Christopher Fowler ist ein renommierter englischer Autor, der für seine Thriller, Horror, Mystery und Satire gefeiert wird. Bekannt ist er vor allem für seine Bryant and May-Reihe, die von Kritikern und Publikum gleichermaßen gut aufgenommen wurde. Mehrere seiner Romane waren Bestseller und wurden von bedeutenden Hollywood-Persönlichkeiten wie Guillermo Del Toro und Jude Law optioniert.
Geboren 1953, entwickelte Fowler bereits in jungen Jahren ein großes Interesse an Kriminalliteratur, insbesondere an der Stadt London. Er hat sich zu einem der etabliertesten britischen Thrillerautoren entwickelt, der für seine düstere Urban Fiction und sein tiefes Verständnis für die Londoner Unterwelt bekannt ist. Fowlers Werke zeichnen sich häufig durch die Anatomie verschiedener Londoner Gangs aus und spiegeln seine umfangreiche Recherche und Vertrautheit mit der kriminellen Landschaft der Stadt wider.
Fowler ist ein produktiver Autor, der 45 Romane und Kurzgeschichtensammlungen verfasst hat, darunter "Roofworld", "Spanky", "Psychoville", "Calabash" und zwei Memoirenbände, "Paperboy" und "Film Freak". Seine Werke sind bekannt für ihre Mischung aus schwarzem Humor, Angst und sozialer Satire. Er hat zahlreiche Auszeichnungen für sein Schreiben erhalten, darunter den BFS Best Short Story of the Year 1998 für "Wageslaves" und den CWA People's Choice Award 2004 für "The Water Room". Seine Novelle "Breathe" gewann 2005 den BFS Best Novella Award.
Fowler wurde in Greenwich, London, geboren und lebt nach Aufenthalten in den USA und Frankreich nun in Londons King's Cross und Barcelona. Er hatte eine vielseitige Karriere, in der er für BBC-Radio Komödie und Drama schrieb, Drehbücher, Features und Kolumnen für nationale Zeitungen, Graphic Novels, Stücke und Videospiele verfasste. Seine Kurzgeschichte "The Master Builder" wurde in den Film "Through The Eyes Of A Killer" adaptiert. Er hatte auch die Gelegenheit, mehrere Kindheitsfantasien zu erfüllen, wie zum Beispiel die Veröffentlichung eines Weihnachtspop-Singles, das Erscheinen als männliches Model, das Schreiben eines Bühnenstücks und die Teilnahme an einem Batman-Comic.
Bryant & May: Peculiar Crimes Unit Books
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Full Dark House
2003
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The Water Room
2004
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Seventy-Seven Clocks
2005
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Ten Second Staircase
2006
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White Corridor
2007
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The Victoria Vanishes
2008
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Bryant & May on the Loose
2009
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Off the Rails
2010
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The Memory of Blood
2011
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Bryant & May's Mystery Tour
2011
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The Invisible Code
2012
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The Bleeding Heart
2014
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The Secret Santa
2015
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The Burning Man
2015
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Strange Tide
2016
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Wild Chamber
2017
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Hall of Mirrors
2018
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The Lonely Hour
2019
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England’s Finest
2019
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Oranges and Lemons
2020
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London Bridge Is Falling Down
2021
Bryant & May Collections
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London's Glory
2015
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England’s Finest
2019
Bryant & May Graphic Novels
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The Casebook of Bryant & May: The Soho Devil
2012
Bryant & May Companion Books
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Peculiar London
2022
Hellion Books
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The Curse of Snakes
2010
Einzelromane
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Roofworld
1988
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Rune
1990
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Red Bride
1992
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Darkest Day
1993
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Spanky
1994
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Psychoville
1995
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Disturbia
1997
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Soho Black
1998
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Calabash
2000
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Plastic
2003
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Breathe
2004
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Hell Train
2011
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Nyctophobia
2014
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The Sand Men
2015
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The Foot on the Crown
2024
Short Stories/Novellas (with James Oswald, with Jane Casey)
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Wage Slaves
1997
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The Green Man
2002
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American Waitress
2003
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The Spider Kiss
2007
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Beautiful Men
2010
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#ChooseThePlot
2014
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Bryant & May and the Nameless Woman
2015
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Reconciliation Day
2016
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The Washing
2019
Kurzgeschichtensammlungen
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The Bureau of Lost Souls
1984
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City Jitters
1986
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More City Jitters
1988
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Flesh Wounds
1989
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Sharper Knives
1992
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Personal Demons
1998
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Uncut
1999
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The Devil in Me
2001
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Demonized
2004
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Old Devil Moon
2007
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Red Gloves
2011
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Red Gloves Volume I & II
2011
Graphic Novels
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Menz Insana
1997
Sachbücher
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How to Impersonate Famous People
1985
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Ultimate Party Book
1985
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Paperboy
2009
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Invisible Ink
2012
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Film Freak
2013
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The Book of Forgotten Authors
2017
Bibliomysteries Books
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The Book of Virtue
2012
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Pronghorns of the Third Reich
2012
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The Book Thing
2012
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The Book Case
2012
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An Acceptable Sacrifice
2012
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Death Leaves a Bookmark
2012
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The Final Testament
2013
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Rides a Stranger
2013
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The Long Sonata of the Dead
2013
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The Book of Ghosts
2013
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The Compendium of Srem
2014
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What's in a Name?
2014
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Remaindered
2014
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The Sequel
2014
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The Gospel of Sheba
2014
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Book Club
2014
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The Nature of My Inheritance
2014
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It's in the Book
2014
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The Scroll
2014
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The Book of the Lion
2015
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The Little Men
2015
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Condor in the Stacks
2015
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Mystery, Inc.
2015
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Every Seven Years
2015
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From the Queen
2015
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The Travelling Companion
2016
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Citadel
2016
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Reconciliation Day
2016
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Dead Dames Don't Sing
2016
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The Haze
2016
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Hoodoo Harry
2017
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The Pretty Little Box
2018
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Seven Years
2018
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The Hemingway Valise
2018
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The Last Honest Horse Thief
2018
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The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository
2018
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The Girl Who Did Say No
2020
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The Traitor
2022
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The Dark Door
2022
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The Honeymoon Trap
2022
Bibliomysteries Series in Chronological Order
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The Book of Virtue
2012
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The Scroll
2014
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Pronghorns of the Third Reich
2012
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An Acceptable Sacrifice
2012
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Death Leaves a Bookmark
2012
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Seven Years
2018
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The Book Thing
2012
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The Book of Ghosts
2013
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Book Club
2014
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The Long Sonata of the Dead
2013
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The Final Testament
2013
12
Rides a Stranger
2013
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What's in a Name?
2014
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It's in the Book
2014
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The Nature of My Inheritance
2014
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Remaindered
2014
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The Compendium of Srem
2014
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The Gospel of Sheba
2014
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The Sequel
2014
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The Book of the Lion
2015
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The Little Men
2015
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Every Seven Years
2015
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Citadel
2016
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Condor in the Stacks
2015
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Mystery, Inc.
2015
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The Travelling Companion
2016
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The Haze
2016
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Dead Dames Don't Sing
2016
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Reconciliation Day
2016
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Hoodoo Harry
2017
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The Pretty Little Box
2018
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The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository
2018
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The Hemingway Valise
2018
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The Last Honest Horse Thief
2018
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The Book Case
2012
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From the Queen
2015
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The Girl Who Did Say No
2020
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The Traitor
2022
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The Dark Door
2022
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The Honeymoon Trap
2022
Sherlock Holmes Gaslight Books (with Fred Saberhagen, with Lawrence C. Connolly, with William Meikle, with J.R. Campbell, with Tony Richards, with Paul Kane, with Stephen Volk, with Kevin Cockle, with Jeff Campbell, with Charles Prepolec, with Tom English, with Simon K. Unsworth)
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Gaslight Gothic: Strange Tales of Sherlock Holmes
2018
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Gaslight Ghouls: Uneasy Tales of Sherlock Holmes, Monsters and Madmen
2022
Zombie Apocalypse! Books
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The Mammoth Book of Zombie Apocalypse! Fightback
2012
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Zombie Apocalypse! Horror Hospital
2014
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Zombie Apocalypse! Washington Deceased
2014
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Zombie Apocalypse! End Game
2014
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Zombie Apocalypse! Acapulcalypse Now
2015
Humdrumming Book of Horror Stories Books (with Garry Douglas Kilworth, with Conrad Williams, with Mark Morris, with Tim Lebbon, with Guy Adams, with Simon Strantzas, with Gary McMahon, with Sarah Pinborough, with Rhys Hughes, with Gary Fry, with John Travis, with Michael Kelly, with James Cooper, with Davin Ireland, with Andrew Jury, with Carol Weekes, with Ian Alexander Martin)
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The First Humdrumming Book of Horror Stories
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The Second Humdrumming Book of Horror Stories
2008
Pan Book of Horror Stories Books
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The Pan Book of Horror Stories
1959
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The Second Pan Book of Horror Stories
1960
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The Third Pan Book of Horror Stories
1962
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The Sixth Pan Book of Horror Stories
1965
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The 7th Pan Book of Horror Stories
1966
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The Eighth Pan Book of Horror Stories
1967
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The Eleventh Pan Book of Horror Stories
1970
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The 13th Pan Book of Horror Stories
1972
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The 16th Pan Book of Horror Stories
1975
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The 19th Pan Book of Horror Stories
1978
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The 20th Pan Book of Horror Stories
1979
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The 21st Pan Book of Horror Stories
1980
Christopher Fowler Anthologies
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The Pan Book of Horror Stories
1959
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The 19th Pan Book of Horror Stories
1978
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Drabble II: Double Century
1990
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The Mammoth Book of Vampires
1992
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The Giant Book of Zombies
1993
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Best New Horror 4
1993
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The Mammoth Book of Zombies
1993
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The Giant Book of Terror
1994
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Best New Horror 5
1994
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Dark Terrors
1995
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The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 7
1996
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Dark Terrors 3
1997
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Destination Unknown
1997
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Secret City
1997
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Dark of the Night
1997
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The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 8
1997
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The Mammoth Book of Dracula
1997
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Dark Terrors 4
1998
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Eleventh Annual Collection
1998
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The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 9
1998
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The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10
1999
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Dark Terrors 5
2000
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Urban Gothic: Lacuna and Other Trips
2001
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The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, #12
2001
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Stranger: Dark Tales of Eerie Encounters
2002
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Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 13
2002
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Dark Terrors 6
2002
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Fifteenth Annual Collection
2002
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Sixteenth Annual Collection
2003
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The Mammoth Book of New Terror
2004
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The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, Vol. 15
2004
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Shrouded by Darkness: Tales of Terror
2006
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The British Fantasy Society: A Celebration
2006
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Best New Horror 18
2007
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Summer Chills
2007
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The Mammoth Book of Monsters
2007
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The First Humdrumming Book of Horror Stories
2007
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Best New Horror 19
2008
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Best New Horror 20
2009
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The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 7
2010
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The Sounds Of Crime
2010
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Back from the Dead: The Legacy of the Pan Book of Horror Stories
2010
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Zombie Apocalypse!
2010
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The End of the Line
2010
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Visitants
2010
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Crimewave 11
2010
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Haunts: Reliquaries of the Dead
2011
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House of Fear
2011
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Full Fathom Forty
2011
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The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three
2011
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Gaslight Arcanum: Uncanny Tales of Sherlock Holmes
2011
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Best New Horror 22
2011
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The Mammoth Book of Body Horror
2012
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Pandemonium: Stories of the Smoke
2012
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Four For Fear
2012
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Mammoth Books Presents Demonic Dreams
2012
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Best New Horror 23
2012
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Magic: An Anthology of the Esoteric and Arcane
2012
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Dark World: Ghost Stories
2013
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Fearie Tales
2013
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Flotsam Fantastique: The Souvenir Book of World Fantasy Convention 2013
2013
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Psychomania: Killer Stories
2013
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Kneeling in the Silver Light: Stories from the Great War