Graham Watkins, a former researcher at J.B. Rhine's parapsychology laboratory in Durham, NC, published his first novel, Dark Winds, in 1989. Since then his works in the horror genre include The Fire Within (1991), Kaleidoscope Eyes (1993), The Cloud Serpents (2013), Crystal Spiders (2013), Not...
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Graham Watkins, a former researcher at J.B. Rhine's parapsychology laboratory in Durham, NC, published his first novel, Dark Winds, in 1989. Since then his works in the horror genre include The Fire Within (1991), Kaleidoscope Eyes (1993), The Cloud Serpents (2013), Crystal Spiders (2013), Not Our Kind (2014), the script for Hillbettys (Roger Corman, producer, not yet filmed), and numerous appearances in horror anthologies, especially the Hot Blood series. Outside of the horror genre, he has published "internet thrillers" Virus (1995) and Interception (1997). He has expertise in the areas of parapsychology and cryptozoology and is still associated with the Rhine Center in Durham, NC. His works are available in six languages. He still lives in Durham, NC, with his wife Peggy.Published works:Novels:DARK WINDS (Berkley, 1989); Kindle edition, Coatl Press, 2012THE FIRE WITHIN (Berkley, 1991); Kindle edition, Coatl Press, 2012KALEIDOSCOPE EYES (Carroll and Graf, 1993); Kindle edition, Coatl Press, 2012VIRUS (Carroll and Graf, August 1995)INTERCEPTION (Carroll and Graf, March 1997)THE CLOUD SERPENTS (Kindle edition, Coatl Press, 2013)CRYSTAL SPIDERS (Kindle edition, Coatl Press, 2013)NOT OUR KIND (Kindle edition, Coatl Press, 2014)Nonfiction:GHOSTS AND POLTERGEISTS (Rosen Press, 2002)Scripts:HILLBETTYS (based on the short story "Hillbettys" by Graham Watkins). Roger Corman, producer, Concord/New Horizons Films. To come. I THINK MAYBE WE NEED TO TALK (based on the short story "I Think Maybe We Need to Talk" by Graham Watkins. Roger Corman, producer, Concord/New Horizons films. To come. THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC (based on the short story "That Old Black Magic" by Graham Watkins. Roger Corman, producer, Concord/New Horizons films. To come. ***note: all three scripts have been merged into one planned film with three related segments, under the tentative title Hillbetties. Short fiction:"Balefire" in GUIGNOIR AND OTHER FURIES. Geo. Hatch, ed. Horror's Head Press, 1991."Rendezvous" in SOULS IN PAWN. Geo. Hatch, ed. Horror's Head Press, 1992."Wooden Cows" in SINISTRE: AN ANTHOLOGY OF RITUAL. Geo. Hatch, ed.Horror's Head Press, 1993."Hillbettys" in HOTTEST BLOOD. Jeff Gelb and Michael Garrett, ed. Pocket Books, 1993."The Red Sax" in SHOCK ROCK II. Jeff Gelb, ed. Pocket Books, 1994."Weeping Women" in SPATTERPUNK III. Uwe Luserke, ed. Heine Verlag, (Germany) 1994. "A Night to Remember" in BIZARRE SEX AND OTHER CRIMES OF PASSION. Stanislaus Tal, ed. Masquerade Books, 1994."Here There Be Spyders" in FEAR ITSELF. Jeff Gelb, ed., Warner Books, 1995."Coffin Nails" in BIZARRE BAZAAR '94, Stanislaus Tal, ed. Tal Publications, 1994."A Moment of Ecstasy" in DEADLY AFTER DARK: HOT BLOOD FOUR, Jeff Gelb and Michael Garrett, ed., Pocket Books, 1994."A Third World" in WHEN WILL YOU RAGE? Stewart Weick, ed. White Wolf Publications, 1994"Eclipse" in DEATHREALM #23, Mark Rainey, ed.; Spring 1995."Comeback" in HOT BLOOD EIGHT, Jeff Gelb and Michael Garrett, ed., Pocket Books,1997. "Ravenmockers" in TREASON #1, Colin Roy Tate, ed. Belfast, N. Ireland. To come, 1996 (**note: TREASON folded w/out publishing, Dec 15, 1995) "Fulfillment" in HOT BLOOD TEN, Jeff Gelb and Michael Garrett, ed., Pocket Books, 1998"In the Interest of Science" in CONSPIRACIES, Andrew Greenberg and Scott Urban, ed., DAW Books, 1998"I Know Their Touch" in BEDLAM, James Moore, ed., FireDance Literary Works, to come."Introduction" to CRYPTO-CRITTERS, Bruce Gehweiler, ed., Mariette Publishing, 2006"Relic" in CRYPTO-CRITTERS, Bruce Gehweiler, ed., Marietta Publishing, 2006"First Contact" in CRYPTO-CRITTERS, Bruce Gehweiler, ed., Marietta Publishing, 2006"Ravenmockers" in CRYPTO-CRITTERS II, Bruce Gehweiler, ed., Marietta Publishing, 2007
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