Terrence Rafferty is a

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who wrote regularly for ''

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'' during the 1990s. His writing has also appeared in ''

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''. For a number of years he served as critic at large for '' GQ''. He has a particular penchant for horror fiction and has reviewed collections by

Richard Matheson Richard Burton Matheson (February 20, 1926 – June 23, 2013) was an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres. He is best known as the author of '' I Am Legend'', a 1954 science ficti ...

, Joe Hill, and the Spanish author Cristina Fernández Cubas.

Bibliography

Books

* ''Unnatural Acts'' (1992) * ''The Thing Happens: Ten Years of Writing About the Movies'' (1993) * ''

Elmore Leonard Elmore John Leonard Jr. (October 11, 1925August 20, 2013) was an American novelist, short story author and screenwriter. He was, according to British journalist Anthony Lane, "hailed as one of the best crime writers in the land". His earliest no ...

: Westerns'' (2018, editor)

Essays and reporting

* Online version is titled "The lovable idealism of 'Big Night'". Originally published in the September 23, 1996 issue. Reviews Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci's '' Big Night'' (1998). ——————— ;Notes

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