Biography
Ray Russell (September 4, 1924 β March 15, 1999) was an American editor and writer of short stories, novels, and screenplays. Russell is best known for his horror fiction, although he also wrote mystery and science fiction stories.His most famous short fiction is "Sardonicus", which appeared in the January 1961 issue of Playboy magazine, and was subsequently adapted by Russell into a screenplay for William Castle's film version, titled Mr. Sardonicus. American writer Stephen King called "Sardonicus" "perhaps the finest example of the modern gothic ever written". "Sardonicus" was part of a trio of stories with "Sanguinarius" and "Sagittarius".
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Tennessee Gothic (2019)
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Incubus (1982)
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Chamber of Horrors (1966)
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The Horror of It All (1964)
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X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)
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Zotz! (1962)
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The Premature Burial (1962)
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Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
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X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1924-09-04
Deathday1999-03-15 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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