Brian Keene

18 Series

Brian Keene is an American author known for his work in horror, dark fantasy, crime, and thriller genres across novels, graphic novels, and comic books. His novel "The Rising" significantly influenced the zombie genre, contributing to its popularity alongside "The Walking Dead" and "28 Days Later." Keene has also contributed to major franchises such as Doctor Who, Hellboy, Masters of the Universe, and Superman. He resides in rural Pennsylvania and is a father of two sons.

Brian Keene collaborates with various authors across his works. In the Clickers series, co-authored with J.F. Gonzalez, the narrative focuses on monstrous creatures terrorizing coastal towns. The Last Zombie, written with Fred Perry, explores a world overrun by the undead. Shades, co-authored with Geoff Cooper, delves into supernatural horror. The Damned Highway, a collaboration with Nick Mamatas, follows a journey through a nightmarish landscape. King of the Bastards, written with Steven L. Shrewsbury, chronicles a dark fantasy adventure, while Earthworm Gods, originally titled The Conqueror Worms, presents a chilling tale of otherworldly beings.

The Rising

(2003)

City of the Dead

(2005)

Deliverance

(2015)

The Earthworm Gods

Earthworm Gods / The Conqueror Worms

(2005)

Earthworm Gods II: Deluge

(2013)

Clickers

(1999)(By: J.F. Gonzalez)

Clickers II: The Next Wave

(2006)(With: J.F. Gonzalez)

Clickers III: Dagon Rising

(2010)(With: J.F. Gonzalez)

Clickers vs Zombies

(2012)(With: J.F. Gonzalez)

Clickers Never Die

(2022)(By: Stephen Kozeniewski,Wile E. Young)

Levi Stoltzfus

Ghost Walk

(2008)

A Gathering of Crows

(2010)

Last of the Albatwitches

(2013)

The Last Zombie

Inferno

(2011)

Neverland

(2013)

Before the After

(2013)

The End

(2013)

Dead New World

(2015)

Lost Level

The Lost Level

(2014)

Return to the Lost Level

(2017)

Hole in the World

(2018)

The Bastards (with Steven L. Shrewsbury)

King of the Bastards

(2015)

Throne of the Bastards

(2017)

Curse of the Bastards

(2022)

LeHorn's Hollow

Dark Hollow / The Rutting Season

(2006)

Ghost Walk

(2008)

The Labyrinth

The Seven

(2021)

Submerged

(2022)

Standalone Novels

Terminal

(2004)

The Hollow

(2006)

Ghoul

(2007)

Dead Sea

(2007)

Kill Whitey

(2008)

Castaways

(2009)

Urban Gothic

(2009)

Shades

(2011)(With: Geoff Cooper)

The Damned Highway

(2011)(With: Nick Mamatas)

Entombed

(2011)

An Occurrence in Crazy Bear Valley

(2012)

The Complex

(2015)

Pressure

(2016)

School's Out

(2016)

White Fire

(2018)

Suburban Gothic

(2021)(With: Bryan Smith)

Thor: Metal Gods

(2024)(With: Yoon Ha Lee,Jay Edidin,Aaron Stewart-Ahn)

Island of the Dead

(2024)

Short Stories/Novellas

The Rise and Fall of Babylon

(2003)

Halves

(2009)

Darkness on the Edge of Town

(2010)

The Cage

(2010)

Scratch

(2010)

Jack's Magic Beans

(2011)

Take The Long Way Home

(2011)

Tequila's Sunrise

(2011)

Alone

(2012)

Sundancing

(2012)

The Girl on the Glider

(2013)

With Teeth

(2021)

Short Story Collections

No Rest for the Wicked

(2001)

4 X 4

(2001)

Talking Smack

(2002)

The Rise and Fall of Babylon

(2003)

No Rest At All

(2003)

Fear of Gravity

(2004)

A Little Silver Book of Streetwise Stories

(2008)

Unhappy Endings

(2009)

Intermusings

(2012)(With: John Lee)

Blood on the Page

(2013)

Where We Live and Die

(2015)

All Dark, All The Time

(2016)

Love Letters From A Nihilist

(2019)

Standalone Plays

Terminal: The Play

(2020)(With: Roy C. Booth)

Graphic Novels

Dead of Night

(2009)

Doom Patrol, Volume 3

(2011)(With: Keith Giffen)

Non-Fiction

Jobs in Hell

(1998)(With: Kelly Laymon)

Sympathy For The Devil

(2004)

Running with the Devil

(2006)

The New Fear

(2007)

Leader of the Banned

(2010)

Trigger Warnings

(2014)

Unsafe Spaces

(2016)

Other Words

(2017)

End of the Road

(2020)

Love and Hate in the Time of Covid

(2024)

Masters of the Universe: Origins of Eternia

Origin of Hordak

(2012)(With: Keith Giffen)

The Origin of Skeletor #1

(2012)(By: Joshua Hale Fialkov)

The X-Files

Goblins

(1994)(By: Charles L. Grant)

Hunter

(1995)(By: Charles L. Grant)

Ground Zero

(1995)(By: Kevin J. Anderson)

Whirlwind

(1995)(By: Charles L. Grant)

Ruins

(1995)(By: Kevin J. Anderson)

Antibodies

(1997)(By: Kevin J. Anderson)

Skin

(1998)(By: Ben Mezrich)

Fight the Future

(1998)(By: Elizabeth Hand)

I Want to Believe

(2008)(By: Max Allan Collins)

Trust No One

(2015)(With: Gayle Lynds,Heather Graham,Jonathan Maberry,Max Allan Collins,Kevin J. Anderson,Tim Lebbon,Keith R.A. DeCandido,Peter Clines,Gini Koch)

The Truth Is Out There

(2016)(By: Jonathan Maberry,Kelley Armstrong,David Farland,Rachel Caine,Hank Schwaeble,Kami Garcia,Jon McGoran,Hank Phillippi Ryan)

Perihelion

(2024)(By: Claudia Gray)

Anthologies

The Best of Horrorfind

(2001)

Excitable Boys

(2002)

Shivers

(2002)

Shivers II

(2003)

The Dead Walk!

(2004)

The Mammoth Book of New Terror

(2004)

A Walk on the Darkside

(2004)

The Undead

(2005)

Best New Horror 16

(2005)

4 Fear of...

(2006)

In Laymon's Terms

(2008)

The Big Book of NECON

(2009)

Smoke and Mirrors

(2009)

New Dark Voices 2

(2009)

Infernally Yours

(2009)

Shroud 7

(2009)

Hungry for Your Love

(2009)

Shivers VI

(2010)

Dust & Divorcing the Dead

(2010)

The Living Dead 2

(2010)

Four Rode Out

(2010)

Grave Conditions

(2010)

Zombies: The Recent Dead

(2010)

Shroud 11

(2011)

The Crane House

(2012)

21st Century Dead

(2012)

Extreme Zombies

(2012)

Dueling Minds

(2013)

Mister October, Volume II

(2013)

Sixty-Five Stirrup Iron Road

(2013)

Piercing the Darkness

(2014)

In The Dark

(2014)

Operation Ice Bat

(2014)

Fossil Lake II

(2015)

Apex Magazine Issue 69

(2015)

Giallo Fantastique

(2015)

Trust No One

(2015)

Apex Magazine Issue 75

(2015)

Seize the Night

(2015)

Unearthed

(2016)

Georgetown Haunts and Mysteries

(2017)

LampLight Volume 5

(2017)

Nights of the Living Dead Anthology

(2017)

My Favorite Story Podcast Author Anthology

(2017)

Apex Magazine February 2018

(2018)

Lost Highways

(2018)

Chiral Mad 4: An Anthology of Collaborations

(2018)

Silverwood

(2019)

The Best of Horrorfind II

(2020)

Midnight in the Pentagram

(2020)

Halldark Holidays

(2020)

Bludgeon Tools: Splatterpunk Anthology

(2021)

Dissonant Harmonies

(2021)

Halloween Nights

(2021)

Close to Midnight

(2022)

Nursery Stories for Dumb Crotch Goblins

(2023)

Dark Corners of the Old Dominion

(2023)

October Screams: A Halloween Anthology

(2023)

Splatterpunk's Basement of Horrors

(2023)

The Drive-In: Multiplex

(2024)

Your Voice Deserves to be Heard

(2024)

Fragile Anthology

(2024)

The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's The Stand

(2025)

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