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Tim Waggoner

(b.1964)

Bram Stoker Award-winning author Tim Waggoner writes both original and media tie-in fiction, and he has published over fifty novels and seven short story collections. He teaches creative writing at Sinclair College in Dayton, Ohio.

Awards: Stoker (2016) see all

Genres: Horror, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Thriller

New and upcoming books

October 2025

Conan: Spawn of the Serpent God

January 2026

Conan: Marked for Death
(Heroic Legends)

Series

Godfire
1. The Orchard of Dreams (2006)
2. Heart's Wound (2006)

Nekropolis
   1. Nekropolis (2009)
   2. Dead Streets (2010)
   3. Dark War (2011)

Ghost Trackers (with Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson)
1. Ghost Trackers (2011)
2. Ghost Town (2012)

Shadow Watch
1. Night Terrors (2014)
2. Dream Stalkers (2015)

Custodians of the Cosmos
   1. The Atrocity Engine (2024)
   2. Book of Madness (2024)
   3. The Desolation War (2024)

Novels

   Dying for It (2001)
   The Harmony Society (2003)
   Necropolis (2004)
   Defender: Hyperswarm (2004)
   Like Death (2005)
   Pandora Drive (2006)
   Darkness Wakes (2006)
   Cross County (2008)
     aka Beneath the Bones
   Monarch of the Moon (2010)
   The Way of All Flesh (2014)
   Dark Art (2014)
   Eat the Night (2016)
   xXx : Return of Xander Cage (2017)
   Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
   The Teeth Of The Sea (2017)
   The Mouth of the Dark (2018)
   Blood Island (2018)
   They Kill (2019)
   The Forever House (2020)
   Your Turn to Suffer (2021)
   We Will Rise (2022)
   A Hunter Called Night (2023)
   Lord of the Feast (2024)
   X (2024)
   Terrifier 2 (2024)
   MaXXXine (2025)
   Conan: Spawn of the Serpent God (2025)

Collections

   All Too Surreal (2002)
   Broken Shadows (2010)
   Bone Whispers (2013)
   Dark and Distant Voices (2018)
   The Damned (2023) (with others)
   Old Monsters Never Die (2024)

Novellas and Short Stories

   The Right Thing (2007)
   The Men Upstairs (2011)
   Deep Like the River (2014)
   A Strange and Savage Garden (2014)
   The Last Mile (2014)
   The Winter Box (2017)
   A Kiss of Thorns (2017)
   Some Kind of Monster (2020)
   The World Turns Red (2025)

Series contributed to

Dragonlance : New Adventures
1. Temple of the Dragonslayer (2004)
4. Return of the Sorceress (2004)

Dark Ages Clan Novel Saga
10. Gangrel (2004)

Exalted
5. A Shadow Over Heaven Eye (2005)

Nightmare on Elm Street
3. Protege (2005)

Eberron : Blade of the Flame
   1. The Thieves of Blood (2006)
   2. Forge of the Mind Slayers (2007)
   3. Sea of Death (2008)

Stargate SG-1 (Fandemonium)
14. Valhalla (2009)

Lady Ruin
Lady Ruin (2010)

Supernatural
   12. Carved in Flesh (2013)
   14. Mythmaker (2016)
   17. Children of Anubis (2019)
   The Roads Not Taken (2013)

Grimm
3. The Killing Time (2014)

Never Fear
Never Fear - The Tarot (2016) (with others)
Never Fear - The Apocalypse (2017) (with others)

Resident Evil Novelizations
5. The Final Chapter (2017)

Cemetery Dance Select
Cemetery Dance Select: Tim Waggoner (2017)

Fiction Without Frontiers
   The Mouth of the Dark (2018)
   They Kill (2019)
   The Forever House (2020)
   Your Turn to Suffer (2021)

Alien
Alien: Prototype (2019)

Halloween
Halloween Kills (2021)

Zombicide
2. Planet Havoc (2022)

Dark Tide Horror Novellas
21. 24 Frames Per Second (2025) (with Gary A Braunbeck and Andrew Nadolny)

Heroic Legends
Conan: Marked for Death (2026)

Non fiction show

Omnibus editions show

Books containing stories by Tim Waggoner

Creepshow (2026)
13 Tales of Terror
edited by
James Aquilone

Fever Dreams (2025)
(Flame Tree Book of Horror, book 6)
edited by
Mark Morris

This Way Lies Madness (2025)
edited by
Dave Jeffery and Lee Murray

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Awards

2016 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Long Fiction : The Winter Box

Award nominations

	2024 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection (nominee) : Old Monsters Never Die
	2019 Shirley Jackson Award for Best Short Fiction (nominee) : How to be a Horror Writer
	2019 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Short Fiction (nominee) : A Touch of Madness
	2018 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection (nominee) : Dark and Distant Voices
	2017 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Long Fiction (nominee) : A Kiss of Thorns
	2012 Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Men Upstairs

Tim Waggoner recommends

Overgrowth (2025)
Mira Grant
"A deliciously nasty blend of science fiction, horror, and thriller - hard-hitting and compulsively readable!"

At Dark, I Become Loathsome (2025)
Eric LaRocca
"With scalpel-sharp prose and an imagination bleak as a starless night sky, Eric LaRocca is the reigning king of uncompromising, decadent horror."

Edenville (2023)
Sam Rebelein
"Edenville is a tour de force of horror writing. The eerie atmosphere and building intensity will have you on the edge of your seat, while the sharply drawn characters and nightmarish imagery will keep you hooked from start to finish. Fans of Clive Barker and Stephen King at the peak of their powers won't want to miss this one."

Kill The Hunter (2023)
Bryan Smith
"KILL THE HUNTER is compulsively readable and a lot of fun. Get ready to sink your teeth into a heart-pounding fusion of supernatural horror and adrenaline-fueled action as the line between hunter and prey blurs!"

Demon Dagger (2022)
Russell James
"A hugely entertaining story of all-too-human heroes battling soul-devouring demons. James' best novel yet!"

Dance Among the Flames (2022)
Tori Eldridge
"Compulsively readable, with prose so smooth and evocative the pages fly by."

The Deer Kings (2021)
Wendy N Wagner
"In Wendy Wagner's masterful The Deer Kings, past and present are interwoven in a dark tapestry of occult mystery, small-town secrets, and mounting dread. This is a compulsively readable novel with strong characters that live and breathe on the page and a richly detailed and evocative Pacific Northwest setting. This story will sink its claws in you from the first word and won't release you until the last, and it will haunt your imagination long after you finish reading. One of the best books I've read in a long time, highly recommended!"

Moon Child (2021)
Gaby Triana
"MOON CHILD is a tension-filled tale of paranormal suspense with a strong lead character and delicious chills. I loved it, and you will too!"

Mr. Cables (2020)
Ronald Malfi
"In Ronald Malfi's haunting new novella Mr. Cables, the past has teeth and bites deep. Another winner from a modern master of contemporary horror!"

The Train Derails in Boston (2016)
Jessica McHugh
"A feverish well dream of erotic horror- eerie, intense, and deeply unsettling."

Our Dying Land (2013)
Edward J McFadden III
"A thrilling dark fantasy with with a unique premise and intriguing characters. Eco-horror as its finest!"

Best New Zombie Tales Volume 1 (2010)
(Best New Zombie Tales, book 1)
James Roy Daley
"In an increasingly crowded graveyard of zombie anthologies, this is a real standout. The stories are thought provoking, chilling, and entertaining, proving that there's still plenty of life in this sub-genre. Long live zombies!"

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