John Farris

John Farris is a renowned American author and screenwriter, best known for his work in horror and suspense fiction. Farris has written both adaptations of his own books, such as 'The Fury', and the works of others, including Alfred Bester's 'The Demolished Man'. He has also written original scripts and has had several plays produced off-Broadway.

Farris has had a varied career, with his works spanning different mediums and genres. In addition to his work as a writer and screenwriter, he is also a painter and writes poetry. Farris has lived in several different places throughout his career, including New York, Southern California, Puerto Rico, and currently resides near Atlanta, Georgia.

Early in his career, Farris also wrote under the pseudonym Steve Brackeen. In 1973, he wrote and directed the film 'Dear Dead Delilah', which added another dimension to his creative output. Farris's versatile career and his contributions to different forms of media have solidified his place as a respected figure in the American literary and cinematic landscape.
Harrison High Books
# Title Year
1 Harrison High 1959
2 The Girl from Harrison High 1968
3 The Trouble at Harrison High 1971
4 Shadow on Harrison High 1972
5 Happy Anniversary Harrison High 1973
6 Return to Harrison High 1973
7 Crisis at Harrison High 1974
The Fury Books
# Title Year
1 The Fury 1976
2 The Fury and the Terror 2000
3 The Fury and the Power 2003
4 Avenging Fury 2008
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 The Corpse Next Door 1956
2 Baby Moll ( As: Steve Brackeen) 1958
3 Baby Moll 1958
4 Danger in My Blood 1959
5 Danger in My Blood ( As: Steve Brackeen) 1959
6 The Long Night of Dawn 1962
7 King Windom 1967
8 When Michael Calls 1967
9 The Captors 1969
10 Sharp Practice 1974
11 All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes By 1977
12 Shatter 1981
13 Catacombs 1981
14 The Uninvited / Unearthly 1982
15 Son of the Endless Night 1985
16 Minotaur 1985
17 Wildwood 1986
18 Nightfall 1987
19 The Axeman Cometh 1989
20 Bad Blood 1989
21 Fiends 1990
22 Sacrifice 1994
23 Dragonfly 1995
24 Soon She Will Be Gone 1997
25 Solar Eclipse 1999
26 Elvisland 2004
27 Phantom Nights 2005
28 You Don't Scare Me 2007
29 High Bloods 2009
30 Before the Night Ends 2013
31 No Sin Unpunished 2020
Transgressions Books
# Title Year
1 Transgressions 2005
2 Transgressions (With: Stephen King, Lawrence Block, Anne Perry, Jeffery Deaver, Sharyn McCrumb, Ed McBain, Donald E. Westlake, Bonnie Jeanne Perry, Joyce Carol Oates, Walter Mosley) 2005
3 Transgressions, Vol. 2 2006
4 Transgressions, Vol. 2 (With: Stephen King, Lawrence Block, Ed McBain) 2006
5 Transgressions, Vol. 3 (With: Anne Perry, Sharyn McCrumb, Ed McBain, Donald E. Westlake) 2006
6 Transgressions, Vol. 4 (By: Anne Perry, Sharyn McCrumb, Ed McBain) 2006
Short Stories/Novellas
# Title Year
1 Hunting Meth Zombies in the Great Nebraskan Wasteland 2002
Short Story Collections
# Title Year
1 Scare Tactics 1988
Poetry Collections
# Title Year
1 Last Poems 2025
Night Visions Books
# Title Year
1 Night Visions: In the Blood 1984
2 Night Visions 1985
3 Night Visions 2 1985
4 Night Visions 3 1986
5 Night Visions: The Hellbound Heart 1986
6 Night Visions 6 1988
7 Night Visions 8 1990
8 Night Visions 9 1991
9 Night Visions 10 2001
10 Night Visions 11 2004
11 Night Visions 12 2006
World Disasters Books
# Title Year
1 The Dust Bowl 1989
2 Hiroshima 1990
3 Chernobyl (By: Don Nardo) 1990
4 Chernobyl 1990
5 Krakatoa (By: Don Nardo) 1990
6 Krakatoa 1990
7 The Irish Potato Famine (By: Don Nardo) 1990
8 The Irish Potato Famine 1990
9 The Children's Crusade 1991
10 The Children's Crusade (By: Bradley Steffens) 1991
John Farris Anthologies
# Title Year
1 From the Borderlands 2003
2 The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, Vol. 15 2004
3 Transgressions 2005
4 Night Visions 12 2006
5 Transgressions, Vol. 2 2006
6 Transgressions, Vol. 3 2006
7 Transgressions, Vol. 4 2006
8 More Stories from the Twilight Zone 2010