John Shirley
American writer, screenwriter and musician · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1953 · age 73
John Shirley is an American writer, primarily of horror, fantasy, science fiction, noir fiction, westerns, and songwriting. He has also written one historical novel, a western about Wyatt Earp, Wyatt in Wichita, and one non-fiction book, Gurdjieff: An Introduction to His Life and Ideas.
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Eric Roberts John wrote The Tomb (2009)
Alex Proyas Directed The Crow (1994)
Jerry Weintraub Produced The Specialist (1994)
Luis Llosa Directed The Specialist (1994)
Steve Barron Produced The Specialist (1994)Edward R. Pressman Produced The Crow (1994)
- Craig Zadan Produced Twists of Terror (1997)
Douglas Jackson Directed Twists of Terror (1997)
Neil Meron Produced Twists of Terror (1997)
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Shirley has written novels, short stories, TV scripts and screenplays - including The Crow - and has published over 84 books including 10 short story collections. As a musician, Shirley has fronted his own bands and written lyrics for Blue Öyster Cult and others. Shirley won the Bram Stoker Award for his story collection Black Butterflies: A Flock on the Dark Side. His newest novels are Stormland, Suborbital 7, Axle Bust Creek, the Spur Award winning novel Gunmetal Mountain,Blood in Sweet River and The Silver Revolver. He has published non-fiction pieces in Wired Magazine, The Utne Reader, Boing Boing, and other publications.
