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Shirley is known for his Cyberpunk writing, as well as his Science Fiction and Horror film work. His best known work in the film '' The Crow '', for which he was the initial writer, before David Schow reworked the script. He also wrote '' Twists Of Terror '', and his novels ''Demons'', ''Crawlers'' and "In Darkness Waiting" are currently under option by various film production companies.

His most significant Cyberpunk novels are the Eclipse ( A Song Called Youth ) Trilogy. Avant-slipstream critic Larry McCaffrey called him "the post-modern Poe."

William F. Gibson , the author of '' Neuromancer '' collaborated with Shirley on short stories -- as did fellow "cyberpunks" Bruce Sterling and Rudy Rucker -- and acknowledges his influence in an introduction to Shirley's seminal cyberpunk novel '' City Come A-Walkin' ''.

Shirley's work ranges in tone from the surreal to the gritty to the nightmarish. He is also a Songwriter and Singer , having fronted numerous punk bands, including the New York band Obsession, who were recorded by Celluloid Records. He has written lyrics for Blue Öyster Cult , such as several songs on the album '' Heaven Forbid ''.


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BIOGRAPHY

John Shirley was born in Houston, Texas and grew up largely in the vicinity of Portland, Oregon . He was lead singer of the post-punk funk-rock band Obsession, on Celluloid Records, while living in New York City and Paris, France , in the 1980s. He currently lives in the San Francisco Bay area.


NOVELS

  • '' Transmaniacon '' (1979)

  • ''Dracula in Love'' (1979)

  • '' City Come A-Walkin' '' (1980) (in print)

  • ''Three-Ring Psychus'' (1980)

  • ''The Brigade'' (1981)

  • ''Cellars'' (1982) (to be re-issued 2006)

  • ''A Song Called Youth'' Series (aka. '' Eclipse Trilogy '') (in print):

  • --- ''Eclipse'' (1985), Babbage Books

  • --- ''Eclipse Penumbra'' (1988), Babbage Books

  • --- ''Eclipse Corona'' (1990), Babbage Books

  • ''In Darkness Waiting'' (1988) (re-issued 2005)

  • ''Kamus of Kadizar: The Black Hole of Carcosa'' (1988)

  • ''A Splendid Chaos'' (1988)

  • ''Wetbones'' (1991) (in print)

  • ''Silicon Embrace'' (1996)

  • ''Demons'' (2000), short novel, Del Rey Books

  • ''...And the Angel with Television Eyes'' (2001), short novel

  • ''The View From Hell'' (2001), short novel

  • ''Her Hunger'' (2001), short novel

  • ''Spider Moon'' (2002)

  • ''Demons'', a new version with sequel novel ''Undercurrents'' (2002) (in print)

  • ''Crawlers'' (2003), Del Rey Books

  • ''Constantine'' (2004), ''novelisation of the film featuring the DC/Vertigo comicbook character.''

  • ''Doom'' (2005), novelization of the film version of the Id Software computer game.

  • ''John Constantine, Hellblazer: War Lord'' (Feb. 2006) based on the comic book character, not the movie version.

  • ''Batman: Dead White'', a novel, not a graphic novel, for late 2006, based on the DC Comics character.



SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS

  • ''Heatseeker'' (1989)

  • ''New Noir'' (1993)

  • ''The Exploded Heart'' (1996)

  • ''Black Butterflies'' (1998)

  • ''Really, Really, Really, Really Weird Stories'' (1999)

  • ''Darkness Divided'' (2001)



MUSIC

John wrote most of the lyrics for Blue Öyster Cult albums ''Heaven Forbid'' and ''Curse Of The Hidden Mirror'' as well as the songs ''Demon's Kiss'' and ''The Horsemen Arrive'' from their soundtrack ''Bad Channels'' . Their 1972 song ''Transmaniacon MC'' was the inspiration for the book ''Transmaniacon''.


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