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Charles L Grant
(Charles Lewis Grant)
(1942 - 2006)Husband of Kathryn Ptacek
aka Steven Charles, Lionel Fenn, Simon Lake, Deborah Lewis, Geoffrey Marsh
Charles L. Grant won a World Fantasy Award for his novella collection Nightmare Seasons, a Nebula Award in 1976 for his short story "A Crowd of Shadows", and another Nebula Award in 1978 for his novella "A Glow of Candles, a Unicorn's Eye," the latter telling of an actor's dilemma in a post-literate future. Grant also edited the award-winning Shadows anthology, running eleven volumes from 1978-1991.
In 1987 he received the British Fantasy Society's Special Award, for life achievement. In May of 2000, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from HWA. In addition, he received two Nebula Awards and three World Fantasy Awards for his writing and editing.
In 1987 he received the British Fantasy Society's Special Award, for life achievement. In May of 2000, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from HWA. In addition, he received two Nebula Awards and three World Fantasy Awards for his writing and editing.
Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Series
Oxrun Station
1. The Hour of the Oxrun Dead (1977)
2. The Sound of Midnight (1978)
3. The Last Call of Mourning (1979)
4. The Grave (1981)
5. Bloodwind (1982)
6. Nightmare Seasons (1982)
7. The Soft Whisper of the Dead (1982)
The Long Night of the Grave (1986)
8. The Orchard (1986)
9. Dialing the Wind (1989)
1. The Hour of the Oxrun Dead (1977)
2. The Sound of Midnight (1978)
3. The Last Call of Mourning (1979)
4. The Grave (1981)
5. Bloodwind (1982)
6. Nightmare Seasons (1982)
7. The Soft Whisper of the Dead (1982)
The Long Night of the Grave (1986)
8. The Orchard (1986)
9. Dialing the Wind (1989)
Universe of Horror Trilogy
1. The Soft Whisper of the Dead (1982)
2. The Dark Cry of the Moon (1986)
3. The Long Night of the Grave (1986)
1. The Soft Whisper of the Dead (1982)
2. The Dark Cry of the Moon (1986)
3. The Long Night of the Grave (1986)
Lincoln Blackthorne (as by Geoffrey Marsh)
1. The King of Satan's Eyes (1984)
2. The Tail of the Arabian, Knight (1986)
3. The Patch of the Odin Soldier (1988)
4. The Fangs of the Hooded Demon (1988)
1. The King of Satan's Eyes (1984)
2. The Tail of the Arabian, Knight (1986)
3. The Patch of the Odin Soldier (1988)
4. The Fangs of the Hooded Demon (1988)
Quest for the White Duck (as by Lionel Fenn)
1. Blood River Down (1986)
2. Web of Defeat (1987)
3. Agnes Day (1987)
1. Blood River Down (1986)
2. Web of Defeat (1987)
3. Agnes Day (1987)
Private School (as by Steven Charles)
1. Nightmare Session (1986)
2. Academy of Terror (1986)
3. The Witches Eye (1986)
4. Skeleton Key (1986)
5. The Enemy Within (1986)
6. The Last Alien (1987)
1. Nightmare Session (1986)
2. Academy of Terror (1986)
3. The Witches Eye (1986)
4. Skeleton Key (1986)
5. The Enemy Within (1986)
6. The Last Alien (1987)
Kent Montana (as by Lionel Fenn)
1. The Really Ugly Thing from Mars (1990)
2. The Reasonably Invisible Man (1991)
3. The Once and Future Thing (1991)
4. The Mark of the Moderately Vicious Vampire (1992)
5. 668 (1992)
1. The Really Ugly Thing from Mars (1990)
2. The Reasonably Invisible Man (1991)
3. The Once and Future Thing (1991)
4. The Mark of the Moderately Vicious Vampire (1992)
5. 668 (1992)
Midnight Place (as by Simon Lake)
1. Daughter of Darkness (1992)
2. Something's Watching (1992)
3. Death Cycle (1993)
4. He Told Me to (1993)
1. Daughter of Darkness (1992)
2. Something's Watching (1992)
3. Death Cycle (1993)
4. He Told Me to (1993)
Diego (as by Lionel Fenn)
1. Once Upon a Time in the East (1993)
2. By the Time I Get to Nashville (1994)
3. Time (1994)
1. Once Upon a Time in the East (1993)
2. By the Time I Get to Nashville (1994)
3. Time (1994)
Black Oak
1. Genesis (1998)
2. The Hush of Dark Wings (1999)
3. Winter Knight (1999)
4. Hunting Ground (2000)
5. When the Cold Wind Blows (2001)
1. Genesis (1998)
2. The Hush of Dark Wings (1999)
3. Winter Knight (1999)
4. Hunting Ground (2000)
5. When the Cold Wind Blows (2001)
Anthology series
Shadows
1. Shadows (1978)
2. Shadows 2 (1979)
3. Shadows 3 (1980)
4. Shadows 4 (1981)
5. Shadows 5 (1982)
6. Shadows 6 (1983)
7. Shadows 7 (1984)
8. Shadows 8 (1985)
9. Shadows 9 (1986)
10. Shadows 10 (1987)
The Best of Shadows (1988)
11. Final Shadows (1991)
1. Shadows (1978)
2. Shadows 2 (1979)
3. Shadows 3 (1980)
4. Shadows 4 (1981)
5. Shadows 5 (1982)
6. Shadows 6 (1983)
7. Shadows 7 (1984)
8. Shadows 8 (1985)
9. Shadows 9 (1986)
10. Shadows 10 (1987)
The Best of Shadows (1988)
11. Final Shadows (1991)
Greystone Bay
1. The First Chronicles of Greystone Bay (1985)
2. Doom City (1987)
3. The SeaHarp Hotel (1990)
4. In the Fog (1993)
1. The First Chronicles of Greystone Bay (1985)
2. Doom City (1987)
3. The SeaHarp Hotel (1990)
4. In the Fog (1993)
Novels
The Curse (1977)
Voices Out of Time (1977) (as by Deborah Lewis)
The Ravens of the Moon (1978)
A Quiet Night of Fear (1981)
The Nestling (1982)
Night Songs (1984)
The Tea Party (1985)
The Pet (1986)
For Fear of the Night (1987)
The Seven Spears of the W'dch'ck (1988) (as by Lionel Fenn)
In a Dark Dream (1989)
Stunts (1990)
Fire Mask (1991)
Hudson Hawk (1991) (as by Geoffrey Marsh)
Heritages from Our Founding Fathers (1991)
Something Stirs (1991)
Raven (1993)
Jackals (1994)
Voices Out of Time (1977) (as by Deborah Lewis)
The Ravens of the Moon (1978)
A Quiet Night of Fear (1981)
The Nestling (1982)
Night Songs (1984)
The Tea Party (1985)
The Pet (1986)
For Fear of the Night (1987)
The Seven Spears of the W'dch'ck (1988) (as by Lionel Fenn)
In a Dark Dream (1989)
Stunts (1990)
Fire Mask (1991)
Hudson Hawk (1991) (as by Geoffrey Marsh)
Heritages from Our Founding Fathers (1991)
Something Stirs (1991)
Raven (1993)
Jackals (1994)
Collections
A Glow of Candles (1977)
Tales from the Nightside (1981)
Black Wine (1986) (with Ramsey Campbell)
The Black Carousel (1994)
Scream Quietly (2011)
Tales from the Nightside (1981)
Black Wine (1986) (with Ramsey Campbell)
The Black Carousel (1994)
Scream Quietly (2011)
Anthologies edited
Terrors (1982)
Fears (1983)
Gallery of Horror (1983)
aka The Dodd, Mead Gallery of Horror
Nightmares (1984)
Midnight (1985)
Horrors (1986)
After Midnight (1986)
Night Terrors (1989)
Gothic Ghosts (1997) (with Wendy Webb)
Fears (1983)
Gallery of Horror (1983)
aka The Dodd, Mead Gallery of Horror
Nightmares (1984)
Midnight (1985)
Horrors (1986)
After Midnight (1986)
Night Terrors (1989)
Gothic Ghosts (1997) (with Wendy Webb)
Novellas and Short Stories
Series contributed to
Anthologies containing stories by Charles L Grant
Nebula Award Stories 10 (1975)
Nebula Winners 12 (1978)
The Year's Best Horror Stories VII (1979)
Dark Forces (1980)
Nebula Winners 14 (1980)
New Terrors 2 (1980)
The Giant Book of Horror Stories (1981)
Nebula Award Stories 16 (1982)
Haunted Houses (1983)
Masques (1984)
Night Visions 1 (1984)
Random Access Messages of the Computer Age (1984)
The Year's Best Horror Stories XIII (1985)
Hallowe'en Horrors (1986)
Cutting Edge (1986)
The Year's Best Horror Stories XIV (1986)
A Century of Horror 1970-1979 (1987)
Whispers VI (1987)
The Architecture of Fear (1987)
The Colour of Evil (1987)
Prime Evil (1988)
Gaslight and Ghosts (1988)
Jack the Ripper (1988)
Masters of Darkness 2 (1988)
The Year's Best Fantasy Second Annual Collection (1989)
aka Demons and Dreams
Scare Care (1989)
Dead End - City Limits (1991)
Horror Story Volume 3 (1991)
The Mammoth Book of Terror (1991)
Best New Horror 3 (1992)
Confederacy of the Dead (1993)
Deathport (1993)
In the Fog (1993)
Monsters in Our Midst (1993)
Nursery Crimes (1993)
To Sleep, Perchance to Dream...Nightmare (1993)
Return to the Twilight Zone (1994)
Dark Destiny (1994)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Eighth Annual Collection (1995)
The Best New Horror 6 (1995)
The Best New Horror 5 (1995)
The Giant Book of Fantasy Tales (1996)
Millennium (1997)
Robert Bloch's Psychos (1997)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Eleventh Annual Collection (1998)
In the Shadow of the Gargoyle (1998)
Nebula Winners 12 (1978)
The Year's Best Horror Stories VII (1979)
Dark Forces (1980)
Nebula Winners 14 (1980)
New Terrors 2 (1980)
The Giant Book of Horror Stories (1981)
Nebula Award Stories 16 (1982)
Haunted Houses (1983)
Masques (1984)
Night Visions 1 (1984)
Random Access Messages of the Computer Age (1984)
The Year's Best Horror Stories XIII (1985)
Hallowe'en Horrors (1986)
Cutting Edge (1986)
The Year's Best Horror Stories XIV (1986)
A Century of Horror 1970-1979 (1987)
Whispers VI (1987)
The Architecture of Fear (1987)
The Colour of Evil (1987)
Prime Evil (1988)
Gaslight and Ghosts (1988)
Jack the Ripper (1988)
Masters of Darkness 2 (1988)
The Year's Best Fantasy Second Annual Collection (1989)
aka Demons and Dreams
Scare Care (1989)
Dead End - City Limits (1991)
Horror Story Volume 3 (1991)
The Mammoth Book of Terror (1991)
Best New Horror 3 (1992)
Confederacy of the Dead (1993)
Deathport (1993)
In the Fog (1993)
Monsters in Our Midst (1993)
Nursery Crimes (1993)
To Sleep, Perchance to Dream...Nightmare (1993)
Return to the Twilight Zone (1994)
Dark Destiny (1994)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Eighth Annual Collection (1995)
The Best New Horror 6 (1995)
The Best New Horror 5 (1995)
The Giant Book of Fantasy Tales (1996)
Millennium (1997)
Robert Bloch's Psychos (1997)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Eleventh Annual Collection (1998)
In the Shadow of the Gargoyle (1998)
Short stories
| Digging | |||
| From All the Fields of Hail and Fire | |||
| The Gentle Passing of a Hand | |||
| Home | |||
| The Key to English | |||
| My Shadow is the Fog | |||
| Needle Song | |||
| A Night of Dark Intent | |||
| Old Friends | |||
| Something There Is | |||
| Come Dance with Me on My Pony's Grave (1973) | |||
| The Rest is Silence (1974) | Nebula Awards (nominee) | ||
| Temperature Days on Hawthorne Street (1974) | |||
| The Three of Tens (1975) | |||
| White Wolf Calling (1975) | Nebula Awards (nominee) | ||
| A Crowd of Shadows (1976) | Hugo (nominee) Nebula Awards | ||
| The Dark of Legends, the Light of Lies (1977) | |||
| A Glow of Candles, a Unicorn's Eye (1977) | Nebula Awards | ||
| When All the Children Call My Name (1977) | World Fantasy (nominee) | ||
| Caesar, Now Be Still (1978) | |||
| Hear Me Now, My Sweet Abbey Rose (1978) | World Fantasy (nominee) | ||
| If Damon Comes (1978) | |||
| Across the Water to Skye (1980) | |||
| A Garden of Blackred Roses (1980) | |||
| Secrets of the Heart (1980) | Nebula Awards (nominee) | ||
| Coin of the Realm (1981) | World Fantasy (nominee) | ||
| Confess the Seasons (1982) | World Fantasy | ||
| Night's Swift Dragons (1982) | World Fantasy (nominee) | ||
| And We'll Be Jolly Friends (1984) | |||
| Are You Afraid of the Dark (1984) | |||
| The Card (1984) | |||
| Family (1984) | |||
| Friends in Dark Places (1984) | |||
| In the Blood (1984) | |||
| The Old Men Know (1984) | |||
| Poor Thing (1984) | |||
| To Laugh with You, Dear (1984) | |||
| What Are Deaths For (1984) | |||
| The Children, They Laugh So Sweetly (1985) | |||
| Give Us a Big Smile (1985) | |||
| Penny Daye (1985) | |||
| Crystal (1986) | |||
| Eyes (1986) | |||
| The Last and Dreadful Hour (1986) | |||
| Out There (1986) | |||
| The Price of a Toy (1986) | |||
| Ellen, in Her Time (1987) | |||
| Everything to Live For (1987) | |||
| An Image in Twisted Silver (1987) | |||
| This Old Man (1987) | Bram Stoker (nominee) | ||
| Last Night, in the Kitchen (1988) | |||
| Now and Again in Summer (1988) | |||
| Snowman (1988) | |||
| Spinning Tales with the Dead (1988) | |||
| By the Sea (1989) | |||
| Alice Smiling (1990) | |||
| Make a Wish Upon the Moon (1991) | |||
| One Life, in an Hourglass (1991) | |||
| The Dead Speaketh Not, They Just Grunt Now and Then (1993) (as by Lionel Fenn) | |||
| In the Still, Small Hours (1993) | |||
| Josie, In the Fog (1993) | |||
| Name That Tune (1993) | |||
| Sons (1993) | |||
| Always, in the Dark (1994) | |||
| Sometimes, in the Rain (1994) | Bram Stoker (nominee) | ||
| Gray (1995) | |||
| Haunted (1997) | |||
| Riding the Black (1997) | |||
| The Soft Sound of Wings (1998) |
Awards
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Charles L Grant recommends
All of Us Are Dying (1999)
George Clayton Johnson
"The best short story writer in the field today, bar none."
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