Christopher Golden (born July 15, 1967^{[citation needed]}) is an American writer.

Golden was born and raised inMassachusetts, where he still lives with his family. He graduated fromTufts University.^[1]

As well as novels, Golden has written comic books and video games, and co-written the onlineanimated seriesGhosts of Albion with actress/writer/directorAmber Benson. He co-created and co-writes theDark Horse Comics seriesBaltimore withMike Mignola and wrote the introduction to the nowcollectible, 200-only copies, slipcased edition ofJoe Hill's book of short stories titled20th Century Ghosts. He has also edited numerous horror and dark fantasy fiction anthologies.

Golden worked on the script forHellboy (2019), a reboot film based on Mignola's comic seriesHellboy, though he ultimately was uncredited.^[2]

• Strangewood (Signet, 1999)
• Straight On 'Til Morning (Signet, 2001)
• The Ferryman (Signet, 2002)
• The Boys Are Back in Town (Bantam, 2004)
• Wildwood Road (Bantam, 2005)
• Bloodstained Oz - co-authored withJames A. Moore (Earthling Publications 2006)
• Seven Whistlers (Subterranean, 2006; co-authored withAmber Benson)
• Baltimore, or The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire (co-authored withMike Mignola)
• Poison Ink (Delacorte, 2008)
• Soulless (MTV Books, 2008)
• When Rose Wakes (2010)
• Joe Golem and the Drowning City (2012)
• Father Gaetano's Puppet Catechism (2013)
• Snowblind (2014)
• Tin Men (2015)
• Dead Ringers (2015)
• Indigo (2017; co-authored withCharlaine Harris)
• Blood of the Four (2018; co-authored withTim Lebbon)
• Road of Bones (2022)
• All Hallows (2023)
• The House of Last Resort (2024)

The Hidden Cities series, all co-authored with Tim Lebbon

• Mind the Gap (Spectra, 2008)
• Map of Moments (Spectra, 2009)
• The Chamber of Ten (Spectra, 2010)
• The Shadow Men (Spectra, 2011)

• The Myth Hunters (Bantam, 2006)
• The Borderkind (Bantam, 2007)
• The Lost Ones (Bantam, 2008)

• Of Saints and Shadows (Berkley, 1994)
• Angel Souls and Devil Hearts (Berkley, 1995)
• Of Masques and Martyrs (Ace, 1998)
• The Gathering Dark (Berkley, 2003)
• Waking Nightmares (Berkley, 2011)
• The Graves Of Saints (Simon & Schuster UK, 2013)
• King of Hell (Simon & Schuster UK, 2014)

The Menagerie series all co-authored withThomas E. Sniegoski

• The Nimble Man (Ace, 2004)
• Tears of the Furies (Ace, 2005)
• Stones Unturned (Ace, 2006)
• Crashing Paradise (Ace, 2007)

Ghosts of Albion related books are co-authored withAmber Benson.

• Accursed (Del Rey, 2005)
• Astray (Subterranean, 2005)
• Initiation (Subterranean, 2006)
• Witchery (Del Rey, 2006)

Hellboy related books with cover and other illustrations byMike Mignola

• Hellboy: The Lost Army (Dark Horse, 1997)
• Hellboy: The Bones of Giants (Dark Horse, 2001)
• Hellboy: The Dragon Pool (Pocket Books, 2007)

• Body Bags (Pocket, 1999)
• Thief of Hearts (Pocket, 1999)
• Soul Survivor (Pocket, 1999)
• Meets the Eye (Pocket, 2000)
• Head Games (Pocket, 2000)
• Skin Deep – co-authoered withRick Hautala (Pocket, 2000)
• Burning Bones – co-authoered with Rick Hautala (Pocket, 2001)
• Brain Trust – co-authoered with Rick Hautala (Pocket, 2001)
• Last Breath – co-authoered with Rick Hautala (Pocket, 2004)
• Throat Culture – co-authoered with Rick Hautala (Pocket, 2005)

All co-authored withThomas E. Sniegoski

• OutCast: The Un-Magician (Pocket, 2004)
• OutCast: Dragon Secrets (Pocket, 2004)
• OutCast: Ghostfire (Pocket, 2005)
• OutCast: Wurm War (Pocket, 2005)

• Prowlers (Pocket, 2001)
• Laws of Nature (Pocket, 2001)
• Predator and Prey (Pocket, 2001)
• Wild Things (Pocket, 2002)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer related books.

• Halloween Rain – co-authored withNancy Holder (Pocket, 1997)
• Blooded – co-authored with Nancy Holder (Pocket 1998)
• Child of the Hunt – co-authored with Nancy Holder (Pocket 1998)
• The Gatekeeper series – all co-authored withNancy Holder

The Gatekeeper, Book One: Out of the Madhouse (Pocket 1999)

The Gatekeeper, Book Two: Ghost Roads (Pocket 1999)

The Gatekeeper, Book Three: Sons of Entropy (Pocket 1999)

• Immortal – co-authored with Nancy Holder (hardcover, Pocket, 1999)
• Sins of the Father (Pocket, 1999)
• Spike & Dru: Pretty Maids All in a Row (hardcover, Pocket, 2000)
• The Lost Slayer a 4-part series (Pocket 2001)

The Lost Slayer I: Prophecies

The Lost Slayer II: Dark Times

The Lost Slayer III: King of the Dead

The Lost Slayer IV: Original Sins

• Oz: Into the Wild (Pocket, 2002)
• Wisdom of War (Pocket, 2002)
• Monster Island co-authored withTom Sniegoski (hardcover, Pocket, 2003)
• Dark Congress (Simon Spotlight, 2007)

• Ararat (2017)
• The Pandora Room (2019)
• Red Hands (2020)

• Beach Blanket Psycho (Bantam YA, 1995)
• Bikini (Bantam YA, 1995)
• Force Majeure co-authored withThomas E. Sniegoski (Pocket, 2002)
• Poison Ink (Delacrote YA, 2008)

Young adult series co-authored with Ford Lytle Gilmore. The series is based onWashington Irving'sThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

1. Horseman (Pocket, 2005)
2. Drowned (Pocket, 2005)
3. Mischief (Pocket, 2006)
4. Enemies (Pocket, 2006)

Young adult series written under the pseudonym Thomas Randall

1. Dreams of the Dead (Bloomsbury, 2009)
2. Spirits of the Noh (Bloomsbury, 2011)
3. A Winter of Ghosts (Daring Greatly Corporation, 2013)

Young adult series co-authored with Tim Lebbon and with illustrations by Greg Ruth

1. The Wild (HarperCollins, 2011)
2. The Sea Wolves (HarperCollins, 2012)
3. White Fangs (Daring Greatly Corporation, 2013)

Battlestar Galactica

• Battlestar Galactica: Armageddon
• Battlestar Galactica: Warhawk

Daredevil

• Daredevil: Predator's Smile

Gen¹³

• Gen¹³: Netherwar – co-authored withJeff Mariotte

Justice League

• Justice League: Exterminators

King Kong

• King Kong – officialnovelization of the 2005 film

X-Men

• X-Men: Mutant Empire-Siege
• X-Men: Mutant Empire-Sanctuary
• X-Men: Mutant Empire-Salvation
• X-Men: Codename Wolverine

Uncharted

• Uncharted: The Fourth Labyrinth^{[citation needed]}

Sons of Anarchy

• Sons of Anarchy: Bratva (2014), the first in a planned series ofSOA novels^[3]

Alien

• Alien: River of Pain^{[citation needed]}

The Predator

• The Predator^{[citation needed]}

• Amazing Spider-Man 397; (Flip story: "Radically Both", 1995)
• Vampirella: Death and Destruction (Harris, 1996)
• Thundergod (Issues 1-3, Crusade, 1996)
• Thundergod Special (Caliber, 1997)
• The Crow: Walking Nightmares, Issues 1-2, Kitchen Sink, 1997)
• Daredevil Shi (Marvel/Crusade, 1997)
• Shi Daredevil: Honor Thy Mother (continues story fromDaredevil Shi, Marvel/Crusade, 1997)
• Beach High (Illustrated novella,Big Entertainment, 1997)
• Waterworld: Children of Leviathan (Issues 1-4,Acclaim Comics, 1997)
• X-Man '97 Annual (Marvel, 1997)
• Punisher (Marvel Knights, 1998-1999)
• Talent (withThomas E. Sniegoski,Boom! Studios, 2006)
• The Sisterhood (withThomas E. Sniegoski,Archaia, 2008)
• Baltimore: The Plague Ships (withMike Mignola,Dark Horse Comics, 2010)
• Baltimore: The Curse Bells (withMike Mignola,Dark Horse Comics, 2011)
• Baltimore: A Passing Stranger and Other Stories (withMike Mignola,Dark Horse Comics, 2012)
• Baltimore: Chapel of Bones (withMike Mignola,Dark Horse Comics, 2013)
• Baltimore: The Apostle and the Witch of Harju (withMike Mignola,Dark Horse Comics, 2014)

• Thin Walls (Aug 2010) inDeath's Excellent Vacation^[4]

• The New Dead: A Zombie Anthology, 2010
• The Monster's Corner: Stories Through Inhuman Eyes, 2011
• 21st Century Dead: A Zombie Anthology, 2012
• Dark Duets, 2014
• Seize the Night, 2015
• Hex Life, 2019 (co-edited with Rachel Autumn Deering)

• Angel comics
• Angel novels
• Buffy comics
• Buffy novels
• Ghosts of Albion
• Tales of the Slayer

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