Ronald Chetwynd-Hayes
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Ronald Chetwynd-Hayes (a.k.a. Ronald Henry Glynn Chetwynd-Hayes or R. Chetwynd-Hayes) was an author, best known for his ghost stories. His first published work was the science fiction novel The Man From The Bomb in 1959. He went on to publish many collections and ten other novels including The Grange, The Haunted Grange, And Love Survived and The Curse of the Snake God. He also edited over 20 anthologies. Several of his short works were adapted into anthology style movies in the United Kingdom
, including The Monster Club
and From Beyond the Grave
. Chetwynd-Hayes' book The Monster Club contains references to a film-maker called Vinke Rocnnor, an anagram
of Kevin Connor
, the director of From Beyond the Grave.
He won the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement
for 1988, and the British Fantasy Society
Special Award in 1989.
Chetwynd-Hayes died from bronchial pneumonia on 20 March 2001.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, including The Monster Club
The Monster Club
The Monster Club is a 1980 British horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring Vincent Price and John Carradine. An anthology film, it is based on the works of the British horror author R. Chetwynd-Hayes...
and From Beyond the Grave
From Beyond the Grave
From Beyond the Grave is a 1974 British anthology horror film from Amicus Productions, directed by horror director Kevin Connor, produced by Milton Subotsky and based on stories by R. Chetwynd-Hayes...
. Chetwynd-Hayes' book The Monster Club contains references to a film-maker called Vinke Rocnnor, an anagram
Anagram
An anagram is a type of word play, the result of rearranging the letters of a word or phrase to produce a new word or phrase, using all the original letters exactly once; e.g., orchestra = carthorse, A decimal point = I'm a dot in place, Tom Marvolo Riddle = I am Lord Voldemort. Someone who...
of Kevin Connor
Kevin Connor (director)
Kevin Connor is an English film and television director currently based in Hollywood.Connor was born in London on the 24 of September 1937 and grew up during the 2nd World War...
, the director of From Beyond the Grave.
He won the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement
Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement
The Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement is an award presented periodically to an individual whose work has substantially influenced the horror genre. This award is often presented to a writer, but it may also be given for influential accomplishments in other creative fields.-Recipients:*...
for 1988, and the British Fantasy Society
British Fantasy Society
The British Fantasy Society began in 1971 as the British Weird Fantasy Society, an offshoot of the British Science Fiction Association. The society is dedicated to promoting the best in the fantasy, science fiction and horror genres....
Special Award in 1989.
Chetwynd-Hayes died from bronchial pneumonia on 20 March 2001.
Series
Clavering Grange- The King's Ghost (1985) aka The Grange
- Tales from the Hidden World (1988)
- The Haunted Grange (1988)
Novels
- The Man from the Bomb (1959)
- The Dark Man (1964) aka And Love Survived
- Dominique (1978), a novelisation of the 1978 filmDominique (film)Dominique is a 1980 British film directed by Michael Anderson.The film is also known as Dominique Is Dead .-Plot:...
- The Brats (1979)
- The Partaker: A Novel of Fantasy (1980)
- The Awakening (1980)
- The Other Side (1983)
- The Curse of the Snake God (1989)
- Kepple (1992)
- The Psychic Detective (1993)
Collections
- Cornish Tales of Terror (1970)
- Scottish Tales of Terror (1972) (writing as Angus Campbell)
- Welsh Tales of Terror (1973)
- Hell Is What You Make It (1971)
- The Unbidden (1971)
- Cold Terror (1973)
- The Elemental: And Other Stories (1974)
- Terror by Night (1974)
- The Night Ghouls: And Other Grisly Tales (1975)
- The Monster Club (1975)
- Tales of Fear and Fantasy (1977)
- The Cradle Demon: And Other Stories of Fantasy and Terror (1978)
- The Fantastic World of Kamtellar: A Book of Vampires and Ghouls (1980)
- Tales of Darkness (1981)
- Tales from Beyond (1982)
- Tales from the Other Side (1983)
- A Quiver of Ghosts (1984)
- Tales from the Dark Lands (1984)
- Ghosts from the Mists of Time (1985)
- Tales from the Shadows (1986)
- Dracula's Children (1986)
- Tales from the Haunted House (1986)
- The House of Dracula (1987)
- Shudders and Shivers (1988)
- The Vampire Stories of R. Chetwynd-HayesThe Vampire Stories of R. Chetwynd-HayesThe Vampire Stories of R. Chetwynd-Hayes is a collection of horror short stories by author R. Chetwynd-Hayes and edited by Stephen Jones. It was released in 1997 by Fedogan & Bremer in an edition of 1,000 copies, of which 100 were signed by the author, editor, illustrator, cover artist and Brian...
(1997) - Shocks (1997)