Alan Campbell (writer)

Alan Campbell is a British author known primarily for his dark fantasy and horror fiction. He was born in 1969 and died in 2020. Campbell's writing often explores themes of addiction, mental illness, and societal decay through a gritty and often violent lens.

His notable works include Scar Night, the first book in the Gravedigger Chronicles series, and Sea of Ghosts. Campbell's work is characterized by complex characters, intricate world-building, and a bleak, often nihilistic, worldview. He received critical acclaim for his atmospheric prose and unflinching portrayal of the darker aspects of human nature and the supernatural. Though his output was relatively small, his impact on the dark fantasy genre is considerable.