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Sir Brian Lumley | |
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 Lumley in 2011 | |
| Born | 2 December 1937 County Durham, England |
| Died | 2 January 2024 (aged 86) |
| Occupation | Novelist, writer |
| Period | 1971–2024 |
| Genre | Horror, science fiction |
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Brian Lumley (2 December 1937 – 2 January 2024) was an English author of horror fiction. He came to prominence in the 1970s writing in the Cthulhu Mythos created by American writer H. P. Lovecraft but featuring the new character Titus Crow, and went on to greater fame in the 1980s with the best-selling Necroscope series, initially centered on character Harry Keogh, who can communicate with the spirits of the dead.