Thomas F. Monteleone

Thomas Francis Monteleone (born April 14, 1946) is an American science fiction author and horror fiction author.

Early life Born at in Baltimore, Maryland, Monteleone was raised in Sudbrook Park, in the same state. Monteleone attended a Jesuit high school, Loyola Blakefield, one year ahead of Tom Clancy. His first novel, Seeds of Change was the lead-off title in the critically unsuccessful Laser Books line of science fiction titles. He became a popular writer of supernatural thrillers. He has published more than 100 short stories in numerous magazines and anthologies.

In 2017, The Horror Writers Association honored him with their Lifetime Achievement Award. His membership and Lifetime Achievement Award benefits were revoked on January 31, 2023, by The Horror Writers Association for his not following the organization's anti-harassment policies. Per HWA rules, 80% of the officers voted for his expulsion from the organization.

Politics In a 1992 interview, Monteleone stated he was "registered as Independent". Discussing the issue of drug prohibition, Monteleone has stated that "Now just because I'm not into the drug scene doesn't mean I'm any less of a good Libertarian. I think all drugs should be legalized". Monteleone argues that the war on drugs cannot be won, that criminalization creates a "phantom economy" dominated by violent criminals, and that drug prohibition is a violation of individual liberty. This story seemed to confirm the experiences of alleged contactee Woodrow Derenberger and was investigated by journalist John Keel. Keel discusses the incident in several books (see chapter 14 of The Mothman Prophecies) and seems to have taken it seriously at the time, though Monteleone later confirmed it was a prank. He came to regret the publicity and harassment that the hoax generated.

Works

Novels

Dragonstar series (with David Bischoff): Day of the Dragonstar, Berkley, 1983, Night of the Dragonstar, Berkley, 1985, Dragonstar Destiny, Ace Books, 1989,

Standalone: Seeds of Change, Laser Books, 1975, The Time Connection, Popular Library, 1976, The Time-Swept City, Popular Library, 1977, The Secret Sea, Popular Library, 1979, Guardian, Doubleday, 1980, Paperback reprint: Fawcett Popular Library, 1981, Night Things (1980) Ozymandias (1981) Night Train (1984) Lyrica: A Novel of Horror and Desire (1986) Fantasma (1987) The Magnificent Gallery (1987) The Crooked House (1987) (with John DeChancie) The Blood of the Lamb (1992) The Resurrectionist (1995) Night of Broken Souls (1997) The Reckoning (1999) Eyes of the Virgin (2002) Serpentine (2007) Submerged (2015)

Fiction collections Dark Stars and Other Illuminations (1981) Rough Beasts and Other Mutations (2003) Fearful Symmetries (Cemetery Dance Publications, 2004) A Little Brown Book of Bizarre Stories (2009) Dark Arts (2014)

Uncollected Short Fiction Agony in the Garden (1973) Chicago (1973) Wendigo's Child (1973) The Thing from Ennis Rock (1974) Breath's a Ware That Will Not Keep (1975) Good and Faithful Servant (1976) Far from Eve and Morning (1977) The Imperfect Lover (1978) When Dark Descends (1979) The Last Word: The Gullibility Factor (1979) Love is the Prey (1993) The Stuff of Life to Knit You (1995) (with Robert Wayne McCoy) The House of Dust (2003) (with Elizabeth E. Monteleone) Sideshow (2004) Horn of Plenty (2004) A Fine and Private Place (2005) How Sweet it Was (2006) They Call Me Eddie (2006) End of Story (2007) Images in Anthracite (2007) The Diary of Louise Carey (2009) The Exchange (2012) When I Was (2013) Thantophobia (2015) The Other Model (2019) Timewalker (2022)

Non-fiction The Mothers and Fathers Italian Association (2003) The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing a Novel (2004) The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing a Novel, 2nd Edition (2010)

Books Edited The Arts and Beyond: Visions of Man's Aesthetic Future (1977) Random Access Messages of the Computer Age (1984) Microworlds (1985) Borderlands series: Borderlands (1988) Borderlands 2 (1991) Borderlands 3 (1993) Borderlands 4 (1994) (with Elizabeth Monteleone) Borderlands 5 (2004) (with Elizabeth Monteleone) Borderlands 6 (2016) (with Olivia Monteleone)