Stephen Laws (born July 13, 1952) is an English author working mostly in the genres of horror and dark fantasy.[1] Married, with three children, he lives in his birthplace of Newcastle upon Tyne and makes frequent use of local settings in his published works.[2][3] A writer of novels and short stories, he is also an occasional reviewer, columnist, and film festival interviewer.[4] His story The Song My Sister Sang won the British Fantasy Award for short fiction in 1999 and he served as a judge for the World Fantasy Awards in 2013.[5]