Ramsey Campbell

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Ramsey Campbell

66 books3 series

John Ramsey Campbell (born 1946) is a British horror writer. Since Ramsey Campbell first came to prominence in the mid-1960s, critics have cited Campbell as one of the leading writers in his field: T. E. D. Klein has written that "Campbell reigns supreme in the field today", while S. T. Joshi state…

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John Ramsey Campbell (born 1946) is a British horror writer.

Since Ramsey Campbell first came to prominence in the mid-1960s, critics have cited Campbell as one of the leading writers in his field: T. E. D. Klein has written that "Campbell reigns supreme in the field today", while S. T. Joshi stated, "future generations will regard him as the leading horror writer of our generation, every bit the equal of Lovecraft or Blackwood."

AUTHOR CAREER

Publication timeline

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1964–202466 cataloged publications

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THE AUTHOR’S WRITING

Writing profile

Genres are based on books catalogued in Risingshadow’s English-language database. A book may belong to multiple genres.

Main classification

Fantasy4 (6%)
Science Fiction2 (3%)
Horror58 (88%)
Other2 (3%)

Each book counts once. Multiple primary genres use the shared presentation order; books without a primary genre are Other.

Genres and themes

Horror63 / 66 books
Fantasy5 / 66 books
Weird Fiction3 / 66 books
Science Fiction2 / 66 books
Gothic Horror2 / 66 books
Psychological Horror2 / 66 books
Thriller2 / 66 books
Ghosts1 / 66 books