Cthulhu Mythos writers

Stephen Edwin King is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror fiction and has also explored other genres, among them suspense, crime, science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery. He has written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in collections.

American writer and editor (1890–1937)

English writer (born 1960)

Guillermo del Toro Gómez is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. His work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales, gothicism and horror, often blending the genres, with an effort to infuse visual or poetic beauty in the grotesque. He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power. He is known for pioneering dark fantasy in the film industry and for his use of insectile and religious imagery, his themes of Catholicism, celebrating imperfection, underworld motifs, practical special effects, and dominant amber lighting.

British comic book author (born 1953)

American author (1906–1936)

U.S. science fiction and fantasy writer and poet (1937–1995)

American fiction writer (1917–1994)

American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction (1910–1992)

American writer (1918–2009)

English writer, critic, and activist (born 1972)

American author (1937-2011)

American author (1893-1961)

British writer and philosopher (1931–2013)

American author (1915–1958)

British science fiction writer and blogger

American novelist, short story writer, poet, editor, and anthologist (1909–1971)

American horror author

Argentine journalist, novelist, and short story writer

English author

English novelist (born 1959)

American author (1884-1943)

American novelist, short story writer, poet (1901–1994)

British writer (1948–2024)

English horror fiction writer (1937–2024)

American fantasy writer, editor, critic (1930–1988)

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American theologian

American game designer (born 1955)

American writer

Japanese writer

American writer (1945–1994)

American writer (1898–1988)

British writer

American poet, novelist (1936–2024)

American writer

American writer (1935–2020)

novelist, short story writer, food writer from the United States

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Ukrainian writer and publisher (1883–1972)

English journalist, author and singer (1943–2013)

American speculative fiction anthologist and political scientist (1941-2011)

American writer

American writer (1908–1987)

American writer

Japanese illustrator

Japanese mangaka

American horror writer (1951-2019)

American short story writer

Japanese manga artist

Belgian writer (1944-2018)

British writer and journalist (1924-2013)

Spanish psychiatrist, essayist, and translator

American writer

Japanese novelist

American author

American writer

American writer