William Schoell

William Schoell (pronounced ) is an American author, biographer and film historian, born in Manhattan and educated in Vermont, earning a B.A. from Castleton University. He has written several horror and suspense novels, such as Late at Night and Saurian (1988), as well as more recent forays into the genre, such as Monster World and Posthumous. He is a cult author, known as a master of pulp horror, whose prose is visceral, intense and engaging.

Schoell was the author of "Hidden Horrors," a column in the now defunct horror magazine The Scream Factory, now writes for Bare Bones magazine, and was a contributor of articles and reviews to periodicals including Writer, Writer's Digest, Paris Notes, Off Duty, Library Journal, and BBC Music. He was also a talk show radio host and producer. More recently, he has published books that deal with film, and biographies, some of which were written together with Hollywood biographer Lawrence J. Quirk, his domestic partner. His play Joe and Janice premiered at the American Theater of Actors in 2000. He writes a popular blog on movies called Great Old Movies as well as one on B movies, B Movie Nightmare. Prominent in the Gay Rights Movement in the 1970s and later, he formerly had a blog called "Ask Gay "Dr." Bill," which answered questions about gay life and the LGBT community. He has appeared on such television programs as "Hard Copy," "American Journal," and "Biography," and in the films "Dean Martin: The One and Only" and "Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders."