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David J. Schow

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David J. Schow (born 1955) is an American fiction writer. He has published a number of short story collections, novels, as well as written screenplays for films such as The Crow.

Most of Schow's work is in the horror sub-genre of splatterpunk, a term he is sometimes credited with inventing.

In the 1990's, Schow wrote a regular column for Fangoria magazine.

In 1987, Schow's story, "Pamela's Get", won a Bram Stoker Award for best long fiction.

Currently (2006), Schow has written the screenplay for the latest [[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning|Texas Chainsaw Massacre film]].

Bibliography

Novels

Short story collections

Non-fiction

As editor

Screenplays

A critical essay on Schow's novels and stories can be found in S. T. Joshi's book The Evolution of the Weird Tale (2004).

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