John Shirley

John Shirley (born February 10, 1953) is an American writer, primarily of horror, fantasy, science fiction, dark street fiction, westerns, and songwriting. He has also written one historical novel, a western about Wyatt Earp, ''Wyatt in Wichita'', and one non-fiction book, ''Gurdjieff: An Introduction to His Life and Ideas.'' Shirley has written novels, short stories, TV scripts and screenplays—including ''The Crow''—and has published over 84 books including 10 short-story collections. As a musician, Shirley has fronted his own bands and written lyrics for Blue Öyster Cult and others. His newest novels are ''Stormland'' and ''Axle Bust Creek.'' Provided by Wikipedia