Chet Williamson

Chet Williamson

Chet Williamson was born in 1948, Chet Williamson has written at least 37 books. Their most popular book is 999: Twenty-Nine Original Tales of Horror and Suspense with 16 saves with an average rating of 3.33⭐.

Author Bio

Chet Williamson has written horror, science fiction, and suspense since 1981. Among his novels are Second Chance, Hunters, Defenders of the Faith, Ash Wednesday, Reign, Dreamthorp, and the forthcoming Psycho Sanitarium, an authorized sequel to Robert Bloch's classic Psycho. Over a hundred of his short stories have appeared in The New Yorker, Playboy, Esquire, The Magazine of F&SF, and many other magazines and anthologies.

He has won the International Horror Guild Award, and has been shortlisted twice for the World Fantasy Award, six times for the HWA Stoker, and once for the MWA's Edgar. Nearly all of his works are available in ebook format.

A stage and film actor, he has recorded over 40 unabridged audiobooks, both of his own work and that of many other writers, available at www.audible.com. Follow him on Twitter (@chetwill) or at www.chetwilliamson.com.

Authorship percentage indicates primary author status - excluding introductions, forewards and other contributions.

Series

7 primary books

Authored 29% of series

The Crow Novels

The Crow Novels is a 7-book series with 7 released primary works first released in 1995 with contributions by Kenneth Roycroft, Chet Williamson, and David Bischoff.

#1
The Crow
#2
The Crow: City of Angels
#3
The Crow: Quoth the Crow
#4
Il Corvo racconta: Nel cuore dell'eternità
#5
The Crow: Clash by Night

Series

2 primary books90 released books

Authored 1% of series

Forgotten Realms

Forgotten Realms is a 90-book series with 90 released primary works first released in 1987 with contributions by Ed Greenwood, R. A. Salvatore, and Douglas Niles.

#1
Elminster: The Making of a Mage
#3
The Temptation of Elminster
Spellfire
#4
The Crystal Shard
#4
La Piedra de Cristal

Series

22 primary books23 released books

Authored 4% of series

The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror

The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror is a 23-book series with 23 released primary works first released in 1980 with contributions by Stephen Jones, Robert R. McCammon, and Brian Lumley.

#1
Best New Horror 1
#3
New Terrors Omnibus: A Bumper Collection of 37 Terrifying Tales
#4
Horror il meglio
#5
Best New Horror 5
#6
Best New Horror 6

Series

3 primary books

Authored 33% of series

Nightmare Magazine

Nightmare Magazine is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by Maria Dahvana Headley, Dale Bailey, and Sarah Langan.

#33
Nightmare Magazine 33: June 2015
#37
Nightmare Magazine 37: October 2015. Queers Destroy Horror! Special Issue
#46
Nightmare Magazine 46, July 2016

Series

3 primary books

Authored 33% of series

Weird Tales

Weird Tales is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1980 with contributions by Robert E. Howard, Mary Elizabeth Counselman, and David H. Keller.

#1
Weird Tales 1
#2
Weird Tales 2
#298
Weird Tales 298

Series

1 released book

Authored 100% of series

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction is a 1-book series first released in 2011 with contributions by Alexandra Duncan, S.L. Gilbow, and Albert E. Cowdrey.

Fantasy & Science Fiction, May/June 2011

Series

1 primary book

Authored 100% of series

Forgotten Realms: Mysteries

Forgotten Realms: Mysteries is a 1-book series first released in 2012 with contributions by Chet Williamson.

#1
Murder in Cormyr

Series

9 primary books7 released books

Authored 10% of series

Taboo

Taboo is a 7-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 1988 with contributions by Mandy Lou Dowson, Phil Hester, and Neil Gaiman.

#1
Stepbrother, Mine
#3
Taboo #3
#5
Taboo #5
#5.5
Taboo Especial
#7
Taboo #7

Series

6 primary books7 released books

Authored 14% of series

The Searchers

The Searchers is a 7-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 1998 with contributions by Peter Wisan, Ripley Proserpina, and Chet Williamson.

#1
Kristian's War
#2
Empire of Dust
#3
Blood Trails
#4
Back on Bittercreek Ranch

Series

3 primary books4 released books

Authored 25% of series

Psycho

Psycho is a 4-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1959 with contributions by Robert Bloch and Chet Williamson.

#1
Psycho
#1.5
Robert Bloch's Psycho: Sanitarium
#2
Psycho 2
#3
Psycho House

Series

3 released books

Authored 33% of series

100 Stories

100 Stories is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1993 with contributions by Charles Dickens, Steve Rasnic Tem, and Donald A. Wollheim.

Series

12 primary books

Authored 8% of series

Ravenloft

Ravenloft is a 12-book series with 12 released primary works first released in 1991 with contributions by Christie Golden, James Lowder, and J. Robert King.

Series

5 primary books

Authored 0% of series

Hot Blood

Hot Blood is a 5-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 1989 with contributions by Jeff Gelb and Michael Garrett.

#1
Hot Blood: Tales of Erotic Horror
#2
Hotter Blood: More Tales of Erotic Horror
#3
Hottest Blood
#4
Deadly After Dark
#7
Fear the Fever

Series

3 released books

Authored 0% of series

Horror Martínez Roca

Horror Martínez Roca is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1986 .

Series

11 primary books12 released books

Authored 0% of series

The Best Horror of the Year

The Best Horror of the Year is a 12-book series with 12 released primary works first released in 2009 with contributions by Ramsey Campbell, Margo Lanagan, and Laird Barron.

#1
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One
#2
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two
#3
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three
#4
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four
#5
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Five

Series

2 primary books

Authored 0% of series

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 1989 with contributions by Laini Taylor, Kim Newman, and Thomas Wharton.

#3
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Third Annual Collection
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Thirteenth Annual Collection

Series

7 primary books

Authored 0% of series

Black Wings

Black Wings is a 7-book series with 7 released primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by Christina Henry.

#1
Black Wings
#2
Black Night
#3
Black Howl
#4
Black Lament
#5
Black City