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Ramsey Campbell

Ramsey Campbell was a British writer, novelist and screenwriter (born 1946). He was born at Liverpool.

Also recorded as Carl Dreadstone; Jay Ramsay; Montgomery Comfort.

Overview

Born at Liverpool in 1946.

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Carl Dreadstone, Jay Ramsay and Montgomery Comfort. His recorded language was English. His recorded confession was agnosticism.

Formation and teaching

Ramsey Campbell studied at St Edward's College. His recorded influences include H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Vladimir Nabokov, Fritz Leiber and Algernon Blackwood.

Recognition and collections

Ramsey Campbell received August Derleth Award, World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology, World Fantasy Award for Best Collection and World Horror Convention Grand Master Award.

Catalogued works

60 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. The first 12 are listed here.

Alone with the Horrors: The Great Short Fiction of Ramsey Campbell 1961–1991. Cold Print. Dark Companions. Dark Feasts: The World of Ramsey Campbell. Dark Things. Demons by Daylight. Ghosts and Grisly Things. Inconsequential Tales. The Height of the Scream. The Inhabitant of the Lake and Less Welcome Tenants. Told by the Dead. Waking Nightmares.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

1 scholarly publication naming this subject was located in the registry of record.

My Roots Exhumed by Ramsey Campbell, Ramsey Campbell and Modern Horror Fiction, 2001.

In detail

Ramsey Campbell studied at St Edward's College. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is prose, horror literature and thriller. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are science fiction. H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard and Vladimir Nabokov are recorded as an influence.

Residence is recorded at Liverpool.

Distinctions recorded are August Derleth Award, World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology and World Fantasy Award for Best Collection.

Chronology

  1. 1946Ramsey Campbell born at Liverpool.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Ramsey Campbell”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q703476: Ramsey Campbell

    Consult the source

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