TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted January 5 American author and poet Fred Chappell, who was best known for Dagon (1968), a psychological thriller with supernatural elements, died at 87 years: https://greensboro.com/news/local/fred-chappell-author-poet-greensboro-uncg-i-am-one-of-you-forever-dagon/article_bf134022-abed-11ee-b94d-cfcc3da03787.html His other works include I Am One of You Forever (1985) and Castle Tzingal (1984). 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,186 Posted January 6 J. H. Brennan, author the gamebook series GrailQuest, among others, dead on TwitMusk. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 13 Author and critic David J. Skal, 71, died January 1, 2024 in a car accident in Los Angeles CA. As a critic, Skal was an expert in horror cinema, Dracula, and vampires in general. His non-fiction includes Hugo and Stoker Award finalist Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of “Dracula” from Novel to Stage to Screen (1990). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,186 Posted January 15 Howard Waldrop, science fiction author best known for his short story The Ugly Chickens as well as his 1984 novel Them Bones, reportedly dead at 77. Also the childhood penpal of George R. R. Martin. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted January 22 Military historian and author Martin Middlebrook reported dead on the Xwitter. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,140 Posted January 22 14 minutes ago, time said: Military historian and author Martin Middlebrook reported dead on the Xwitter. Oh I've got some of his books. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted January 28 British horror writer Brian Lumley died 2 January according to his website: https://www.brianlumley.com/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Lumley 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,186 Posted January 28 Brian Lumley, author of Cthulhu book series Titus Crow, dead at 86. Edit: 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted January 29 American nonfiction author Anne Edwards, best known for her biographies of celebrities like Judy Garland, Vivien Leigh and Princess Diana died at 96 years: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/latimes/name/anne-edwards-obituary?pid=206218334 In 1968, she published a bestselling novel called The Survivors. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted January 29 On 06/01/2024 at 22:08, Summer in Transylvania said: J. H. Brennan, author the gamebook series GrailQuest, among others, dead on TwitMusk. Read Visions of Nostrodamus by him ages ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted January 29 N. Scott Momaday, a Pulitzer Prize-winning storyteller, poet, educator, and folklorist, has died. He was 89. Momaday was widely credited as the starting point for contemporary Native American literature. https://apnews.com/article/native-writer-scott-momaday-dead-1b6690dfa0bb11eda12f3c219cee77e8 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fantomasss 209 Posted January 29 4 hours ago, alt obits guy said: N. Scott Momaday, a Pulitzer Prize-winning storyteller, poet, educator, and folklorist, has died. He was 89. Momaday was widely credited as the starting point for contemporary Native American literature. https://apnews.com/article/native-writer-scott-momaday-dead-1b6690dfa0bb11eda12f3c219cee77e8 Oh shit, he was a great author and was on my 2023 World deathlist 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted January 30 7 hours ago, alt obits guy said: N. Scott Momaday, a Pulitzer Prize-winning storyteller, poet, educator, and folklorist, has died. He was 89. Momaday was widely credited as the starting point for contemporary Native American literature. https://apnews.com/article/native-writer-scott-momaday-dead-1b6690dfa0bb11eda12f3c219cee77e8 And on last year’s DDP. But not this year. List of the missed. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,411 Posted February 3 Christopher Priest, British sci-fi author, has died aged 80. He won the World Fantasy Award for The Prestige, which was later made into a film by Christopher Nolan. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,581 Posted February 3 17 minutes ago, Thatcher said: Christopher Priest, British sci-fi author, has died aged 80. He won the World Fantasy Award for The Prestige, which was later made into a film by Christopher Nolan. Almost wrote a Doctor Who script but couldn't cope with JNT A unique DDP pick for my theme team Read several of his books when I was a student 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,614 Posted February 7 Times death notice for Ivo Mosley (wiki), aged 72. Potter, poet and writer, and the grandson of Sir Oswald Mosley. Spoiler MOSLEY Ivo Adam Rex died peacefully at home on 31st January 2024, aged 72, after being ill with motor neurone disease and dementia. He is survived by his wife Xanthe; sons Nathaniel, Felix, Scipio and Noah; and adored grandchildren Reuben, Leo, Vita, Ezra and Martha. Potter, writer, poet and a lover of chocolate biscuits to the end. Funeral service to be held at Honor Oak Crematorium at 1.45pm on Thursday 29th February. Donations to Friends of Brookmill Park in lieu of flowers, for anyone who would like to donate contact friends@brookmillpark.com. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted February 17 Norwegian novelist Johan Galtung, known for works such as Europe in the Making; Peace By Peaceful Means: Peace and Conflict, Development and Civilization, died at 93 years: https://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/johan-galtung-er-dod/80992144 He was also known as sociologist, mathematician, historian, economist, and political scientist and is particularly notable for his work in the field of peace and conflict studies. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted February 19 Alvin Moscow, who wrote a best-selling account of the sinking of the ocean liner Andrea Doria and later collaborated on the memoirs of several public figures, has died. He was 98. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/books/alvin-moscow-dead.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 742 Posted February 22 Sci-fi author Steve Miller has died. He was a space cowboy, bet you weren't ready for that. https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/02/21/waterville-sci-fi-author-whose-career-spanned-genres-and-universes-dies-at-73/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,614 Posted February 22 50 minutes ago, Captain Hemlock said: Sci-fi author Steve Miller has died. He was a space cowboy, bet you weren't ready for that. https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/02/21/waterville-sci-fi-author-whose-career-spanned-genres-and-universes-dies-at-73/ I heard he was a midnight toker, and played his music in the sun. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,581 Posted February 26 Hooded Swan author Brian Stableford being reported dead on Twitter by Kim Newman 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,904 Posted February 26 Novelist and poet Alan Brownjohn has died aged 92. I only realised he was still with us about a month ago. Alan Brownjohn obituary | Poetry | The Guardian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,725 Posted February 29 Graham Caveney still on the go Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 1 X/Twitter reporting the death of American film theorist and film historian David Bordwell. He was 76. Bordwell has written extensively on cinema. Edit: obit: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/david-bordwell-dead-film-scholar-1235841116/ 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,334 Posted March 4 American children's books author and artist Leonard Everett Fisher (Wiki) dead at 99 Also, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
