Charles L. Grant

Charles L. Grant (1942-2006) was a novelist and short story writer specializing in what he called dark fantasy and quiet horror. Grant won a World Fantasy Award for his novella collection Nightmare Seasons, a Nebula Award in 1976 for his short story A Crowd of Shadows, and another Nebula Award in 1978 for his novella A Glow of Candles, a Unicorn’s Eye, the latter telling of an actor’s dilemma in a post-literate future. Grant also edited the award-winning Shadows anthology, running eleven volumes from 1978-1991. Suffering ill health in his later years, Grant died on September 15, 2006 from a heart attack.