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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.
Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English writer, filmmaker and visual artist. He came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a series of short stories, the Books of Blood, which established him as a leading horror writer. He has since written many novels and other works.
Ramsey Campbell (born 4 January 1946) is an English horror fiction writer, editor and critic who has been writing for well over fifty years. He is the author of over 30 novels and hundreds of short stories, many of them winners of literary awards.
Horror writer navigational boxes (2 C, 16 P) Women horror writers (1 C, 83 P) C. Cthulhu Mythos writers (79 P) E. Erotic horror writers (7 P) Pages in category ...
Influential horror writers of the early 20th century made inroads in these mediums. Particularly, the venerated horror author H. P. Lovecraft , and his enduring Cthulhu Mythos transformed and popularized the genre of cosmic horror , and M. R. James is credited with redefining the ghost story in that era.
Aside from horror authors, Lovecraft was significantly influenced by the Decadents, the Puritans, and the Aesthetic movement. [170] In "H. P. Lovecraft: New England Decadent", Barton Levi St. Armand , a professor emeritus of English and American studies at Brown University , has argued that these three influences combined to define Lovecraft as ...
Another renowned fan of James in the horror and fantasy genre was Clark Ashton Smith, who wrote an essay on him. [31] Michael Sadleir described James as "the best ghost-story writer England has ever produced". [32] Marjorie Bowen also admired his work, referring to his ghost stories as "the supreme art of M. R. James". [33]
A prolific and versatile writer, Bierce was regarded as one of the most influential journalists in the United States [7] [8] and as a pioneering writer of realist fiction. [9] For his horror writing, Michael Dirda ranked him alongside Edgar Allan Poe and H. P. Lovecraft. [10] S. T.