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Chapman writes novels, comic books, and children's books as well as for film and TV. He is the author of horror novels such as The Remaking and Whisper Down the Lane.
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Often set near Boston or in Southern California, Christopher Golden’s novels are plot-driven vehicles for fast-paced, action-packed stories about vampires, zombies, or parallel worlds where reality and magic seamlessly mesh.
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Grady Hendrix skillfully straddles the thin line between horror and satire, as demonstrated in his darkly humorous novels focusing on possession and hauntings. (NoveList)
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Joe Hill’s work features extremely flawed but genuinely likable protagonists who are forced to confront their dark sides as they battle evil. Hill captivates readers with this ability to use the best of the time-tested horror traditions while injecting a shot of the new to keep things freshly frightening.
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While his genre of choice may vary, Stephen Graham Jones's books tend to be a little bit unconventional, experimental, and creepy/borderline disturbing. Usually set in the American Southwest and frequently starring Native American characters, he takes inspiration from all the great horror tropes.
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Alma Katsu crafts haunting urban fantasy, atmospheric horror, and intricately plotted spy thrillers, the latter informed by decades as an intelligence officer.
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Stephen King’s fast-paced, character-driven stories are told in conversational language and feature well-developed characters. His appealing heroes and terrible villains arise from our innermost fears into the everyday world, which becomes increasingly twisted.
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Dean R. Koontz novels blend elements of many genres, combining suspense with horror, fantasy, and thrillers, to create a menacing atmosphere. His stories often explore the battle between good and evil, and his characters are up against nearly impossible odds from which they emerge victorious.
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Jonathan Maberry's books all have chilling situations, menacing atmospheres, relentlessly fast-paced action, humor, and lots of gore. Maberry employs multiple points of view, allowing readers to stay a step ahead of the hero to increase the pacing and the dread.
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Known for creepy, atmospheric prose and intricately plotted nonlinear storylines, Josh Malerman’s books frequently feature strong female characters struggling to persevere against seemingly insurmountable challenges.
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Jennifer McMahon writes literary thrillers featuring missing children, murder, and large dollops of the supernatural. Her twisting, ingeniously plotted novels are engaging, compelling, and suspenseful.
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Mexican-Canadian speculative fiction author Silvia Moreno-Garcia writes and edits horror and fantasy. Her work is influenced by her lifelong interest in prehispanic cultures.
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Samanta Schweblin’s writing straddles the unsettling border between the real and the surreal.
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C.J. Tudor’s The Chalk Man quickly established Tudor as a powerful new voice in thrillers that straddle the line between suspense and horror.
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In a genre that can often seem full to bursting with blood and gore, detailed descriptions of violent deaths, and literal monsters lurking in dark corners, Catriona Ward’s books have a distinctly more psychological bent, telling stories that are frequently as heartbreaking as they are disturbing.
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F. Paul Wilson’s books have a nightmarish atmosphere and are often set in gritty locales where supernatural evil is lurking behind every corner. His strong, likable protagonists, such as his series lead, Repairman Jack, are intricate, original, and admirable, while his secondary characters have a depth rarely seen among his genre peers.
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