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Gary Phil Brandner (May 31, 1930 – September 22, 2013) was an American
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author best known for his werewolf themed trilogy of
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The Howling ''The Howling'' is a 1977 horror novel by Gary Brandner. It was the inspiration for the movie ''The Howling'' (1981), although the plot of the movie was only vaguely similar to that of the book. Brandner published two sequels to the novel, '' T ...
''. The first book of the series was adapted loosely as a motion picture in 1981. Brandner's second and third Howling novels, published in 1979 and 1985 respectively, have no association with the film series, though he was involved with writing the screenplay for the second ''Howling'' film, '' Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf''. The fourth film of the Howling series, '' Howling IV: The Original Nightmare'', is actually the closest adaptation of Brandner's original novel, though this too varies to some degree. Brandner's novel ''Walkers'' was adapted and filmed for television as ''From The Dead Of Night''. He also wrote the screenplay for the 1988
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Cameron's Closet ''Cameron's Closet'', also known as ''Cameron's Terror'', is a 1989 American supernatural horror film. The film was directed by Armand Mastroianni and stars Scott Curtis, Cotter Smith, Mel Harris, Tab Hunter, Kim Lankford, Gary Hudson and Wil ...
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Life and career

Born in the Midwest and much traveled during his formative years, Brandner published more than 30 novels, more than 100 short stories, and also wrote a few screenplays. He attended college at the
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where he was a member of fraternity
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. After graduating in 1955, he worked as an amateur boxer,
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, surveyor, loan company investigator, advertising copywriter, and
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before turning to fiction writing. Brandner lived with his wife, Martine Wood Brandner, and several cats in
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. He died of esophageal cancer in 2013.


Novels


The Big Brain series


The Howling series


Standalones


See also

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