Jack Ketchum

Jack Ketchum
Ketchum at a book fair in Paris, France, in March 2009
Ketchum at a book fair in Paris, France, in March 2009
BornDallas William Mayr
(1946-11-10)November 10, 1946
Livingston, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedJanuary 24, 2018(2018-01-24) (aged 71)
New York City, U.S.
Pen nameJack Ketchum, Jerzy Livingston
OccupationWriter, filmmaker
NationalityAmerican
EducationEmerson College (BA)
GenreHorror fiction, thriller, Western fiction, Dark fantasy, Genre fiction
Notable worksOff Season, The Girl Next Door, Red, The Crossings, and "The Box" (short story)
Notable awardsBram Stoker Award (1994), (2000), (2003 twice)
World Horror Convention Grand Master Award (2011)

Dallas William Mayr (November 10, 1946 – January 24, 2018), better known by his pen name Jack Ketchum, was an American horror fiction author. He was the recipient of four Bram Stoker Awards and three further nominations. His novels included Off Season, Offspring, and Red, the latter two of which were adapted to film. In 2011, Ketchum received the World Horror Convention Grand Master Award for outstanding contribution to the horror genre.[1][2]

  1. ^ Jack Ketchum Official Website, p. 1. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  2. ^ "Past WHCs". World Horror Convention. November 15, 2009. Retrieved March 11, 2018.