Background
Ryan was born on May 17, 1943 in Bronx, New New York
(Dead White Paperback Jan 01, 1983 Alan Ryan)
Dead White Paperback Jan 01, 1983 Alan Ryan
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(Jack Quinlan, an American writer, travels to a small vill...)
Jack Quinlan, an American writer, travels to a small village in the remote western part of Ireland to research a book on the Irish Famine. The quiet, picturesque village seems just the place to spend a few months writing, but beneath its placid exterior lurk dark secrets. Why do the locals behave so strangely? What is Father Henning, the enigmatic parish priest, hiding? And what is the meaning of the strange ritual Jack observes in the cemetery? The search for answers will lead him to the terrifying discovery that the ghosts of the past linger on in the present, and they cry out for blood ... An atmospheric, haunting ghost story, Cast a Cold Eye (1984) is a slow burn horror novel that will keep readers in suspense until its chilling conclusion. "Alan Ryan is one of the brightest lights among the new generation of horror writers." - Peter Straub, author of Ghost Story "The writing is beautiful, haunting, hypnotic ... The ghosts of Cast a Cold Eye have not left me." - William Peter Blatty, author of The Exorcist "Ryan is in the front ranks of today's horror writers." - Karl Edward Wagner, in Twilight Zone
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Ryan was born on May 17, 1943 in Bronx, New New York
An American author of Irish ancestry visiting Ireland for the first time is the main character in Cast a Cold Eye. He was a nominee for the John West. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 1980. During the following years he published several horror novels and short stories, but around 1990 he abandoned literature for about twenty years.
He returned in 2011 with a new novel, Amazonas, which came out after his death of pancreatic cancer at the age of 68 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he lived.
In 2012, a posthumous collection of his latest stories appeared, entitled The Back of Beyond: New Stories. Both posthumous books were published by Cemetery Dance.
The Bones Wizard and Other Stories (1988). Includes:
lieutenant was first published in Whispers magazine.
"Babies from Heaven"
"Bundoran, Company
Donegal"
"Pieta"
"Sand"
"Following the Way"
"The Lovely and Talented Maxine Kane"
"Sheets"
"The Rose of Knock"
"Hear the Whistle Blowing"
"Waiting for the Papers"
"Memory and Desire"
The Back of Beyond: New Stories (as Alan Peter Ryan, 2012). Includes:
"Sexual Exploration is a Crime"
"The Winter"s tale"
"Starvation Alley"
"The Mountain Manitoba".
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