Tim Waggoner’s first novel came out in 2001, and since then he’s published over 60 novels and 8 collections of short stories. He writes original dark fantasy and horror, as well as media tie-ins.

He’s written tie-in fiction based on Supernatural. Conan the Barbarian, Grimm, The X-Files, Alien, Doctor Who, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Transformers, among others.

He’s written novelizations for films such as Ti West’s X-Trilogy, Halloween Kills, Terrifier 2 and 3, and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter.

His articles on writing have appeared in Writer’s Digest, The Writer, The Writer’s Chronicles. He’s the author of the acclaimed horror-writing guide Writing in the Dark, which won the Bram Stoker Award in 2021. The follow-up, Writing in the Dark:The Workbook, also won a Stoker in the same category in 2023. He won another Stoker in 2021 in Short Fiction for his article “Speaking of Horror,” and in 2017 he received the Stoker for Long Fiction for his novella The Winter Box.

In addition, he’s won the Scribe Award, given by the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers, and he’s been a two-time finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award and a one-time finalist for the Splatterpunk Award.

He’s served for Horror Writers of America (HWA) for many years, and in 2015, he was given the organization’s Mentor of the Year Award. He’s also served on HWA’s Lifetime Achievement Award committee several times.

His fiction has received numerous Honorable Mentions in volumes of Best Horror of the Year, and he’s had several stories selected for inclusion in volumes of Year’s Best Hardcore Horror.

His work has been translated into over 10 languages.

He’s a full-time tenured professor who teaches creative writing and composition at Sinclair College in Dayton, Ohio.

His papers are collected by the University of Pittsburgh’s Horror Studies Program.