Robert McCammon is the award-winning author of 14 novels and numerous short stories. In the 1980s, McCammon's horror novels were among the most popular published, including such bestsellers as Swan Song, They Thirst, and Stinger. In the 1990s, McCammon's work turned toward the mainstream, with such novels as the phenomenal Boy's Life, MINE, and Gone South. After a hiatus during the 1990s, McCammon returned to publishing with the award-winning historical fiction novel Speaks the Nightbird in 2002.
Genres: Horror, Historical Mystery, Mystery, Thriller
New Books
Series
Stories from the Blue World
The Red House (1985)
Yellowjacket Summer (1986)
Doom City (1987)
Chico (1989)
Nightcrawlers (1989)
Pin (1989)
Something Passed By (1989)
Yellachile's Cage (1989)
Makeup (2014)
Night Calls the Green Falcon (2014)
Children of the Bedtime Machine (2015)
He'll Come Knocking at Your Door (2015)
I Scream Man (2015)
Strange Candy (2015)
White (2015)
The Red House (1985)
Yellowjacket Summer (1986)
Doom City (1987)
Chico (1989)
Nightcrawlers (1989)
Pin (1989)
Something Passed By (1989)
Yellachile's Cage (1989)
Makeup (2014)
Night Calls the Green Falcon (2014)
Children of the Bedtime Machine (2015)
He'll Come Knocking at Your Door (2015)
I Scream Man (2015)
Strange Candy (2015)
White (2015)
Matthew Corbett
1. Speaks the Nightbird (2002)
2. The Queen of Bedlam (2007)
3. Mister Slaughter (2010)
4. The Providence Rider (2012)
5. The River of Souls (2014)
6. Freedom of the Mask (2016)
7. Cardinal Black (2019)
8. King of Shadows (2022)
1. Speaks the Nightbird (2002)
2. The Queen of Bedlam (2007)
3. Mister Slaughter (2010)
4. The Providence Rider (2012)
5. The River of Souls (2014)
6. Freedom of the Mask (2016)
7. Cardinal Black (2019)
8. King of Shadows (2022)
Stories from the Hunter from the Woods
Death of a Hunter (2014)
The Great White Way (2014)
The Man from London (2014)
The Room at the Bottom of the Stairs (2014)
Sea Chase (2014)
The Wolf and the Eagle (2014)
Death of a Hunter (2014)
The Great White Way (2014)
The Man from London (2014)
The Room at the Bottom of the Stairs (2014)
Sea Chase (2014)
The Wolf and the Eagle (2014)
Novels
Baal (1978)
Bethany's Sin (1980)
The Night Boat (1980)
They Thirst (1981)
Mystery Walk (1983)
Usher's Passing (1984)
Swan Song (1987)
Stinger (1987)
Mine (1990)
Boy's Life (1991)
Gone South (1992)
The Five (2011)
The Border (2015)
The Listener (2018)
Bethany's Sin (1980)
The Night Boat (1980)
They Thirst (1981)
Mystery Walk (1983)
Usher's Passing (1984)
Swan Song (1987)
Stinger (1987)
Mine (1990)
Boy's Life (1991)
Gone South (1992)
The Five (2011)
The Border (2015)
The Listener (2018)
Omnibus
Boy's Life / Gone South (1998)
The Southern Novels (2018)
The Monster Novels (2018)
Three Novels of Creeping Terror (2022)
The Southern Novels (2018)
The Monster Novels (2018)
Three Novels of Creeping Terror (2022)
Collections
Series contributed to
Anthologies edited
Anthologies containing stories by Robert R McCammon
The Twilight Zone (1972)
Modern Masters of Horror (1981)
Masques (1984)
Hallowe'en Horrors (1986)
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 12 (1986)
Best of the Horror Show (1987)
Silver Scream (1988)
Book of the Dead (1989)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Third Annual Collection (1990)
Best New Horror (1990)
Vampires: The Greatest Stories (1991)
Best New Horror 3 (1992)
The Giant Book of Terror (1994)
Tales of the Batman (1995)
Modern Masters of Horror (1981)
Masques (1984)
Hallowe'en Horrors (1986)
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 12 (1986)
Best of the Horror Show (1987)
Silver Scream (1988)
Book of the Dead (1989)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Third Annual Collection (1990)
Best New Horror (1990)
Vampires: The Greatest Stories (1991)
Best New Horror 3 (1992)
The Giant Book of Terror (1994)
Tales of the Batman (1995)
Short stories
Makeup (1981) | |||
I Scream Man! (1984) | |||
Nightcrawlers [short story] (1984) | World Fantasy (nominee) | ||
He'll Come Knocking on Your Door (1986) | |||
The Deep End (1987) | Bram Stoker | ||
Lights Out (1987) | |||
Night Calls the Green Falcon (1988) | |||
Stinger (excerpt) (1988) | |||
Blue World [short story] (1989) | |||
Eat Me (1989) | Bram Stoker | ||
The Thang (1989) | |||
On a Beautiful Summer's Day, He Was (1990) | |||
The Miracle Mile (1991) |
Awards
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Robert R McCammon recommends

Ancient Images (1989)
Ramsey Campbell
"Ancient Images is a taut, tight thriller, a real hackle-raiser."

Goat Dance (1989)
Douglas Clegg
"Douglas Clegg is a weaver of nightmares. Goat Dance is a dark mesmerizing delight."

The End of the World Running Club (2014)
(End of the World Running Club, book 1)
Adrian J Walker
"A fresh and frighteningly real take on what 'the end' might be . . . quite an exciting and nerve-wracking 'run', with characters you believe in and feel for."

Water and Wind (2019)
(Fearing, book 2)
John F D Taff
"A powerful and epic trip into the land of feardom."

Red Unicorn (2022)
Weston Ochse
"Though the scope and nature of the book is chilling and horrific he kind of makes the reading into a little vacation. Well done!"
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