–1964)
- Horace Walpole (1717–1797)
- Robert Weinberg (born 1946)
- David Wellington (born 1971)
- Manly Wade Wellman (1903–1986)
- Edith Wharton (1862–1937)
- Dennis Wheatley (1897–1977)
- Henry S. Whitehead (1882–1932)
- Don Webb (born 1960)
- Dan Wells (born 1977)
- H.G. Wells (1866–1946)
- Sidney Williams (born 1962)
- Chet Williamson (born 1948)
- J. N. Williamson (1932–2005) (a.k.a. Julian Shock)
- Colin Wilson (1931–2013)
- David Niall Wilson (born 1959)
- F. Paul Wilson (born 1946)
- Gahan Wilson (born 1930)
- Douglas E. Winter (born 1950)
- Donald A. Wollheim (1914–1990)
- Bari Wood (born 1935)
- Rocky Wood (born 1959)
- Douglas E. Wright (born 1955)
- T.M. Wright (1947–2015)
Y
- Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (born 1942)
See also
Subgenres:
- Body horror
- Cthulhu Mythos
- Dark fantasy
- Erotic horror
- Fantastique
- Ghost story
- Lovecraftian horror
- Psychological horror
- Splatterpunk
- Vampire fiction
- Werewolf fiction
- Weird fiction
Author lists:
- List of fantasy authors
- List of Clarion South Writers Workshop Instructors
- List of Clarion West Writers Workshop Alumni
- List of Clarion West Writers Workshop Instructors
- List of Clarion Writers Workshop Alumni
- List of Clarion Writers Workshop Instructors
- List of notable 20th-century writers
- List of science fiction authors
- Lists of writers
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