Douglas E. Winter
American writer
Douglas E. Winter (born October 30, 1950, in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American writer, critic, and lawyer.
Biography
Winter grew up in Granite City, Illinois. He studied at the University of Illinois, earning a B.S. (Bronze Tablet) and M.S. in Communications in 1971 and 1972. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1975 and served as law clerk to Judge William H. Webster, later Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He entered private practice as a lawyer at Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C.
Winter edited horror anthologies Prime Evil (1988) and Revelations (1997; UK: Millennium) as well as the Hugo Award-nominated and World Fantasy Award-winning interviews collection Faces of Fear (1985, revised 1990). He has also written the authorized critical biographies of Stephen King and Clive Barker. His novel Run (2000) was selected as the Best Suspense Novel of the Year by the Book of the Month Club and was nominated for the World Mystery Award. His experimental novella Splatter: A Cautionary Tale (1987) was nominated for the World Fantasy Award. His short stories "Black Sun" (illustrated by Stephen R. Bissette) and "Loop" won the International Horror Award.
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