Brian Keene (born September 22, 1967) is an American author, podcaster, and film producer, primarily known for his work in horror, dark fantasy, crime fiction, and comic books. He has won the 2014 World Horror Grandmaster Award and two Bram Stoker Awards. In addition to his own original work, Keene has written for media properties such as Doctor Who, Thor, Hellboy, Alien, Masters of the Universe, and The X-Files.
Keene was born in 1967. He grew up in both Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and many of his books take place in these locales. After graduating high school, he served as a radioman in the U.S. Navy aboard an LPD. After his enlistment ended, Keene worked a variety of jobs before becoming a full-time writer. Among them were stints as a foundry worker, truck driver, data entry clerk, dockworker, telemarketer, customer service representative, repo man, bouncer, disc jockey, salesman, store manager, daycare instructor, custodian. In interviews, he credits this diverse background as the key to the characters that populate his books.
The Rising (2003): Delirium Books
City of the Dead (2005): Delirium Books
The Rising: Selected Scenes from the End of the World (2013). Deadite Press.
The Rising: Deliverance (2015). Deadite Press.
Earthworm Gods (2005): Delirium Books,
Republished as The Conqueror Worms (2006). Leisure Books.
Republished again under its intended title Earthworm Gods (2012). Deadite Press.
Earthworm Gods II: Deluge (2013). Deadite Press. (originally serialized on his website)
Earthworm Gods: Selected Scenes From the End of the World (2013). Deadite Press.
Dark Hollow (2006): (released in hardcover as The Rutting Season) Bloodletting Press. (February 2008): Leisure Books.
Ghost Walk (August 2008): Leisure Books
A Gathering of Crows (August 2010): Leisure Books
The Last of the Albatwitches (2015). Deadite Press.
Clickers Series (with J. F. Gonzalez)
Clickers II: The Next Wave (2007). Delirium Books.
Clickers III: Dagon Rising (2010). Delirium Books.