Lisa Morton
Encyclopedia
Lisa Morton is an American
horror
author and screenwriter.
Morton was born in Pasadena, California
, and entered the film industry in 1979 as a modelmaker on Star Trek: The Motion Picture
. In 1988 she co-wrote (with make-up effects expert Tom Burman) Life On the Edge, which was later re-titled Meet the Hollowheads
; she also served as an Associate Producer on the film, and received an acting credit as "the Edge Slut" (in a scene that was cut from the film). The film went on to win the Grand Prix Award at the London Odeon Film Festival, and was one of 12 films selected to appear in the Avoriaz Film Festival.
Morton also co-wrote the films Adventures in Dinosaur City
, Tornado Warning
, and Blood Angels; as an animation writer, she wrote for the series Sky Dancers
and Dragon Flyz
. Morton has worked with several small theater companies in the Southern California
area, serving as writer, director and producer.
In the 1990s Morton began publishing short horror fiction. In 2006 her short story "Tested" (from Cemetery Dance magazine) won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Short Fiction
. In 2009 she edited the anthology Midnight Walk, and her first novella, The Lucid Dreaming, was published by Bad Moon Books
and went on to win the Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction
. Her first novel, The Castle of Los Angeles, was published in 2010 by Gray Friar Press.
She has also authored four non-fiction books, Savage Detours: The Life and Work of Ann Savage, The Cinema of Tsui Hark
, The Halloween
Encyclopedia and A Hallowe'en Anthology: Literary and Historical Writings Over the Centuries, which was nominated for the Black Quill Award and won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Non-Fiction
. A California native, she currently resides in Los Angeles, California
.
United States
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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...
author and screenwriter.
Morton was born in Pasadena, California
Pasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
, and entered the film industry in 1979 as a modelmaker on Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Motion Picture is a 1979 American science fiction film released by Paramount Pictures. It is the first film based on the Star Trek television series. The film is set in the twenty-third century, when a mysterious and immensely powerful alien cloud called V'Ger approaches the Earth,...
. In 1988 she co-wrote (with make-up effects expert Tom Burman) Life On the Edge, which was later re-titled Meet the Hollowheads
Meet the Hollowheads
Meet the Hollowheads is a 1989 movie written and directed by special-effects makeup artist Thomas R. Burman. It stars Juliette Lewis, John Glover, Richard Portnow, and Joshua John Miller...
; she also served as an Associate Producer on the film, and received an acting credit as "the Edge Slut" (in a scene that was cut from the film). The film went on to win the Grand Prix Award at the London Odeon Film Festival, and was one of 12 films selected to appear in the Avoriaz Film Festival.
Morton also co-wrote the films Adventures in Dinosaur City
Adventures in Dinosaur City
Adventures in Dinosaur City is a 1992 television film directed by Brett Thompson. The story revolves around three teenagers who are transported into their favorite TV show, "Dino Saurs".-Plot:...
, Tornado Warning
Tornado warning
A tornado warning is an alert issued by government weather services to warn that severe thunderstorms with tornadoes may be imminent. It can be issued after a tornado or funnel cloud has been spotted by eye, or more commonly if there are radar indications of tornado formation...
, and Blood Angels; as an animation writer, she wrote for the series Sky Dancers
Sky Dancers
Sky Dancers is the name of a line of toys that were popular in the mid-1990s. The toys were constructed of a pull-string base and a doll with foam wings. When the doll was inserted into the base and the string pulled, the doll would launch into the air, spinning its wings like a propeller as it flew...
and Dragon Flyz
Dragon Flyz
Dragon Flyz is a television program created by Gaumont Pictures that ran for approximately two or three years, accompanied by a line of toy action-figures. The program centered on a coalition known as the Dragonators , who are primarily humans who ride on Dragon-back for the purposes of...
. Morton has worked with several small theater companies in the Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
area, serving as writer, director and producer.
In the 1990s Morton began publishing short horror fiction. In 2006 her short story "Tested" (from Cemetery Dance magazine) won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Short Fiction
Bram Stoker Award for Best Short Fiction
The Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing for short fiction.-Winners and nominees:...
. In 2009 she edited the anthology Midnight Walk, and her first novella, The Lucid Dreaming, was published by Bad Moon Books
Bad Moon Books
Bad 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...
and went on to win the Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction
Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction
The Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing for long fiction.-Winners and nominees:...
. Her first novel, The Castle of Los Angeles, was published in 2010 by Gray Friar Press.
She has also authored four non-fiction books, Savage Detours: The Life and Work of Ann Savage, The Cinema of Tsui Hark
Tsui Hark
Tsui Hark , born Tsui Man-kong, is a Hong Kong New Wave film director and producer. He is viewed as a major figure in the Golden Age of Hong Kong cinema .-Early life:...
, The Halloween
Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
Encyclopedia and A Hallowe'en Anthology: Literary and Historical Writings Over the Centuries, which was nominated for the Black Quill Award and won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Non-Fiction
Bram Stoker Award for Best Non-Fiction
The Bram Stoker Award for Best Non-Fiction is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing for non-fiction.-Winners and nominees:Nominees are listed below the winner for each year....
. A California native, she currently resides in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
.
Awards
- The Lucid Dreaming (2009 Bram Stoker Award for Best Long FictionBram Stoker Award for Best Long FictionThe Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing for long fiction.-Winners and nominees:...
) - Midnight Walk (3rd Annual Black Quill Award winner for Best Dark Genre Anthology)
- A Hallowe'en Anthology: Literary and Historical Writings Over the Centuries (2008 Bram Stoker AwardBram Stoker AwardThe 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 Best Non-Fiction) - A Hallowe'en Anthology: Literary and Historical Writings Over the Centuries (2nd Annual Black Quill Award nominee)
- Tested (2006 Bram Stoker AwardBram Stoker AwardThe 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 Best Short Fiction) - 2006 President's Richard Laymon Award from the Horror Writers AssociationHorror Writers AssociationThe Horror Writers Association is a worldwide non-profit organization of professional writers and publishing professionals dedicated to promoting the interests of Horror and Dark Fantasy writers. It was formed in the 1980s with the help of many of the field's greats, including Joe Lansdale, Robert...
- 2005 President's Richard Laymon Award from the Horror Writers AssociationHorror Writers AssociationThe Horror Writers Association is a worldwide non-profit organization of professional writers and publishing professionals dedicated to promoting the interests of Horror and Dark Fantasy writers. It was formed in the 1980s with the help of many of the field's greats, including Joe Lansdale, Robert...
Non-Fiction
- The Cinema of Tsui Hark, McFarland & CompanyMcFarland & CompanyMcFarland & Company, Inc. is a book publisher of primarily academic and adult nonfiction based in Jefferson, North Carolina. Its president and editor-in-chief is Robert Franklin, who began the enterprise in 1979...
2001 - The Halloween Encyclopedia, McFarland & CompanyMcFarland & CompanyMcFarland & Company, Inc. is a book publisher of primarily academic and adult nonfiction based in Jefferson, North Carolina. Its president and editor-in-chief is Robert Franklin, who began the enterprise in 1979...
2003 - A Hallowe'en Anthology: Literary and Historical Writings Over the Centuries, McFarland & CompanyMcFarland & CompanyMcFarland & Company, Inc. is a book publisher of primarily academic and adult nonfiction based in Jefferson, North Carolina. Its president and editor-in-chief is Robert Franklin, who began the enterprise in 1979...
2008 - Savage Detours: The Life and Work of Ann Savage, McFarland & CompanyMcFarland & CompanyMcFarland & Company, Inc. is a book publisher of primarily academic and adult nonfiction based in Jefferson, North Carolina. Its president and editor-in-chief is Robert Franklin, who began the enterprise in 1979...
2010
Novellas
- The Lucid Dreaming, 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...
2009 - Diana and the Goong-si (2009) Midnight Walk
Short stories
Dates by original magazine or anthology publication.- Sane Reaction (1994) Dark Voices 6
- Virus Verses (1995) Dream Forge May 1995 issue
- Sensitive (1995) After Hours Winter 1995 issue
- The Free Way (1995) chapbook
- Poppi's Monster (1995) The Mammoth Book of Frankenstein
- Love Eats (1996) Dark Terrors
- Children of the Long Night (1997) The Mammoth Book of Dracula
- Nikola, Moonstruck (1998) Horrors! 365 Scary Stories
- Ghost Writer (1998) Horrors! 365 Scary Stories
- The Fear of Eight Legs (1998) Horrors! 365 Scary Stories
- The Proof in the Picture (1998) Horrors! 365 Scary Stories
- A New Force of Nature (1999) White of the Moon
- El Cazador (2000) After Shocks
- Pound Rots in Fragrant Harbour (2003) The Museum of Horrors
- The Call of Cthulhu: The Motion Picture (2003) Dead But Dreaming
- Growing Man (2003) Framed: A Gallery of Dark Delicacies
- The Death of Splatter (2004) Dark Terrors 6
- Blind-Stamped (2005) Shelf Life: Fantastic Stories Celebrating Bookstores
- Home Intrusion (2005) Hell Hath No Fury
- Black Mill Cove (2005) Dark Delicacies: Original Tales of Terror and the Macabre
- Sparks Fly Upward (2006) Mondo Zombie
- Cold Duty (2006) At the Sign of the Snowman: Rolling Darkness Revue 2006
- Tested (2006) Cemetery Dance issue #55
- Forces of Evil, Starring Robert Fields (written with Richard Grove) (2007) Midnight Premiere
- The Maenads (2008) The Vault of Punk Horror
- The Last Resort (2008) Dark Passions: Hot Blood XIII
- Golden Eyes (2008) Horror Library Volume 3
- Double Walker (2008) Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet
- Unlucky (2008) Crimewave issue #10
- Giallo (2009) Horror World March 2009
- The Devil Came to Mamie's on Hallowe'en (2009) Cemetery Dance #60
- The End (2009) Cinema Spec: Tales of Hollywood and Fantasy
- Black Friday (2009) Horror Drive-In August 2009
- Joe and Abel in the Field of Rest (2009) The Dead That Walk
- Silk City (2010) The Bleeding Edge
Filmography
- The Glass Trap (2005)
- Blood Angels (aka Thralls (2004)
- Blue DemonBlue DemonAlejandro Muñoz Moreno , better known as Blue Demon , was a Mexican luchador Enmascarado who was widely considered to be one of the greatest Mexican wrestlers of his time...
(2004) - Tornado WarningTornado warningA tornado warning is an alert issued by government weather services to warn that severe thunderstorms with tornadoes may be imminent. It can be issued after a tornado or funnel cloud has been spotted by eye, or more commonly if there are radar indications of tornado formation...
(2002) - Van-Pires (television series) (1997)
- Sky DancersSky DancersSky Dancers is the name of a line of toys that were popular in the mid-1990s. The toys were constructed of a pull-string base and a doll with foam wings. When the doll was inserted into the base and the string pulled, the doll would launch into the air, spinning its wings like a propeller as it flew...
(television series) (1996) - Dragon FlyzDragon FlyzDragon Flyz is a television program created by Gaumont Pictures that ran for approximately two or three years, accompanied by a line of toy action-figures. The program centered on a coalition known as the Dragonators , who are primarily humans who ride on Dragon-back for the purposes of...
(1996) - Toontown Kids (1994)
- Adventures in Dinosaur CityAdventures in Dinosaur CityAdventures in Dinosaur City is a 1992 television film directed by Brett Thompson. The story revolves around three teenagers who are transported into their favorite TV show, "Dino Saurs".-Plot:...
(1992) - Meet the HollowheadsMeet the HollowheadsMeet the Hollowheads is a 1989 movie written and directed by special-effects makeup artist Thomas R. Burman. It stars Juliette Lewis, John Glover, Richard Portnow, and Joshua John Miller...
(1989)