Rubens Francisco Lucchetti (born 29 January 1930, in

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), better known as R. F. Lucchetti, is a Brazilian fiction writer, illustrator, writer and scripts for films,

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and

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. Luchetti wrote more than 30 books under his name and over 1500

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and horror fiction works under several pen names. He also wrote screenplays for films directed by

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and Ivan Cardoso.

Screenplays

Cinema

* '' O Estranho Mundo de Zé do Caixão'' (1968, José Mojica Marins) * ''Trilogia de Terror'' (1968, José Mojica Marins), episode ''Pesadelo Macabro'' * '' O Despertar da Besta'' (1969, José Mojica Marins) * ''A Marca da Ferradura'' (1971, Nelson Teixeira Mendes) * '' Finis Hominis'' (1971, José Mojica Marins) * ''Sexo e Sangue na Trilha do Tesouro'' (1971, José Mojica Marins) * ''A Herdeira Rebelde'' (1972, Nelson Teixeira Mendes) * ''Quando os Deuses Adormecem'' (1972, directed by José Mojica Marins) * '' Exorcismo Negro'' (1974, José Mojica Marins) * '' A Estranha Hospedaria dos Prazeres'' (1976, José Mojica Marins) * '' Inferno Carnal'' (1976, José Mojica Marins) * '' Delírios de um Anormal'' (1978,José Mojica Marins) * ''Mundo - Mercado do Sexo'' (1978, José Mojica Marins) * ''A Praga'' (1979, José Mojica Marins) * ''O Segredo da Múmia'' (1982, Ivan Cardoso) * ''Meu Homem, Meu Amante'' (1984, Jean Garrett) * ''No Mundo da Carochinha Volume I - Chapeuzinho Vermelho'' (1986, Wilson Rodrigues) * ''No Mundo da Carochinha Volume II - Joãozinho e Maria'' (1986, Wilson Rodrigues) * ''As Sete Vampiras'' (1986, Ivan Cardoso) * ''O Gato de Botas Extraterrestre'' (1989, Wilson Rodrigues) * ''O Escorpião Escarlate'' (1989, Ivan Cardoso), based on the radio serial ''As Aventuras do Anjo'' * ''Um Lobisomem na Amazônia'' (2005, Ivan Cardoso), based on the novel ''A Amazônia Misteriosa'' by Gastão Cruls,

Radio

* ''Grande Teatro de Aventuras ''(1956-1958, PRA-7 Rádio Clube de Ribeirão Preto) * ''Grande Teatro A-7'' (1956-1958, PRA-7 Rádio Clube de Ribeirão Preto)

Television

* ''Quem Foi?'' (1961,TV Tupi, Canal 3, de Ribeirão Preto, 25 episodes) * ''Além, Muito Além do Além'' (1967-1968,

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, 34 episodes; directed by Antonino Seabra e Mário Pomponet) * ''O Estranho Mundo de Zé do Caixão'' (1968,

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, twelve episodes; directed by

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)

Pulp magazines

* ''Policial em Revista'' * ''X-9'' * ''Meia Noite'' * ''Agentes da Lei'' * ''Suspense'' * ''Garras da Lei'' * ''Emoção'' * ''Contos de Mistério'' * ''Mistério Jacques Douglas'' * ''Ação policial'' * ''S''é''rie Negra ''(1969, Saber, two issues) * ''Aventura e Mistério'' (1969, Saber one issue) * ''Mistérios'' (1969-1970, Editora Prelúdio, three issues)

Comics

* ''A Cripta'' (1968–1969, Editora Taika, five issues, artwork by

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) * ''O Estranho Mundo de Zé do Caixão ''(1969, Editora Prelúdio, four issues; artwork by Nico Rosso) * ''Special Sexta-Feira 13'' (1969, Editora Sublime, one issue; artwork by Nico Rosso) * ''O Homem do Sapato Branco'' (1969, Editora Prelúdio, three issues; artwork by Eugênio Colonnese). He signed the stories with the pen name R. Bava * ''Edição Gigante de Impacto'' (1969, Editora Prelúdio, one issue; artwork by Eugênio Colonnese) * ''A Vida de Sílvio Santos'' (1969, Editora Prelúdio, one issue; artwork by Sérgio M. Lima) * ''Histórias Que o Povo Conta'' (1970, Editora Prelúdio, three issues; artwork by Sérgio M. Lima) * ''O Homem Que Matou o Homem Mau'' (1970, Editora Prelúdio, one issue; artwork by Sérgio M. Lima) * ''Zé do Caixão no Reino do Terror'' (1970, Editora Prelúdio, two issues; artwork by

) * ''O Filho de Satã'' (1970, Editora Taika, one issue; artwork by

). A

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* ''Carne Fresca para a Mesa!'' (1970, Editora Taika, one issue; artwork by Nico Rosso). A graphic novel * ''Os Vampiros Não Praticam o Sexo!'' (1970, Editora Taika, one issue; artwork by Nico Rosso). A graphic novel * ''Fantastykon Panorama do Irreal ''(1972, Edrel, two issues; artwork by

) * ''Juvêncio, O Justiceiro''(1968-1969, Editora Prelúdio, eight issues; artwork by Eugênio Colonnese e

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) * ''O Gato'' (1967, Jotaesse Editora; artwork by Eugênio Colonnese) * ''Spektro'' (Editora Vecchi) * ''A Múmia'' (1977-1978, Bloch Editores, six issues artwork by

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) * ''Elvis Presley em Quadrinhos'' (1977, Bloch Editores,one issue; artwork by e José Menezes e Mário Lima) * ''Frankenstein'' (1977, Bloch Editores, two issues; artwork by José Menezes) * ''No Reino do Terror de R.F. Lucchetti'' (2001, Opera Graphica Editora, ne issue; artwork by Nico Rosso, Julio Shimamoto, Eugênio Colonnese, Rodolfo Zalla e

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) * ''45 Anos de Velta'' (2017, artwork by Emir Ribeiro) * ''A Vida e os Amores de Edgar Allan Poe'' (2018, Sebo Clepsidra; úone issue; artwork by Eduardo Schloesser)

Books

* ''Música Secreta'' (1952, Edição do Autor) * ''Noite Diabólica - Contos Macabros'' (1963, Editora Outubro), horror anthology * ''O Dôbre Sinistro'' (1963, Editora Outubro), horror * ''O Ouro dos Mortos'' (1963, Editora Outubro), adventure * ''Fim-de-Semana com a Morte'' (1972, Cedibra), crime * ''Confissões de uma Morta'' (1972, Cedibra), crime * ''Cerimônia Macabra'' (1972, Cedibra), horror anthology * ''Sombras do Mal'' (1973, Cedibra), crime with the pen name Sheila MacCarthy * ''Os Amantes da Sra. Powers'' (1973, Cedibra), crime * ''O Fantasma do Tio William'' (1974, Cedibra), romance * ''O Caso do Manequim'' (1974, Cedibra), crime with the pen name Mark Donahue * ''O Homem Que Criou o Mito'' (1974, Cedibra) * ''Feiticeiras do Amor'' (1974, Cedibra), romance with the pen name Ricardo Veronese * ''A Última Noite de Amor'' (1974, Cedibra), romance with the pen name Frank Luke * ''Sete Ventres para o Demônio'' (1974, Cedibra), horror * ''A Maldição do Sangue de Lobo'' (1974, Cedibra), horror * ''As Máscaras do Pavor'' (1974, Cedibra), horror * ''Museu dos Horrores'' (1974, Cedibra), horror * ''Os Vampiros Não Fazem Sexo'' (1974, Cedibra), horror with the pen name Brian Stockler * ''A Lua do Lobisomem'' (1974, Cedibra), horror with the pen name Terence Gray * ''Os Olhos do Vampiro'' (1974, Cedibra), horror with the pen name Theodore Field * ''A Escrava de Satanás'' (1974, Cedibra), horror * A Herdeira Rebelde (1974, Cedibra) - romance * ''No Domínio do Mistério'' (1975, Cedibra), horror with the pen name Terence Gray * ''A Volta de Frankenstein'' (1975, Cedibra), horror with the pen name Mary Shelby * ''O Emissário de Satã'' (1975, Cedibra), horror * ''Nos Domínios de Drácula'' (1975, Cedibra), horror * ''O Demônio Exorcista ''(1975, Cedibra), horror with the pen name Peter L. Brady * ''Sexo de Encomenda'' (1975, Cedibra), crime * ''A Princesa das Sombras'' (1975, Cedibra), horror with the pen name Isadora Highsmith * ''Trágica Obsessão'' (1975, Cedibra), horror with the pen name Isadora Highsmith * ''O Castelo da Dama de Azul'' (1975, Cedibra), horror with the pen name Isadora Highsmith * ''Crepúsculo Sobre a Neve'' (1975, Cedibra), horror with the pen name Isadora Highsmith * ''Fogo Sagrado'' (1975, Cedibra), horror with the pen name Isadora Highsmith * ''O Fantasma de Greenstock'' (1975, Cedibra), horror with the pen name Isadora Highsmith * ''A Filha da Noite'' (1975, Cedibra), horror with the pen name Isadora Highsmith * ''Em Nome do Amor'' (1975, Cedibra), romance with the pen name Christine Gray * ''O Solar dos Gansfields'' (1975, Cedibra), horror with the pen name Christine Gray * ''Noites Brancas em Dravko'' (1976, Cedibra), horror publicado sob pseudônimo de Isadora Highsmith * ''Um Álibi de Amor'' (1976, Cedibra), crime with the pen name Helen Barton * ''A Justiça pelo Colt'' (1977, Cedibra), western with the pen name William Sharp * ''A Cidade dos Corruptos'' (1977, Cedibra), crime with the pen name Ricardo Veronese * ''Convite para a Morte'' (1977, Cedibra), crime with the pen name J. Luther Brown * A Ronda da Morte (1977, Cedibra) - crime with the pen name J. Luther Brown * ''Rota Sangrenta para Phoenix'' (1978, Cedibra), western with the pen name Lee Sheridan * Os Amantes de Sabrina (1978, Cedibra) - romance with the pen name Marcelo Francis * ''O Crime da Gaiola Dourada'' (1979, Difel), crime * ''Sedução à Italiana'' (1980, ZIP Editora), crime with the pen name Janete Chantal * ''As Virgens do Drácula'' (1980, Cedibra), horror with the pen name Erich Von Zagreb * ''Gargantas Dilaceradas'' (1980, Cedibra), horror with the pen name Erich Von Zagreb * ''A Noite do Vampiro'' (1980, Cedibra), horror with the pen name Erich Von Zagreb * ''Orgia de Sangue'' (1980, Cedibra), horror with the pen name Erich Von Zagreb * ''Sepulcro Maldito'' (1980, Cedibra), horror with the pen name Erich Von Zagreb * ''Flor de Sangue'' (1980, Cedibra), horror with the pen name Erich Von Zagreb * ''Cemitério sem Cruzes'' (1980, Cedibra), horror with the pen name Erich Von Zagreb * ''Batismo das Feiticeiras'' (1980, Cedibra), horror with the pen name Erich Von Zagreb * ''A Boneca dos Olhos Vazados'' (1980, Cedibra), horror with the pen name Erich Von Zagreb * ''A Mansão do Fogo Eterno'' (1980, Cedibra), horror with the pen name Erich Von Zagreb * ''Drácula'' (1987, Editora Cunha), horror/clássico de Bram Stocker recontado por Lucchetti * ''Ivampirismo o Cinema em Pânico'' (1990, EBAL/Fundação do Cinema Brasileiro), with the screenplays of ''O Segredo da Múmia'' and ''As Sete Vampiras'' * ''O Cavaleiro Solitário'' (1993, Editora Fittipaldi), western * ''Ouro Maldito'' (1993, Editora Fittipaldi), western * ''A Teia nas Sombras'' (1993, Editora Fittipaldi), crime * ''O Segredo da Mansão'' (1994, Editora Fittipaldi), with the pen name Barbara Bialley * ''Uma Sombra do Passado'' (1995, Editora Fittipaldi), mystery and suspense * ''A Noite Tudo Encobre'' (1995, Editora Fittipaldi), crime with the pen name Frank King * ''A Morte no Varieté'' (1995, Editora Fittipaldi), crime with the pen name Frank King * ''Quem Quer Brincar Comigo?'' (1995, Editora Fittipaldi), crime with the pen name Frank King * ''Os Eleitos da Morte'' (1995, Editora Fittipaldi), with the pen name Barbara Bialley * ''Depois do Beijo, a Morte'' (1995, Editora Fittipaldi), crime with the pen name Barbara Bialley * ''O Mestre da Vingança'' (1995, Editora Fittipaldi), with the pen name Constance Gray * ''Um Morto em Minha Cama'' (1996, Editora Fittipaldi), crime with the pen name Constance Gray * ''O Homem que Caiu do Céu'' (1996, Editora Fittipaldi), with the pen name Constance Gray * ''Os Extraordinários'' (2003, Opera Graphica Editora), action and adventure anthology * ''Emir Ribeiro Ilustra Fantasmagorias de R. F. Lucchetti'' (2013, Editora Devaneio), horror anthology * ''O Escorpião Escarlate'', novelização do roteiro original (2015, Editora Laços), crime /original screenplay for the movie * ''As Sete Vampiras'' (2016, Editora Laços), horror/original screenplay for the movie * ''Onde Está Blondie?'' (2016, Editorial Corvo), satire/original unpublished film screenplay * ''A Filha de Drácula'' (2017, Editorial Corvo), horror/original unpublished film screenplay * ''5 Bonecas de Olhos Vazados'' (2017, Editorial Corvo), crime and mystery * ''Poemas de Vampiros'' (2018, Clepsidra), poetry * ''Arthur, o Nascimento de uma Lenda'' (2018, Editorial Corvo) * ''Procure a Mulher!'' (2018, Editorial Corvo), short story anthology * ''A Mansão de Sorona'' (2019, Editorial Corvo), short story anthology (asome new, some reeditions) * ''O Último Manuscrito do Dr. Watson'' (2019, Editorial Corvo), crime * Mulheres-feras da Amazônia (2019, Editorial Corvo), horror(based on the original screenplay for the film ''Um Lobisomem na Amazônia'' (2005)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lucchetti, R. F. Brazilian science fiction writers Brazilian horror writers Brazilian translators Brazilian crime fiction writers Brazilian comics writers Brazilian screenwriters 1930 births Living people Prêmio Angelo Agostini winners