H. P. Lovecraft

H. P. Lovecraft

male, deceased (1937) (Rhode Island, United States)
Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 - March 15, 1937) was an American author of fantasy, horror and science fiction. He is notable for...
Stephen King

Stephen King

male, 62 years old
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of over 200 stories including over 50 bestselling horror and fantasy novels....
Robert Bloch

Robert Bloch

male, deceased (1994)
Robert Albert Bloch was a prolific American writer. He was the son of Raphael "Ray" Bloch (1884, Chicago-1952, Chicago), a bank cashier, and his...
August Derleth

August Derleth

male, deceased (1971) (sauk city, Wisconsin, United States)
August William Derleth (February 24 1909 - July 4 1971) was an American writer and anthologist. Though best remembered as H. P. Lovecraft's...
Clark Ashton Smith

Clark Ashton Smith

male, deceased (1961)
Clark Ashton Smith (January 13, 1893-August 14, 1961) was a poet, sculptor, painter and author of fantasy, horror and science fiction short...
Robert E. Howard

Robert E. Howard

male, deceased (1936)
Robert Ervin Howard (January 22 1906 - June 11 1936) was a classic American pulp writer of fantasy, horror, historical adventure, boxing, western,...
Alan Moore

Alan Moore

male, 56 years old
Alan Moore (born November 18, 1953 in Northampton) is an English writer most famous for his influential work in comics, including the acclaimed...
Brian Lumley

Brian Lumley

male, 71 years old
Brian Lumley (born December 2, 1937) is a writer of horror fiction. Born in County Durham in northeast England, he joined the British Army and...
John Pelan

John Pelan

male, 52 years old
John C. Pelan (b. 1957) is an author, editor and publisher in the small press science-fiction, weird and horror fiction genres. He currently...
Fred Chappell

Fred Chappell

male, 73 years old
Fred Davis Chappell is an author and poet who teaches at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He was born in Canton, North Carolina and...