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Stephen Jones | |
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| Born | (1953-11-04)4 November 1953 (age 71)[1] Pimlico, London, England |
| Occupation | Editor, writer |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | Horror fiction |
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Stephen Jones (born 4 November 1953 inPimlico, London) is an English editor ofhorroranthologies, and the author of several book-length studies ofhorror andfantasy films as well as an account ofH. P. Lovecraft's early British publications.
Jones andKim Newman have edited several books together, includingHorror: 100 Best Books, the 1988 horror volume in Xanadu's100 Best series, andHorror: Another 100 Best Books, a 2005 sequel from Carroll & Graf (US publisher of the earlier series). Each comprises 100 essays by 100 horror writers about 100 horror books and each was recognised by theHorror Writers of America with its annualBram Stoker Award forBest Non-Fiction.[2]
Jones has edited anthologies such as theDark Voices,Dark Terrors,Best New Horror series,The Mammoth Book of Vampires,The Mammoth Book of Zombies,The Mammoth Book of Dracula,The Mammoth Book of Frankenstein,The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women,The Vampire Stories of R. Chetwynd-Hayes,The Conan Chronicles, 1 andThe Conan Chronicles, 2 byRobert E. Howard, andScream Quietly: The Best ofCharles L. Grant. Jones also editedDancing with the Dark, a collection of stories of allegedly real life encounters with theparanormal by established horror writers.
Jones has been the recipient of aHugo award and manyBram Stoker Awards. His Mammoth bookBest New Horror (1990, withRamsey Campbell) was aWorld Fantasy Award winner.[3] Volume 29, the most recent installment of the annual anthology, was published in 2019.
| Name | Year | Author (Other) | ISBN | Notes |
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| Horror: 100 Best Books (withKim Newman) | 1988 | ISBN 978-0786705528 | ||
| Clive Barker's Shadows in Eden | 1991 | ISBN 978-0887331718 | ||
| James Herbert: By Horror Haunted, ed. | 1992 | ISBN 978-0450538100 | ||
| The Illustrated Vampire Movie Guide | 1993 | ISBN 978-1852864491 | ||
| The Illustrated Frankenstein Movie Guide | 1994 | ISBN 978-1852865245 | ||
| The Frankenstein Scrapbook | 1995 | ISBN 978-0806516769 | ||
| The Illustrated Werewolf Movie Guide | 1995 | ISBN 978-1852866587 | ||
| Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror | 1997 | Clive Barker | ISBN 978-0563371526 | |
| The Essential Monster Movie Guide | 1998 | ISBN 978-0823079360 | ||
| Creepshows: The Illustrated Stephen King Movie Guide | 2001 | ISBN 978-0823078844 | ||
| Horror: Another 100 Best Books (withKim Newman) | 2005 | ISBN 978-0786705528 | ||
| H. P. Lovecraft in Britain | 2007 | ISBN 978-0953868193 | ||
| Basil Copper: A Life in Books, ed. | 2008 | ISBN 978-1904619673 | ||
| The Art of Horror: An Illustrated History, ed. | 2015 | ISBN 978-1495009136 | ||
| The Art of Horror Movies: An Illustrated History, ed. | 2017 | ISBN 978-1493063253 |
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