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William F. Nolan, the Glossary

William Francis Nolan (March 6, 1928 – July 15, 2021) was an American author who wrote hundreds of stories in the science fiction, fantasy, horror, and crime fiction genres.^[1]

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Alcoa Presents One Step Beyond

Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (also known as One Step Beyond) is an American anthology series created by Merwin Gerard.

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Alfred A. Knopf

Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. is an American publishing house that was founded by Blanche Knopf and Alfred A. Knopf Sr. in 1915.

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, airing on CBS and NBC, alternately, between 1955 and 1965.

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In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs, or related fiction/non-fiction excerpts by different authors.

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Author Emeritus was an honorary title annually bestowed by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association upon a living writer "as a way to recognize and appreciate senior writers in the genres of science fiction and fantasy who have made significant contributions to our field but who are no longer active or whose excellent work may no longer be as widely known as it once was." The Author Emeritus was invited to speak at the annual Nebula Awards banquet.

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Barney Oldfield

Berna Eli "Barney" Oldfield (January 29, 1878 – October 4, 1946) was a pioneer American racing driver.

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Bette Davis

Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television, and theater.

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Bram Stoker Award

The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented annually by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in dark fantasy and horror writing.

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Brian Aldiss

Brian Wilson Aldiss (18 August 1925 – 19 August 2017) was an English writer, artist and anthology editor, best known for science fiction novels and short stories. William F. Nolan and Brian Aldiss are world Fantasy Award-winning writers.

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Bridge Across Time

Bridge Across Time, also known as Terror at London Bridge, is a 1985 American made-for-television drama film.

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Burnt Offerings (film)

Burnt Offerings is a 1976 American supernatural horror film co-written and directed by Dan Curtis and starring Karen Black, Oliver Reed, Bette Davis, and Lee H. Montgomery, with Eileen Heckart, Burgess Meredith and Anthony James in supporting roles.

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Centipede Press

Centipede Press is an American independent book and periodical publisher focusing on horror, weird tales, crime narratives, science fiction, gothic novels, fantasy art, and studies of literature, music and film.

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Chad Oliver

Symmes Chadwick Oliver (30 March 1928 – 9 August 1993) was an American anthropologist and science fiction and Western writer.

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Charles Beaumont

Charles Beaumont (born Charles Leroy Nutt; January 2, 1929 – February 21, 1967) was an American author of speculative fiction, including short stories in the horror and science fiction subgenres. William F. Nolan and Charles Beaumont are American horror writers.

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Comic book

A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes.

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Crime fiction

Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, often a murder.

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Dan Curtis

Daniel Mayer Cherkoss (August 12, 1927 – March 27, 2006), known by his pen name Dan Curtis, was an American television and film director, screenwriter, and producer.

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Dan O'Bannon

Daniel Thomas O'Bannon (September 30, 1946 – December 17, 2009) was an American film screenwriter, director and visual effects supervisor, usually in the science fiction and horror genres.

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Dark Discoveries

Dark Discoveries is an internationally distributed, quarterly slick magazine formerly published by Dark Discoveries Publications, and now published by Journalstone, LLC.

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Darkroom (TV series)

Darkroom is an American thriller anthology television series produced by Universal Television that aired on ABC from November 27, 1981, to July 8, 1982.

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David Pringle

David Pringle (born 1 March 1950) is a Scottish science fiction editor and critic.

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Earl Hamner Jr.

Earl Henry Hamner Jr. (July 10, 1923 – March 24, 2016) was an American television writer and producer (sometimes credited as Earl Hamner), best known for his work in the 1970s and 1980s as the creator of two long-running series, The Waltons and Falcon Crest.

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Ebook

An ebook (short for electronic book), also spelled as e-book or eBook, is a book publication made available in electronic form, consisting of text, images, or both, readable on the flat-panel display of computers or other electronic devices.

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Edgar Awards

The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America which is based in New York City.

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Editing

Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information.

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Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist.

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Fandom

A fandom is a subculture composed of fans characterized by a feeling of camaraderie with others who share a common interest.

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Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of fiction involving magical elements, as well as a work in this genre.

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Fanzine

A fanzine (blend of fan and magazine or -zine) is a non-professional and non-official publication produced by enthusiasts of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre) for the pleasure of others who share their interest.

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Film industry

The film industry or motion picture industry comprises the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking, i.e., film production companies, film studios, cinematography, animation, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post-production, film festivals, distribution, and actors.

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George Clayton Johnson

George Clayton Johnson (July 10, 1929 – December 25, 2015) was an American science fiction writer, who co-wrote with William F. Nolan the novel Logan's Run, the basis for the MGM 1976 film.

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Greeting card

A greeting card is a piece of card stock, usually with an illustration or photo, made of high quality paper featuring an expression of friendship or other sentiment.

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Hallmark Cards

Hallmark Cards, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned American company based in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Hippocampus Press

Hippocampus Press is an American publisher that specializes in "the works of H. P. Lovecraft and his literary circle".

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Horror fiction

Horror is a genre of fiction that is intended to disturb, frighten, or scare.

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Horror Writers Association

The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is a worldwide non-profit organization of professional writers and publishing professionals dedicated to promoting the interests of horror and dark fantasy writers.

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International Horror Guild Award

The International Horror Guild Award (also known as the IHG Award) was an accolade recognizing excellence in the field of horror/dark fantasy, presented by the International Horror Guild (IHG) from 1995 to 2008.

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Irish Catholics

Irish Catholics (Caitlicigh na hÉireann) are an ethnoreligious group native to Ireland whose members are both Catholic and Irish.

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Jason V. Brock

Jason Vincent Brock (born March 1, 1970) is an American author, artist, editor and filmmaker. William F. Nolan and Jason V. Brock are American horror writers, Chapbook writers and novelists from Washington (state).

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John Fitch (racing driver)

John Cooper Fitch (August 4, 1917 in Indianapolis, Indiana – October 31, 2012) was an American racing driver and inventor.

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John Huston

John Marcellus Huston (August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter and actor.

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John Shirley

John Shirley (born February 10, 1953) is an American writer, primarily of horror, fantasy, science fiction, dark street fiction, westerns, and songwriting. William F. Nolan and John Shirley are American horror writers.

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Kansas City Art Institute

The Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI) is a private art school in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri (KC or KCMO) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by population and area.

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Karen Black

Karen Blanche Black (née Ziegler; July 1, 1939 – August 8, 2013) was an American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter.

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Logan's Run

Logan's Run is a science fiction novel by American writers William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson.

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Logan's Run (TV series)

Logan's Run is an American science fiction television series, a spin-off from the 1976 film of the same name.

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Logan's World

Logan's World (1977) is a science fiction novel by William F. Nolan.

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Martin H. Greenberg

Martin Harry Greenberg (March 1, 1941 – June 25, 2011) was an American academic and anthologist in many genres, including mysteries and horror, but especially in speculative fiction.

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Melvin Purvis: G-Man

Melvin Purvis: G-Man is a 1974 American TV movie about Melvin Purvis.

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Mystery Writers of America

Mystery Writers of America (MWA) is a professional organization of mystery and crime writers, based in New York City.

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Non-fiction

Non-fiction (or nonfiction) is any document or media content that attempts, in good faith, to convey information only about the real world, rather than being grounded in imagination.

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Norman Corwin

Norman Lewis Corwin (May 3, 1910 – October 18, 2011) was an American writer, screenwriter, producer, essayist and teacher of journalism and writing.

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OryCon

Orycon is Portland, Oregon's annual science fiction/fantasy convention, held in November since 1979.

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Phil Hill

Philip Toll Hill Jr. (April 20, 1927 – August 28, 2008) was an American racing driver.

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Playboy

Playboy (stylized in all caps) is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online.

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Poetry

Poetry (from the Greek word poiesis, "making") is a form of literary art that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, literal or surface-level meanings.

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Ramsey Campbell

Ramsey Campbell (born 4 January 1946) is an English horror fiction writer, editor and critic who has been writing for well over fifty years. William F. Nolan and Ramsey Campbell are world Fantasy Award-winning writers.

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Ray Bradbury

Ray Douglas Bradbury (August 22, 1920June 5, 2012) was an American author and screenwriter. William F. Nolan and Ray Bradbury are American horror writers and world Fantasy Award-winning writers.

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Ray Russell

Ray Russell (September 4, 1924 – March 15, 1999) was an American editor and writer of short stories, novels, and screenplays. William F. Nolan and Ray Russell are American horror writers, American mystery writers and world Fantasy Award-winning writers.

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Richard Matheson

Richard Burton Matheson (February 20, 1926 – June 23, 2013) was an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres. William F. Nolan and Richard Matheson are American horror writers and world Fantasy Award-winning writers.

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Richard Selzer

Allen Richard Selzer (June 24, 1928 – June 15, 2016) was an American surgeon and author.

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Robert Bloch

Robert Albert Bloch (April 5, 1917September 23, 1994) was an American fiction writer, primarily of crime, psychological horror and fantasy, much of which has been dramatized for radio, cinema and television. William F. Nolan and Robert Bloch are American horror writers, American mystery writers and world Fantasy Award-winning writers.

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Rogue (magazine)

Rogue was a Chicago-based men's magazine published by William Hamling from 1956 until 1965.

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S. T. Joshi

Sunand Tryambak Joshi (born June 22, 1958) is an American literary critic whose work has largely focused on weird and fantastic fiction, especially the life and work of H. P. Lovecraft and associated writers. William F. Nolan and S. T. Joshi are world Fantasy Award-winning writers.

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Science fiction

Science fiction (sometimes shortened to SF or sci-fi) is a genre of speculative fiction, which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.

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Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, doing business as Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association, commonly known as SFWA is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization of professional science fiction and fantasy writers.

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Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated (SI) is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954.

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Star Trek

Star Trek is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon.

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Steve McQueen

Terrence Stephen McQueen (March 24, 1930November 7, 1980) was an American actor and racing driver.

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The Hollywood Reporter

The Hollywood Reporter (THR) is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries.

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The Intruder (1962 film)

The Intruder, also known as I Hate Your Guts, Shame and The Stranger (UK title), is a 1962 American drama film directed and co-produced by Roger Corman and starring William Shatner.

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The Kansas City Massacre

The Kansas City Massacre is a 1975 American television film about Melvin Purvis.

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The Norliss Tapes

The Norliss Tapes is a 1973 American made-for-television horror film directed by Dan Curtis and written by William F. Nolan, starring Roy Thinnes and Angie Dickinson.

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The Thing (1982 film)

The Thing is a 1982 American science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter from a screenplay by Bill Lancaster.

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The Turn of the Screw (1974 film)

The Turn of the Screw is a 1974 American made-for-television horror film directed by Dan Curtis based on the 1898 novella of the same name by Henry James.

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The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone is an American media franchise based on the anthology television series created by Rod Serling in which characters find themselves dealing with often disturbing or unusual events, an experience described as entering "the Twilight Zone".

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_F._Nolan

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