Ray Garton

Acclaimed writer Ray Garton was born on December 2, 1962 in Redding, California. Garton first fell in love with the horror genre after seeing William Castle's classic fright feature "Thirteen Ghosts." Ray avidly read all sorts of writing as a kid and started writing all kinds of short stories as he got older. He was raised as a Seventh-day Adventist, which is a strict Christian sect. Garton attended the Christian boarding school Rio Lindo Academy for two years. He sold his first horror novel "Seductions" in 1984. Ray won a lot of accolades for his terrifically dark and seamy vampire book "Live Girls;" it was even nominated for a Bram Stoker Award. His many other novels include "Crucifax Autumn," "Trade Secrets," "Lot Lizards," "Dark Channel," "Biofire," "Shackled," "The Folks," "Sex and Violence in Hollywood," "The Loveliest Dead," and "Ravenous." Moreover, Garton has written young adult fiction under the pseudonym Joseph Locke. In addition, Ray has penned the novelizations to the films "Can't Hardly Wait," "Good Burger," "Warlock," the fourth and fifth "A Nightmare on Elm Street" pictures, and the '86 "Invaders from Mars" remake. Besides his novels, Garton has written numerous short stories and novellas. In 2006 Ray won the World Convention Grand Master Award at the World Horror Convention in San Francisco. Ray Garton lives in California with his wife Dawn and eight cats.