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Lisa Morton (born December 11, 1958) is an American horror author and screenwriter.

Morton was born in Pasadena, California, and entered the film industry in 1979 as a modelmaker on The Motion Picture. In 1988 she co-wrote (with make-up effects expert Tom Burman) Life On the Edge, which was later re-titled Meet the Hollowheads; she also served as an Associate Producer on the film, and received an acting credit as "the Edge Slut" (in a scene that was cut from the film). The film went on to win the Grand Prix Award at the London Odeon Film Festival, and was one of 12 films selected to appear in the Avoriaz Film Festival.

Morton also co-wrote the films Adventures in Dinosaur City, Tornado Warning, and Blood Angels; as an animation writer, she wrote for the series Sky Dancers and Dragon Flyz. Morton has worked with several small theater companies in the Southern California area, serving as writer, director and producer.

In the 1990s Morton began publishing short horror fiction. In 2006 her short story "Tested" (from Cemetery Dance magazine) won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Short Fiction. In 2009 she edited the anthology Midnight Walk, and her first novella, The Lucid Dreaming, was published by Bad Moon Books and went on to win the Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction. Her first novel, The Castle of Los Angeles, was published in 2010 by Gray Friar Press.

She has also authored four non-fiction books, Savage Detours: The Life and Work of Ann Savage, The Cinema of Tsui Hark, The Halloween Encyclopedia and A Hallowe'en Anthology: Literary and Historical Writings Over the Centuries; A Hallowe'en Anthology: Literary and Historical Writings Over the Centuries was nominated for the Black Quill Award and won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Non-Fiction. She currently resides in the Los Angeles, California area.

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Total Books: 54
Calling the Spirits A History of Seances
2022 - Calling the Spirits a History of Seances (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781789146493
ISBN-10: 1789146496
Genres: History, Religion & Spirituality
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Literally Dead Tales of Halloween Hauntings
2022 - Literally Dead Tales of Halloween Hauntings (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9798843059040
ISBN-10: N/A
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Weird Women Volume 2 18401925 Classic Supernatural Fiction by Groundbreaking Female Writers
In Darkness Delight Fear the Future
2021 - In Darkness Delight Fear the Future (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781953451040
ISBN-10: 1953451047
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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There Is No Death There Are No Dead Tales of Spiritualism Horror
Christmas Horror Volume 3
2020 - Christmas Horror Volume 3 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781626412996
ISBN-10: 1626412995
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Strange Tales of the Macabre Ghosts
2019 - Strange Tales of the Macabre Ghosts (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781670167934
ISBN-10: 1670167933
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Trick or Treat A History of Halloween
2019 - Trick or Treat a History of Halloween (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781789141580
ISBN-10: 1789141583
Genres: History, Nonfiction
  • Currently 2/5 Stars.
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Collected Christmas Horror Shorts 2
2018 - Collected Christmas Horror Shorts 2 [Collected Horror Shorts] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781726663021
ISBN-10: 1726663027
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Scream and Scream Again A HorrorMystery Anthology
100 Word Horrors An Anthology of Horror Drabbles
2018 - 100 Word Horrors an Anthology of Horror Drabbles (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781984382054
ISBN-10: 1984382055
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Ghosts A Haunted History
2017 - Ghosts a Haunted History (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781780238432
ISBN-10: 1780238436
Genres: History, Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction
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Dread State  A Political Horror Anthology
2016 - Dread State a Political Horror Anthology (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780692809686
ISBN-10: 0692809686
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Collected Christmas Horror Shorts
2016 - Collected Christmas Horror Shorts (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781540677228
ISBN-10: 1540677222
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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Silent Screams An Anthology of Socially Conscious Dark Fiction
2016 - Silent Screams an Anthology of Socially Conscious Dark Fiction (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781539383017
ISBN-10: 1539383016
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Shadows Over Main Street An Anthology of SmallTown Lovecraftian Terror
2016 - Shadows Over Main Street an Anthology of Smalltown Lovecraftian Terror [Volume 1] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780996115964
ISBN-10: 099611596X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Dark Screams Volume Four
Madness on the Orient Express 16 Lovecraftian Tales of an Unforgettable Journey
2014 - Madness on the Orient Express 16 Lovecraftian Tales of an Unforgettable Journey [Chaosium Fiction] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781568823997
ISBN-10: 1568823991
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 1

Nightmare Magazine October 2014
2014 - Nightmare Magazine October 2014 [Women Destroy Horror! special issue] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781501018152
ISBN-10: 1501018159
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 1

Hell Comes To Hollywood II TwentyTwo More Tales Of Tinseltown Terror
2014 - Hell Comes to Hollywood II Twentytwo More Tales of Tinseltown Terror [Volume 2] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780985129583
ISBN-10: 0985129581
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Zombie Apocalypse Washington Deceased
2014 - Zombie Apocalypse Washington Deceased (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780762454624
ISBN-10: 0762454628
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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2014 - Netherworld [Chronicles of Diana Furnaval, Bk 1] (Paperback)