Lee Thomas (horror Writer)
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Lee Thomas is an American
author In legal discourse, an author is the creator of an original work that has been published, whether that work exists in written, graphic, visual, or recorded form. The act of creating such a work is referred to as authorship. Therefore, a sculpt ...
of
horror fiction Horror is a genre of speculative fiction that is intended to disturb, frighten, or scare an audience. Horror is often divided into the sub-genres of psychological horror and supernatural horror. Literary historian J. A. Cuddon, in 1984, defin ...
. He is best known for his novels ''The Dust of Wonderland'' and ''The German'', both of which have won the Lambda Literary Award for SF/Fantasy/Horror. In addition to numerous magazines, his short fiction has appeared in dozens of anthologies and magazines both in print and in digital formats. He has won the
Bram Stoker Award The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented annually by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in dark fantasy and horror writing. History The Awards were established in 1987 and have been presented annually since ...
for his novel ''Stained''. Writing as Thomas Pendleton and Dallas Reed, he is the author of the ''Wicked Dead'' series of novels for Young Adults (with Stefan Petrucha), and the novels, ''Mason'', ''Shimmer'', and ''The Calling'', all from HarperTeen. Openly
gay ''Gay'' is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy'. While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late ...
,"Lee Thomas: Transcending Literary Closets"
''Dark Scribe'', April 3, 2010. Lee currently lives in
Austin, Texas Austin ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat and most populous city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and W ...
, where he's working on a number of projects.


Awards

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Bram Stoker Award The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented annually by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in dark fantasy and horror writing. History The Awards were established in 1987 and have been presented annually since ...
for his novel ''Stained.'' (Also nominated for his novel ''The German,'' his short story collection ''In the Closet, Under the Bed,'' and the short stories, "An Apiary of White Bees", and "Turtle".) *
Lambda Literary Award Lambda Literary Awards, also known as the "Lammys", are awarded yearly by Lambda Literary Foundation, Lambda Literary to recognize the crucial role LGBTQ+ writers play in shaping the world. The Lammys celebrate the very best in LGBTQ+ literatur ...
for ''The Dust of Wonderland'' (also a finalist for his short story collections, ''In the Closet, Under the Bed,'' and ''Like Light for Flies,''). *
Lambda Literary Award Lambda Literary Awards, also known as the "Lammys", are awarded yearly by Lambda Literary Foundation, Lambda Literary to recognize the crucial role LGBTQ+ writers play in shaping the world. The Lammys celebrate the very best in LGBTQ+ literatur ...
for ''The German.''


Bibliography


Novels, Novellas, Collections (as Lee Thomas)

*''Stained'' *''Parish Damned'' (Telos) *''Damage'' (Sarob) *''The Dust of Wonderland'' (Alyson) *''In the Closet, Under the Bed'' (Dark Scribe) *''The Black Sun Set'' (Burning Effigy Press) *''Focus (w Nate Southard)'' (Thunderstorm Books) *''Crisis'' *''Torn'' (Cemetery Dance) *''The German'' (
Lethe Press Lethe Press is an American book publishing company based in Western Massachusetts.
) *''Ash Street'' (Sinister Grin) *''Like Light for Flies'' (Lethe) *''Butcher's Road'' (Lethe)


Novels (as Thomas Pendleton with Stefan Petrucha)

*''Wicked Dead: Lurker'' (HarperTeen) *''Wicked Dead: Torn'' (HarperTeen) *''Wicked Dead: Snared'' (HarperTeen) *''Wicked Dead: Crush'' (HarperTeen) *''Wicked Dead: Prey'' (HarperTeen)


Novels (as Thomas Pendleton and Dallas Reed)

*''Mason'' (HarperTeen) *''Shimmer'' (HarperTeen) *''The Calling'' (HarperTeen) *''Exiled''


Short fiction

*"Whimper Beg", in Datlow, Ellen (ed.), ''Echoes'', Tor Publishing, 2020. *"The Butcher's Block", ''Like Light for Flies'', Collected Stories, Lethe Press 2013. *"Fine in the Fire", ''Like Light for Flies'', Collected Stories, Lethe Press 2013. *"Landfall '35", ''Like Light for Flies'', Collected Stories, Lethe Press 2013. *"The Hollow is Filled with Beautiful Monsters", ''Night Shadows'', ed. Greg Herren, Bold Strokes Books 2012. *"Comfortable in Her Skin", ''Supernatural Noir'', ed. Ellen Datlow, Dark Horse Books, 2011. *"The Dodd Contrivance", ''Swallowed by the Cracks'', ed. John Everson & Bill Breedlove, Dark Arts Books, 2011. *"Flicker", ''Horror Library, Vol. 4'', ed. R.J. Cavendar & Boyd Harris, Cutting Block Press, 2010. *"Testify", ''Blood Splattered and Politically Incorrect'', Cemetery Dance, 2010. *"The Fall of the Mountain King", ''Specters in Coal Dust'', ed. Michael Knost, Woodland Press, 2010. *"Inside Where It's Warm", ''Dead Set'', ed. Michelle McCrary & Joe McKinney, 23 House, 2010. *"Nothing Forgiven", ''Darkness on the Edge'', ed. Harrison Howe, PS Publishing, 2010. *"All the Faces Change", ''In the Closet, Under the Bed'', Dark Scribe Press, 2009. *"Shelter", ''In the Closet, Under the Bed'', Dark Scribe Press, 2009. *"Appetite of the Cyber Tribes", ''In the Closet, Under the Bed'', Dark Scribe Press, 2009. *"Crack Smokin' Grandpa", ''In the Closet, Under the Bed'', Dark Scribe Press, 2009. *"I Know You're There", ''In the Closet, Under the Bed'', Dark Scribe Press, 2009. *"Down to Sleep", ''In the Closet, Under the Bed'', Dark Scribe Press, 2009. *"Tears to Rust", ''In the Closet, Under the Bed'', Dark Scribe Press, 2009. *"The Tattered Boy", ''In the Closet, Under the Bed'', Dark Scribe Press, 2009. *"Tuesday", ''Bits of the Dead'', ed. Keith Gouveia, Coscom Entertainment, 2008. *"The Good and Gone", ''Killers'', ed. Colin Harvey, Swimming Kangaroo Books, 2008. *"I'm Your Violence", ''Unspeakable Horror'', ed. Vince Liaguno & Chad Helder, Dark Scribe Press, 2008. *"Turtle", ''Doorways Magazine'', 2008. *"An Apiary of White Bees", ''Inferno'', ed. Ellen Datlow, Tor Books, 2007. *"Sweet Fields", ''Space and Time'' Magazine, 2007. *"They Would Say She Danced", ''Horror World'', 2007. *"To Wake Screaming from the American Dream", ''Red Scream Magazine'', 2006. *"It's What Isn't There", ''Sybil's Garage'', 2006. *"Anthem of the Estranged", ''A Walk on the Darkside'', ed. John Pelan, Roc, 2004. *"Pierce", ''Circus'', Lone Wolf Publications, 2004. *"Opiate of the Masses", ''The Book of Final Flesh'', ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, 2004. *"Before You Go", ''Chizine'', 2004. *"Lullaby", ''Gothic.net'', 2002. *"Healer", ''Stillwaters Journal'', 2002. *"Mason", ''The Swamp'', 2002. *"Static", ''Horrorfind'', 2002. *"Warmth", ''Fortean Bureau'', 2002. *"Contraction", ''Horrorfind'', 2001.


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American horror writers Living people Lambda Literary Award winners American gay writers Writers from Austin, Texas American LGBTQ novelists American male novelists American short story writers American male short story writers Novelists from Texas Year of birth missing (living people)