Gary Phil Brandner (May 31, 1930 – September 22, 2013) was an American horror author best known for his werewolf themed trilogy of novels, The Howling. The first book in the series was loosely adapted as a motion picture in 1981. Brandner’s second and third Howling novels, published in 1979 and 1985 respectively, have no connection to the film series, though he was involved in writing the screenplay for the second Howling film, Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf. The fourth film in the Howling series, Howling IV: The Original Nightmare, is actually the closest adaptation of Brandner’s original novel, though this too varies to some degree.
Brandner’s novel Walkers was adapted and filmed for television as From The Dead Of Night. He also wrote the screenplay for the 1988 horror film Cameron’s Closet.
Born in the Midwest and much traveled during his formative years, Brandner published more than 30 novels, over 100 short stories, and also wrote a handful of screenplays. He attended college at the University of Washington where he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. After graduating in 1955, he worked as an amateur boxer, bartender, surveyor, loan company investigator, advertising copywriter, and technical writer before turning to fiction writing. Brandner lived with his wife, Martine Wood Brandner, and several cats in Reno, Nevada.
He died of esophageal cancer in 2013.
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Some books by Gary Brandner:
- The Howling by Gary Brandner
- The Howling II by Gary Brandner
- The Howling III by Gary Brandner
- The Howling Trilogy by Gary Brandner
- The Brain Eaters by Gary Brandner
- …Walkers by Gary Brandner
- Cameron’s Closet by Gary Brandner
- Cat People by Gary Brandner
- Carrion by Gary Brandner
- Floater by Gary Brandner
- Rot by Gary Brandner
- Hellborn by Gary Brandner
- Quintana Roo by Gary Brandner
- Doomstalker by Gary Brandner
- The Aardvark Affair (The Big Brain, #1) by Gary Brandner
- The Boiling Pool by Gary Brandner
- The Beelzebub Business (The Big Brain, #2) by Gary Brandner
- The Experiment (Double Fastback Horror Series) by Gary Brandner
- Energy Zero (The Big Brain, #3) by Gary Brandner
- Billy Lives by Gary Brandner
- A Rage In Paradise by Gary Brandner
- Living Off the Land by Gary Brandner
- The Players by Gary Brandner
- Offshore by Gary Brandner
- Dressed Up for Murder (Fastback Crime & Detection Series) by Gary Brandner
- Mind Grabber by Gary Brandner
- Tribe of the Dead by Gary Brandner
- Operative 375 by Gary Brandner
- Campfire Story by Gary Brandner
- The Sterling Standard by Gary Brandner