J. N. Williamson


Gerald "Jerry" Neal Williamson was an American horror writer and editor known under the name J. N. Williamson.
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Williamson graduated from Shortridge High School. He studied journalism at Butler University. His first novel was published in 1979 and he went on to publish more than 40 novels and 150 short stories. In 2003 he received a lifetime achievement award from the Horror Writers of America.
Williamson edited the critically acclaimed How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction which covered the themes of such writing and cited the works of such writers as Robert Bloch, Lee Prosser, Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, H. P. Lovecraft, August Derleth, William F. Nolan, and Stephen King. Many important writers in the genre contributed to the book. Williamson edited the popular anthology series, Masques. Some of his novels include The Ritual, Playmates, Noonspell, The Haunt, among others.
In 1946, Williamson founded The Illustrious Clients of Indianapolis, a Sherlock Holmes scion society of the Baker Street Irregulars.
Williamson recalled in a 2003 interview that his first work of fiction was a Sherlock Holmes pastiche called "The Terrible Death of Crosby, The Banker".

Martin Ruben

The Ritual Premonition
  • ''Brotherkind''

Lamia Zacharias

Death-Coach Death-Angel Death-School
  • ''Death-Doctor''

Novels

The Houngan The Offspring The Tulpa Horror House The Banished Ghost Mansion Queen of Hell The Evil One Playmates Extraterrestrial Horror Mansion Nevermore The Hour The Dentist Ghost Babel's Children The Longest Night Ladies of the Longest Night Wards of Armageddon Evil Offspring Noonspell Dead to the World They Never Even See Me The Black School Shadows of Death Hell Storm The Night Seasons The Monastery Don't Take Away the Light The Book of Webster's Bloodlines Spree The Haunt
  • ''Affinity''

Collections

The New Devil's Dictionary: Creepy Cliches and Sinister Synonyms The Naked Flesh of Feeling The Fifth Season
  • ''Frights of Fancy''

Anthologies

Masques: All-New Works of Horror and the Supernatural Masques 2 The Best of Masques Masques 3 Flesh Creepers Masques 4 Dark Masques Darker Masques
  • ''Masques V''

Short stories

House Mothers The Gap Nearly Closed Today The Book of Webster's The Night Seasons Privacy Rights Wordsong Fancy That Overnight Pass Monstrum Stories for All Seasons The Sudd The Unkindest Cut You'd Better Watch Out The Bridge People Happier Endings Something Extra Frankenstein Seen in the Ice of Extinction Goddam Time Reality Function Beasts in Buildings, Turning 'Round High Concept The Last Link Between Life and Death Origin of a Species Vladimir's Conversions Hildekin and the Big Diehl Two Hands Are Better Than One
  • ''It Does Not Come Along''

Non-fiction

  • ''How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction''

Anthologies containing stories by J. N. Williamson

Masques: All New Works of Horror and the Supernatural Best of the Horror Show: An Adventure in Terror Masques 2 Whispers VI Fantasy Tales: Vol. 10 - No. 1 Hot Blood: Tales of Provocative Horror Masques 3 Scare Care Urban Horrors The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Third Annual Collection Hotter Blood: More Tales of Erotic Horror 100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories Dark Seductions: Tales of Erotic Horror Frankenstein: The Monster Wakes Monsters in Our Midst Predators Celebrity Vampires Night Screams Seeds of Fear Vampire Detectives Werewolves Fear the Fever The Giant Book of Fantasy Tales White House Horrors
  • ''Terminal Frights''