![]() He established himself in the horror field with such much-anthologized stories as "Pumpkin Head", "The Man With Legs", "Father Dear," "Wish", and "Richard's Head," (all of which appear in his first short story collection, Toybox). In 1982, after leaving publishing to become a full-time writer, he began his first novel, The Worms, followed by Campbell Wood, Totentanz and The Boy with Penny Eyes. His first short fiction, "Ahead of the Joneses," appeared in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in 1979, followed by a story in Heavy Metal magazine the following year. In 1976 Sarrantonio began an editing career at a major New York publishing house. ![]() in English, he attended the Clarion Science Fiction Writers Workshop at Michigan State University. He continued to write throughout university, and in 1974, after graduation from Manhattan College with a B.A. He began his career at the age of 16 with a nonfiction appearance in one of editor Ray Palmer's publications. He is of Italian and Scots-Irish descent. Sarrantonio was born in New York City and grew up on Long Island. ![]() He has also edited numerous anthologies and has been called "brilliant" and "a master anthologist" by Booklist. ![]() Horror fiction, Fantasy, Science fiction, Mysteries, WesternsĪl Sarrantonio (born May 25, 1952) is an American horror and science fiction writer, editor and publisher who has authored more than 50 books and 90 short stories. ![]()
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