List of horror fiction writers
This is a navigational list of notable writers who have published significant work in the horror fiction genre, who also have stand-alone articles on Wikipedia. All items must have a reference to demonstrate that they have produced significant work in the horror genre.
A
- Ania Ahlborn[1]
- Gemma Amor[2]
- Jay Anson[3]
- Margaret Atwood[4] (born 1939, Canada)
- Dathan Auerbach[4][5]
- Mona Awad[1]
B
- Iain Banks[5] (1954–2013, Scotland)
- L. A. Banks[4][3]
- Tracey Baptiste[4]
- Clive Barker[4][5][6][7] (born 1952, England)
- Laird Barron[4] (born 1970, US)
- Agustina Bazterrica[5][3][1]
- John Bellairs[4] (1938–1991, US)
- E. F. Benson[8] (1867–1940, England)
- Lauren Beukes[6]
- Ambrose Bierce[9] (1842 – c. 1914, US)
- Jerome Bixby[4] (1923–1998, US)
- Algernon Blackwood[4][7][8] (1869–1951, England)
- William Peter Blatty[4][5][3][10][6] (1928–2017, US)
- Robert Bloch[10] (1917–1994, US)
- Ray Bradbury[4][5][3][11][6] (1920–2012, US)
- Poppy Z. Brite[4][5] (born 1967, US)
- Max Brooks[4][5][6]
- Christopher Buehlman[4][3]
- Chesya Burke[4]
- Octavia E. Butler[4][5][3]
C
- Rachel Caine[3]
- Ramsey Campbell[4][7] (born 1946, England)
- M. R. Carey[4]
- Emily Carroll[4]
- Angela Carter[4][3]
- Robert W. Chambers[4][8] (1865–1933, US)
- Stephen Chbosky[3]
- Joey Comeau[6]
- Justin Cronin[10]
- Nick Cutter[4][1]
D
- Roald Dahl[3] (1916–1990, Wales/England)
- Mark Z. Danielewski[4][5][6]
- Walter de la Mare[8] (1873–1956, England)
- Joe Donnelly[5]
- Daphne du Maurier[4][3][6] (1907–1989, England)
- Tananarive Due[5] (born 1966, US)
- Lois Duncan[4]
- Katherine Dunn[5][3][6]
- Lord Dunsany[8] (1878–1957, England/Ireland)
E
- Bret Easton Ellis[4][5][3][6] (born 1964, US)
- Harlan Ellison[4] (1934–2018, US)
- Guy Endore[4] (1901–1970, US)
- Mariana Enriquez[4][11][12]
F
- Gemma Files[4][5] (born 1968, Canada)
- John Fowles[4]
G
- Neil Gaiman[3][11][6] (born 1960, England)
- Charlotte Perkins Gilman[4] (1860–1935, US)
- William Golding[4][3]
- Sara Gran[4][5][3]
- Mira Grant[4] (born 1978, US)
H
- Elizabeth Hand[4]
- Thomas Harris[10][6] (born 1940, US)
- Zakiya Dalila Harris[5]
- Rachel Harrison[5]
- Nathaniel Hawthorne[4] (1804–1864, US)
- Grady Hendrix[3][6]
- James Herbert[7] (1943–2013, England)
- Thomas Olde Heuvelt[1]
- Joe Hill[4][10][6][1]
- Matt Hill[13]
- Susan Hill[4][3][6]
- Jennifer Hillier[3]
- William Hope Hodgson[8] (1877–1918, England/Belgium)
- Nalo Hopkinson[4] (born 1960, Jamaica/Canada)
- Andrew Michael Hurley[1]
- Shaun Hutson[7] (born 1958, England)
I
J
- Shirley Jackson[4][5][3][11][12][6][1] (1916–1965, US)
- W. W. Jacobs[4] (1863–1943, England)
- Henry James[4][12][6][1] (1843–1916, US/England)
- Simone St. James[3]
- M. R. James[7][8] (1862–1936, England)
- Daisy Johnson[12]
- Stephen Graham Jones[5][3] (born 1972, US)
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- Alma Katsu[4][5][3]
- Jack Ketchum[4][6] (1946–2018, US)
- Cassandra Khaw[11]
- Caitlin R. Kiernan[4][5]
- Stephen King[4][5][3][11][10][6][1] (born 1947, US)
- T. E. D. Klein[6] (born 1947, US)
- Kathe Koja[4] (born 1960, US)
- Dean R. Koontz[4] (born 1945, US)
- Daniel Kraus[4]
- R.F. Kuang[1]
L
- John Langan[4][5] (born 1969, US)
- Richard Laymon
- Joe R. Lansdale[4] (born 1951, US)
- Victor LaValle[5][12][6][4] (born 1972, US)
- Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu[4]
- Ira Levin[4][6] (1929–2007, US)
- Matthew Lewis[5]
- John Ajvide Lindqvist[4][5][6][1] (born 1968, Sweden)
- Livia Llewellyn[4]
- H. P. Lovecraft[4][6][1] (1890–1937, US)
- Brian Lumley[1] (1937–2024, England)
M
- Carmen Maria Machado[4]
- Arthur Machen[4][8] (1863–1947, Wales)
- Josh Malerman[4][5][3][6][1]
- Robert Marasco[4][6]
- William March[3]
- George R. R. Martin[5] (born 1948, US)
- Richard Matheson[4][5][6] (1926–2013, US)
- Robert R. McCammon[6][4] (born 1952, US)
- Michael McDowell[4][6]
- Jennifer McMahon[3]
- Sarah Monette[4]
- David Moody[7]
- Silvia Moreno-Garcia[3] (born 1981, Mexico)
- Toni Morrison[4][5][3] (1931–2019, US)
- Ottessa Moshfegh[3]
- Ryu Murakami[6]
N
- Adam Nevill[5][7] (born 1969, England)
O
- Joyce Carol Oates[4] (born 1938, US)
- Ellen Oh[4]
- Helen Oyeyemi[4][3][11]
P
- Chuck Palahniuk[5] (born 1962, US)
- Michelle Paver[1]
- Tom Piccirilli[6]
- Edgar Allan Poe[4] (1809–1849, US)
- Laura Purcell[11]
R
S
- Riley Sager[3]
- Joan Samson[5] (1937–1976)
- Mary Shelley[4][5][3][6][7] (1797–1851, England)
- Lionel Shriver[3]
- Anne Rivers Siddons[4][5] (1936–2019, US)
- Dan Simmons[4][5][3][6] (born 1948, US)
- Jonathan Sims[15]
- Scott Smith[4][3]
- Clark Ashton Smith[8] (1893–1961, US)
- R. L. Stine[4] (born 1943, US)
- Bram Stoker[4][5][3][6][1][16] (1847–1912, Ireland/England)
- Mats Strandberg
- Peter Straub[4][5][3][6] (1943–2022, US)
- Whitley Strieber[4] (born 1945, US)
- Charles Stross[4]
- Koji Suzuki[5][3][10][6]
- Søren Sveistrup[3]
T
- Sonya Taaffe[4]
- Michael Talbot[6]
- James Tiptree Jr. (pseudonym of Alice Bradley Sheldon)[4]
- Paul Tremblay[4][5][6][1]
- Thomas Tryon[4][5][3][6][1]
W
- Sarai Walker[3]
- Catriona Ward[5]
- Sarah Waters[5]
- Edith Wharton[3] (1862–1937, US)
- Oscar Wilde[11][10]
- Kai Ashante Wilson[4]
- David Wong (pseudonym of Jason Pargin)[4][6]
- John Wyndham[3]
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