This is a navigational list of notable writers who have published significant work in the horror fiction genre, who also have stand-alone articles on Wikipedia. All items must have a reference to demonstrate that they have produced significant work in the horror genre.
A
[edit]- Ania Ahlborn[1]
- Robert Aickman[2] (1914–1981, England)
- Gemma Amor[3]
- Jay Anson[4]
- Margaret Atwood[5] (born 1939, Canada)
- Dathan Auerbach[5][6]
- Mona Awad[1]
B
[edit]- Iain Banks[6] (1954–2013, Scotland)
- L. A. Banks[5][4]
- Tracey Baptiste[5]
- Clive Barker[5][6][7][8] (born 1952, England)
- Laird Barron[5] (born 1970, US)
- Agustina Bazterrica[6][4][1]
- John Bellairs[5] (1938–1991, US)
- E. F. Benson[9] (1867–1940, England)
- Lauren Beukes[7]
- Ambrose Bierce[10] (1842 – c. 1914, US)
- Jerome Bixby[5] (1923–1998, US)
- Algernon Blackwood[5][8][9] (1869–1951, England)
- William Peter Blatty[5][6][4][11][7] (1928–2017, US)
- Robert Bloch[11] (1917–1994, US)
- Marjorie Bowen[12] (1885–1952, England)
- Ray Bradbury[5][6][4][13][7] (1920–2012, US)
- Poppy Z. Brite[5][6] (born 1967, US)
- Max Brooks[5][6][7]
- Christopher Buehlman[5][4]
- Chesya Burke[5]
- A. M. Burrage[14] (1889–1956, England)
- Octavia E. Butler[5][6][4]
C
[edit]- Rachel Caine[4]
- Ramsey Campbell[5][8] (born 1946, England)
- M. R. Carey[5]
- Emily Carroll[5]
- Angela Carter[5][4]
- Robert W. Chambers[5][9] (1865–1933, US)
- Stephen Chbosky[4]
- Joey Comeau[7]
- Justin Cronin[11]
- Nick Cutter[5][1]
D
[edit]- Roald Dahl[4] (1916–1990, Wales/England)
- Mark Z. Danielewski[5][6][7]
- Walter de la Mare[9] (1873–1956, England)
- Joe Donnelly[6]
- Daphne du Maurier[5][4][7] (1907–1989, England)
- Tananarive Due[6] (born 1966, US)
- Lois Duncan[5]
- Katherine Dunn[6][4][7]
- Lord Dunsany[9] (1878–1957, England/Ireland)
E
[edit]- Amelia B. Edwards[15] (1831–1892, England)
- Bret Easton Ellis[5][6][4][7] (born 1964, US)
- Harlan Ellison[5] (1934–2018, US)
- Guy Endore[5] (1901–1970, US)
- Mariana Enriquez[5][13][16]
F
[edit]- Gemma Files[5][6] (born 1968, Canada)
- John Fowles[5]
G
[edit]- Neil Gaiman[4][13][7] (born 1960, England)
- Charlotte Perkins Gilman[5] (1860–1935, US)
- William Golding[5][4]
- Sara Gran[5][6][4]
- Mira Grant[5] (born 1978, US)
H
[edit]- Elizabeth Hand[5]
- Thomas Harris[11][7] (born 1940, US)
- Zakiya Dalila Harris[6]
- Rachel Harrison[6]
- L. P. Hartley[17] (1895–1972, England)
- Nathaniel Hawthorne[5] (1804–1864, US)
- Grady Hendrix[4][7]
- James Herbert[8] (1943–2013, England)
- Thomas Olde Heuvelt[1]
- Joe Hill[5][11][7][1]
- Matt Hill[18]
- Susan Hill[5][4][7]
- Jennifer Hillier[4]
- William Hope Hodgson[9] (1877–1918, England)
- Nalo Hopkinson[5] (born 1960, Jamaica/Canada)
- Andrew Michael Hurley[1]
- Shaun Hutson[8] (born 1958, England)
I
[edit]J
[edit]- Shirley Jackson[5][6][4][13][16][7][1] (1916–1965, US)
- W. W. Jacobs[5] (1863–1943, England)
- Henry James[5][16][7][1] (1843–1916, US/England)
- M. R. James[8][9] (1862–1936, England)
- Daisy Johnson[16]
- Stephen Graham Jones[6][4] (born 1972, US)
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Stephen King
- Alma Katsu[5][6][4]
- Jack Ketchum[5][7] (1946–2018, US)
- Cassandra Khaw[13]
- Caitlin R. Kiernan[5][6]
- Stephen King[5][6][4][13][11][7][1] (born 1947, US)
- T. E. D. Klein[7] (born 1947, US)
- Kathe Koja[5] (born 1960, US)
- Dean R. Koontz[5] (born 1945, US)
- Daniel Kraus[5]
- R.F. Kuang[1]
L
[edit]- John Langan[5][6] (born 1969, US)
- Richard Laymon
- Joe R. Lansdale[5] (born 1951, US)
- Victor LaValle[6][16][7][5] (born 1972, US)
- Margery Lawrence[19] (1889–1969, England)
- Vernon Lee[20] (1856–1935, England)
- Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu[5]
- Ira Levin[5][7] (1929–2007, US)
- Matthew Lewis[6]
- Thomas Ligotti
- John Ajvide Lindqvist[5][6][7][1] (born 1968, Sweden)
- Livia Llewellyn[5]
- H. P. Lovecraft[5][7][1] (1890–1937, US)
- Brian Lumley[1] (1937–2024, England)
M
[edit]- Carmen Maria Machado[5]
- Arthur Machen[5][9] (1863–1947, Wales)
- Josh Malerman[5][6][4][7][1]
- Robert Marasco[5][7]
- William March[4]
- George R. R. Martin[6] (born 1948, US)
- Richard Matheson[5][6][7] (1926–2013, US)
- Robert R. McCammon[7][5] (born 1952, US)
- Michael McDowell[5][7]
- Jennifer McMahon[4]
- Sarah Monette[5]
- David Moody[8]
- Silvia Moreno-Garcia[4] (born 1981, Mexico)
- Toni Morrison[5][6][4] (1931–2019, US)
- Ottessa Moshfegh[4]
- Ryu Murakami[7]
N
[edit]- Adam Nevill[6][8] (born 1969, England)
O
[edit]- Joyce Carol Oates[5] (born 1938, US)
- Ellen Oh[5]
- Helen Oyeyemi[5][4][13]
P
[edit]- Chuck Palahniuk[6] (born 1962, US)
- Michelle Paver[1]
- Tom Piccirilli[7]
- Edgar Allan Poe[5] (1809–1849, US)
- Laura Purcell[13]
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Mary Shelley
- Riley Sager[4]
- Joan Samson[6] (1937–1976)
- Mary Shelley[5][6][4][7][8] (1797–1851, England)
- Lionel Shriver[4]
- Anne Rivers Siddons[5][6] (1936–2019, US)
- Dan Simmons[5][6][4][7] (1948–2026, US)
- May Sinclair[22] (1863–1946, England)
- Jonathan Sims[23]
- Scott Smith[5][4]
- Clark Ashton Smith[9] (1893–1961, US)
- Simone St. James[4]
- R. L. Stine[5] (born 1943, US)
- Bram Stoker[5][6][4][7][1][24] (1847–1912, Ireland/England)
- Dacre Stoker
- Mats Strandberg
- Peter Straub[5][6][4][7] (1943–2022, US)
- Whitley Strieber[5] (born 1945, US)
- Charles Stross[5]
- Koji Suzuki[6][4][11][7]
- Søren Sveistrup[4]
T
[edit]- Sonya Taaffe[5]
- Michael Talbot[7]
- James Tiptree Jr. (pseudonym of Alice Bradley Sheldon)[5]
- Paul Tremblay[5][6][7][1]
- Thomas Tryon[5][6][4][7][1]
W
[edit]- H. Russell Wakefield[25] (1888–1964, England)
- Sarai Walker[4]
- Catriona Ward[6]
- Sarah Waters[6]
- Edith Wharton[4] (1862–1937, US)
- Oscar Wilde[13][11]
- Kai Ashante Wilson[5]
- David Wong (pseudonym of Jason Pargin)[5][7]
- John Wyndham[4]
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