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Brian Keene


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Brian Keene is a two-time Bram Stoker Award winning horror author, first in 2001 for his non-fiction work Jobs In Hell and then again in 2003 for his debut novel, the post-apocalyptic zombie tale The Rising. In 2004, he won the Shocker Award for his non-fiction work Sympathy For the Devil. His other novels include Dead Sea, Ghoul, City of the Dead, Terminal, The Conqueror Worms, Fear Of Gravity, and more. Several of his books and stories have been optioned for film, video game and comic book adaptations.
 

Genres: Horror, Fantasy
 
New and upcoming books
Series
Rising
   1. The Rising (2003)
   2. City of the Dead (2005)
   Deliverance (2015)
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LeHorn's Hollow
   1. Dark Hollow (2006)
     aka The Rutting Season
   2. Ghost Walk (2008)
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Best of Hail Saten
   1. Sympathy for the Devil (2006)
   2. Running With the Devil (2007)
   3. The New Fear (2007)
   4. Leader of the Banned (2022)
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Last Zombie
   1. The Last Zombie (2011)
   2. Inferno (2011)
   3. Neverland (2012)
   4. Before the After (2013)
   5. The End (2013)
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Lost Level
   1. The Lost Level (2014)
   2. Return to the Lost Level (2018)
   3. Hole in the World (2019)
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Labyrinth
   1. The Seven (2021)
   2. Submerged (2022)
   3. Splintered (2023)
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Novels
   Terminal (2004)
   Earthworm Gods (2006)
     aka The Conqueror Worms
   The Hollow (2006)
   Ghoul (2007)
   Dead Sea (2007)
   Redemption (2008) (with Shane Ryan Staley)
   Kill Whitey (2008)
   Castaways (2009)
   Urban Gothic (2009)
   Shades (2011) (with Geoff Cooper)
   The Damned Highway (2011) (with Nick Mamatas)
   Entombed (2012)
   An Occurrence in Crazy Bear Valley (2012)
   Sixty-Five Stirrup Iron Road (2013) (with others)
   The Complex (2016)
   Pressure (2016)
   Silverwood: The Door (2019) (with others)
   Nemesai (2020) (with John Urbancik)
   Suburban Gothic (2021) (with Bryan Smith)
   Things Left Behind (2023) (with Mary SanGiovanni)
   Island of the Dead (2024)
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Collections
   No Rest for the Wicked (2001)
   4 x 4 (2001) (with others)
   Talking Smack (2002)
   The Rise and Fall of Babylon (2003) (with John Urbancik)
   No Rest At All (2003)
   Fear of Gravity (2004)
   Unhappy Endings (2009)
   Intermusings (2009) (with others)
     aka Joined at the Muse
   Infernally Yours (2009) (with others)
   Grave Conditions (2010) (with others)
   Four Rode Out (2010) (with others)
   Earthworm Gods II: Deluge (2013)
   Blood on the Page Volume 1 (2013)
   Where We Live and Die (2015)
   All Dark, All The Time (2016)
   Unearthed (2016) (with Richard Chizmar and Ray Garton)
   Love Letters From A Nihilist: Volume 3 (2019)
   Dissonant Harmonies (2021) (with Bev Vincent)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Darkness on the Edge of Town (2010)
   Scratch (2010)
   The Cage (2010)
   Jack's Magic Beans (2011)
   Take the Long Way Home (2011)
   Tequila's Sunrise (2011)
   Alone (2012)
   The Girl on the Glider (2013)
   School's Out (2017)
   White Fire (2018)
   With Teeth (2021)
   Sundancing (2022)
   Exquisite Corpse (2023) (with Richard Chizmar, Paul Cornell, Michelle Garza, Christopher Golden, Cassandra Khaw, Stephen Kozeniewski, Melissa Lason, Nick Mamatas, Paul Tremblay and Alyssai Wong)
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Anthologies edited
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Anthology series
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Series contributed to
Clickers
   2. The Next Wave (2008) (with J F Gonzalez)
   3. Dagon Rising (2010) (with J F Gonzalez)
   4. Clickers vs Zombies (2012) (with J F Gonzalez)
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Graphic Novels show
 
Non fiction show
 
Brian Keene recommends
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Combustible (2024)
Hunter Shea
"Combustible is exlosive! A hot new take on the end of the world."
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Kill The Hunter (2023)
Bryan Smith
"KILL THE HUNTER is Bryan Smith at the top of his game. A surprisingly mainstream action-packed and bloody thriller. Loved it."
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Bad Movie Night (2023)
Patrick Lacey
"Patrick Lacey has quickly become a must-read for me with each new book."

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Anthologies containing stories by Brian Keene
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Swords in the Shadows (2023)
edited by
Cullen Bunn

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Awards
British Fantasy Society Best Novel nominee (2006) : Earthworm Gods


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