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 Misplaced Pages. All items must have a reference to demonstrate that they have produced significant work in the horror genre.
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- Ania Ahlborn
- Jay Anson
- Margaret Atwood (born 1939, Canada)
- Dathan Auerbach
- Mona Awad
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- Iain Banks (1954–2013, Scotland)
- L. A. Banks
- Tracey Baptiste
- Clive Barker (born 1952, England)
- Laird Barron (born 1970, US)
- Agustina Bazterrica
- John Bellairs (1938–1991, US)
- E. F. Benson (1867–1940, England)
- Lauren Beukes
- Ambrose Bierce (1842 – c. 1914, US)
- Jerome Bixby (1923–1998, US)
- Algernon Blackwood (1869–1951, England)
- William Peter Blatty (1928–2017, US)
- Robert Bloch (1917–1994, US)
- Ray Bradbury (1920–2012, US)
- Poppy Z. Brite (born 1967, US)
- Max Brooks
- Christopher Buehlman
- Chesya Burke
- Octavia E. Butler
C
- Rachel Caine
- Ramsey Campbell (born 1946, England)
- M. R. Carey
- Emily Carroll
- Angela Carter
- Robert W. Chambers (1865–1933, US)
- Stephen Chbosky
- Joey Comeau
- Justin Cronin
- Nick Cutter
D
- Roald Dahl (1916–1990, Wales/England)
- Mark Z. Danielewski
- Walter de la Mare (1873–1956, England)
- Joe Donnelly
- Daphne du Maurier (1907–1989, England)
- Tananarive Due (born 1966, US)
- Lois Duncan
- Katherine Dunn
- Lord Dunsany (1878–1957, England/Ireland)
E
- Bret Easton Ellis (born 1964, US)
- Harlan Ellison (1934–2018, US)
- Guy Endore (1901–1970, US)
- Mariana Enriquez
F
- Gemma Files (born 1968, Canada)
- John Fowles
G
- Neil Gaiman (born 1960, England)
- Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860–1935, US)
- William Golding
- Sara Gran
- Mira Grant (born 1978, US)
H
- Elizabeth Hand
- Thomas Harris (born 1940, US)
- Zakiya Dalila Harris
- Rachel Harrison
- Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864, US)
- Grady Hendrix
- James Herbert (1943–2013, England)
- Thomas Olde Heuvelt
- Joe Hill
- Susan Hill
- Jennifer Hillier
- William Hope Hodgson (1877–1918, England/Belgium)
- Nalo Hopkinson (born 1960, Jamaica/Canada)
- Andrew Michael Hurley
- Shaun Hutson (born 1958, England)
I
- Junji Ito (born 1963, Japan)
J
- Shirley Jackson (1916–1965, US)
- W. W. Jacobs (1863–1943, England)
- Henry James (1843–1916, US/England)
- Simone St. James
- M. R. James (1862–1936, England)
- Daisy Johnson
- Stephen Graham Jones (born 1972, US)
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- Alma Katsu
- Jack Ketchum (1946–2018, US)
- Cassandra Khaw
- Caitlin R. Kiernan
- Stephen King (born 1947, US)
- T. E. D. Klein (born 1947, US)
- Kathe Koja (born 1960, US)
- Dean R. Koontz (born 1945, US)
- Daniel Kraus
- R.F. Kuang
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- John Langan (born 1969, US)
- Joe R. Lansdale (born 1951, US)
- Victor LaValle (born 1972, US)
- Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
- Ira Levin (1929–2007, US)
- Matthew Lewis
- John Ajvide Lindqvist (born 1968, Sweden)
- Livia Llewellyn
- H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937, US)
- Brian Lumley (born 1937, England)
M
- Carmen Maria Machado
- Arthur Machen (1863–1947, Wales)
- Josh Malerman
- Robert Marasco
- William March
- George R. R. Martin (born 1948, US)
- Richard Matheson (1926–2013, US)
- Robert R. McCammon (born 1952, US)
- Michael McDowell
- Jennifer McMahon
- Sarah Monette
- David Moody
- Silvia Moreno-Garcia (born 1981, Mexico)
- Toni Morrison (1931–2019, US)
- Ottessa Moshfegh
- Ryu Murakami
N
- Adam Nevill (born 1969, England)
O
- Joyce Carol Oates (born 1938, US)
- Ellen Oh
- Helen Oyeyemi
P
- Chuck Palahniuk (born 1962, US)
- Michelle Paver
- Tom Piccirilli
- Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849, US)
- Laura Purcell
R
- Ava Reid
- Anne Rice (1941–2021, US)
- Christina Georgina Rossetti
S
- Riley Sager
- Joan Samson (1937–1976)
- Mary Shelley (1797–1851, England)
- Lionel Shriver
- Anne Rivers Siddons (1936–2019, US)
- Dan Simmons (born 1948, US)
- Scott Smith
- Clark Ashton Smith (1893–1961, US)
- R. L. Stine (born 1943, US)
- Bram Stoker (1847–1912, Ireland/England)
- Peter Straub (1943–2022, US)
- Whitley Strieber (born 1945, US)
- Charles Stross
- Koji Suzuki
- Søren Sveistrup
T
- Sonya Taaffe
- Michael Talbot
- James Tiptree Jr. (pseudonym of Alice Bradley Sheldon)
- Paul Tremblay
- Thomas Tryon
W
- Sarai Walker
- Catriona Ward
- Sarah Waters
- Edith Wharton (1862–1937, US)
- Oscar Wilde
- Kai Ashante Wilson
- David Wong (pseudonym of Jason Pargin)
- John Wyndham
References
- ^ Kemsley, Saskia (2 October 2024). "Best horror novels that are must-reads, from classic spooky tales to modern scares". The Standard. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Beabout, Leandra (3 October 2024). "61 Best Horror Books of All Time to Scare You Silly". Reader's Digest. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Mayer, Petra (16 August 2018). "Click If You Dare: 100 Favorite Horror Stories". NPR. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ McRobert, Neil (9 May 2022). "The 50 Best Horror Books of All Time Will Scare You Sh*tless". Esquire. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Foxe, Steve (30 August 2018). "The 50 Best Horror Novels of All Time". Paste Magazine.
- ^ WILSON, MICHAEL; MARSHALL-JONES, SIMON (23 April 2012). "10 English Authors That Helped Shape Horror Fiction". This Is Horror. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bergmoser, Gabriel (28 October 2020). "Top 10 horror novels". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "13 best horror books that will send a chill up your spine". The Independent. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ 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.
See also
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