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Lisa Morton

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born

December 11, 1958

gender

female

website

http://www.lisamorton.com/

twitter username

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genre

Horror, Nonfiction, Short Stories

member since

October 2011

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Lisa Morton is a screenwriter, author of horror fiction, and Halloween expert. She is a winner of both the Black Quill and Bram Stoker Awards, and her short stories have appeared in more than 50 books and magazines. Her first novel, THE CASTLE OF LOS ANGELES, was released by Gray Friar Press in 2010, and her first collection, MONSTERS OF L.A., was published by Bad Moon Books in October 2011. She is a native and lifelong resident of Southern California, and currently resides in the San Fernando Valley.

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Michael Louis Calvillo - An Appreciation

(This piece was written for the HWA Newsletter, and will appear in the next issue. However, I decided to post it here as well since I'd like all of Michael's family and friends to have a chance at reading it.)

Back in early 2007, a young author e-mailed me to ask if I'd read his debut novel. I'd never heard of him, but he was a Southern California local and I liked the enthusiasm evident even in...

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Books by Lisa Morton

Average rating: 3.80 · 3,229 ratings · 324 reviews · 40 distinct works

	The Lucid Dreaming 4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Castle of Los Angeles by Lisa Morton (Goodreads Author), Gary Braunbeck (Introduction) 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Midnight Walk by Lisa Morton (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jodi Renee Lester (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), R.B. Payne (Contributor) 4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Monsters of L.A. 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Samhanach by Lisa Morton (Goodreads Author), Frank Walls (Illustrator) 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Wild Girls 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2012	My rating:
	A Hallowe'en Anthology: Literary and Historical Writings Over the Centuries by Lisa Morton (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Augusta Gregory, Jane Wilde 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	The Halloween Encyclopedia 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Cinema of Tsui Hark 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Savage Detours: The Life and Work of Ann Savage by Lisa Morton (Goodreads Author), Kent Adamson 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	My rating:

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Witchcraze: New History of the European Witch Hunts, a

by Anne L. Barstow

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Lisa Morton said: "Good review of the witch hunts from a feminist perspective. "

Nov 03, 2011 01:19pm · see review

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Lisa Morton gave to: Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins read in March, 2012	My rating:
This could well be called A PORTRAIT OF THE REVOLUTIONARY AS A YOUNG WOMAN. A wonderful psychological study of a girl in transition, and a story that evolves into an action-filled, tense thriller. The final line is devastating. Not quite the jaw-drop...more
Mar 29, 2012 10:51pm · see review
Lisa Morton gave to: The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins read in March, 2012	My rating:
This isn't just a great young adult book, this is spectacularly good science fiction. It's exciting, tense, emotional...but also political and relevant. The writing is crisp throughout, and of course Katniss Everdeen is everything you could want in a...more
Mar 29, 2012 10:45pm · see review
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Lisa Morton made a comment in the group Literary Horror — INTRODUCE YOURSELF topic "Hi All... Been meaning to poke my head in here and at least say "hi", but I'm drowning in multiple deadlines right now, so even the poke's been hard to...more "
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