LGBTQ Mystery and Horror Writers
There is a rich tradition of mystery and horror story writing by LGBTQ authors. Perhaps the best known of these authors is Clive Barker of Great Britain. Several of the writers have received the prestigious Lambda Literary Award for mystery writing.
Many of the books have been serialized into detective stories that are hugely popular around the world. Notable among these are the Donald Strachey series by U.S. writer Richard Lipez, which have been made into a popular television movie series starring gay actor Chad Allen. Similarly, Scotland's Val McDermid's series has been adapted for television under the name 'Wire in the Blood'.
Two transgender authors of note in this genre are Jacob Anderson-Minshall and Poppy Z. Brite, both of the United States.
We have identified LGBTQ mystery and horror writers from Canada, Great Britain, Norway, Germany, Scotland, and the United States.
- Jacob Anderson-Minshall, United States
- Clive Barker, Great Britain
- Poppy Z. Brite, United States
- Jessie Chandler, United States
- Stella Duffy, Great Britain
- Katherine V. Forrest, United States
- Joseph Hansen, United States
- Ellen Hart, United States
- Hanns Heinz Ewers, Germany
- Greg Herren, United States
- Patricia Highsmith, United States
- Anne Holt, Norway
- Richard House, Great Britain
- Lori L. Lake, United States
- Richard Lipez, United States
- Lee Lynch, United States
- Val McDermid, Scotland
- John Morgan Wilson, United States
- Michael Nava, United States
- Christopher Rice, United States
- Tom Rob Smith, Great Britain
- Richard Stevenson, United States
- Eve Zaremba, Canada
