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'''Greg F. Gifune''' (born November 12, 1963 in [[Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]) is a horror author, the recipient of multiple [[Bram Stoker Award]] and [[International Horror Guild Award]] nominations in addition to one for the [[British Fantasy Award]].
'''Greg F. Gifune''' (born November 12, 1963, in [[Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]) is a horror author, the recipient of multiple [[Bram Stoker Award]] and [[International Horror Guild Award]] nominations in addition to one for the [[British Fantasy Award]].


[[Christopher Rice]] calls Gifune, "The best writer of horror novels and supernatural thrillers at work today."<ref name="nola.com">http://www.nola.com/haunted/index.ssf/2014/10/christopher_rice_left_anne_ric.html</ref>
[[Christopher Rice]] calls Gifune, "The best writer of horror novels and supernatural thrillers at work today."<ref name="nola.com">{{cite web| url = http://www.nola.com/haunted/index.ssf/2014/10/christopher_rice_left_anne_ric.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141031161200/http://www.nola.com/haunted/index.ssf/2014/10/christopher_rice_left_anne_ric.html| archive-date = 2014-10-31| title = Christopher Rice leaves Anne Rice off list of '5 Scariest Reads for Halloween' {{!}} NOLA.com}}</ref>


Gifune has written 17 novels, in addition to screenplays and published collections of short stories.<ref name="LauwersCapeAuthors"/><ref name="BoatwrightHorror">{{cite news|last1=Boatwright|first1=Josh|title=Local horror fiction writer mines humanity's dark side|url=http://search.proquest.com/news/docview/1471906644/fulltext/C4473B5E12A4D15PQ/2?accountid=10226|accessdate=10 February 2017|publisher=[[Asheville Citizen-Times]]|date=28 June 2007}}</ref>
Gifune has written 17 novels, in addition to screenplays and published collections of short stories.<ref name="LauwersCapeAuthors"/><ref name="BoatwrightHorror">{{cite news|last1=Boatwright|first1=Josh|title=Local horror fiction writer mines humanity's dark side|publisher=[[Asheville Citizen-Times]]|date=28 June 2007|id={{ProQuest|1471906644}}}}</ref>


He is also the [[Editor-in-Chief]] of ''Thievin' Kitty Publications'' ([http://home.rica.net/garyconner/thievinkitty/index.html Link]) and the former [[Editing|Editor]]—from 1998 to 2004—of the fiction magazing ''The Edge: Tales of Suspense'' ([http://home.rica.net/garyconner/thievinkitty/page2.html Link]).
He is also the [[editor-in-chief]] of ''Thievin' Kitty Publications'' ([https://web.archive.org/web/20071006203224/http://home.rica.net/garyconner/thievinkitty/index.html Link]) and the former [[Editing|editor]]—from 1998 to 2004—of the fiction magazine ''The Edge: Tales of Suspense'' ([https://archive.today/20031206181345/http://home.rica.net/garyconner/thievinkitty/page2.html Link]).


A full-time author and editor, Gifune resides in [[Marion, Massachusetts]] with his wife Carol and a bevy of felines. As of 2011 he was living in [[Wareham, Massachusetts]].<ref name="LauwersCapeAuthors">{{cite news|last1=Lauwers|first1=Melanie|title=Fill Cape's quiet season with local authors|url=http://search.proquest.com/news/docview/846835194/fulltext/10699A226644BFCPQ/1?accountid=10226|accessdate=10 February 2017|publisher=McClatchy - Tribune Business News|date=23 January 2011}}</ref>
A full-time author and editor, Gifune resides in [[Marion, Massachusetts]], with his wife Carol and a bevy of felines. As of 2011 he was living in [[Wareham, Massachusetts]].<ref name="LauwersCapeAuthors">{{cite news|last1=Lauwers|first1=Melanie|title=Fill Cape's quiet season with local authors|publisher=McClatchy – Tribune Business News|date=23 January 2011|id={{ProQuest|846835194}}}}</ref>


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==


''[[Heretics]]'' (collection)
''Heretics'' (collection)
* [[2001 in literature|Aug. 2001]] 50-copy Limited Edition Hardcover ([[Delirium Books]])
* [[2001 in literature|Aug. 2001]] 50-copy Limited Edition Hardcover ([[Delirium Books]])
* [[2001 in literature|Aug. 2001]] 250-copy Limited Edition Trade Paperback ([[Delirium Books]])
* [[2001 in literature|Aug. 2001]] 250-copy Limited Edition Trade Paperback ([[Delirium Books]])


''[[Drago Descending]]''
''[[Drago Descending]]''
* [[2001 in literature|Nov. 2001]] Trade Paperback ([[The Fiction Works]])<ref name="DavidsonReview">{{cite news|last1=Davidson|first1=Dan|title=Drago Descending (book review)|url=http://search.proquest.com/news/docview/362261245/fulltext/10699A226644BFCPQ/2?accountid=10226|accessdate=10 February 2017|publisher=[[Whitehorse Star]]|date=17 September 2004}}</ref>
* [[2001 in literature|Nov. 2001]] Trade Paperback ([[The Fiction Works]])<ref name="DavidsonReview">{{cite news|last1=Davidson|first1=Dan|title=Drago Descending (book review)|publisher=[[Whitehorse Star]]|date=17 September 2004|id={{ProQuest|362261245}}}}</ref>


''[[Saying Uncle]]''
''[[Saying Uncle]]''
* [[2003 in literature|Feb. 2003]] Trade Paperback ([[December Girl Press]]/[[Delirium Books]])
* [[2003 in literature|Feb. 2003]] Trade Paperback ([[December Girl Press]]/[[Delirium Books]])


''[[Night Work (novel)|Night Work]]''
''Night Work''
* [[2003 in literature|March 2003]] Trade Paperback ([[The Fiction Works]])
* [[2003 in literature|March 2003]] Trade Paperback ([[The Fiction Works]])
* [[2004 in literature|June 2004]] Trade Paperback ([[BookSurge Publishing]])
* [[2004 in literature|June 2004]] Trade Paperback ([[BookSurge Publishing]])
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* [[2003 in literature|Oct. 2003]] 250-copy Limited Edition Hardcover ([[Delirium Books]])
* [[2003 in literature|Oct. 2003]] 250-copy Limited Edition Hardcover ([[Delirium Books]])


''[[Down To Sleep]]'' (collection)
''[[Down to Sleep]]'' (collection)
* [[2004 in literature|May 2004]] 77-copy Limited Edition Hardcover ([[Delirium Books]])
* [[2004 in literature|May 2004]] 77-copy Limited Edition Hardcover ([[Delirium Books]])


''[[Deep Night]]''
''Deep Night''
* [[2005 in literature|Oct. 2005]] 26-copy Deluxe Edition Hardcover ([[Delirium Books]])
* [[2005 in literature|Oct. 2005]] 26-copy Deluxe Edition Hardcover ([[Delirium Books]])
* [[2005 in literature|Oct. 2005]] 150-copy Limited Edition Hardcover ([[Delirium Books]])
* [[2005 in literature|Oct. 2005]] 150-copy Limited Edition Hardcover ([[Delirium Books]])
* [[2006 in literature|June 2006]] Trade Paperback ([[Delirium Books]])
* [[2006 in literature|June 2006]] Trade Paperback ([[Delirium Books]])


''[[A View From The Lake]]''
''[[A View from the Lake]]''
* [[2006 in literature|Jan. 2006]] Trade Paperback ([[Blindside Publishing]])
* [[2006 in literature|Jan. 2006]] Trade Paperback ([[Blindside Publishing]])


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==External links==
==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.gregfgifune.com}}
*{{official website|http://www.gregfgifune.com}}
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==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:American horror writers]]
[[Category:American horror writers]]
[[Category:American male novelists]]
[[Category:American male novelists]]
[[Category:Writers from Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Novelists from Massachusetts]]
[[Category:People from Framingham, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:People from Framingham, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:People from Marion, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:People from Marion, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:American male short story writers]]
[[Category:American male short story writers]]
[[Category:American short story writers]]
[[Category:21st-century American short story writers]]
[[Category:21st-century American short story writers]]
[[Category:21st-century male writers]]
[[Category:21st-century American male writers]]

Latest revision as of 19:53, 30 June 2024

Greg F. Gifune
Born (1963-11-12) November 12, 1963 (age 60)
Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • short story writer
  • editor
GenreHorror fiction, Contemporary fantasy, Crime fiction
Website
gregfgifune.com

Greg F. Gifune (born November 12, 1963, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts) is a horror author, the recipient of multiple Bram Stoker Award and International Horror Guild Award nominations in addition to one for the British Fantasy Award.

Christopher Rice calls Gifune, "The best writer of horror novels and supernatural thrillers at work today."[1]

Gifune has written 17 novels, in addition to screenplays and published collections of short stories.[2][3]

He is also the editor-in-chief of Thievin' Kitty Publications (Link) and the former editor—from 1998 to 2004—of the fiction magazine The Edge: Tales of Suspense (Link).

A full-time author and editor, Gifune resides in Marion, Massachusetts, with his wife Carol and a bevy of felines. As of 2011 he was living in Wareham, Massachusetts.[2]

Bibliography

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Heretics (collection)

Drago Descending

Saying Uncle

Night Work

The Bleeding Season

Down to Sleep (collection)

Deep Night

A View from the Lake

Dominion

Blood in Electric Blue

Judas Goat

Children of Chaos

Kingdom of Shadows

Sorcerer

Long After Dark

Gardens of Night

Catching Hell

The Living and the Dead

Dreams the Ragman

Midnight Solitaire

Lords of Twilight

Apartment Seven

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Christopher Rice leaves Anne Rice off list of '5 Scariest Reads for Halloween' | NOLA.com". Archived from the original on 2014-10-31.
  2. ^ a b Lauwers, Melanie (23 January 2011). "Fill Cape's quiet season with local authors". McClatchy – Tribune Business News. ProQuest 846835194.
  3. ^ Boatwright, Josh (28 June 2007). "Local horror fiction writer mines humanity's dark side". Asheville Citizen-Times. ProQuest 1471906644.
  4. ^ Davidson, Dan (17 September 2004). "Drago Descending (book review)". Whitehorse Star. ProQuest 362261245.
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