Elizabeth Walter

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Elizabeth Walter

8 books0 series

Elizabeth Walter (1927-2006) was a U.K. writer of short stories in the horror and fantasy genres. She was brought up in the Welsh Border country (Herefordshire), and lived in London in later life though with periodic returns to the Wye Valley and the Black Mountains. An editor for a British publish…

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Elizabeth Walter (1927-2006) was a U.K. writer of short stories in the horror and fantasy genres.

She was brought up in the Welsh Border country (Herefordshire), and lived in London in later life though with periodic returns to the Wye Valley and the Black Mountains. An editor for a British publishing house, she edited Collins Crime Club titles for more than thirty years, from 1961-1993.

Several of her supernatural tales were inspired by travels in other countries, especially Germany.

She authored six short story collections and four novels. Three of her stories were filmed for television.

AUTHOR CAREER

Publication timeline

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1965–20248 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

Fantasy7 (88%)
Horror1 (13%)

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

Genres and themes

Horror8 / 8 books
Fantasy7 / 8 books
Ghosts1 / 8 books
Psychological Horror1 / 8 books
Weird Fiction1 / 8 books
Witches1 / 8 books