Will Ludwigsen
Encyclopedia
Will Ludwigsen is an American writer of horror
, mystery
, and science fiction
. His work has appeared in a number of magazines including Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
, Cemetery Dance, Weird Tales
, and Strange Horizons
as well as his first collection of short fiction, Cthulhu Fhtagn, Baby! and Other Cosmic Insolence.
Ludwigsen was born on 27 June 1973. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in English from the University of Florida
in 1994, followed by a Master's in the same discipline at the University of North Florida
in 2005. In 2006, he attended the Borderlands Boot Camp for horror writers and the Clarion East Writers Workshop. Currently, he is seeking a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Southern Maine
Stonecoast MFA program.
His first accepted story, "Cthulhu Fhtagn, Baby!" appeared in Weird Tales
in 2002. Since then, he's sold close to thirty short stories. He writes a regular column for the Horror World web site as well as a blog at his own site.
Horror fiction
Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...
, mystery
Mystery fiction
Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term.1.It is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction— in other words a novel or short story in which a detective investigates and solves a crime mystery. Sometimes mystery books are nonfiction...
, and science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
. His work has appeared in a number of magazines including Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine is a monthly digest size fiction magazine specializing in crime and detective fiction. AHMM is named for Alfred Hitchcock, the famed director of suspense films and television.-History:...
, Cemetery Dance, Weird Tales
Weird Tales
Weird Tales is an American fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine first published in March 1923. It ceased its original run in September 1954, after 279 issues, but has since been revived. The magazine was set up in Chicago by J. C. Henneberger, an ex-journalist with a taste for the macabre....
, and Strange Horizons
Strange Horizons
Strange Horizons is an online speculative fiction magazine. It also features speculative poetry in every issue....
as well as his first collection of short fiction, Cthulhu Fhtagn, Baby! and Other Cosmic Insolence.
Ludwigsen was born on 27 June 1973. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in English from the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
in 1994, followed by a Master's in the same discipline at the University of North Florida
University of North Florida
The University of North Florida is a public university located in Jacksonville, Florida. A member institution of the State University System of Florida, the university is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master’s...
in 2005. In 2006, he attended the Borderlands Boot Camp for horror writers and the Clarion East Writers Workshop. Currently, he is seeking a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Southern Maine
University of Southern Maine
The University of Southern Maine is a multi-campus public urban comprehensive university and part of the University of Maine System. USM's three primary campuses are located in Portland, Gorham, and Lewiston...
Stonecoast MFA program.
His first accepted story, "Cthulhu Fhtagn, Baby!" appeared in Weird Tales
Weird Tales
Weird Tales is an American fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine first published in March 1923. It ceased its original run in September 1954, after 279 issues, but has since been revived. The magazine was set up in Chicago by J. C. Henneberger, an ex-journalist with a taste for the macabre....
in 2002. Since then, he's sold close to thirty short stories. He writes a regular column for the Horror World web site as well as a blog at his own site.
Selected publications
- "Cthulhu Fhtagn, Baby!": Spring 2002, Weird TalesWeird TalesWeird Tales is an American fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine first published in March 1923. It ceased its original run in September 1954, after 279 issues, but has since been revived. The magazine was set up in Chicago by J. C. Henneberger, an ex-journalist with a taste for the macabre....
- "Nessmass": Spring 2002, Whispers From the Shattered Forum #11
- "Representative Sample": Summer 2002, Artemis Magazine
- "The Trespasser": 2002, Cemetery Dance #40
- "And Justice for Doll": September 2003, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery MagazineAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery MagazineAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine is a monthly digest size fiction magazine specializing in crime and detective fiction. AHMM is named for Alfred Hitchcock, the famed director of suspense films and television.-History:...
- "Bingo": May 2004, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery MagazineAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery MagazineAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine is a monthly digest size fiction magazine specializing in crime and detective fiction. AHMM is named for Alfred Hitchcock, the famed director of suspense films and television.-History:...
- "Rubbernecker's Lament": October 2004, Chiaroscuro
- "Soured": 2005, Horrorfind (Honorable Mention, Year's Best Fantasy and HorrorYear's Best Fantasy and HorrorYear's Best Fantasy and Horror is a reprint anthology published annually by St. Martin's Press. In addition to the short stories, supplemented by a list of honorable mentions, each edition includes a number of retrospective essays by the editors and others....
#18, 2005) - "Solidity": 2006, Travel Guide to the Haunted Mid-Atlantic (Honorable Mention, Year's Best Fantasy and HorrorYear's Best Fantasy and HorrorYear's Best Fantasy and Horror is a reprint anthology published annually by St. Martin's Press. In addition to the short stories, supplemented by a list of honorable mentions, each edition includes a number of retrospective essays by the editors and others....
#20, 2007) - Cthulhu Fhtagn, Baby! and Other Cosmic Insolence: 2007, Lethe Press
- "Faraji": April/May 2007, Weird TalesWeird TalesWeird Tales is an American fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine first published in March 1923. It ceased its original run in September 1954, after 279 issues, but has since been revived. The magazine was set up in Chicago by J. C. Henneberger, an ex-journalist with a taste for the macabre....
- "My Old Man's Seance": June/July 2007, Weird TalesWeird TalesWeird Tales is an American fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine first published in March 1923. It ceased its original run in September 1954, after 279 issues, but has since been revived. The magazine was set up in Chicago by J. C. Henneberger, an ex-journalist with a taste for the macabre....
- "All Talk": March 2008, Strange HorizonsStrange HorizonsStrange Horizons is an online speculative fiction magazine. It also features speculative poetry in every issue....
- "In Search Of": June 2008, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery MagazineAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery MagazineAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine is a monthly digest size fiction magazine specializing in crime and detective fiction. AHMM is named for Alfred Hitchcock, the famed director of suspense films and television.-History:...
- "A Good Psycho is Hard to Find": 2008, Blood Lite
- "Remembrance is Something Like a House": 2009, Interfictions 2
- "The Speed of Dreams": March 2010, Asimov's Science FictionAsimov's Science FictionAsimov's Science Fiction is an American science fiction magazine which publishes science fiction and fantasy and perpetuates the name of author and biochemist Isaac Asimov...