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A Quick Guide to the Best Cult Authors

Bizarre situations. Disturbing characters. Distorted world views. The fevered imaginations of cult writers (such as horror maestro H.P. Lovecraft and his The Case of Charles Dexter Ward) have provided thrills, shocks and nightmares in equal measure. Many have a connection with the influential Lovecraft, while others just share his particularly demented imagination. Here are a few cult writers that have changed the course of the literary world, plus a few you might have missed…
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The Call of Cthulhu (H. P. Lovecraft)
The Call of Cthulhu
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H. P. Lovecraft
At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness
2
H.P. Lovecraft
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (H.P. Lovecraft)
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
3
H.P. Lovecraft
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
4
Katherine Dunn
One Ring Circus: Dispatches From the World of Boxing (Katherine Dunn)
One Ring Circus: Dispatches From the World of Boxing
5
Katherine Dunn
Fictions (Jorge Luis Borges)
Fictions
6
Jorge Luis Borges
The Aleph (Jorge Luis Borges)
The Aleph
7
Jorge Luis Borges
The Book of Sand (Jorge Luis Borges)
The Book of Sand
8
Jorge Luis Borges
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
9
William Gibson
The Difference Engine (Bruce Sterling & William Gibson)
The Difference Engine
10
Bruce Sterling & William Gibson
Pattern Recognition (William Gibson)
Pattern Recognition
11
William Gibson
Junkie (William S. Burroughs)
Junkie
12
William S. Burroughs
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
13
William S. Burroughs
The Soft Machine (William S. Burroughs)
The Soft Machine
14
William S. Burroughs
Great Expectations (Kathy Acker)
Great Expectations
15
Kathy Acker
Blood and Guts in High School (Kathy Acker)
Blood and Guts in High School
16
Kathy Acker
Pussy, King of the Pirates (Kathy Acker)
Pussy, King of the Pirates
17
Kathy Acker
Player Piano (Kurt Vonnegut)
Player Piano
18
Kurt Vonnegut
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
19
Kurt Vonnegut
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
20
Kurt Vonnegut
Platform (Michel Houellebecq)
Platform
21
Michel Houellebecq
The Possibility of an Island
The Possibility of an Island
22
Submission (Michel Houellebecq)
Submission
23
Michel Houellebecq
Patternmaster (Octavia E. Butler)
Patternmaster
24
Octavia E. Butler
Dawn (Octavia Butler)
Dawn
25
Octavia Butler
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E Butler)
Parable of the Sower
26
Octavia E Butler
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