John Peyton Cooke (born March 7, 1967) is an American novelist.[1][2] He is most notable as a short story writer known for thrillers, often with gay male protagonists and including themes of male
homosexuality and psychological suspense.
Cooke's 1991 gay vampire novel Out for Blood, originally published by
Avon Books, was reprinted in 2019 by
Valancourt Books (also issued in audiobook) and Cooke was interviewed about his novel by the audiobook's narrator Sean C. Duregger on his podcast Audiobooks from Hell.[7]
”Let’s Make a Face”, in The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories, Vol. 4, edited by James D. Jenkins & Ryan Cagle,
Valancourt Books, 2020.
ISBN9781948405799
”The Man Who Hated Foley”, in The Pulp Horror Book of Phobias, Vol. II, edited by M. J. Sydney, Lycan Valley Press, 2020.
ISBN9781645629788
”The Open House”, in Night Terrors, Vol. 21, Scare Street, 2022.
ASINB0B9T99R1H
”Electric Pink”, in Pink Triangle Rhapsody, Lycan Valley Press, 2022.
Other
Cooke, John Peyton (1989). The Lake. Avon Books, New York
ISBN9780380757688
Cooke, John Peyton (1991). Out for Blood. Avon Books, New York
ISBN9781948405553.
Cooke, John Peyton (2013). Out for Blood. Reprinted by Éditions Cuir Noir, London.
ISBN9780981004730.
Cooke, John Peyton (1993). Torso. Headline, London.
ISBN1873736002.
Cooke, John Peyton (1994). Torsos. The Mysterious Press/Warner Books, New York.
ISBN9780747208143.
Cooke, John Peyton (1994). Torsos. Translated into Spanish by María del Mar Moya. Planeta, Barcelona.
ISBN84-08-01157-X.
Cooke, John Peyton (1994). The Chimney Sweeper. Headline, London.
ISBN0747211582.
Cooke, John Peyton (1995). The Chimney Sweeper. The Mysterious Press/Warner Books, New York.
ISBN9780892965236.
Cooke, John Peyton (1996). Haven. The Mysterious Press/Warner Books, New York.
ISBN9780892966103.
Cooke, John Peyton (2008). The Rape of Ganymede. Éditions Cuir Noir, Toronto.
ISBN9780981004716.
Cooke, John Peyton (2008). The Fall of Lucifer. Éditions Cuir Noir, Toronto
ISBN9780981004709
Cooke, John Peyton (2011). After You’ve Gone and Other Outré Tales. Éditions Cuir Noir, London
ISBN9780981004785
Personal life
He was born in Amarillo, Texas, and grew up in Laramie, Wyoming.[9] He has also lived in New York City, Toronto, London, and currently lives in Los Angeles.
References
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abStasio, Marilyn (1994-01-23).
"Crime". The New York Times.
ISSN0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-03.