Gary Brandner was an American horror writer who is best known for his Howling trilogy of novels. The first book was adapted as a motion picture in 1981. The film is considerably different from the novel, though it did spawn a total of six sequels up until 1995. Brandner's second and third Howling novels, published in 1978 and 1985 respectively, have no connection to the film series, though he was involved in writing the screenplay for the second Howling film.
The fourth film in the Howling series, "The Howling IV: The Original Nightmare" from 1988, is the closest adaptation of Brandner's original Howling novel, though even this differs in parts.
His novel "Walkers" was also adapted and filmed for television as "From The Dead Of Night". He also wrote the screenplay for the 1989 horror film "Cameron's Closet".
The fourth film in the Howling series, "The Howling IV: The Original Nightmare" from 1988, is the closest adaptation of Brandner's original Howling novel, though even this differs in parts.
His novel "Walkers" was also adapted and filmed for television as "From The Dead Of Night". He also wrote the screenplay for the 1989 horror film "Cameron's Closet".
Genres: Horror, Science Fiction
Series
Big Brain
1. The Aardvark Affair (1975)
aka The Big Brain
2. The Beelzebub Business (1975)
3. Energy Zero (1976)
1. The Aardvark Affair (1975)
aka The Big Brain
2. The Beelzebub Business (1975)
3. Energy Zero (1976)
Howling
1. The Howling (1978)
2. The Howling II (1979)
aka Return of the Howling
3. The Howling III (1985)
1. The Howling (1978)
2. The Howling II (1979)
aka Return of the Howling
3. The Howling III (1985)
Novels
The Players (1975)
Offshore (1979)
Walkers (1980)
aka Death Walkers
A Rage in Paradise (1981)
Hellborn (1981)
Cat People (1982)
Tribe of the Dead (1984)
aka Quintana Roo
The Brain Eaters (1985)
The Wet Good-Bye (1986)
Carrion (1986)
Cameron's Closet (1986)
aka Cameron's Terror
Floater (1988)
Doomstalker (1989)
The Boiling Pool (1995)
Mind Grabber (1999)
Rot (1999)
Billy Lives (2012)
The Sterling Standard (2012)
Offshore (1979)
Walkers (1980)
aka Death Walkers
A Rage in Paradise (1981)
Hellborn (1981)
Cat People (1982)
Tribe of the Dead (1984)
aka Quintana Roo
The Brain Eaters (1985)
The Wet Good-Bye (1986)
Carrion (1986)
Cameron's Closet (1986)
aka Cameron's Terror
Floater (1988)
Doomstalker (1989)
The Boiling Pool (1995)
Mind Grabber (1999)
Rot (1999)
Billy Lives (2012)
The Sterling Standard (2012)
Chapbooks
Anthologies containing stories by Gary Brandner
The Year's Best Horror Stories II (1972)
Modern Masters of Horror (1981)
Lovecraft's Legacy (1990)
Predators (1993)
Shock Rock II (1994)
Fear Itself (1995)
Modern Masters of Horror (1981)
Lovecraft's Legacy (1990)
Predators (1993)
Shock Rock II (1994)
Fear Itself (1995)
Short stories
The Price of a Demon (1972) | |||
Julian's Hand (1974) | |||
Aunt Edith (1989) | |||
To Have and to Hold (1990) | |||
Ugly (1990) | |||
Old Blood (1993) | |||
Mr Pants (1994) | |||
The Merry Go-Round Man (1995) | |||
Close Encounters of Madison County (1997) |
Books about Gary Brandner
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