Lorelei Shannon (born 1965 in

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) is an American writer of horror and

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. Shannon is the author of a number of books and short stories. Her work has been listed in ''The Supernatural Index: A Listing of Fantasy, Supernatural, Occult, Weird, and Horror Anthologies'', by Mike Ashley and William G. Contento. She co-edited the anthology ''Hours of Darkness'' for Scorpius Digital Publishing, which contained stories by well-known horror authors such as

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, Joe R. Lansdale, and

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. She is a designer and screenwriter for three games from

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. Shannon co-designed ''

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'', a 1994 installment in

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's ''

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'' computer game series, with Sierra founder

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. Shannon's sequel to Roberta Williams's horror game ''

Phantasmagoria Phantasmagoria (, also fantasmagorie, fantasmagoria) was a form of horror theatre that (among other techniques) used one or more magic lanterns to project frightening images, such as skeletons, demons, and ghosts, onto walls, smoke, or semi- ...

'', called '' Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh'', caused a storm of controversy when it was banned in Singapore and Australia for violent and sexual content. Sears stores throughout the U.S. refused to carry the game. Throughout Shannon's time at Sierra On-Line, she wrote material for many classic Sierra games such as

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and

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, and worked with many of Sierra's "stars", such as

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, Corey Cole,

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, and

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. Shannon has also worked as a technical documentation, director, voice actress, casting director and voice director. Shannon founded the Rain City

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Club in 2002.

Bibliography

Book-length works

* ''Vermifuge and Other Toxic Cocktails''. Short story collection.

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, 2001. * ''Rags and Old Iron''. Wildside Press, 2002, and

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, 2007. * ''The Blood of Father Time: The Mystic Clan’s Grand Plot. With Alan M. Clark and Stephen C. Merritt. Five Star Science Fiction and Fantasy Series, 2007 * ''The Blood of Father Time: The New Cut''. With Alan M. Clark and Stephen C. Merritt. Five Star Science Fiction and Fantasy Series, 2007. * ''Possum Kingdom''. Virtual Bookworm Publishing, 2009. * ''Mad Madame Lalaurie: New Orleans' Most Famous Murderess Revealed'' (With Victoria Cosner Love)

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, 2011.

Game manuals

* '' King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown Hintbook'', 1990"The Royal Scribe", King's Quest 15th Anniversary Collection * '' King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow Hintbook'', 1992 * ''

: Official Hint Guide'', 1994 * ''

: The Official Sierra Insider's Guide'', 1995

Computer games

* '' Pepper's Adventures in Time''.

, 1993. * ''

''. Sierra On-Line, 1994. * '' Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh''. Sierra On-Line, 1996.

Short fiction

* “Whitechapel Rose.” ''Into the Shadows''. Ed. Jordan K. Weisman.

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, 1991. * “Poison.” ''Midnight Zoo'', volume 3, issue 35. Ed. Jon L. Herron. 1993. * “Anything for You.” ''Young Blood''. Ed. Mike Baker. Zebra Publishing, 1994. * “The Tail of the Sixth Emperor.” ''Rat Tails''. Ed. Jon Gustafson.

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, 1994. * “Gabriel’s Gargoyle.” ''New Altars''. Eds. Dawn Albright and Sandra J. Hutchinson.

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, 1997. * “For Great is Truth, and Shall Prevail.” ''Carpe Noctem'', issue 14. Eds. Catia & Carnell. 1998. * “Peggy Sue Got Slobbered.” ''Prom Night'' Ed.

Nancy Springer Nancy Springer (born July 5, 1948) is an American author of fantasy, young adult literature, mystery, and science fiction. Her novel ''Larque on the Wing'' won the Tiptree Award in 1994. She also received the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers ...

. Daw Books, 1999. * “The Virgin Spring.” ''Embraces''. Ed. Paula Guran. Venus Or Vixen Press, 2000. * “Black Dogs.” ''Out of Avalon II'' anthology. Ed.

Jennifer Roberson Jennifer Mitchell Roberson (born October 26, 1953) is an American author of fantasy and historical literature. Personal life Roberson has lived in Arizona since 1957. Though she grew up in Phoenix Phoenix most often refers to: * Phoenix (my ...

. Daw Books, 2001. * “The Little Spark." ''Horror Garage Magazine'' issue #4. Ed. Paula Guran. 2005. * “Judgment.” ''Pirates of the Blue Kingdoms'' Eds. Stephen Sullivan and Jean Rabe. Popcorn Press, 2007. * “Siren Song.” ''Blue Kingdoms: Buxom Buccaneers''. Ed. Stephen Sullivan and Jean Rabe. Walkabout Press, 2008. * “Ravenswake” ''Blue Kingdoms: Shades and Specters''. Eds. Stephen Sullivan and Jean Rabe. Walkabout Press, 2008.

References

External links

Official website

Interview on Adventura.net

Interview on Just Adventure

Moby Games page

Fantastic Fiction page

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