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Al Sarrantonio

Born

in New York City, The United States

May 25, 1952

Died

January 28, 2025

Website

http://www.alsarrantonio.com

Genre

Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers

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Al Sarrantonio was an American horror and science fiction writer, editor and publisher who authored more than 50 books and 90 short stories. He also edited numerous anthologies.

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Average rating: 3.72 · 21,282 ratings · 2,158 reviews · 138 distinct works • Similar authors

	999: Twenty-Nine Original Tales of Horror and Suspense by Al Sarrantonio (Editor), Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 3,558 ratings — published 1999 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories by Al Sarrantonio (Editor), Charles Dickens, Steve Rasnic Tem (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 663 ratings — published 1993 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy by Al Sarrantonio (editor / contributor), Elizabeth A. Lynn (contributor), Dennis L. McKiernan (Goodreads Author) (contributor) 3.76 avg rating — 492 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Horrorween (Orangefield, #1) 3.34 avg rating — 430 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hallows Eve 3.31 avg rating — 341 ratings — published 2004 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Halloweenland 3.29 avg rating — 299 ratings — published 2007 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Toybox 3.52 avg rating — 251 ratings — published 1999 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moonbane 3.60 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 1989 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Redshift: Extreme Visions of Speculative Fiction by Al Sarrantonio (Editor), Ray Lundgren (Cover Artist), James Patrick Kelly (Goodreads Author) 3.34 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 2001 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Personal Agendas 3.26 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Orangefield (3 books)
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999 - Antologia Powieści Niesamowitych (2 books)
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Ed Gorman (Contributor),

Thomas F. Monteleone (Goodreads Author) (Contributor),

Edward Bryant (Contributor),

Bentley Little (Contributor),

Dennis L. McKiernan (Goodreads Author) (Contributor),

Peter Schneider (Contributor),

Gene Wolfe (Contributor),

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“twenty years after McCauley’s effort, I concluded that it was time to prove, once and for all, that the horror and suspense genre is a serious literary one. I had other reasons”
― Al Sarrantonio, 999: New Stories Of Horror And Suspense

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“It is always Dark. Light only hides the Darkness. —DANIEL KIAN MC KIERNAN”
― Al Sarrantonio, 999: New Stories Of Horror And Suspense

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“Your organs are all failing, but your cancer...well, your cancer is doing great.”
― Al Sarrantonio

tags: humor

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