Lisa Morton

About the Author

Lisa Morton is an award-winning author and widely acknowledged as one of the world's leading authorities on Halloween. Her books include A Hallowe'en Anthology: Literary and Historical Writings Over the Centuries (awarded the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement) and The Halloween show more Encyclopedia, now in its second edition. show less

Includes the names: Lisa Morton, Lisa Nohealani Morton

Image credit: http://www.lisamorton.com/

Series

Chronicles of Diana Furnaval

BMB Halloween Novella Series

Works by Lisa Morton

Popular Recent

Haunted Nights (2017) — Editor; Introduction — 192 copies

Netherworld (2014) 165 copies

Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween (2013) 144 copies

Summer's End (2013) 113 copies

Weird Women: Classic Supernatural Fiction by Groundbreaking Female Writers: 1852-1923 (2020) — Editor — 83 copies

Ghosts: A Haunted History (2015) 56 copies

The Halloween Encyclopedia (2003) 50 copies

Calling the Spirits: A History of Seances (2020) 39 copies

Smog / Baggage of Eternal Night (2013) — Contributor — 33 copies

Weird Women: Volume 2: 1840-1925: Classic Supernatural Fiction by Groundbreaking Female Writers (2) (2021) — Editor — 28 copies

The Castle of Los Angeles (2010) 24 copies

Halloween Carnival Volume 1 (2017) — Author — 23 copies

A Halowe'en Anthology (2008) 18 copies

Monsters of L.A. (2011) 18 copies

The Lucid Dreaming (2009) 14 copies

The Samhanach (2010) 13 copies

Dark Fusions: Where Monsters Lurk! (2013) — Contributor — 12 copies

Zombie Apocalypse! Washington Deceased (2014) 11 copies

Malediction (2013) 10 copies

The Cinema of Tsui Hark (2001) 9 copies

Wild Girls (2012) 8 copies

The Art of the Zombie Movie (2023) 8 copies

Hell Manor (2012) 7 copies

The Legend of Halloween Jack: A Halloween Short Story (2012) 6 copies

Haunted Tales: Classic Stories of Ghosts and the Supernatural (2022) 6 copies

Savage Detours: The Life and Work of Ann Savage (2009) 5 copies

The Samhanach and Other Halloween Treats (2017) 5 copies

Cemetery Dance Select: Lisa Morton (2015) 3 copies

Halloween Beyond: Piercing the Veil (2022) 3 copies

By Insanity of Reason (2014) 3 copies

Haunted Holidays: 3 Short Tales of Terror (2014) 3 copies

At the Sign of the Snowman's Skull: Tales From the 2006 Review — Contributor — 2 copies

Night Terrors & Other Tales (2020) 2 copies

Evocare gli spiriti. Storia delle sedute spiritiche (2022) 2 copies

Midnight Walk (2009) — Contributor; Editor — 2 copies

The Devil's Birthday (2014) 2 copies

El Cazador 2 copies

Tested 2 copies

Deep Cuts: Mayhem, Menace, & Misery 2 copies

JournalStone's Double Down Series Book II 2 copies

Dread State - A Political Horror Anthology (2016) 1 copy

How Maartje And Uppinder Terraformed Mars 1 copy

Cemetery Dance Select 2 (advance uncorrected proof) 1 copy

The Free Way 1 copy

Sparks Fly Upward 1 copy

Joe and Abel in the Field of Rest [short story] 1 copy

Possessed: Spine Tingling Tales From Ten Masters of Horror (2011) 1 copy

Old MacDonald Has an Animal Farm 1 copy

Spine Tinglers 1 copy

LaRue's Dime Museum 1 copy

Face Out 1 copy

Brimstone Dreams 1 copy

Poppi's Monster 1 copy

To Fall, and Pause, and Fall [short story] — Author — 1 copy

Halloween Haunts Volume 1 1 copy

Everyday Dish: New Zealand Made 1 copy

Holiday Spirits: Six Frightful Winter Tales (2017) 1 copy

And Silver Fountains, Mud 1 copy

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Associated Works

The Living Dead (2008) — Contributor — 920 copies

Dark Delicacies (2005) — Contributor — 274 copies

Shelf Life: Fantastic Stories Celebrating Bookstores (2002) — Contributor — 253 copies

Blood Lite III: Aftertaste (2012) — Contributor — 209 copies

The Museum of Horrors (2001) — Contributor — 153 copies

Horrors! 365 Scary Stories (Anthology) (1998) — Contributor — 125 copies

The Mammoth Book of Dracula (1997) — Contributor — 114 copies

Rage Against the Night (2011) — Contributor — 113 copies

Scream and Scream Again!: Spooky Stories from Mystery Writers of America (2018) — Contributor — 105 copies

Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 61 • June 2015 (Queers Destroy Science Fiction! special issue) (2015) — Contributor — 101 copies

The Mammoth Book of Frankenstein (1994) — Contributor — 98 copies

Out of Tune (2014) — Contributor — 84 copies

Nevermore! Tales of Murder, Mystery and the Macabre (2015) — Contributor — 67 copies

The Best American Mystery Stories 2020 (2020) — Contributor — 65 copies

The Mammoth Book of Halloween Stories: Terrifying Tales Set on the Scariest Night of the Year! (2018) — Contributor — 65 copies

Miscreations: Gods, Monstrosities & Other Horrors (2020) — Contributor — 59 copies

Shivers VII (2013) — Contributor — 58 copies

Odd Partners: An Anthology (2019) — Contributor — 57 copies

The Mammoth Book of Zombie Apocalypse! Fightback (Mammoth Books) (2012) — Contributor — 57 copies

The Dead That Walk: Flesh-Eating Stories (2009) — Contributor — 54 copies

Dead but Dreaming (Anthology) (2002) — Contributor — 46 copies

In the Shadow of Frankenstein: Tales of the Modern Prometheus (2016) — Contributor — 46 copies

Shadows Over Main Street: An Anthology of Small-Town Lovecraftian Terror (2015) — Contributor — 46 copies

Hellebore & Rue: Tales of Queer Women and Magic (2011) — Contributor — 43 copies

Behold!: Oddities, Curiosities and Undefinable Wonders (2017) — Contributor — 43 copies

Final Cuts: New Tales of Hollywood Horror and Other Spectacles (2020) — Contributor — 41 copies

Weird Tales: 100 Years of Weird (2023) — Contributor — 41 copies

Speculative Los Angeles (2021) — Contributor — 41 copies

Attic Toys (2012) — Contributor — 40 copies

Mondo Zombie (2006) — Contributor — 39 copies

Dark Screams: Volume Four (2015) — Contributor — 39 copies

In League with Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Sherlock Holmes Canon (2020) — Contributor — 39 copies

Heiresses of Russ 2012: The Year's Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction (2012) — Contributor — 36 copies

Psychomania: Killer Stories (2014) — Contributor — 36 copies

Triumph of The Walking Dead: Robert Kirkman’s Zombie Epic on Page and Screen (2011) — Contributor — 33 copies

Dark Screams: Volume Six (2017) 33 copies

Classic Monsters Unleashed (2022) — Contributor — 33 copies

Terrifying Tales to Tell at Night: 10 Scary Stories to Give You Nightmares! (2019) — Contributor — 32 copies

Madness on the Orient Express: 16 Lovecraftian Tales of an Unforgettable Journey (2014) — Contributor — 30 copies

Dark Passions (2007) — Contributor — 29 copies

October Dreams II (Anthology) (2016) — Contributor — 29 copies

Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet (2008) — Contributor — 27 copies

In the Footsteps of Dracula: Tales of the Un-Dead Count (2017) — Contributor — 27 copies

Dark Terrors 6 (2002) — Contributor — 27 copies

A Secret Guide to Fighting Elder Gods (2019) — Contributor — 22 copies

Dark Terrors (1996) — Contributor — 22 copies

Blood Rites: An Invitation to Horror (2013) — Contributor — 20 copies

Fantastic Tales of Terror: History's Darkest Secrets (2018) — Contributor — 18 copies

After Death... (2013) — Contributor — 17 copies

Professor Charlatan Bardot's Travel Anthology to the Most (Fictional) Haunted Buildings in the Weird, Wild World (2021) — Contributor — 16 copies

Danse Macabre: Close Encounters with the Reaper (2012) — Contributor — 15 copies

Horror For Good: A Charitable Anthology (Volume 1) (2012) — Contributor — 14 copies

Literally Dead: Tales of Halloween Hauntings (2022) — Contributor — 14 copies

Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign (2021) — Contributor — 13 copies

Night-Mantled: The Best of Wily Writers, Volume 1 (2011) — Contributor — 12 copies

Zombiality: A Queer Bent on the Undead (2010) — Contributor — 12 copies

The Reinvented Heart (2022) — Contributor — 11 copies

Dark Tides: A Charity Horror Anthology (2019) — Contributor — 11 copies

GlitterShip Year One (2017) — Contributor — 10 copies

Cemetery Dance Issue 74/75 (2016) — Contributor — 9 copies

Attack From the '80s (2021) — Contributor — 8 copies

Jack Haringa Must Die! (2008) — Contributor, some editions — 8 copies

Dark Hallows: 10 Halloween Haunts (Anthology) (2015) — Contributor — 8 copies

Nightmare Magazine, June 2013 (2013) — Contributor — 7 copies

Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 18 • November 2011 (2011) — Contributor — 7 copies

Innsmouth Nightmares (2015) — Contributor — 7 copies

There Is No Death, There Are No Dead: Tales of Spiritualism Horror (2021) — Contributor — 7 copies

The Lovecraft Squad: Dreaming (Lovecraft Squad) (2018) — Contributor — 7 copies

Madhouse: a Shared World Anthology (2016) — Contributor — 6 copies

Dark Hallows II: Tales from the Witching Hour (2016) — Contributor — 6 copies

Cemetery Dance Issue 60 (2009) 6 copies

Dark Voices 6 (1994) — Contributor — 5 copies

Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror (2019) — Contributor — 5 copies

Crimewave 10: Now You See Me (2008) 4 copies

The Reinvented Detective (2023) — Contributor — 4 copies

Spec-tacular: Fantasy Favorites from Raven Electrick Ink — Contributor — 4 copies

Cemetery Dance Issue 55 (2006) — Contributor — 4 copies

Clarkesworld: Issue 171 (December 2020) (2020) — Contributor — 4 copies

Sisterhood: Dark Tales and Secret Histories (2018) — Contributor — 4 copies

Nightmare Magazine, December 2017 (2017) — Contributor — 3 copies

Clarkesworld: Issue 022 (July 2008) (2008) — Contributor — 3 copies

Nightmare Magazine, January 2017 (2016) — Contributor — 3 copies

White of the Moon (1999) — Contributor — 3 copies

The Lovecraft Squad: Rising (Lovecraft Squad) (2020) — Contributor — 3 copies

Dead Detectives Society #1 (2023) — Contributor — 3 copies

December Tales (2021) — Contributor — 3 copies

Nightmare Magazine, December 2013 (2013) — Contributor; Contributor — 3 copies

The Forsaken: Stories of Abandoned Places (2017) — Contributor — 2 copies

A Vindication of Monsters: Essays on Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley (2023) — Foreword — 2 copies

Nightmare Magazine, February 2019 (2019) — Contributor — 2 copies

Midsummer Eve (2021) — Contributor — 2 copies

In Darkness, Delight: Fear the Future (2021) — Contributor — 2 copies

Infected: Tales to Read at Home — Contributor — 1 copy

Unspeakable Horror 2: Abominations of Desire (2017) — Contributor — 1 copy

Silent Screams: An Anthology of Socially Conscious Dark Fiction (2016) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1958
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Awards and honors: Richard Laymon President's Award (2005)

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Summer's End by Lisa Morton ER 2013 in Early Reviewers (October 2013)

Reviews

Haunted Nights by Ellen Datlow

Haunted Nights is a collection of sixteen short stories of horror, each one connected to Halloween. Edited by Ellen Datlow and Lisa Morton, the stories are written by well known authors such as Kelley Armstrong, Garth Nix and Stephen Graham Jones.

The connection to Halloween was very different for each story so along with scheming jack-o’-lanterns, strange changelings, scary masks that aren’t near as frightening as what they are covering, there are also stories about trick or treating in the future and horrifying urban legends. For me, as with all short story collections, some worked better than others, but all in all, this was an excellent Halloween treat filled with striking images and plenty of chills.… (more)

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DeltaQueen50 | 14 other reviews | Oct 26, 2023 |

Haunted Nights by Lisa Morton

FYI review - Table of Contents:
-With Graveyard Weeds and Wolfsbane Seeds by Seanan McGuire
-Dirtmouth by Stephen Graham Jones
-A Small Taste of the Old Country by Jonathan Maberry
-Wick’s End by Joanna Parypinski
-The Seventeen-Year Itch by Garth Nix
-A Flicker of Light on Devil’s Night by Kate Jonez
-Witch Hazel by Jeffrey Ford
-Nos Galan Gaeaf by Kelley Armstrong
-We’re Never Inviting Amber Again by S. P. Miskowski
-Sisters by Brian Evenson
-All Through the Night by Elise Forier Edie
-A Kingdom of Sugar Skulls and Marigolds by Eric J. Guignard
-The Turn by Paul Kane
-Jack by Pat Cadigan
-Lost in the Dark by John Langan
-The First Lunar Halloween by John R. Little… (more)

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Lemeritus | 14 other reviews | Aug 14, 2023 |

Netherworld (Chronicles of Diana Furnaval) by Lisa Morton

I liked the idea for the story, but the telling of it left me cold. Inconsistent characterization and pacing, stereotypes galore and a heroine who can do no wrong made for a dull and infuriating read. I won't be reading the next.

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Harks | 82 other reviews | Dec 17, 2022 |

Halloween Carnival, Volume 1

These stories do revolve around Halloween but they are more than just horror. They are tales of grief, of love and loss, spirits with unfinished business, all surrounding the most otherworldly night of the year. They can be savored slowly to help you get into the spirit of Halloween or devoured quickly for a rush of spooky fun any time. I read them over a particularly hot week in July while I was away from my home and my air conditioner. I was almost able to convince myself that I could hear rustling leaves and a cool October wind. All were good, but for me the most notable in the bunch were...

Strange Candy- A story about a grieving man who finds peace after consuming an odd confection brought home in his child's trick or treat bag.

#MakeHalloweenScaryAgain -in which a writer who wishes to draw some interest and attention to his work stirs up a serial killer with his simple hashtag.

The Rage Of Achilles - A priest hears a haunting confession on Halloween from a man who has suffered a tragedy.

Highly recommended to all lovers of horror and Halloween.

I received an advance copy for review.… (more)

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IreneCole | 6 other reviews | Jul 27, 2022 |

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