Brian Hodge is a prolific writer in a number of genres and subgenres, as well as an avid connoisseur of music. He lives in Boulder,

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, where he is working on his latest novel. Brian Hodge's novels are often dark in nature, containing themes such as self-sacrifice. He often explores unique belief systems in his stories. He has been nominated for numerous awards, and won the

International Horror Guild Award The International Horror Guild Award (also known as the IHG Award) was an accolade recognizing excellence in the field of Horror fiction, horror/dark fantasy, presented by the International Horror Guild (IHG) from 1995 to 2008. The IHG Awards wer ...

for best short fiction.
2003

Winners

Bibliography

Novels

* ''Dark Advent'' (Pinnacle, 1988) * ''Oasis'' (

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, 1989) * ''Nightlife'' (Dell, 1991) * ''Deathgrip'' (Dell, 1992, paperback and

Delirium Books Delirium Books, launched in the summer of 1999 by Shane Ryan Staley, is a horror publisher in the collector's market, producing low print-run limited editions intended for both collectors and readers alike. Delirium Books first published The Ri ...

, 2005, hardcover) * ''The Darker Saints'' (Dell, 1993) * ''Prototype'' (Dell, 1996, and

, 2007, hardcover) * ''Wild Horses'' (William Morrow & Co., 1999, hardcover and Ballantine, 2000, paperback) * ''

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: On Earth As It Is In Hell'' (

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, 2005) * ''World of Hurt'' ( Earthling Publications, 2006) * ''Mad Dogs'' (

Cemetery Dance Publications Cemetery Dance Publications is an American specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense. Cemetery Dance was founded by Richard Chizmar, a horror author, while he was in college. It is associated with ''Cemetery Dance'' magazine, which ...

, 2007) * ''Dawn of Heresies'' ( Onyx Path Publishing, 2016) * ''The Immaculate Void'' ( ChiZine Publications, 2018

Novellas and novelettes

* ''Without Purpose, Without Pity'' (

, 2012) * ''Whom The Gods Would Destroy'' ( Darkfuse, 2013) * ''Dark City: A Novella Collection'' (with

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) ( Necro Publications, 2015) * ''The Weight of the Dead'' (

, 2016) * ''I'll Bring You the Birds From Out of the Sky'' (

, 2017)

Short fiction collections

* ''Shrines & Desecrations'' (TAL Publications, 1994) * ''The Convulsion Factory'' (Silver Salamander, 1996) * ''Falling Idols'' (Silver Salamander, 1998) * ''Lies & Ugliness'' (

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, 2002) * ''World of Hurt'' ( Earthling Publications, 2006) * ''Picking the Bones'' (

, 2011) * ''Skidding Into Oblivion'' ( ChiZine Publications, 2019)

Convention appearances

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'93, '96, '99, and '00.

Death Equinox Death Equinox was a series of four conventions held in Denver, Colorado in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Sponsored by CyberPsychos AOD, and organized by Jasmine Sailing, they focused on alternative culture and art. A usual aspect was that they co ...

'97, '98, '99, and '01. Brian was the Horrific Literatist GoH at Death Equinox '97, and a Veteran GoH for each following year.

References

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