David Niall Wilson
Encyclopedia
David Niall Wilson is an American
writer primarily known for his works of horror
, science fiction
, and fantasy
fiction.
, and attended Charleston High School
, and joined the United States Navy
upon graduation, where he served from 1977 to 1997.
He is an ordained minister in the Universal Light Church and a former president of the Horror Writer's Association. Wilson won the Bram Stoker Award
for professional achievement in horror poetry.
His 1999 novel, This is My Blood (currently released as The Temptation of Blood), contains books of the fictional gospel of Judas Iscariot. This novel, which also features Mary Magdalene as a fallen angel cursed with a form of vampirism, oddly mirrors information recently translated in the coptic codex ascribed to Judas Iscariot. Both works feature Judas as being the best of the apostles—the only one to fully understand Christ's teachings and lay down his own life for the salvation of all.
His short stories have appeared in more than thirty anthologies, in magazines, and on websites.
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writer primarily known for his works of horror
Horror fiction
Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...
, science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
, and fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
fiction.
Background
Wilson was raised in Charleston, IllinoisCharleston, Illinois
Charleston is a city in and the county seat of Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 21,838 as of the 2010 census. The city is home to Eastern Illinois University and has close ties with its neighbor Mattoon, Illinois...
, and attended Charleston High School
Charleston High School
Charleston High School is a former high school, which was closed in 1989, in Kanawha County, West Virginia. Its final location is where CAMC General Hospital is now located in downtown Charleston, West Virginia. In 1989, Charleston High School and Stonewall Jackson High School consolidated to form...
, and joined the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
upon graduation, where he served from 1977 to 1997.
He is an ordained minister in the Universal Light Church and a former president of the Horror Writer's Association. Wilson won the Bram Stoker Award
Bram Stoker Award
The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing. The awards have been presented annually since 1987, and the winners are selected by ballot of the Active members of the HWA...
for professional achievement in horror poetry.
His 1999 novel, This is My Blood (currently released as The Temptation of Blood), contains books of the fictional gospel of Judas Iscariot. This novel, which also features Mary Magdalene as a fallen angel cursed with a form of vampirism, oddly mirrors information recently translated in the coptic codex ascribed to Judas Iscariot. Both works feature Judas as being the best of the apostles—the only one to fully understand Christ's teachings and lay down his own life for the salvation of all.
Novels
- The Path of the Meteor
- Star Trek: Voyager #12: Chrysalis (1997, ISBN 0-671-00150-7)
- The Grails Covenant Trilogy (1997–1998)
- To Sift Through the Bitter Ashes (1997, ISBN 1-56504-995-0)
- To Speak in Lifeless Tongues (1998, ISBN 1-56504-996-9)
- To Dream of Dreamers Lost (1998, ISBN 1-56504-997-7)
- This is My Blood (1999, ISBN 0-9658135-3-3)
- Roll Them Bones (Cemetery Dance PublicationsCemetery Dance PublicationsCemetery Dance Publications is a specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense. Cemetery Dance was founded by Richard Chizmar, a horror author, while he was in college. It is associated with Cemetery Dance magazine, which was founded in 1988. They began to publish books in 1992.Cemetery...
' Novella #12, 2003, ISBN 1-58767-068-2) - Dark Ages: Lasombra (2003, ISBN 1-58846-820-8)
- Deep Blue (2004, ISBN 1-59414-142-8, hardcover; 2005, ISBN 1-4104-0228-2, paperback)
- The Temptation of Blood (2004, ISBN 1-930997-69-8)
- Exalted: Relic of the Dawn (2004, ISBN 1-58846-860-7)
- The Mote in Andrea's Eye (2005, Thompson-Gale / Fives Star)
- Ancient Eyes (2007, Bloodletting PressBloodletting PressBloodletting Press was launched in 2002 by Larry Roberts to publish works in the horror genre specifically for the collector's market, producing low print run limited editions intended for collectors and unique heirloom Lettered Editions for the high-end collectors. They were originally located in...
Signed Limited HC) - Vintage Soul (2009 Thompson-Gale Five Star & Limited HC from Bad Moon BooksBad Moon BooksBad Moon Books is a publishing company owned by Roy K. Robbins in Garden Grove, California. In the middle of 1986, they began as a bookseller only, but in 2007 they began publishing. Their works include many Black Quill Award and Bram Stoker Award winners and nominees...
) - The Not Quite Right Reverend Cletus J. Diggs & the Currently Accepted Habits of Nature (2009 limited edition HC from Bad Moon BooksBad Moon BooksBad Moon Books is a publishing company owned by Roy K. Robbins in Garden Grove, California. In the middle of 1986, they began as a bookseller only, but in 2007 they began publishing. Their works include many Black Quill Award and Bram Stoker Award winners and nominees...
) - Sins of the Flash (2010 digital release from Crossroad Press)
Collections
- Spinning Webs and Telling Lies (Limited Trade Paperback 2002)
- The Subtle Ties That Bind (2002, Lone Wolf Publications CD Rom)
- Defining Moments (2007, Sarob Press Signed limited HC)
Short Stories and Poetry
- Poet Cabal: (one poem)
- The Essential World of Darkness: "Except You Go Through Shadow--Wraith"
- 100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories: "Just Another Saturday Night"
- Robert Bloch's Psychos: "Blameless (1998, ISBN 0-671-88598-7)
- The Best of Cemetery Dance, Volume I: "The Mole" (2000, ISBN 0-451-45804-4)
- Horrors! 365 Scary Stories: (seven short stories) (2001, ISBN 1-58663-240-X)
- The Gossamer Eye (2002, ISBN 1-892065-64-9, with Mark McLaughlinMark McLaughlinMark McLaughlin is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Hamilton Academical.-Career:McLaughlin, a defender, began his career at junior club Arthurlie before moving to Clyde in 1999. After five years at Clyde, he joined Hamilton Academical in 2004...
and Rain GravesRain GravesRain Graves is an award winning author of horror, fantasy, science fiction and poetry.She is best known for the 2002 Bram Stoker Award winner for Best Poetry Collection, The Gossamer Eye...
) (winner of the 2003 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in the Poetry Collection category) - All Hell Breaking Loose: "Burning Bridges" (2005, ISBN 0-7564-0289-1)
- Shadows over Baker Street: New Tales of TerrorShadows Over Baker StreetShadows Over Baker Street: New Tales of Terror! is an anthology of stories, each by a different author and each concerning an exploit of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes set against the backdrop of H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos...
: "Death Did Not Become Him" (2005, ISBN 0-345-45273-9, with Patricia Lee Macomber) - Cthulhu's Heirs: New Cthulhu Mythos Fiction: "Of Dark Things and Midnight Planes" (1994, ISBN 1-56882-013-5)
His short stories have appeared in more than thirty anthologies, in magazines, and on websites.