STANLEY WIATER

(for more information, see autobiography)

Welcome to the official Web site for Stanley Wiater-award-winning author, consultant, screenwriter, and creator and host of the DARK DREAMERS television series.

Wiater has been acclaimed as "the world's leading authority on horror filmmakers and authors" (Radio/TV Interview Report), "the master journalist of the dark genres" (World of Fandom), and "the top horror journalist in North America for the past twenty-five years" (Rue Morgue). His award-winning books--and more than 700 interviews, articles, short stories, profiles, comic book scripts, reviews, and essays--have been translated into ten languages.

Beyond this master site are links for further information about Stanley Wiater or locating specific examples of his work.

• ShadoWind, Inc. is his original business Web site. You will also find early interviews with Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Anne Rice, and Clive Barker. (Site retained for archival purposes only; not to be updated.)

• Dark Dreamers: Facing the Masters of Fear previews his award-winning art book of the 100 most acclaimed people who explore the dark side of the arts.

• Stanley Wiater’s Dark Voices contains several audio interviews with several popular authors, including Richard Matheson and F. Paul Wilson.

• Interviews with Stanley Wiater can be found at amazon and the international online magazines Inside Horror and Fearsmag

• Currently under construction is the Web site for DARK DREAMERS, a weekly television series produced in Canada. The half-hour show showcases the premier "dark dreamers" of our time. Shows to date have profiled such personalities as Wes Craven, Clive Barker, Stan Winston, Julie Strain, John Landis, Larry Cohen, Gahan Wilson, Richard Matheson, and Peter Straub.

• To contact Stanley Wiater please call 413-773-8296.