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Ramsey Campbell
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English author
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Ramsey Campbell is a British writer, novelist, and screenwriter born in Liverpool on 4 January 1946. He resides in Liverpool and writes in English. His professional work spans prose, horror literature, and thriller genres, with a specific focus on science fiction. Campbell identifies as an agnostic.
His notable works include *Horror For Good*, *Revelations*, *Tales of Jack the Ripper*, *Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos*, and *Young Blood*. He has been nominated for the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, the Locus Award for Best Horror Novel, the Bram Stoker Award for Novel, and the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. Campbell received the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement. His writing has been influenced by H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Vladimir Nabokov, and Fritz Leiber.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 4 January 1946
- Works
- 225
Top works
- Horror For Good
- Revelations
- Tales of Jack the Ripper
- Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos
- Young blood
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Film & TV
Acting · Liverpool, England, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Ramsey Campbell (born 4 January 1946 in Liverpool) is an English horror fiction author. Since he first came to prominence in the mid-1960s, critics have cited Campbell as one of the leading writers in his field: T. E. D. Klein has written that "Campbell reigns supreme in the field today", while S. T. Joshi stated, "future generations will regard him as…
Known for
- Tales of the Uncanny — Self2020
- The Last Wolf: Karl Edward Wagner — Self2020
- Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown — Self2008
- Lugosi: The Dark Prince — Self2006
- Karloff: The Gentle Monster — Self2006
- The Story of the Ghost Story2005
- 100 Scariest Movie Moments — Self2004
- The Eldritch Influence: The Life, Vision, and Phenomenon of H.P. Lovecraft — Himself2003
- Horror Cafe — Self1990
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 78
- Total plays
- 406
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,756x
- Convergent and discriminant validation by the multitrait-multimethod matrix.
· 1959 · cited 11,513x
- The Sequence of the Human Genome
· 2001 · cited 10,201x
- Sequential extraction procedure for the speciation of particulate trace metals
· 1979 · cited 9,870x
- IntCal13 and Marine13 Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curves 0–50,000 Years cal BP
· 2013 · cited 9,542x
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Campbell
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Liverpool
- Occupation
- science fiction writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- agnosticism
- Genre
- science fiction
- Official website
- www.ramseycampbell.com
- Image
- Ramsey Campbell.jpg
- Residence
- Liverpool
Show 3 more facts
- date of birth
- 1946-01-06
- influenced by
- H. P. Lovecraft
- social media followers
- 5751
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