Nathan Ballingrud (born December 31, 1970) is an American writer of horror and dark fantasy fiction. His novella, ''The Visible Filth'', was adapted into a feature film titled ''

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Babak Anvari Babak Anvari ( fa, بابک انوری) is a Iranians in the United Kingdom, British-Iranian filmmaker. He is best known for directing horror films such as ''Under the Shadow'' (2016) and ''Wounds (film), Wounds'' (2019). Filmography Director ...

. The film is distributed by

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, premiering on the

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on January 26, 2019.

Awards

Ballingrud's stories have received critical acclaim and were nominated for multiple awards. * In 2007, "The Monsters of Heaven" won the

Shirley Jackson Award The Shirley Jackson Awards are literary awards named after Shirley Jackson in recognition of her legacy in writing. These awards for outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror and the dark fantastic are presented ...

for Best Short Story * In 2013, ''North-American Lake Monsters'' won the

for Best Single-Author Short Story Collection * In 2013, ''North-American Lake Monsters'' was nominated for the ''

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'' for Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection * In 2014, ''North-American Lake Monsters'' was shortlisted for the

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for Best Collection * In 2014, ''North-American Lake Monsters'' was shortlisted for the British Fantasy Award for best Collection

Bibliography

Books

* ''North American Lake Monsters'' (2013) * ''The Visible Filth'' (2015) * ''Wounds: Six Stories from the Border of Hell'' (2019)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ballingrud, Nathan 1970 births Living people University of New Orleans alumni University of North Carolina alumni American horror writers 21st-century American writers Weird fiction writers American male short story writers