Order of Brian Keene Books
Brian Keene is an American author of horror, dark fantasy, crime and thriller novels, graphic novels and comic books. His novel The Rising is credited with helping to inspire pop culture’s fascination with zombies, alongside Robert Kirkman‘s Walking Dead series and the film 28 Days Later. His films Ghoul, The Ties That Bind and Fast Zombies Suck have been adapted for film (and several others are in development or have been optioned). Keene has written for such franchises as Doctor Who, Hellboy, Masters of the Universe and Superman. He lives in rural Pennsylvania and has two sons.
Brian Keene made his debut as a published author in 2001 with the collection No Rest for the Wicked. Below is a list of Brian Keene’s books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of The Rising Books
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The Rising |
(2003) |
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City of the Dead |
(2005) |
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Deliverance |
(2015) |
Publication Order of The Earthworm Gods Books
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Earthworm Gods / The Conqueror Worms |
(2005) |
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Earthworm Gods II: Deluge |
(2013) |
Publication Order of Clickers Books
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Clickers |
(1999) |
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Clickers II: The Next Wave |
(2006) |
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Clickers III: Dagon Rising |
(2010) |
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Clickers vs Zombies |
(2012) |
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Clickers Never Die |
(2022) |
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Publication Order of Levi Stoltzfus Books
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Ghost Walk |
(2008) |
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A Gathering of Crows |
(2010) |
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Last of the Albatwitches |
(2013) |
Publication Order of The Last Zombie Books
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Inferno |
(2011) |
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Neverland |
(2013) |
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Before the After |
(2013) |
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The End |
(2013) |
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Dead New World |
(2015) |
Publication Order of Lost Level Books
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The Lost Level |
(2014) |
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Return to the Lost Level |
(2017) |
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Hole in the World |
(2018) |
Publication Order of The Bastards Books
(with Steven L. Shrewsbury)
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King of the Bastards |
(2015) |
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Throne of the Bastards |
(2017) |
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Curse of the Bastards |
(2022) |
Publication Order of LeHorn’s Hollow Books
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Dark Hollow / The Rutting Season |
(2006) |
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Ghost Walk |
(2008) |
Publication Order of The Labyrinth Books
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The Seven |
(2021) |
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Submerged |
(2022) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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Terminal |
(2004) |
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The Hollow |
(2006) |
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Ghoul |
(2007) |
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Dead Sea |
(2007) |
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Kill Whitey |
(2008) |
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Castaways |
(2009) |
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Urban Gothic |
(2009) |
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Shades |
(2011) |
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The Damned Highway |
(2011) |
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Entombed |
(2011) |
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An Occurrence in Crazy Bear Valley |
(2012) |
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The Complex |
(2015) |
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Pressure |
(2016) |
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School’s Out |
(2016) |
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White Fire |
(2018) |
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Suburban Gothic |
(2021) |
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Thor: Metal Gods |
(2024) |
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Island of the Dead |
(2024) |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
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The Rise and Fall of Babylon |
(2003) |
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Halves |
(2009) |
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Darkness on the Edge of Town |
(2010) |
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The Cage |
(2010) |
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Scratch |
(2010) |
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Jack’s Magic Beans |
(2011) |
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Take The Long Way Home |
(2011) |
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Tequila’s Sunrise |
(2011) |
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Alone |
(2012) |
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Sundancing |
(2012) |
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The Girl on the Glider |
(2013) |
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With Teeth |
(2021) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
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No Rest for the Wicked |
(2001) |
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4 X 4 |
(2001) |
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Talking Smack |
(2002) |
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The Rise and Fall of Babylon |
(2003) |
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No Rest At All |
(2003) |
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Fear of Gravity |
(2004) |
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A Little Silver Book of Streetwise Stories |
(2008) |
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Unhappy Endings |
(2009) |
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Intermusings |
(2012) |
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Blood on the Page |
(2013) |
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Where We Live and Die |
(2015) |
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All Dark, All The Time |
(2016) |
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Love Letters From A Nihilist |
(2019) |
Publication Order of Standalone Plays
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Terminal: The Play |
(2020) |
Publication Order of Graphic Novels
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Dead of Night |
(2009) |
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Doom Patrol, Volume 3 |
(2011) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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Jobs in Hell |
(1998) |
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Sympathy For The Devil |
(2004) |
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Running with the Devil |
(2006) |
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The New Fear |
(2007) |
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Leader of the Banned |
(2010) |
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Trigger Warnings |
(2014) |
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Unsafe Spaces |
(2016) |
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Other Words |
(2017) |
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End of the Road |
(2020) |
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Love and Hate in the Time of Covid |
(2024) |
Publication Order of Masters of the Universe: Origins of Eternia Books
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Origin of Hordak |
(2012) |
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The Origin of Skeletor #1 |
(2012) |
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Publication Order of The X-Files Books
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Goblins |
(1994) |
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Hunter |
(1995) |
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Ground Zero |
(1995) |
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Whirlwind |
(1995) |
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Ruins |
(1995) |
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Antibodies |
(1997) |
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Skin |
(1998) |
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Fight the Future |
(1998) |
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I Want to Believe |
(2008) |
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Trust No One |
(2015) |
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The Truth Is Out There |
(2016) |
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Perihelion |
(2024) |
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Publication Order of Anthologies
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The Best of Horrorfind |
(2001) |
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Excitable Boys |
(2002) |
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Shivers |
(2002) |
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Shivers II |
(2003) |
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The Dead Walk! |
(2004) |
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The Mammoth Book of New Terror |
(2004) |
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A Walk on the Darkside |
(2004) |
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The Undead |
(2005) |
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Best New Horror 16 |
(2005) |
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4 Fear of… |
(2006) |
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In Laymon’s Terms |
(2008) |
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The Big Book of NECON |
(2009) |
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Smoke and Mirrors |
(2009) |
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New Dark Voices 2 |
(2009) |
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Infernally Yours |
(2009) |
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Shroud 7 |
(2009) |
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Hungry for Your Love |
(2009) |
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Shivers VI |
(2010) |
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Dust & Divorcing the Dead |
(2010) |
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The Living Dead 2 |
(2010) |
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Four Rode Out |
(2010) |
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Grave Conditions |
(2010) |
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Zombies: The Recent Dead |
(2010) |
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Shroud 11 |
(2011) |
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The Crane House |
(2012) |
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21st Century Dead |
(2012) |
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Extreme Zombies |
(2012) |
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Dueling Minds |
(2013) |
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Mister October, Volume II |
(2013) |
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Sixty-Five Stirrup Iron Road |
(2013) |
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Piercing the Darkness |
(2014) |
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In The Dark |
(2014) |
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Operation Ice Bat |
(2014) |
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Fossil Lake II |
(2015) |
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Apex Magazine Issue 69 |
(2015) |
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Giallo Fantastique |
(2015) |
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Trust No One |
(2015) |
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Apex Magazine Issue 75 |
(2015) |
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Seize the Night |
(2015) |
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Unearthed |
(2016) |
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Georgetown Haunts and Mysteries |
(2017) |
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LampLight Volume 5 |
(2017) |
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Nights of the Living Dead Anthology |
(2017) |
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My Favorite Story Podcast Author Anthology |
(2017) |
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Apex Magazine February 2018 |
(2018) |
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Lost Highways |
(2018) |
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Chiral Mad 4: An Anthology of Collaborations |
(2018) |
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Silverwood |
(2019) |
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The Best of Horrorfind II |
(2020) |
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Midnight in the Pentagram |
(2020) |
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Halldark Holidays |
(2020) |
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Bludgeon Tools: Splatterpunk Anthology |
(2021) |
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Dissonant Harmonies |
(2021) |
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Halloween Nights |
(2021) |
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Close to Midnight |
(2022) |
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Nursery Stories for Dumb Crotch Goblins |
(2023) |
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Dark Corners of the Old Dominion: A Virginia Horrors Anthology |
(2023) |
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October Screams: A Halloween Anthology |
(2023) |
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Splatterpunk’s Basement of Horrors |
(2023) |
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The Drive-In: Multiplex |
(2024) |
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Your Voice Deserves to be Heard |
(2024) |
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Fragile Anthology |
(2024) |
Notes: The Clickers series is written with J.F. Gonzales. The Last Zombie was written with Fred Perry. Shades was written with Geoff Cooper. The Damned Highway was written with Nick Mamatas. King of the Bastards was written with Steven L. Shrewksbury. Earthworm Gods was originally titled The Conqueror Worms.
4 x 4 also has stories by Geoff Cooper, Michael T. Huyck and Michael Oliveri. The Rise and Fall of Babylon also has stories by John Urbancik. Infernally Yours also has stories by John Everson, Charlee Jacob, Edward Lee, John Shirley and Maynard Sims. Four Rode Out also has stories by Tim Curran, Tim Lebbon and Steve Vernon. Zombies: The Recent Dead also has stories by Max Brooks, Tobias S. Buckell, Neil Gaiman, Joe R. Lansdale, Tim Lebbon, Kelly Link and Kit Reed. Intermusings also includes stories by Brian A. Hopkins, Patricia Lee Macomber, Stephen Mark Rainey, John B. Rosenman, Richard Rowand, Brett Alexander Savory and David Niall Wilson. Sixty-Five Stirrup Iron Road also includes stories by J.F. Gonzalez, Ryan Harding, Jack Ketchum, Edward Lee, Shane McKenzie, Bryan Smith, James Bryan Smith, Nate Southard and Wrath James White.
The Crane House was written with Kealan Patrick Burke, Al Sarrantonio, Rick Hautala, Bev Vincent, Brian Freeman, James A. Moore, James Newman, Ronald Kelly, Norman Prentiss, and Ray Garton. Terminal: The Play was written with Roy C. Booth. Dust/Divorcing the Dead was written with Kelli Owen.