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John Langan

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June 06, 1969

Website

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Twitter

MrGaunt

Genre

Horror

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John Langan is the author of two novels, The Fisherman (Word Horde 2016) and House of Windows (Night Shade 2009), and two collections of stories, The Wide, Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies (Hippocampus 2013) and Mr. Gaunt and Other Uneasy Encounters (Prime 2008). With Paul Tremblay, he co-edited Creatures: Thirty Years of Monsters (Prime 2011). He's one of the founders of the Shirley Jackson Awards, for which he served as a juror during its first three years. Currently, he reviews horror and dark fantasy for Locus magazine.

John Langan lives in New York's Hudson Valley with his wife, younger son, and many, many animals. He teaches at SUNY New Paltz. He's working toward his black belt in the Korean martial art of Tang Soo Do. ...more

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The very talented and sweet Robert Ottone, aka Chico Malo, has put together a Halloween-themed signing event at the Barnes and Noble store in Newburgh, NY. From 12:00-4:00pm on Saturday, October 4th, you can stop by and meet writers including Sam Rebelein, Dennis Mahoney, Amanda Headlee, Cat Scully, Meg Ripley, Debra Evry, and Leanna Heiber, as well a

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	The Fisherman 3.84 avg rating — 44,164 ratings — published 2016 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wide, Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies by John Langan, Jeffrey Ford (Goodreads Author) (Introduction), Laird Barron (Goodreads Author) (Afterword) 4.05 avg rating — 3,874 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Corpsemouth and Other Autobiographies by John Langan, Sarah Langan (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 4.05 avg rating — 1,289 ratings — published 2022 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	House of Windows 3.62 avg rating — 1,311 ratings — published 2009 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sefira and Other Betrayals by John Langan, Paul Tremblay (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 4.01 avg rating — 1,054 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mr. Gaunt and Other Uneasy Encounters 3.90 avg rating — 920 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Children of the Fang and Other Genealogies by John Langan, Stephen Graham Jones (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 4.02 avg rating — 584 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions by John Langan, Victor LaValle (Introduction) 4.12 avg rating — 252 ratings — published 2025 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Creatures: Thirty Years of Monsters by John Langan (Editor), Paul Tremblay (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Christopher Golden (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 277 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El Charro by John Langan, Ramón de Ocampo (Narrator) 3.76 avg rating — 46 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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