Ray Garton

Ray Garton is an accomplished American author who has been writing full-time since 1984. He is best known for his work in the horror and suspense genres, having written over 60 books, including novels, novellas, movie novelizations, and TV tie-ins. Some of his most popular works include "Live Girls," "Crucifax," "E4 Autumn," "The Folks," "Trade Secrets," and "Shackled," as well as numerous short stories and novellas.

Garton's writing career began at the early age of eight when he discovered his passion for storytelling. He has since become a prominent figure in the horror genre, with several of his books being adapted for the big screen. One of his most notable works, "Live Girls," is currently in the process of being turned into a movie. Despite his success, Garton remains humble and dedicated to his craft, citing his readers as the driving force behind his career.

Garton is also active on various social media platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter, where he enjoys communicating with his readers and keeping them up to date on his latest projects. His official website, , serves as a hub for his work, providing information on his published and upcoming books, blog, contests, and short stories. Garton currently resides in California with his wife, Dawn.
Davey Owen Books
# Title Year
1 Live Girls 1987
2 Night Life 2005
Blood and Lace Books (as Joseph Locke)
# Title Year
1 Vampire Heart 1994
2 Deadly Relations 1994
Folks Books
# Title Year
1 The Folks 2001
2 No Place Like Home 2008
Frankenstorm Books
# Title Year
1 Frankenstorm 2014
2 Severe Risk 2014
3 Hurricane Quentin 2014
4 Category 8 2014
5 Deranged 2014
6 Chaos Theory 2014
7 Survivors 2014
The Secret World of Alex Mack Books (by with Clayton Emery, with John Vornholt, with Diana G. Gallagher, with V.E. Mitchell)
# Title Year
1 Alex, You're Glowing 1995
2 Witch Hunt 1995
3 Mistaken Identity! 1996
4 Go for the Gold! 1996
5 Poison in Paradise! 1996
6 Zappy Holidays! 1996
7 Junkyard Jitters! 1997
8 Frozen Stiff! 1997
9 High Flyer 1997
10 Milady Alex! 1997
11 Father Daughter Disaster! 1997
12 Halloween Invaders! 1997
13 New Year's Revolution! 1997
14 Computer Crunch! 1998
15 Canine Caper 1998
16 Pool Party Panic! 1998
17 Gold Rush Fever! 1998
18 Lights, Camera, Action! 1998
19 Haunted House Hijinks! 1998
20 Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained 1998
Sabrina The Teenage Witch Books
# Title Year
1 Halloween Havoc 1997
2 Showdown at the Mall 1997
3 Sabrina the Teenage Witch 1997
4 Santa's Little Helper 1997
5 Lotsa Luck 1998
6 A Dog's Life 1998
7 Ben There, Done That 1998
8 Prisoner of Cabin 13 1998
9 All You Need Is a Love Spell 1998
10 All That Glitters 1998
11 The Troll Bride 1998
12 Sabrina Goes to Rome 1998
13 Harvest Moon 1998
14 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Magic Handbook 1998
15 Shamrock Shenanigans 1999
16 Haunts in the House 1999
17 Scarabian Nights 1999
18 I'll Zap Manhatta 1999
19 Witchopoly 1999
20 Eight Spells a Week 1999
21 Bridal Bedlam 1999
22 Prom Time 1999
23 While the Cat's Away 1999
24 Fortune Cookie Fox 1999
25 Up, Up, and Away 1999
26 Mummy Dearest 1999
27 Millennium Madness 1999
28 Knock on Wood 2000
29 Reality Check 2000
30 It's a Miserable Life! 2000
31 Switcheroo 2000
32 Pirate Pandemonium 2001
33 Wake-up Call 2001
34 Witch Way Did She Go? 2001
35 Tiger Tale 2001
36 From the Horse's Mouth 2001
37 Milady's Dragon 2001
38 Dream Boat 2001
39 Spying Eyes 2001
40 The Witch That Launched a Thousand Ships 2002
41 Topsy Turvy 2002
42 The Official Episode Guide 2002
43 Know-It-All 2002
44 Off to See the Wizard 2002
45 Hounded by the Baskervilles 2003
46 Witch Glitch 2003
47 Where in the World Is Sabrina Spellman? 2003
48 What a Doll! 2003
49 The Truth Hurts 2003
50 Christmas Crisis 2003
51 Now and Again 2004
52 Ten Little Witches 2004
53 Now You See Her, Now You Don't 2011
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 Seductions 1984
2 Darklings 1985
3 Invaders From Mars 1986
4 Crucifax 1988
5 The Nightmares on Elm Street Part 4 and Part 5 1989
6 Warlock 1989
7 Trade Secrets 1990
8 Lot Lizards 1991
9 The New Neighbor 1991
10 Kill the Teacher's Pet 1991
11 Petrified 1992
12 Dark Channel 1992
13 Kiss of Death 1992
14 Game Over 1993
15 The Teacher 1993
16 1-900-Killer 1994
17 Vengeance 1994
18 Biofire 1996
19 Website 1997
20 Shackled 1997
21 Good Burger 1997
22 Can't Hardly Wait 1998
23 411 1999
24 Sex and Violence in Hollywood 2001
25 Zombie Love 2003
26 Scissors 2004
27 Crawlers! 2006
28 The Loveliest Dead 2006
29 Ravenous 2008
30 Serpent Girl 2008
31 Bestial 2009
32 Murder Was My Alibi 2010
33 Trailer Park Noir 2011
34 Loveless 2011
35 Meds 2011
Short Stories/Novellas
# Title Year
1 The Man in the Palace Theater 2012
2 Invitation Only 2012
3 The Man Who Killed Halloween 2014
Short Story Collections
# Title Year
1 Methods of Madness 1990
2 Pieces of Hate 1996
3 'Nids 2006
4 Slivers of Bone 2008
5 The Girl in the Basement and Other Stories 2010
6 Wailing and Gnashing of Teeth 2021
Non-Fiction Books
# Title Year
1 In a Dark Place 1992
Best New Zombie Tales Books (with Jonathan Maberry, with Bev Vincent, with David Niall Wilson, with Joe McKinney, with Tim Lebbon, with Tim Waggoner, with Steven A. Roman, with Mort Castle, with Harry Shannon, with John Everson, with Nancy Kilpatrick, with Simon Wood, with Kealan Patrick Burke, with Gary McMahon, with Nate Southard, with Jeff Strand, with Cody Goodfellow, with Rio Youers, with James Newman, with Paul Kane, with Nate Kenyon, with Jeremy C. Shipp, with Robert Swartwood, with Kim Paffenroth, with James Roy Daley, with Jessica Brown, with Derek Gunn, with Narrell M. Harris)
# Title Year
1 Best New Zombie Tales Vol. 1 2010
2 Best New Zombie Tales Vol. 2 2010
3 Best New Zombie Tales Vol.3 2011
4 Best New Zombie Tales Trilogy 2012
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Books
# Title Year
1 Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1992
2 Halloween Rain 1997
3 The Angel Chronicles, Vol. 2 1998
4 Night of the Living Rerun 1998
5 Blooded 1998
6 Child of the Hunt 1998
7 Return to Chaos 1998
8 Visitors 1999
9 The Monster Book 1999
10 Immortal 1999
11 Sins of the Father 1999
12 Unnatural Selection 1999
13 Resurrecting Ravana 1999
14 The Sunnydale High Yearbook 1999
15 The Willow Files, Vol. 1 1999
16 Deep Water 2000
17 The Harvest 2000
18 The Evil That Men Do 2000
19 How I Survived My Summer Vacation 2000
20 Spike and Dru: Pretty Maids All in a Row 2000
21 The Willow Files, Vol. 2 2001
22 Revenant 2001
23 Tempted Champions 2001
24 The Book of Fours 2001
25 Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The Watcher's Guides 2001
26 Paleo 2002
27 Ghoul Trouble 2002
28 Oz: Into the Wild 2002
29 Crossings 2002
30 The Wisdom of War 2002
31 Little Things 2002
32 These Our Actors 2002
33 Chosen 2003
34 Blood and Fog 2003
35 Chaos Bleeds 2003
36 Queen of the Slayers 2005
37 Blackout 2005
38 The Deathless 2007
39 Dark Congress 2007
40 One Thing or Your Mother 2008
41 Demons of the Hellmouth: A Guide for Slayers 2015
42 Ghost Roads 2017
43 Out of the Madhouse 2017
Ray Garton Anthologies
# Title Year
1 The Bone Yard 1988
2 Hot Blood Tales of Erotic Horror 1989
3 Splatter-Punks: The Definitive Anthology 1990
4 Hotter Blood: More Tales of Erotic Horror 1991
5 Best New Horror 2 1991
6 Dante's Disciples 1991
7 Dark Terrors 3 1997
8 Kiss and Kill 1997
9 Masques V 2006
10 The Best of Cemetery Dance II 2008
11 Smoke and Mirrors 2009
12 Best New Zombie Tales Vol. 1 2010
13 Best New Zombie Tales Vol. 2 2010
14 Best New Zombie Tales Vol.3 2011
15 Cut Corners Volume 1 2012
16 The Crane House 2012
17 Best New Zombie Tales Trilogy 2012
18 Horror for Good 2012
19 Dark Light 2012
20 Nightscapes: Volume 1 2012
21 Dark Visions of Modern Horror; Volume One 2013
22 Splatterlands: Reawakening the Splatterpunk Revolution 2013
23 Horror Library, Volume 5 2013
24 Dark Discoveries - Issue #30 2015
25 Eulogies III 2015
26 18 Wheels of Horror: A Trailer Full of Trucking Terrors 2015
27 Cut Corners Volume 2 2015
28 Cemetery Riots 2016
29 Unearthed 2016
30 Aliens: Bug Hunt 2017
31 Lakes & Other Bodies 2017
32 Revisiting the Undead 2019
33 In Darkness, Delight 2019
34 Dark Tides 2019
35 Leaders of the Pack 2020
36 Sunny Pines 2023
37 Horrible Little Stories: Horror Fiction They Don’t Want You To Read 2023