Brian Lumley
English horror fiction writer (1937-2024) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 86
Brian Lumley was an English author of horror fiction. He came to prominence in the 1970s writing in the Cthulhu Mythos created by American writer H. P. Lovecraft but featuring the new character Titus Crow.
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2024Died2 January 20242009Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime AchievementAward1998World Horror Convention Grand Master AwardAward1989British Fantasy Award for Best Short FictionAward1937Born2 December 1937
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He went on to greater fame in the 1980s with the best-selling Necroscope series, initially centered on character Harry Keogh, who can communicate with the spirits of the dead.
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United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1937 to 2024 · aged 86
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The same award as Brian
Joe R. LansdaleBoth received British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction
Jack KetchumBoth received World Horror Convention Grand Master AwardRobert R. McCammonBoth received World Horror Convention Grand Master Award
Robert AickmanBoth received British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction
L. Sprague de CampBoth received British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction
F. Paul WilsonBoth received World Horror Convention Grand Master Award