This is a navigational list of notable writers who have published significant work in the horror fiction genre, who also have stand-alone articles on Wikipedia. All items must have a reference to demonstrate that they have produced significant work in the horror genre.
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edit- Ania Ahlborn[1]
- Jay Anson[2]
- Margaret Atwood[3] (born 1939, Canada)
- Dathan Auerbach[3][4]
- Mona Awad[1]
B
edit- Iain Banks[4] (1954–2013, Scotland)
- L. A. Banks[3][2]
- Tracey Baptiste[3]
- Clive Barker[3][4][5][6] (born 1952, England)
- Laird Barron[3] (born 1970, US)
- Agustina Bazterrica[4][2][1]
- John Bellairs[3] (1938–1991, US)
- E. F. Benson[7] (1867–1940, England)
- Lauren Beukes[5]
- Ambrose Bierce[8] (1842 – c. 1914, US)
- Jerome Bixby[3] (1923–1998, US)
- Algernon Blackwood[3][6][7] (1869–1951, England)
- William Peter Blatty[3][4][2][9][5] (1928–2017, US)
- Robert Bloch[9] (1917–1994, US)
- Ray Bradbury[3][4][2][10][5] (1920–2012, US)
- Poppy Z. Brite[3][4] (born 1967, US)
- Max Brooks[3][4][5]
- Christopher Buehlman[3][2]
- Chesya Burke[3]
- Octavia E. Butler[3][4][2]
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edit- Rachel Caine[2]
- Ramsey Campbell[3][6] (born 1946, England)
- M. R. Carey[3]
- Emily Carroll[3]
- Angela Carter[3][2]
- Robert W. Chambers[3][7] (1865–1933, US)
- Stephen Chbosky[2]
- Joey Comeau[5]
- Justin Cronin[9]
- Nick Cutter[3][1]
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edit- Roald Dahl[2] (1916–1990, Wales/England)
- Mark Z. Danielewski[3][4][5]
- Walter de la Mare[7] (1873–1956, England)
- Joe Donnelly[4]
- Daphne du Maurier[3][2][5] (1907–1989, England)
- Tananarive Due[4] (born 1966, US)
- Lois Duncan[3]
- Katherine Dunn[4][2][5]
- Lord Dunsany[7] (1878–1957, England/Ireland)
E
edit- Bret Easton Ellis[3][4][2][5] (born 1964, US)
- Harlan Ellison[3] (1934–2018, US)
- Guy Endore[3] (1901–1970, US)
- Mariana Enriquez[3][10][11]
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edit- Gemma Files[3][4] (born 1968, Canada)
- John Fowles[3]
G
edit- Neil Gaiman[2][10][5] (born 1960, England)
- Charlotte Perkins Gilman[3] (1860–1935, US)
- William Golding[3][2]
- Sara Gran[3][4][2]
- Mira Grant[3] (born 1978, US)
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edit- Elizabeth Hand[3]
- Thomas Harris[9][5] (born 1940, US)
- Zakiya Dalila Harris[4]
- Rachel Harrison[4]
- Nathaniel Hawthorne[3] (1804–1864, US)
- Grady Hendrix[2][5]
- James Herbert[6] (1943–2013, England)
- Thomas Olde Heuvelt[1]
- Joe Hill[3][9][5][1]
- Susan Hill[3][2][5]
- Jennifer Hillier[2]
- William Hope Hodgson[7] (1877–1918, England/Belgium)
- Nalo Hopkinson[3] (born 1960, Jamaica/Canada)
- Andrew Michael Hurley[1]
- Shaun Hutson[6] (born 1958, England)
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edit- Shirley Jackson[3][4][2][10][11][5][1] (1916–1965, US)
- W. W. Jacobs[3] (1863–1943, England)
- Henry James[3][11][5][1] (1843–1916, US/England)
- Simone St. James[2]
- M. R. James[6][7] (1862–1936, England)
- Daisy Johnson[11]
- Stephen Graham Jones[4][2] (born 1972, US)
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- Alma Katsu[3][4][2]
- Jack Ketchum[3][5] (1946–2018, US)
- Cassandra Khaw[10]
- Caitlin R. Kiernan[3][4]
- Stephen King[3][4][2][10][9][5][1] (born 1947, US)
- T. E. D. Klein[5] (born 1947, US)
- Kathe Koja[3] (born 1960, US)
- Dean R. Koontz[3] (born 1945, US)
- Daniel Kraus[3]
- R.F. Kuang[1]
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edit- John Langan[3][4] (born 1969, US)
- Joe R. Lansdale[3] (born 1951, US)
- Victor LaValle[4][11][5][3] (born 1972, US)
- Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu[3]
- Ira Levin[3][5] (1929–2007, US)
- Matthew Lewis[4]
- John Ajvide Lindqvist[3][4][5][1] (born 1968, Sweden)
- Livia Llewellyn[3]
- H. P. Lovecraft[3][5][1] (1890–1937, US)
- Brian Lumley[1] (born 1937, England)
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edit- Carmen Maria Machado[3]
- Arthur Machen[3][7] (1863–1947, Wales)
- Josh Malerman[3][4][2][5][1]
- Robert Marasco[3][5]
- William March[2]
- George R. R. Martin[4] (born 1948, US)
- Richard Matheson[3][4][5] (1926–2013, US)
- Robert R. McCammon[5][3] (born 1952, US)
- Michael McDowell[3][5]
- Jennifer McMahon[2]
- Sarah Monette[3]
- David Moody[6]
- Silvia Moreno-Garcia[2] (born 1981, Mexico)
- Toni Morrison[3][4][2] (1931–2019, US)
- Ottessa Moshfegh[2]
- Ryu Murakami[5]
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edit- Adam Nevill[4][6] (born 1969, England)
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edit- Joyce Carol Oates[3] (born 1938, US)
- Ellen Oh[3]
- Helen Oyeyemi[3][2][10]
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edit- Chuck Palahniuk[4] (born 1962, US)
- Michelle Paver[1]
- Tom Piccirilli[5]
- Edgar Allan Poe[3] (1809–1849, US)
- Laura Purcell[10]
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- Riley Sager[2]
- Joan Samson[4] (1937–1976)
- Mary Shelley[3][4][2][5][6] (1797–1851, England)
- Lionel Shriver[2]
- Anne Rivers Siddons[3][4] (1936–2019, US)
- Dan Simmons[3][4][2][5] (born 1948, US)
- Scott Smith[3][2]
- Clark Ashton Smith[7] (1893–1961, US)
- R. L. Stine[3] (born 1943, US)
- Bram Stoker[3][4][2][5][1][12] (1847–1912, Ireland/England)
- Peter Straub[3][4][2][5] (1943–2022, US)
- Whitley Strieber[3] (born 1945, US)
- Charles Stross[3]
- Koji Suzuki[4][2][9][5]
- Søren Sveistrup[2]
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edit- Sonya Taaffe[3]
- Michael Talbot[5]
- James Tiptree Jr. (pseudonym of Alice Bradley Sheldon)[3]
- Paul Tremblay[3][4][5][1]
- Thomas Tryon[3][4][2][5][1]
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edit- Sarai Walker[2]
- Catriona Ward[4]
- Sarah Waters[4]
- Edith Wharton[2] (1862–1937, US)
- Oscar Wilde[10][9]
- Kai Ashante Wilson[3]
- David Wong (pseudonym of Jason Pargin)[3][5]
- John Wyndham[2]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at Beabout, Leandra (3 October 2024). "61 Best Horror Books of All Time to Scare You Silly". Reader's Digest. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as McRobert, Neil (9 May 2022). "The 50 Best Horror Books of All Time Will Scare You Sh*tless". Esquire. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao Foxe, Steve (30 August 2018). "The 50 Best Horror Novels of All Time". Paste Magazine.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i WILSON, MICHAEL; MARSHALL-JONES, SIMON (23 April 2012). "10 English Authors That Helped Shape Horror Fiction". This Is Horror. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Pridham, Matthew (6 January 2022). "10 Early 20th Century Authors of the Fantastic and the Ghastly: The Birth of the Weird". Archive Horrifica. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Aycock, Anthony (18 March 2024). "The Weirdness of Ambrose Bierce: From "Owl Creek Bridge" to Horror and Satire". Reactor. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Bergmoser, Gabriel (28 October 2020). "Top 10 horror novels". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "13 best horror books that will send a chill up your spine". The Independent. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Foley-Cox, Tess (30 October 2024). "Best horror books to read this Halloween". theweek. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ O'Rourke, Evelyn (19 October 2024). "Long-lost Bram Stoker story discovered in Dublin". RTÉ.ie.