J. N. Williamson
J. N. Williamson | |
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Born | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | April 17, 1932
Died | December 8, 2005 Noblesville, Indiana, U.S. | (aged 73)
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Language | English |
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Gerald "Jerry" Neal Williamson (April 17, 1932 – December 8, 2005) was an American horror writer and editor known under the name J. N. Williamson.
In 1946, Williamson founded The Illustrious Clients of Indianapolis, a Sherlock Holmes scion society of the Baker Street Irregulars.
Williamson recalled in a 2003 interview that his first work of fiction was a Sherlock Holmes pastiche called "The Terrible Death of Crosby, The Banker".[1]
Bibliography
Series
Martin Ruben
- The Ritual (1979)
- Premonition (1981)
- Brotherkind (1982)
Lamia Zacharias
- Death-Coach (1981)
- Death-Angel (1981)
- Death-School (1982)
- Death-Doctor (1982)
Novels
- The Houngan (1980)
- The Offspring (1980)
- The Tulpa (1980)
- Horror House (1981)
- The Banished (1981)
- Ghost Mansion (1981)
- Queen of Hell (1981)
- The Evil One (1981)
- Playmates (1982)
- Extraterrestrial (1982) (writing as Julian Shock)
- Horror Mansion (1982)
- Nevermore (1983)
- The Hour (1983)
- The Dentist (1983)
- Ghost (1984)
- Babel's Children (1984)
- The Longest Night (1985)
- Ladies of the Longest Night (1985)
- Wards of Armageddon (1986) (with John Maclay)
- Evil Offspring (1987)
- Noonspell (1987)
- Dead to the World (1988)
- They Never Even See Me (1989)
- The Black School (1989)
- Shadows of Death (1989)
- Hell Storm (1990)
- The Night Seasons (1991)
- The Monastery (1992)
- Don't Take Away the Light (1993)
- The Book of Webster's (1993)
- Bloodlines (1994)
- Spree (1998)
- The Haunt (1999)
- Affinity (2001)
Collections
- The New Devil's Dictionary: Creepy Cliches and Sinister Synonyms (1985)
- The Naked Flesh of Feeling (1991)
- The Fifth Season (1994)
- Frights of Fancy (2000)
Anthologies
- Masques: All-New Works of Horror and the Supernatural (1984)
- Masques 2 (1987)
- The Best of Masques (1988)
- Masques 3 (1989)
- Flesh Creepers (1990)
- Masques 4 (1991)
- Dark Masques (2001)
- Darker Masques (2002)
- Masques V (2006)
Short stories
- House Mothers (1984)
- The Gap Nearly Closed Today (1985)
- The Book of Webster's (1986)
- The Night Seasons (1986)
- Privacy Rights (1987)
- Wordsong (1987)
- Fancy That (1988)
- Overnight Pass (1989) (with John Maclay)
- Monstrum (1989)
- Stories for All Seasons (1989)
- The Sudd (1989)
- The Unkindest Cut (1989)
- You'd Better Watch Out (1989)
- The Bridge People (1990)
- Happier Endings (1990)
- Something Extra (1990) (with James Kisner)
- Frankenstein Seen in the Ice of Extinction (1993)
- Goddam Time (1993) (with Scott Fogel)
- Reality Function (1993)
- Beasts in Buildings, Turning 'Round (1995)
- High Concept (1995)
- The Last Link Between Life and Death (1995)
- Origin of a Species (1995)
- Vladimir's Conversions (1995)
- Hildekin and the Big Diehl (1996)
- Two Hands Are Better Than One (1996)
- It Does Not Come Along (1997)
Non-fiction
- How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction (1987)
Anthologies containing stories by J. N. Williamson
- Masques: All New Works of Horror and the Supernatural (1984)
- Best of the Horror Show: An Adventure in Terror (1987)
- Masques 2 (1987)
- Whispers VI (1987)
- Fantasy Tales: Vol. 10 - No. 1 (1988)
- Hot Blood: Tales of Provocative Horror (1989)
- Masques 3 (1989)
- Scare Care (1989)
- Urban Horrors (1990)
- The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Third Annual Collection (1990)
- Hotter Blood: More Tales of Erotic Horror (1991)
- 100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories (1992)
- Dark Seductions: Tales of Erotic Horror (1993)
- Frankenstein: The Monster Wakes (1993)
- Monsters in Our Midst (1993)
- Predators (1993)
- Celebrity Vampires (1995)
- Night Screams (1995)
- Seeds of Fear (1995)
- Vampire Detectives (1995)
- Werewolves (1995)
- Fear the Fever (1996)
- The Giant Book of Fantasy Tales (1996)
- White House Horrors (1996)
- Terminal Frights (1997)
References
External links
- J. N. Williamson at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Too Much Horror Fiction
- J. N. Williamson at Library of Congress, with 18 library catalog records