Dennis Etchison
American writer (1943–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dennis William Etchison (March 30, 1943 – May 29, 2019) was an American writer and editor of fantasy and horror fiction.[1] Etchison referred to his own work as "rather dark, depressing, almost pathologically inward fiction about the individual in relation to the world". Stephen King has called Dennis Etchison "one hell of a fiction writer" and he has been called "the most original living horror writer in America" (The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural).[2]
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Dennis Etchison | |
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Born | (1943-03-30)March 30, 1943 Stockton, California |
Died | May 29, 2019(2019-05-29) (aged 76) |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
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While he has achieved some acclaim as a novelist, it is Etchison's work in the short story format that is especially well-regarded by critics and genre fans, as with his debut collection The Dark Country (1982) selected as one of the 100 best horror books.[3] He was President of the Horror Writers Association from 1992 to 1994. He was a multi-award winner, having won the British Fantasy Award three times for fiction, and the World Fantasy Award for anthologies he edited.