Anyone else wish to share their ranked Top 10 for this project?

I have some free time (finally!) from tomorrow so I will be starting initial work on the compilation. Hoping to have the Top 100 up by February-end, so the next 2 weeks are the only time you have, to send in your ranked top 10 entry.

Let's see some more by then!

Henry James

First round of compilation work is complete, and the first horrifying news I have for all of you is - we don't have 100 Horror Writers yet! :eek:

Surprised? Yes, that's the truth.

Here are some numbers for you folks -


Number of entries = 18.

Number of nominated writers = 60. (See? We are 40 short!)

Most nominated writer = No, it's not Stephen King. Not Edgar Allan Poe either.
It's a certain gentleman who brought you the dreaded Cthulhu!
Yep, him.

Maximum points scored by a single author (and so, the leader) = 135½.

Minimum points scored by a single author = ½ (but of course).

Leading the maximum number of lists = 2 writers, both #1 in 4 lists.


I am skeptical about receiving any more entries (maybe 2-3 more by the 29th), so I will call to arms all members who have already submitted their entries, and ask them to ponder some more and send me TEN more selections of their choice after their Top 10s, who they would want to rank from #11 to #20 in their top lists.

Members are -

myself - need at least 10 more.
TheWickerFan - need at least 10 more.
Angra - need at least 6 more.
The Villain - need at least 8 more.
sfear - need at least 10 more.
Karl Kopfrkingl - need at least 10 more.
Fearonsarms - need at least 10 more.
Elvis Christ - need at least 10 more.
Neverending - already submitted 21 nominations, feel free for some more.
Doc Faustus - need at least 3 more.
Weapon X - need at least 10 more.
Hammerfan - need at least 10 more.
Ellie - need at least 13 more.
Zero - need at least 10 more.
Bob Gray - need at least 10 more.
Fortunato - need at least 10 more.
Roshiq - need at least 10 more.
horror4ever - need at least 10 more.


In addition, if anybody is still mulling over a Top 10 list, I ask you to extend it to include your Top 20 writers instead before sending it to me.

Thank you. I wait in anticipation for your extended entries.

Here's 10:

1. Richard Bachman (Whoever has a problem with this since it's Stephen King, i feel like i can include him since King wrote differently when he wrote as Bachman. If this doesn't count though i'll find someone else.)
2. Dean Koontz
3. Mary San Giovanni
4. Kelli Owen
5. Robert Ford
6. Dan Simmons
7. James Herbert
8. Scott Smith
9. Tim Lebbon
10. Ray Garton

Thanks for the prompt response, my friend.

Sending PMs to everyone else.

You're welcome

I'll add Fritz Leiber, Thomas Ligotti, Ira Levin and William Peter Blatty if they're not there. Theodore Sturgeon and Henry James who wrote some very relevant ghost stories.

Embarrassingly enough... my list is about all I've got. I honestly don't read a lot of horror.

if you need ten more then last time I gave 10 that I felt were important - this time I'll give you 10 I just enjoy reading:

11 - Tom Tryon
12 - John Saul
13 - Graham Masterson
14 - Robert McCammon
15 - Tananarive Due
16 - Bentley Little
17 - James Herbert
18 - Mira Grant
19 - John Wyndham
20 - Joe Hill

Karl has listed some I intended to put on my third list, but I'll mention them anyway:

Kealan Patrick Burke
Alan M. Clark
August Derleth
Neil Gaiman
Nikolai Gogol
Nathaniel Hawthorne
William Hope Hodgson
T. E. D. Klein
Henry Kuttner
Tanith Lee
Graham Masterton
Ann Radcliffe
Tom Tryon
Rod Serling (though he wrote exclusively for the screen - both small and big - I think the quality of his work and his influence on horror writers merits his inclusion)
Horace Walpole