List of horror fiction writers explained

This is an incomplete list of notable writers in the horror fiction genre.

Some writers listed below have also written in other genres, especially fantasy and science fiction.

See also

Subgenres:

• Body horror
• Cthulhu Mythos
• Dark fantasy
• Erotic horror
• Fantastique
• Ghost story
• Lovecraftian horror
• Psychological horror
• Splatterpunk
• Vampire fiction
• Werewolf fiction
• Weird fiction

Author lists:

• List of fantasy authors
• List of Clarion South Writers Workshop Instructors
• List of Clarion West Writers Workshop Alumni
• List of Clarion West Writers Workshop Instructors
• List of Clarion Writers Workshop Alumni
• List of Clarion Writers Workshop Instructors
• List of notable 20th-century writers
• List of science fiction authors
• Lists of writers

External links

• • Horror Writers Association