Graham Masterton (born 16 January 1946 in
Edinburgh) is a British horror author. Originally editor of
Mayfair and the British edition of
Penthouse, Graham Masterton's first novel
The Manitou was released in 1976. This novel was adapted in 1978 for the film
The Manitou. Further works garnered critical acclaim, including a Special
Edgar Award by the
Mystery Writers of America for
Charnel House and a Silver Medal by the West Coast Review of Books for
Mirror. He is also the only non-French winner of the prestigious Prix Julia Verlanger for his novel
Family Portrait, an imaginative reworking of the
Oscar Wilde novel
The Picture of Dorian Gray. Masterton was also the editor of
Scare Care, a horror anthology published for the benefit of abused children in Europe and the USA.