Ray Russell
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Ray Russell (1924-1999) was a writer of short stories, several of which were adapted into screenplays. He is probably most well known for "Sardonicus," which appeared in the January 1961 issue of Playboy magazine, and was subsequently adapted into a screenplay for William Castle's film version, titled Mr. Sardonicus. Stephen King called Sardonicus "perhaps the finest example of the modern gothic ever written".
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Novels and short story collections
- The Case Against Satan (1963)
- Sagittarius (Playboy Science Fiction/Fantasy, 1970)
- Incubus (1976)
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Short stories
- "Sardonicus"
- "Comet Wine"
- "The Actor"
- "The Cage"
- "The Exploits of Argo"
- "The Sword of Laertes"
- "Montage"
- "Booked Solid"
- "Take A Deep Breath"
- "The Pleasure Was Ours"
- "The Room"
- "I Am Returning"
- "Incommunicado"
- "His Father's House"
- "Last Will And Testament"
- "The Rosebud"
- "London Calling"
- "Ounce of Prevention"
- "Xong of Xuxan"
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Screenplays
- Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
- The Premature Burial (1962)
- Zotz! (1962)
- The Horror of It All (1963)
- X (1963)
- Chamber of Horrors (1966)
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