Gary Brandner

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Gary Brandner

17 books2 series

Gary Brandner (born 1933) is an American horror author best known for his werewolf themed trilogy of novels, The Howling. The first book in the series was loosely adapted as a motion picture in 1981. Brandner's second and third Howling novels, published in 1979 and 1985 respectively, have no connec…

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Gary Brandner (born 1933) is an American horror author best known for his werewolf themed trilogy of novels, The Howling. The first book in the series was loosely adapted as a motion picture in 1981. Brandner's second and third Howling novels, published in 1979 and 1985 respectively, have no connection to the film series, though he was involved in writing the screenplay for the second Howling film. The fourth film in the Howling series, Howling IV: The Original Nightmare, is actually the closest adaptation of Brandner's original novel, though this too varies to some degree.

Brandner's novel Walkers was adapted and filmed for television as From the Dead of Night. He also wrote the screenplay for the 1988 horror film Cameron's Closet.

AUTHOR CAREER

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1975–199917 cataloged publications

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THE AUTHOR’S WRITING

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Main classification

Science Fiction3 (18%)
Horror14 (82%)

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Genres and themes

Horror14 / 17 books
Science Fiction3 / 17 books

THE AUTHOR’S WORLDS

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