Graham Masterton was born in Edinburgh in 1946. After training as a newspaper reporter, Masterton went on to edit the new British men's magazine Mayfair. There he encouraged William Burroughs to develop a series of articles that would eventually become the novel The Wild Boys. At the age of 24, Masterton became an executive in the magazine publishing business and he began writing a series of bestselling, nonfiction books.
His first foray in to the world of horror fiction began with the debut of The Manitou in 1976. This chilling tale of a Native American medicine man reborn in the present day to exact his revenge on the white man became an instant bestseller and was made into a movie starring Tony Curtis. He has since published more than 35 award-winning, horror novels, including Blind Panic, Descendant, Tooth and Claw and House of Bones, among others.
In addition to his prolific fiction career, many of his stories were filmed for TV in the Tony Scott horror series entitled " The Hunger" and the "The Secret Shih-Tan" which starred Jason Scott Lee. Masterton has been awarded the Edgar Award and Bram Stoker Award for outstanding horror fiction, as well as nominated for the World Fantasy Award.
Masterton continues to write novels that range from thrillers to disaster novels to historical sagas. He has published four collections of short stories, written four horror novels for children and produced a popular horror series for young adults featuring the protagonist Jim Rook.
He and his wife, Wiescka, live in Surrey, England and Cork, Ireland where he continues to write several new short stories and is working on his latest novel.
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If you enjoy reading Graham Masterton, you might enjoy the works of the following contemporary, horror authors -
CLIVE BARKER - With his flair for imaginative plots and sophisticated settings, Clive Barker creates horror and fantasy fiction that is story-driven and thought-provoking. Using bizarre, surreal and paranormal elements, he addresses themes such as good and evil and life and death. Consider reading The Damnation Game, Mister B. Gone and more.
DEAN KOONTZ - His novels blend elements of many genres that combine suspense, horror, fantasy and thrillers. His work creates menacing atmospheres and nightmarish tones. They explore the battle between good and evil and often feature protagonists with paranormal abilities. Consider reading Breathless, Odd Hours and more.
JOHN SAUL - Saul's work has been scaring readers with fast-paced, plot-twisting horror for over three decades. A typical Saul novel begins with a violent prologue of terror past. Characters are placed in the present where a supernatural being terrorizes them. Readers love that the tension keeps building throughout the book. Consider reading Faces of Fear, Perfect Nightmare: a novel and more.
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