Jesus F. Gonzalez was an American author, primarily of horror fiction (writing under the pseudonym J. F. Gonzalez). He has written many notable novels and has done collaborations with

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. His novel ''Survivor'' has been optioned to be filmed by Chesapeake Films, and ''Clickers'' has been optioned by Cooked Goose Productions. He primarily worked in the horror genre, with works published by such diverse companies as

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, and others.

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has listed his works in her "Recommended Reads" in her annual ''

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Biography

J. F. Gonzalez was the author of several acclaimed novels of terror and suspense including ''Clickers'' (with Mark Williams), ''Clickers II: The Next Wave'' (with

), ''Survivor'', ''Bully'', ''Fetish'', and many others, as well as over 60 short stories and numerous articles. Born in

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, Jesus Gonzalez was raised in the nearby suburb of Gardena. Following graduation from high school, in 1982, he attended college, and then dropped in and out for the next several years before quitting for good in 1986. He has been a file clerk, a warehouse worker, a word processor, a computer graphic artist, a

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Death

On November 10, 2014, Gonzalez died of cancer. He lived in

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Bibliography

The Clickers Series

#''Clickers'' (with Mark Williams) (1999) #''Clickers II: The Next Wave'' (with

) (2007) #''Clickers III: Dagon Rising'' (with Brian Keene) (2010) #''Clickers vs. Zombies'' (with Brian Keene) (2014)

Stand Alone Novels

*''Conversion'' (2000) *''Shapeshifter'' (2003) *''Maternal Instinct'' (2002) *'' Survivor'' (2004) *''Fetish'' (2005) *''The Beloved'' (2005) *''Bully'' (2006) *''Hero'' (with Wrath James White) (2008) *''Primitive'' (2009) *''The Corporation'' (2010) *''Back From The Dead'' (2011) *''They'' (2013) *''The Killings'' (with Wrath James White) (2013) *''Retreat'' (2016) (released posthumously)

Collections

*''Maternal Instinct'' (2002) *''Old Ghosts and Other Revenants'' (2002) *''When the Darkness Falls'' (2006) *''The Summoning and Other Eldritch Tales'' (2010) *''Libra Nigrum Scienta Secreta (The Black Book of Secret Knowledge)'' (with Brian Keene) (2015) Arcane Wisdom (Limited release)

Chapbooks

*''That's All Folks!'' (2004) *''Restore From Backup'' - with

(2007) *''Secrets'' (forthcoming, 2010) *''Do Unto Others'' (2010) *''It Drinks Blood'' (2011)

Anthologies edited

*''Tooth and Claw'' (2002)

References

External links

J. F. Gonzalez's Official Website
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