About Darrell Schweitzer
Darrell Schweitzer (born August 27, 1952) is an American writer, editor, and essayist in the field of speculative fiction. Much of his focus has been on dark fantasy and horror, although he does also work in science fiction and fantasy. Schweitzer is also a prolific writer of literary criticism and editor of collections of essays on various writers within his preferred genres.
Novels
The Shattered Goddess (1982)
The White Isle (1989)
The Mask of the Sorcerer (1995)
Sekenre: The Book of the Sorcerer (2004)
Living With the Dead (2008)
The White Isle (1989)
The Mask of the Sorcerer (1995)
Sekenre: The Book of the Sorcerer (2004)
Living With the Dead (2008)
Collections
We Are All Legends (1981)
The Meaning of Life, and Other Awesome Cosmic Revelations (1989)
Transients: And Other Disquieting Stories (1993)
Non Compost Mentis (1995)
Poetica Dementia (1997)
Refugees from an Imaginary Country (1999)
Necromancies and Netherworlds: Uncanny Stories (1999) (with Jason van Hollander)
Nightscapes: Tales of the Ominous and Magical (2000)
Groping Toward the Light: Poems for Midnight and After (poems) (2000)
The Great World and the Small: More Tales of the Ominous and Magical (2000)
The Innsmouth Tabernacle Choir Hymnal (poems) (2004)
The Neil Gaiman Reader (2007) (with Neil Gaiman)
The Robert E. Howard Reader (2007) (with Robert E Howard)
Ghosts of Past and Future (poems) (2008)
Deadly Things / Judgment of the Gods (2010) (with Robert Reginald)
The Mystery Megapack: 25 Modern and Classic Mystery Stories (2011) (with Nora Charles, Toni L P Kelner, C Ellett Logan, Johnston McCulley, Marcia Talley, Art Taylor and Elaine Viets)
The Vampire Megapack: 27 Modern and Classic Vampire Stories (2012) (with T A Bradley, Marilyn Brahen, John David Anderson, Jason Andrew, Zach Bartlett, E F Benson, John Gregory Betancourt, Luigi Capuana, Ray Cluley, Michael R Collings, Peter Darbyshire, Théophile Gautier, Franz Hartmann, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Henry Kuttner, Michael McCarty and Terrie Leigh Relf, Bram Stoker, Lawrence Watt-Evans and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro)
The Cthulhu Mythos Megapack: 40 Modern and Classic Lovecraftian Stories (2012) (with Michael R Collings, John S Glasby, Robert E Howard, T E D Klein, Frank Belknap Long, H P Lovecraft, Brian McNaughton, Clark Ashton Smith, Brian Stableford and Lawrence Watt-Evans)
Echoes of the Goddess: Tales of Terror and Wonder from the End of Time (2013)
The Meaning of Life, and Other Awesome Cosmic Revelations (1989)
Transients: And Other Disquieting Stories (1993)
Non Compost Mentis (1995)
Poetica Dementia (1997)
Refugees from an Imaginary Country (1999)
Necromancies and Netherworlds: Uncanny Stories (1999) (with Jason van Hollander)
Nightscapes: Tales of the Ominous and Magical (2000)
Groping Toward the Light: Poems for Midnight and After (poems) (2000)
The Great World and the Small: More Tales of the Ominous and Magical (2000)
The Innsmouth Tabernacle Choir Hymnal (poems) (2004)
The Neil Gaiman Reader (2007) (with Neil Gaiman)
The Robert E. Howard Reader (2007) (with Robert E Howard)
Ghosts of Past and Future (poems) (2008)
Deadly Things / Judgment of the Gods (2010) (with Robert Reginald)
The Mystery Megapack: 25 Modern and Classic Mystery Stories (2011) (with Nora Charles, Toni L P Kelner, C Ellett Logan, Johnston McCulley, Marcia Talley, Art Taylor and Elaine Viets)
The Vampire Megapack: 27 Modern and Classic Vampire Stories (2012) (with T A Bradley, Marilyn Brahen, John David Anderson, Jason Andrew, Zach Bartlett, E F Benson, John Gregory Betancourt, Luigi Capuana, Ray Cluley, Michael R Collings, Peter Darbyshire, Théophile Gautier, Franz Hartmann, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Henry Kuttner, Michael McCarty and Terrie Leigh Relf, Bram Stoker, Lawrence Watt-Evans and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro)
The Cthulhu Mythos Megapack: 40 Modern and Classic Lovecraftian Stories (2012) (with Michael R Collings, John S Glasby, Robert E Howard, T E D Klein, Frank Belknap Long, H P Lovecraft, Brian McNaughton, Clark Ashton Smith, Brian Stableford and Lawrence Watt-Evans)
Echoes of the Goddess: Tales of Terror and Wonder from the End of Time (2013)
Anthologies edited
Tales from the Spaceport Bar (1980) (with George Scithers)
Tom O'Bedlam's Night Out: And Other Strange Excursions (1985)
Another Round at the Spaceport Bar (1989) (with George Scithers)
Weird Trails: The Magazine of Supernatural Cowboy Stories (2004) (with Abner Gibber)
Secret History of Vampires (2007)
Full Moon City (2010) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Cthulhu's Reign (2010)
Tom O'Bedlam's Night Out: And Other Strange Excursions (1985)
Another Round at the Spaceport Bar (1989) (with George Scithers)
Weird Trails: The Magazine of Supernatural Cowboy Stories (2004) (with Abner Gibber)
Secret History of Vampires (2007)
Full Moon City (2010) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Cthulhu's Reign (2010)
Non fiction
Lovecraft in the Cinema (1975) (see H P Lovecraft)
Discovering Classic Horror Fiction (1975)
Essays Lovecraftian (1976) (see H P Lovecraft)
SF Voices (1976)
The Dream Quest of H.P. Lovecraft (1978) (see H P Lovecraft)
Interviews with Science Fiction Writers (1979)
Science Fiction Voices, No. 1 (1979)
On Writing Science Fiction: The Editors Strike Back (1981) (with George Scithers)
Science Fiction Voices, No. 5: Interviews With Science-Fiction Writers (1981)
Exploring Fantasy Worlds: Essays on Fantastic Literature (1985)
Discovering Modern Horror Fiction I (1985)
Discovering Stephen King (1985)
Discovering Modern Horror Fiction, Vol. 1 (1985)
Discovering H.P. Lovecraft: Essays on America's Master Writer of Horror (1987)
Discovering Modern Horror Fiction II (1987)
Horror of Horrors: The Supernatural Story in Literature (1987)
Pathways to Elfland: The Writings of Lord Dunsany (1989) (see Lord Dunsany)
Lord Dunsany (1993) (with S T Joshi) (see Lord Dunsany)
Speaking of Horror: Interviews with Writers of the Supernatural (1994)
Discovering Classic Fantasy Fiction: Essays on the Antecedents of Fantastic Literature (1996)
More Science Fiction Voices (1996)
Windows of the Imagination (1998)
Speaking of the Fantastic: Interviews with Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors (2002)
The Fantastic Horizon: Essays and Reviews (2009)
Speaking of the Fantastic III: Interviews with Science Fiction Writers (2011)
Speaking of the Fantastic III: Interviews with Science Fiction Writers (2012)
Discovering Classic Horror Fiction (1975)
Essays Lovecraftian (1976) (see H P Lovecraft)
SF Voices (1976)
The Dream Quest of H.P. Lovecraft (1978) (see H P Lovecraft)
Interviews with Science Fiction Writers (1979)
Science Fiction Voices, No. 1 (1979)
On Writing Science Fiction: The Editors Strike Back (1981) (with George Scithers)
Science Fiction Voices, No. 5: Interviews With Science-Fiction Writers (1981)
Exploring Fantasy Worlds: Essays on Fantastic Literature (1985)
Discovering Modern Horror Fiction I (1985)
Discovering Stephen King (1985)
Discovering Modern Horror Fiction, Vol. 1 (1985)
Discovering H.P. Lovecraft: Essays on America's Master Writer of Horror (1987)
Discovering Modern Horror Fiction II (1987)
Horror of Horrors: The Supernatural Story in Literature (1987)
Pathways to Elfland: The Writings of Lord Dunsany (1989) (see Lord Dunsany)
Lord Dunsany (1993) (with S T Joshi) (see Lord Dunsany)
Speaking of Horror: Interviews with Writers of the Supernatural (1994)
Discovering Classic Fantasy Fiction: Essays on the Antecedents of Fantastic Literature (1996)
More Science Fiction Voices (1996)
Windows of the Imagination (1998)
Speaking of the Fantastic: Interviews with Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors (2002)
The Fantastic Horizon: Essays and Reviews (2009)
Speaking of the Fantastic III: Interviews with Science Fiction Writers (2011)
Speaking of the Fantastic III: Interviews with Science Fiction Writers (2012)
Anthologies containing stories by Darrell Schweitzer
The Year's Best Horror Stories VII (1979)
A Century of Horror 1970-1979: The Greatest Stories of the Decade (1987)
Ghor, Kin-Slayer: The Saga of Genseric's Fifth-Born Son (1987)
Fantasy Tales Vol. 10 No. 1 (1988)
Scare Care (1989)
Horror Story Volume 3 (1991)
100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories (1992)
Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown (1992)
The Ultimate Witch (1993)
Angels of Darkness (1995)
100 Wicked Little Witch Stories (1995)
Excalibur (1995)
I, Vampire: Interviews with the Undead (1995)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Eighth Annual Collection (1995)
Dark Destiny (1995)
The Merlin Chronicles (1995)
100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories (1995)
The Best of Weird Tales (1995)
The Giant Book of Fantasy Tales (1996)
Dante's Disciples (1996)
The Resurrected Holmes: New Cases from the Notes of John H. Watson (1996)
100 Tiny Tales of Terror (1996)
Zodiac Fantastic (1997)
Don't Open This Book! (1998)
100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment (1998)
100 Hilarious Little Howlers (1999)
A Century of Horror 1970-1979: The Greatest Stories of the Decade (1987)
Ghor, Kin-Slayer: The Saga of Genseric's Fifth-Born Son (1987)
Fantasy Tales Vol. 10 No. 1 (1988)
Scare Care (1989)
Horror Story Volume 3 (1991)
100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories (1992)
Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown (1992)
The Ultimate Witch (1993)
Angels of Darkness (1995)
100 Wicked Little Witch Stories (1995)
Excalibur (1995)
I, Vampire: Interviews with the Undead (1995)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Eighth Annual Collection (1995)
Dark Destiny (1995)
The Merlin Chronicles (1995)
100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories (1995)
The Best of Weird Tales (1995)
The Giant Book of Fantasy Tales (1996)
Dante's Disciples (1996)
The Resurrected Holmes: New Cases from the Notes of John H. Watson (1996)
100 Tiny Tales of Terror (1996)
Zodiac Fantastic (1997)
Don't Open This Book! (1998)
100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment (1998)
100 Hilarious Little Howlers (1999)
Short stories
| The Story of Obbok (1973) | |||
| The Lady of the Fountain (1977) | |||
| Divers Hands (1979) | |||
| Into the Dark Land (1979) | |||
| Jungle Eyes (1985) | |||
| Jason, Come Home (1986) | |||
| Leaving (1986) | |||
| The Children of Lommos (1987) (with John Gregory Betancourt) | |||
| Pennies from Hell (1987) | |||
| Transients [short story] (1987) | |||
| The Man Who wasn't Nice to Pumpkin Head Dolls (1988) | |||
| A Vision of Rembathene (1988) | |||
| Clocks (1989) | |||
| Malevendra's Pool (1989) | |||
| The Man Who Found the Heart of the Forest (1989) | |||
| Seeing Them (1989) | |||
| The Sorcerer to His Long-Lost Love (1989) | |||
| Angry Man (1990) | |||
| The Paloverde Lodge (1990) (with Jason van Hollander) | |||
| Peeling It Off (1990) | |||
| Soft (1990) | |||
| The Throwing Suit (1990) (with Jason van Hollander) | |||
| Short and Nasty (1991) | |||
| The Spirit of the Back Stairs (1991) | |||
| To Become a Sorcerer (1991) | World Fantasy (nominee) | ||
| The Outside Man (1992) | |||
| The Sorcerer Evoragdou (1993) | |||
| He Unwraps Himself (1994) | |||
| One of the Secret Masters (1994) | |||
| The Witch of the World's End (1994) | |||
| The Epilogue of the Sword (1995) | |||
| The Knight of Pale Countenance (1995) | |||
| Runaway (1995) | |||
| Believing in the Twentieth Century (1996) | |||
| Sherlock Holmes, Dragon-slayer (the Singular Adventures of the Grice Pattersons in the Island of Uffa) (1996) | |||
| Smart Guy (1996) | |||
| I Told You So (1997) |
Awards
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Darrell Schweitzer recommends
 The Devil's Own Dear Son (1949) James Branch Cabell "One of the all-time greats of fantasy, whose cynical yet romantic view of the human comedy is simultaneously hilarious, beautiful, and melancholy. A writer you must read." |  Satan's Daughter and Other Tales from the Pulps (2004) E Hoffmann Price "Pulp stories at their pulpiest from a master of the form. Enjoy!" |
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