| Mefisto in Onyx | |
| Author: | Harlan Ellison |
| Cover Artist: | Frank Miller |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Science fiction |
| Publisher: | Mark V. Ziesing |
| Release Date: | November 1, 1993 |
| Media Type: | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages: | 91 |
| Isbn: | 978-0929480312 |
| Preceded By: | Angry Candy |
| Followed By: | Mind Fields |
Mefisto in Onyx is a science fiction novella by American writer Harlan Ellison.[1] The introduction and cover art were contributed by Frank Miller.[2] [3] Originally published in OMNI Magazine October 1993, then released as a hardcover in December 1993, Mefisto in Onyx was later included in Harlan Ellison's 1997 collection Slippage.[4]
Ellison stated in an interview with Salon that he wrote Mefisto in Onyx to be adapted into a film starring Forest Whitaker.[1]
The story won the 1993 Bram Stoker Award, tied with The Night We Buried Road Dog by Jack Cady.[5] It also won first place in the 1994 Locus Poll Award "Best Novella" category.[6]
A black telepath delves into the mind of a white serial killer on death row.