List of horror fiction writers

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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.

A[]

  • Linda Addison (born 1952, US)
  • Robert Aickman (1914–1981, England)
  • V. C. Andrews (1923–1986, US), also Cleo Virginia Andrews
  • Leonid Andreyev (1871–1919, Russia)
  • Johann August Apel (1771–1816, Germany)
  • Michael Arnzen (born 1967, US)
  • Lady Cynthia Asquith (1887–1960, England)
  • Joe Augustyn (living, US)
  • Jonathan Aycliffe (born 1949, N Ireland), pseudonym of Denis MacEoin

B[]

  • J. G. Ballard (1930–2009, China/England)
  • Nathan Ballingrud (born 1970, US)
  • Leslie Esdaile Banks (1959–2011, US)
  • René Barjavel (1911–1985, France)
  • Clive Barker (born 1952, England)
  • J. D. Barker (born 1971, US)
  • Laird Barron (born 1970, US)
  • Jeremy Bates (born 1978, Canada/US)
  • Charles Beaumont (1929–1967, US)
  • William Beckford (1760–1844, England)
  • Edo van Belkom (born 1962, Canada)
  • John Bellairs (1938–1991, US)
  • E. F. Benson (1867–1940, England)
  • Ambrose Bierce (1842 – c. 1914, US)
  • Charles Birkin (1907–1986, England)
  • Jerome Bixby (1923–1998, US)
  • John Blackburn (1923–1993, England)
  • Leigh Blackmore (born 1959, Australia)
  • Algernon Blackwood (1869–1951, England)
  • Korban Blake (living, England)
  • William Peter Blatty (1928–2017, US)
  • Robert Bloch (1917–1994, US)
  • Roy C. Booth (born 1965, US)
  • Guy Boothby (1867–1905, Australia/England)
  • Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986, Argentina/Switzerland)
  • Bruce Boston (born 1943, US)
  • Marjorie Bowen (1885–1952, England)
  • Ray Bradbury (1920–2012, US)
  • Walter Brandorff (1943–1996, Germany/Austria)
  • Gary Brandner (1933–2013, US)
  • Gary A. Braunbeck (born 1960, US)
  • Joseph Payne Brennan (1918–1990, US)
  • Poppy Z. Brite (born 1967, US)
  • Jason V. Brock (born 1970, US)
  • Kealan Patrick Burke (born 1976, Ireland)
  • A. M. Burrage (1889–1956, England)

C[]

  • P. D. Cacek (born 1951, US)
  • Ramsey Campbell (born 1946, England)
  • Peter Cannon (born 1951, US)
  • C. J. Carter-Stephenson (born 1977, England)
  • Abelardo Castillo (1935–2017, Argentina)
  • Mort Castle (born 1946, US)
  • Hugh B. Cave (1910–2004, England/US)
  • Robert W. Chambers (1865–1933, US)
  • Fred Chappell (born 1936, US)
  • Erckmann-Chatrian (Émile Erckmann (1822–1899) and Alexandre Chatrian, 1826–1890, France)
  • Lincoln Child (born 1957, US)
  • Richard Chizmar (born 1965, US)
  • Autumn Christian (living, US)
  • M. Christian (living, US)
  • Michael Cisco (born 1970, US)
  • Joseph A. Citro (living, US)
  • Alan M. Clark (born 1957, US)
  • Simon Clark (born 1958, England)
  • Douglas Clegg (born 1958, US)
  • Nancy A. Collins (born 1959, US)
  • Brendan Connell (born 1970, US)
  • David Conyers (born 1971, Australia)
  • Caroline B. Cooney (born 1947, US)
  • Basil Copper (1924–2013, England)
  • Julio Cortázar (1914–1984, Belgium/France)
  • Francis Marion Crawford (1854–1909, Italy/US)
  • Linda Crockett (born 1943, Canada/US)
  • Bithia Mary Croker (c. 1848/1849–1920, Ireland/England)
  • Géza Csáth (1887–1919, Hungary)
  • Chris Curry (born 1957, US)

D[]

  • Roald Dahl (1916–1990, Wales/England)
  • Les Daniels (1943–2011, US)
  • Jason Dark (born 1945, Germany), pseudonym of Helmut Rellergerd
  • L. P. Davies (1914–1988, England)
  • Stephen Dedman (born 1959, Australia)
  • Ted Dekker (born 1962, US)
  • Marcelo Del Debbio (born 1974, Brazil)
  • Guy Anthony De Marco (born 1963, US)
  • Arinn Dembo (born 1970, US/Canada)
  • August Derleth (1909–1971, US)
  • Narayan Dharap (1925–2008, India)
  • Philip K. Dick (1928–1982, US)
  • Keith Donohue (born 1959, US)
  • Tananarive Due (born 1966, US)
  • Lord Dunsany (1878–1957, England/Ireland)
  • Brian Lee Durfee (living, US)

E[]

  • Harlan Ellison (1934–2018, US)
  • Guy Endore (1901–1970, US)
  • Andreas Eschbach (born 1959, Germany)
  • A. M. Esmonde (born 1977, Wales)
  • Dennis Etchison (1943–2019, US)
  • Benjamin Kane Ethridge (born 1977, US)
  • C. M. Eddy, Jr. (1896–1967, US)
  • Elizabeth Engstrom (born 1951, US)
  • Walter Ernsting (1920–2005, Germany)
  • Brian Evenson (born 1966, US)
  • John Everson (born 1966, US)
  • Hanns Heinz Ewers (1871–1943, Germany)

F[]

G[]

  • Neil Gaiman (born 1960, England)
  • Stephen Gallagher (born 1954, England)
  • Mick Garris (born 1951, US)
  • Ray Garton (born 1962, US)
  • Elizabeth Gaskell (1810–1865, England)
  • Stephen R. George (born 1959, Scotland/Canada)
  • Greg F. Gifune (born 1963, US)
  • Robert Murray Gilchrist (1867–1917, England)
  • Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860–1935, US)
  • Owl Goingback (born 1959, US)
  • Christie Golden (born 1963, US)
  • Christopher Golden (born 1967, US)
  • Ed Gorman ( 1941–2016, US)
  • Stefan Grabiński (1887–1936, Poland)
  • Nicholas Grabowsky (born 1966, US)
  • Charles Gramlich (born 1958, US)
  • Charles L. Grant (1942–2006, US)
  • Mira Grant (born 1978, US)
  • Rain Graves (born 1974, US)
  • Peter Van Greenaway (1929–1988, England)
  • Eric J. Guignard (born 1975, US)
  • George Guthridge (born 1948, US)

H[]

  • Mary Downing Hahn (born 1937, US)
  • Laurell K. Hamilton (born 1963, US)
  • Thomas Harris (born 1940, US)
  • Kim Harrison (born 1966, US)
  • L. P. Hartley (1895–1972, England)
  • David G. Hartwell (1941–2016, US)
  • W. F. Harvey (1885–1937, England)
  • Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864, US)
  • Ronald Chetwynd-Hayes (1919–2001, England)
  • Lafcadio Hearn (小泉八雲, 1850–1904, Greece/Japan)
  • Victor Heck (born 1967, US)
  • James Herbert (1943–2013, England)
  • Gyula Hernádi (1926–2005, Hungary)
  • Joe Hill (born 1972, US)
  • Glen Hirshberg (born 1966, US)
  • Brian Hodge (born 1960, US)
  • William Hope Hodgson (1877–1918, England/Belgium)
  • E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776–1825, Germany)
  • Diane Hoh (living, US)
  • Nancy Holder (born 1953, US)
  • Brian A. Hopkins (born 1960, US)
  • Nalo Hopkinson (born 1960, Jamaica/Canada)
  • Anthony Horowitz (born 1955, England)
  • Ron Horsley (born 1977, US)
  • Gerard Daniel Houarner (born 1955, US)
  • Robert E. Howard (1906–1936, US)
  • Del Howison (born 1953, US)
  • Tanya Huff (born 1957, Canada)
  • Charlie Huston (living, US)
  • Shaun Hutson (born 1958, England)

I[]

J[]

  • Shirley Jackson (1916–1965, US)
  • Charlee Jacob (1952–2019, US)
  • W. W. Jacobs (1863–1943, England)
  • Carl Jacobi (1908–1997, US)
  • Henry James (1843–1916, US/England)
  • L. Dean James (1947–2018, US)
  • M. R. James (1862–1936, England)
  • Trent Jamieson (living, Australia)
  • Ruby Jean Jensen (1927–2010, US)
  • K. W. Jeter (born 1950, US)
  • Robert Barbour Johnson (1907–1987, US)
  • Stephen Graham Jones (born 1972, US)
  • Stephen Jones (born 1953, England)

K[]

  • Franz Kafka (1883–1924, Austrian E/Austria)
  • James Kahn (born 1947, US)
  • Jeanne Kalogridis (born 1954, US)
  • Brian Keene (born 1967, US)
  • Ronald Kelly (born 1959, US)
  • Rick Kennett (born 1956, Australia)
  • Jasper Kent (born 1968, England)
  • Jack Ketchum (1946–2018, US)
  • Caitlín R. Kiernan (born 1964, Ireland/US)
  • Stephen King (born 1947, US)
  • Russell Kirk (1918–1994, US)
  • T. E. D. Klein (born 1947, US)
  • Kathe Koja (born 1960, US)
  • Dean R. Koontz (born 1945, US)
  • M. F. Korn (living, US)
  • Alfred Kubin (1877–1959, Austrian E/Austria)
  • Henry Kuttner (1915–1958, US)

L[]

  • Marc Laidlaw (born 1960, US)
  • John Langan (born 1969, US)
  • Sarah Langan (born 1974, US)
  • Roberta Lannes (born 1948, US)
  • Joe R. Lansdale (born 1951, US)
  • Margery Lawrence (1889–1969, England)
  • Richard Laymon (1947–2001, US)
  • Deborah LeBlanc (living, US)
  • Tim Lebbon (born 1969, England/Wales)
  • Edward Lee (born 1957, US)
  • Tanith Lee (1947–2015, England)
  • Vernon Lee (1856–1935, France/Italy)
  • J. Sheridan Le Fanu (1814–1873, Ireland)
  • Fritz Leiber (1910–1992, US)
  • Ira Levin (1929–2007, US)
  • Edward Levy (living, US)
  • Matthew Lewis (1775–1818, England)
  • Thomas Ligotti (born 1953, US)
  • John Ajvide Lindqvist (born 1968, Sweden)
  • Bentley Little (born 1960, US)
  • John R. Little (born 1955, Canada)
  • Martin Livings (born 1970, Australia)
  • Frank Belknap Long (1901–1994, US)
  • László L. Lőrincz (born 1939, Hungary)
  • H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937, US)
  • Tim Lucas (born 1956, US)
  • Brian Lumley (born 1937, England)

M[]

  • Jonathan Maberry (born 1958, US)
  • Arthur Machen (1863–1947, Wales/England)
  • Ronald Malfi (born 1977, US)
  • Nick Mamatas (born 1972, US)
  • H. A. Manhood (1904–1991, England)
  • Walter de la Mare (1873–1956, England)
  • Richard Marsh (1857–1915, England)
  • George R. R. Martin (born 1948, US)
  • Brandon Massey (born 1973, US)
  • Elizabeth Massie (born 1953, US)
  • Graham Masterton (born 1946, Scotland/England)
  • Richard Matheson (1926–2013, US)
  • Richard Christian Matheson (born 1953, US)
  • Charles Maturin (1782–1824, Ireland)
  • Daphne du Maurier (1907–1989, England)
  • Brett McBean (born 1978, Australia)
  • Robert McCammon (born 1952, US)
  • Angel Leigh McCoy (born 1962, US)
  • Michael McDowell (1950–1999, US)
  • Carlton Mellick III (born 1977, US)
  • A. Merritt (1884–1943, US)
  • John Metcalfe (1891–1965, England)
  • Gustav Meyrink (1868–1932, Austrian E/Austria)
  • China Miéville (born 1972, England)
  • Rex Miller (1939–2004, US)
  • Susie Moloney (born 1962, Canada)
  • David Moody (born 1970, England)
  • James A. Moore (born 1965, US)
  • Michael Moorcock (born 1939, England)
  • David Morrell (born 1943, Canada/US)
  • W. C. Morrow (1854–1923, US)
  • Lisa Morton (born 1958, US)
  • Gary Myers (born 1952, US)

N[]

  • Joseph Nassise (born 1968, US)
  • Yvonne Navarro (born 1957, US)
  • Adam Nevill (born 1969, England)
  • Kim Newman (born 1959, England)
  • William F. Nolan (1928–2021, US)
  • Ingrid Noll (born 1935, Germany)

O[]

  • Joyce Carol Oates (born 1938, US)
  • Weston Ochse (born 1965, US)
  • Elliott O'Donnell (1872–1965, England)
  • Gene O'Neill (born 1938, US)
  • Michael Oliveri (living, US)
  • Oliver Onions (1873–1961, England/Wales)
  • Otsuichi (乙一, born 1978, Japan)

P[]

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  • Barry Pain (1864–1928, England)
  • Chuck Palahniuk (born 1962, US)
  • Eliza Parsons (1739–1811, England)
  • Norman Partridge (born 1958, US)
  • James Patterson (born 1947, US)
  • Mervyn Peake (1911–1968, China/England)
  • John Pelan (1957–2021, US)
  • Frank E. Peretti (born 1951, Canada/US)
  • András Petőcz (born 1959, Hungary)
  • Thomas Piccirilli (1965–2015, US)
  • Sarah Pinborough (born 1972, England)
  • Christopher Pike (born 1955, US)
  • Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849, US)
  • Thomas Peckett Prest (c. 1810 – c. 1859, England)
  • Douglas Preston (born 1956, US)
  • Cherie Priest (born 1975, US)
  • W. H. Pugmire (1951–2019, US)

Q[]

  • Horacio Quiroga (1878–1937, Uruguay)


R[]

S[]

  • Saki (1870–1916, pseudonym of H. H. Munro, England)
  • Al Sarrantonio (born 1952, US)
  • John Saul (born 1942, US)
  • William Schoell (born 1958, US)
  • David J. Schow (born 1955, Germany/US)
  • Bruno Schulz (1892–1942, Poland), Holocaust victim
  • Darrell Schweitzer (born 1952, US)
  • M. R. Sellars (born 1962, US)
  • Darren Shan (born 1972, England/Ireland)
  • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797–1851, England)
  • Michael Shea (1946–2014, US)
  • John Shirley (born 1953, US)
  • Sigma (1849–1925, US)
  • Dan Simmons (born 1948, US)
  • John Skipp (born 1957, US)
  • Michael Slade (born 1947, Canada)
  • Clark Ashton Smith (1893–1961, US)
  • Guy N. Smith (born 1939, US)
  • Lucy A. Snyder (born 1971, US)
  • S. P. Somtow (born 1952, Thailand)
  • William Browning Spencer (born 1946, US)
  • Robin Spriggs (born 1974, US)
  • Bryce J. Stevens (born 1957, N Zealand/Australia)
  • Francis Stevens (1884–1948, US)
  • R. L. Stine (born 1943, US)
  • Bram Stoker (1847–1912, Ireland/England)
  • Sam Stone (living, England)
  • Simon Strantzas (born 1972, Canada)
  • Peter Straub (born 1943, US)
  • Whitley Strieber (born 1945, US)
  • Joel A. Sutherland (born 1980, Canada)
  • E. G. Swain (1861–1938, England)
  • Robert Swindells (born 1939, US)
  • Koji Suzuki (鈴木光司, born 1957, Japan)
  • Mitzi Szereto (living, England)

T[]

  • Karen E. Taylor (living, US)
  • Lucy Taylor (born 1950, US)
  • Melanie Tem (1949–2015, US)
  • Steve Rasnic Tem (born 1950, US)
  • Thomas Tessier (born 1947, US)
  • Rosemary Timperley (1920–1988, England)
  • Jeffrey Thomas (born 1957, US)
  • Richard Thomas (born 1967, US)
  • Christine Campbell Thomson (1897–1985, England)
  • Tamara Thorne (born 1957, US)
  • Paul G. Tremblay (born 1971, US)
  • Tom Tryon (1926–1991, US)
  • Lisa Tuttle (born 1952, US)

V[]

  • Jeff VanderMeer (born 1968, US)

W[]

  • Tim Waggoner (born 1964, US)
  • Karl Edward Wagner (1945–1994, US)
  • Kaaron Warren (living, Australia)
  • H. Russell Wakefield (1888–1964, England)
  • Horace Walpole (1717–1797, England)
  • Robert Weinberg (1946–2016, US)
  • David Wellington (born 1971, US)
  • Manly Wade Wellman (1903–1986, US)
  • Edith Wharton (1862–1937, US)
  • Dennis Wheatley (1897–1977, England)
  • Henry S. Whitehead (1882–1932, US)
  • Don Webb (born 1960, US)
  • Dan Wells (born 1977, US)
  • H. G. Wells (1866–1946, England)
  • Sidney Williams (born 1962, US)
  • Chet Williamson (born 1948, US)
  • J. N. Williamson (1932–2005, US), also Julian Shock
  • Colin Wilson (1931–2013, England)
  • David Niall Wilson (born 1959, US)
  • F. Paul Wilson (born 1946, US)
  • Gahan Wilson (1930–2019, US)
  • Douglas E. Winter (born 1950, US)
  • Donald A. Wollheim (1914–1990, US)
  • Bari Wood (born 1935, US)
  • Rocky Wood (1959–2014, New Zealand/Australia)
  • Douglas E. Wright (born 1955, Canada)
  • T. M. Wright (1947–2015, US)

Y[]

  • Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (born 1942, US)

Z[]

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