From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of some (not all) notable writers in the
horror fiction genre.
Note that some writers listed below have also written in other genres, especially
fantasy and
science fiction.
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Linda Addison (born 1952, US)
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Robert Aickman (1914–1981, England)
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Gemma Amor (living, British)
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V. C. Andrews (1923–1986, US), also Cleo Virginia Andrews
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Leonid Andreyev (1871–1919, Russia)
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Johann August Apel (1771–1816, Germany)
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Hirohiko Araki (born 1960, Japan)
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Michael Arnzen (born 1967, US)
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Lady Cynthia Asquith (1887–1960, England)
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Joe Augustyn (living, US)
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Jonathan Aycliffe (1949–2022, N Ireland), pseudonym of Denis MacEoin
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J. G. Ballard (1930–2009, China/England)
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Nathan Ballingrud (born 1970, US)
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Leslie Esdaile Banks (1959–2011, US)
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René Barjavel (1911–1985, France)
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Clive Barker (born 1952, England)
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J. D. Barker (born 1971, US)
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Laird Barron (born 1970, US)
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Jeremy Bates (born 1978, Canada/US)
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Charles Beaumont (1929–1967, US)
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William Beckford (1760–1844, England)
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Edo van Belkom (born 1962, Canada)
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John Bellairs (1938–1991, US)
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A. C. Benson (1862–1925, England)
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E. F. Benson (1867–1940, England)
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Robert Hugh Benson (1871–1914, England)
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Ambrose Bierce (1842 – c. 1914, US)
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Charles Birkin (1907–1986, England)
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Jerome Bixby (1923–1998, US)
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John Blackburn (1923–1993, England)
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Leigh Blackmore (born 1959, Australia)
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Algernon Blackwood (1869–1951, England)
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Korban Blake (living, England)
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William Peter Blatty (1928–2017, US)
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Robert Bloch (1917–1994, US)
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Roy C. Booth (born 1965, US)
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Guy Boothby (1867–1905, Australia/England)
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Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986, Argentina/Switzerland)
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Bruce Boston (born 1943, US)
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Marjorie Bowen (1885–1952, England)
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Ray Bradbury (1920–2012, US)
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Walter Brandorff (1943–1996, Germany/Austria)
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Gary Brandner (1933–2013, US)
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Gary A. Braunbeck (born 1960, US)
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Joseph Payne Brennan (1918–1990, US)
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Poppy Z. Brite (born 1967, US)
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Jason V. Brock (born 1970, US)
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Kealan Patrick Burke (born 1976, Ireland)
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A. M. Burrage (1889–1956, England)
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P. D. Cacek (born 1951, US)
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Ramsey Campbell (born 1946, England)
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Peter Cannon (born 1951, US)
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C. J. Carter-Stephenson (born 1977, England)
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Abelardo Castillo (1935–2017, Argentina)
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Mort Castle (born 1946, US)
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Brian Catling (1948-2022, England)
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Hugh B. Cave (1910–2004, England/US)
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Robert W. Chambers (1865–1933, US)
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Fred Chappell (born 1936, US)
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Erckmann-Chatrian (
Émile Erckmann (1822–1899) and
Alexandre Chatrian, 1826–1890, France)
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Lincoln Child (born 1957, US)
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Richard Chizmar (born 1965, US)
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Autumn Christian (living, US)
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M. Christian (living, US)
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Michael Cisco (born 1970, US)
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Joseph A. Citro (living, US)
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Alan M. Clark (born 1957, US)
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Simon Clark (born 1958, England)
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Douglas Clegg (born 1958, US)
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Nancy A. Collins (born 1959, US)
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Brendan Connell (born 1970, US)
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David Conyers (born 1971, Australia)
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Caroline B. Cooney (born 1947, US)
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Basil Copper (1924–2013, England)
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Larry Correia (born 1977, US)
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Julio Cortázar (1914–1984, Argentina/France)
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Francis Marion Crawford (1854–1909, Italy/US)
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Linda Crockett (born 1943, Canada/US)
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Bithia Mary Croker (c. 1848/1849–1920, Ireland/England)
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Géza Csáth (1887–1919, Hungary)
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Chris Curry (born 1957, US)
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Roald Dahl (1916–1990, Wales/England)
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Les Daniels (1943–2011, US)
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Jason Dark (born 1945, Germany), pseudonym of Helmut Rellergerd
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L. P. Davies (1914–1988, England)
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Stephen Dedman (born 1959, Australia)
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Ted Dekker (born 1962, US)
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Marcelo Del Debbio (born 1974, Brazil)
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Guy Anthony De Marco (born 1963, US)
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Arinn Dembo (born 1970, US/Canada)
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August Derleth (1909–1971, US)
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Narayan Dharap (1925–2008, India)
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Philip K. Dick (1928–1982, US)
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Cherie Dimaline (born 1975, Metis Nation, Canada)
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Keith Donohue (born 1959, US)
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Tananarive Due (born 1966, US)
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Lord Dunsany (1878–1957, England/Ireland)
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Brian Lee Durfee (living, US)
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Harlan Ellison (1934–2018, US)
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Guy Endore (1901–1970, US)
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Andreas Eschbach (born 1959, Germany)
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Dennis Etchison (1943–2019, US)
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Benjamin Kane Ethridge (born 1977, US)
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C. M. Eddy, Jr. (1896–1967, US)
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Elizabeth Engstrom (born 1951, US)
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Walter Ernsting (1920–2005, Germany)
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Brian Evenson (born 1966, US)
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John Everson (born 1966, US)
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Hanns Heinz Ewers (1871–1943, Germany)
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JG Faherty (born 1961, US)
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Amber Fallon (born 1983, US)
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Henry Farrell (1920–2006, US)
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John Farris (born 1936, US)
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Robert Faulcon (1948–2009, England)
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Julian Osgood Field (1852–1925, US)
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Gemma Files (born 1968, Canada)
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Paul Finch (living, England)
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Hart D. Fisher (living, US)
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Sebastian Fitzek (born 1971, Germany)
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Robert Fleming (living, US)
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Jeffrey Ford (born 1955, US)
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Christopher Fowler (born 1953, England)
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Andrew Fox (living, US)
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Gary Frank (born 1969, England)
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Brian James Freeman (born 1979, US)
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Patrick Freivald (born 1976, US)
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Fran Friel (living, US)
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Gayleen Froese (born 1972, Canada)
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Polly Frost (living, US)
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Neil Gaiman (born 1960, England)
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Stephen Gallagher (born 1954, England)
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Mick Garris (born 1951, US)
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Ray Garton (born 1962, US)
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Elizabeth Gaskell (1810–1865, England)
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Stephen R. George (born 1959, Scotland/Canada)
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Greg F. Gifune (born 1963, US)
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Robert Murray Gilchrist (1867–1917, England)
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860–1935, US)
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Owl Goingback (born 1959, US)
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Christie Golden (born 1963, US)
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Christopher Golden (born 1967, US)
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Jennifer Anne Gordon (US)
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Ed Gorman ( 1941–2016, US)
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Stefan Grabiński (1887–1936, Poland)
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Nicholas Grabowsky (born 1966, US)
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Charles Gramlich (born 1958, US)
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Charles L. Grant (1942–2006, US)
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Mira Grant (born 1978, US)
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Rain Graves (born 1974, US)
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Peter Van Greenaway (1929–1988, England)
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Eric J. Guignard (born 1975, US)
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George Guthridge (born 1948, US)
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Mary Downing Hahn (born 1937, US)
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Alex Hall (born 1990, US)
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Laurell K. Hamilton (born 1963, US)
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Thomas Harris (born 1940, US)
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Kim Harrison (born 1966, US)
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L. P. Hartley (1895–1972, England)
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David G. Hartwell (1941–2016, US)
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W. F. Harvey (1885–1937, England)
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Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864, US)
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Ronald Chetwynd-Hayes (1919–2001, England)
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RR Haywood (born 1975, England)
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Lafcadio Hearn (小泉八雲, 1850–1904, Greece/Japan)
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Victor Heck (born 1967, US)
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James Herbert (1943–2013, England)
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Gyula Hernádi (1926–2005, Hungary)
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Joe Hill (born 1972, US)
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Glen Hirshberg (born 1966, US)
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Brian Hodge (born 1960, US)
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William Hope Hodgson (1877–1918, England/Belgium)
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E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776–1825, Germany)
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Diane Hoh (living, US)
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Nancy Holder (born 1953, US)
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Brian A. Hopkins (born 1960, US)
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Nalo Hopkinson (born 1960, Jamaica/Canada)
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Anthony Horowitz (born 1955, England)
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Ron Horsley (born 1977, US)
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Gerard Daniel Houarner (born 1955, US)
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Robert E. Howard (1906–1936, US)
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Del Howison (born 1953, US)
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Tanya Huff (born 1957, Canada)
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Charlie Huston (living, US)
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Shaun Hutson (born 1958, England)
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Shirley Jackson (1916–1965, US)
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Charlee Jacob (1952–2019, US)
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W. W. Jacobs (1863–1943, England)
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Carl Jacobi (1908–1997, US)
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Henry James (1843–1916, US/England)
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L. Dean James (1947–2018, US)
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M. R. James (1862–1936, England)
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Trent Jamieson (living, Australia)
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Ruby Jean Jensen (1927–2010, US)
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K. W. Jeter (born 1950, US)
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Robert Barbour Johnson (1907–1987, US)
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Stephen Graham Jones (born 1972, US)
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Stephen Jones (born 1953, England)
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Franz Kafka (1883–1924, Austrian E/Austria)
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James Kahn (born 1947, US)
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Jeanne Kalogridis (born 1954, US)
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Brian Keene (born 1967, US)
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Ronald Kelly (born 1959, US)
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Rick Kennett (born 1956, Australia)
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Jasper Kent (born 1968, England)
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Jack Ketchum (1946–2018, US)
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Jenny Kiefer (living, US)
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Caitlín R. Kiernan (born 1964, Ireland/US)
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Stephen King (born 1947, US)
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Russell Kirk (1918–1994, US)
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T. E. D. Klein (born 1947, US)
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Kathe Koja (born 1960, US)
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Dean R. Koontz (born 1945, US)
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M. F. Korn (living, US)
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Alfred Kubin (1877–1959, Austrian E/Austria)
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Henry Kuttner (1915–1958, US)
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Marc Laidlaw (born 1960, US)
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John Langan (born 1969, US)
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Sarah Langan (born 1974, US)
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Roberta Lannes (born 1948, US)
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Joe R. Lansdale (born 1951, US)
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Victor LaValle (born 1972, US)
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Margery Lawrence (1889–1969, England)
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Richard Laymon (1947–2001, US)
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Deborah LeBlanc (living, US)
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Tim Lebbon (born 1969, England/Wales)
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Edward Lee (born 1957, US)
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Tanith Lee (1947–2015, England)
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Vernon Lee (1856–1935, France/Italy)
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J. Sheridan Le Fanu (1814–1873, Ireland)
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Fritz Leiber (1910–1992, US)
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Ira Levin (1929–2007, US)
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Edward Levy (living, US)
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Matthew Lewis (1775–1818, England)
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Thomas Ligotti (born 1953, US)
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John Ajvide Lindqvist (born 1968, Sweden)
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Bentley Little (born 1960, US)
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John R. Little (born 1955, Canada)
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Martin Livings (born 1970, Australia)
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Frank Belknap Long (1901–1994, US)
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László L. Lőrincz (born 1939, Hungary)
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H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937, US)
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Tim Lucas (born 1956, US)
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Brian Lumley (born 1937, England)
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Jonathan Maberry (born 1958, US)
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Arthur Machen (1863–1947, Wales)
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Ronald Malfi (born 1977, US)
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Nick Mamatas (born 1972, US)
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H. A. Manhood (1904–1991, England)
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Walter de la Mare (1873–1956, England)
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Richard Marsh (1857–1915, England)
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George R. R. Martin (born 1948, US)
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Brandon Massey (born 1973, US)
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Elizabeth Massie (born 1953, US)
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Graham Masterton (born 1946, Scotland/England)
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Richard Matheson (1926–2013, US)
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Richard Christian Matheson (born 1953, US)
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Charles Maturin (1782–1824, Ireland)
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Daphne du Maurier (1907–1989, England)
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Brett McBean (born 1978, Australia)
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F. M. Mayor (1872–1932, England)
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Robert McCammon (born 1952, US)
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Angel Leigh McCoy (born 1962, US)
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Michael McDowell (1950–1999, US)
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Brian McNaughton (1935-2004, US)
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Carlton Mellick III (born 1977, US)
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A. Merritt (1884–1943, US)
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John Metcalfe (1891–1965, England)
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Gustav Meyrink (1868–1932, Austrian E/Austria)
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China Miéville (born 1972, England)
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Rex Miller (1939–2004, US)
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Susie Moloney (born 1962, Canada)
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Joseph M. Monks (born 1967, US)
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David Moody (born 1970, England)
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James A. Moore (born 1965, US)
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Michael Moorcock (born 1939, England)
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Silvia Moreno-Garcia (born 1981, Mexico)
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A. R. Morlan (1958-2016)
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David Morrell (born 1943, Canada/US)
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W. C. Morrow (1854–1923, US)
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Lisa Morton (born 1958, US)
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Gary Myers (born 1952, US)
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Joyce Carol Oates (born 1938, US)
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Weston Ochse (born 1965, US)
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Elliott O'Donnell (1872–1965, England)
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Gene O'Neill (born 1938, US)
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Nuzo Onoh (born 1962, living England, UK)
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Michael Oliveri (living, US)
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Oliver Onions (1873–1961, England/Wales)
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Otsuichi (乙一, born 1978, Japan)
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Julya Oui (living, Malaysia)
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Barry Pain (1864–1928, England)
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Chuck Palahniuk (born 1962, US)
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Eliza Parsons (1739–1811, England)
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Norman Partridge (born 1958, US)
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James Patterson (born 1947, US)
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Mervyn Peake (1911–1968, China/England)
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John Pelan (1957–2021, US)
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Frank E. Peretti (born 1951, Canada/US)
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András Petőcz (born 1959, Hungary)
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Thomas Piccirilli (1965–2015, US)
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Sarah Pinborough (born 1972, England)
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Christopher Pike (born 1955, US)
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Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849, US)
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Thomas Peckett Prest (c. 1810 – c. 1859, England)
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Douglas Preston (born 1956, US)
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Cherie Priest (born 1975, US)
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W. H. Pugmire (1951–2019, US)
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Ann Radcliffe (1764–1823, England)
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Gary Raisor (living, US)
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Herman Raucher (born 1928, US)
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Jean Ray (1887–1964, Belgium)
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Jenő Rejtő (1905–1943, Hungary)
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Loren Rhoads (born 1963, US)
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Anne Rice (1941–2021, US)
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Jeff Rice (1944–2015, US)
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Charlotte Riddell (1832–1906, Ireland/England)
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Tod Robbins (1888–1949, US)
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Ormond Robbins (1910–1984, US)
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Wayne Robbins (1914–1958, US)
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Regina Maria Roche (1764–1845, Ireland/England)
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Alan Rodgers (1959–2014, US)
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Don Roff (born 1966, US)
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Ian Rogers (born 1976, Canada)
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L. T. C. Rolt (1910–1974, England)
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Ray Russell (1924–1999, US)
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Joanna Russ (1937–2011, US)
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John Russo (born 1939, US)
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Alan Ryan (1943–2011, US)
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R. R. Ryan (1882–1950, England)
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James Malcolm Rymer (1814–1888, England)
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Saki (1870–1916, pseudonym of H. H. Munro, England)
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Joan Samson (1937 - 1976), USA
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Al Sarrantonio (born 1952, US)
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Andrzej Sarwa (born 1953, Poland)
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John Saul (born 1942, US)
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William Schoell (born 1958, US)
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David J. Schow (born 1955, Germany/US)
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Bruno Schulz (1892–1942, Poland)
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Darrell Schweitzer (born 1952, US)
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M. R. Sellars (born 1962, US)
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Darren Shan (born 1972, England/Ireland)
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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797–1851, England)
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Michael Shea (1946–2014, US)
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John Shirley (born 1953, US)
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Anne Rivers Siddons (1936-2019, US)
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Sigma (1849–1925, US)
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Dan Simmons (born 1948, US)
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May Sinclair (1863–1946, England)
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John Skipp (born 1957, US)
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Michael Slade (born 1947, Canada)
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Clark Ashton Smith (1893–1961, US)
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Guy N. Smith (1939–2020, UK)
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Lucy A. Snyder (born 1971, US)
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S. P. Somtow (born 1952, Thailand)
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William Browning Spencer (born 1946, US)
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Robin Spriggs (born 1974, US)
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Anna Starobinets (born 1978, Russia)
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Bryce J. Stevens (born 1957, N Zealand/Australia)
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Francis Stevens (1884–1948, US)
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R. L. Stine (born 1943, US)
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Bram Stoker (1847–1912, Ireland/England)
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Sam Stone (living, England)
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Simon Strantzas (born 1972, Canada)
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Peter Straub (1943-2022, US)
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Whitley Strieber (born 1945, US)
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Karl Hans Strobl (1877–1946, Austrian E/Czechoslovakia)
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Joel A. Sutherland (born 1980, Canada)
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E. G. Swain (1861–1938, England)
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Robert Swindells (born 1939, US)
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Koji Suzuki (鈴木光司, born 1957, Japan)
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Mitzi Szereto (living, England)
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Karen E. Taylor (living, US)
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Lucy Taylor (born 1950, US)
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Melanie Tem (1949–2015, US)
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Steve Rasnic Tem (born 1950, US)
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Thomas Tessier (born 1947, US)
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Rosemary Timperley (1920–1988, England)
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Jeffrey Thomas (born 1957, US)
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Richard Thomas (born 1967, US)
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Christine Campbell Thomson (1897–1985, England)
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Tamara Thorne (born 1957, US)
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Paul G. Tremblay (born 1971, US)
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Tom Tryon (1926–1991, US)
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Lisa Tuttle (born 1952, US)
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Tim Waggoner (born 1964, US)
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Karl Edward Wagner (1945–1994, US)
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Kaaron Warren (living, Australia)
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H. Russell Wakefield (1888–1964, England)
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Horace Walpole (1717–1797, England)
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Elizabeth Walter (1927–2006, England)
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Ron Weighell (1950–2020, England)
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Robert Weinberg (1946–2016, US)
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David Wellington (born 1971, US)
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Manly Wade Wellman (1903–1986, US)
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Edith Wharton (1862–1937, US)
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Dennis Wheatley (1897–1977, England)
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Henry S. Whitehead (1882–1932, US)
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Les Whitten (1928–2017, US)
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Don Webb (born 1960, US)
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Dan Wells (born 1977, US)
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H. G. Wells (1866–1946, England)
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Sidney Williams (born 1962, US)
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Chet Williamson (born 1948, US)
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J. N. Williamson (1932–2005, US), also Julian Shock
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Colin Wilson (1931–2013, England)
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David Niall Wilson (born 1959, US)
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F. Paul Wilson (born 1946, US)
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Gahan Wilson (1930–2019, US)
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Douglas E. Winter (born 1950, US)
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Donald A. Wollheim (1914–1990, US)
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Bari Wood (born 1935, US)
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Rocky Wood (1959–2014, New Zealand/Australia)
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Douglas E. Wright (born 1955, Canada)
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T. M. Wright (1947–2015, US)
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