Nancy Kilpatrick


Nancy Kilpatrick was a Canadian author who wrote stories in the genres of dark fantasy, horror, mystery, erotic horror, and gothic subculture.
Kilpatrick is most known for her vampire-themed works.

Background

Kilpatrick lived and worked in Montreal. She also taught Short Story Writing at George Brown College. Kilpatrick died on March 31, 2025, at the age of 78.

Awards

Kilpatrick was a recipient of the Arthur Ellis Award. Fangoria called her "Canada's answer to Anne Rice".

Works

Fiction

Dracul: An Eternal Love Story Eternal City with Michael Kilpatrick

''The Darker Passions'' (under the pseudonym Amarantha Knight)

Dracula Frankenstein The Fall of the House of Usher Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde The Picture of Dorian Gray Carmilla
  • ''The Pit and the Pendulum''

''World of Darkness''

As One Dead with Don Bassingthwaite

''Power of the Blood World''

Child of the Night Near Death Reborn
  • ''Bloodlover''

''Friday the 13th: Jason X''

Planet of the Beast

''Thrones of Blood''

Revenge of the Vampir King Sacrifice of the Hybrid Princess Abduction of Two Rulers Savagery of the Rebel King
  • ''Anguish of the Sapiens Queen''

Collections

Sex & the Single Vampire Endorphins The Vampire Stories of Nancy Kilpatrick Cold Comfort Contos / Vampiros Vampyric Variations
  • ''Thirteen Plus-1 Lovecraftian Narratives''

Anthologies under the pseudonym Amarantha Knight

Flesh Fantastic Love Bites Sex Macabre Seductive Spectres
  • ''Demon Sex''

Other Anthologies

In the Shadow of the Gargoyle with Thomas S. RocheGraven Images: Fifteen Tales of Magic and Myth with Thomas S. Roche2001 World Fantasy Convention: "Je me souviens..." with Matthew Frederick, Margaret Grady, and Hugues LeblancOutsiders: 22 All New Stories From the Edge with Nancy HolderTesseracts Thirteen: Chilling Tales of the Great White North with David MorrellEvolve: Vampire Stories of the New Undead Evolve Two: Vampire Stories of the Future Undead Danse Macabre: Close Encounters with the Reaper Expiration Date nEvermore! with Caro Soles

Nonfiction

  • ''The Goth Bible: A Compendium for the Darkly Inclined''