Frank Belknap Long

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Frank Belknap Long

1903–1994

A prolific storyteller of horror, fantasy, and science fiction, he spent decades shaping weird fiction on both the page and in pulp magazines. He is especially remembered for stories like The Hounds of Tindalos and for his close literary ties to H. P. Lovecraft and the early Cthulhu Mythos.

23 Audiobooks

Little men of space

Little men of space

by Frank Belknap Long

The horror expert

The horror expert

by Frank Belknap Long

The Man from Time

The Man from Time

by Frank Belknap Long

The Man the Martians Made

The Man the Martians Made

by Frank Belknap Long

Mars is My Destination

Mars is My Destination

by Frank Belknap Long

The Sky Trap

The Sky Trap

by Frank Belknap Long

Space Station 1

Space Station 1

by Frank Belknap Long

Mating center

Mating center

by Frank Belknap Long

The miniature menace

The miniature menace

by Frank Belknap Long

The Timeless Ones

The Timeless Ones

by Frank Belknap Long

The Mississippi Saucer

The Mississippi Saucer

by Frank Belknap Long

Woman from another planet

Woman from another planet

by Frank Belknap Long

And we sailed the mighty dark

And we sailed the mighty dark

by Frank Belknap Long

Time Trap

Time Trap

by Frank Belknap Long

The Mercurian

The Mercurian

by Frank Belknap Long

The Vibration Wasps

The Vibration Wasps

by Frank Belknap Long

Lake of Fire

Lake of Fire

by Frank Belknap Long

Mr. Caxton draws a Martian bird

Mr. Caxton draws a Martian bird

by Frank Belknap Long

The Calm Man

The Calm Man

by Frank Belknap Long

The hounds of Tindalos

The hounds of Tindalos

by Frank Belknap Long

The red fetish

The red fetish

by Frank Belknap Long

Two way destiny

Two way destiny

by Frank Belknap Long

The cottage

The cottage

by Frank Belknap Long

About the author

Born in New York City, Frank Belknap Long built a writing career that stretched across roughly seven decades. He worked across horror, fantasy, science fiction, poetry, comics, and criticism, becoming one of the durable voices of twentieth-century speculative fiction.

He is best known today for eerie, imaginative short fiction, especially The Hounds of Tindalos, and for his connection to H. P. Lovecraft and the circle of writers around him. His work appeared in influential pulp magazines, and his fiction helped carry weird fiction from its early magazine era into later generations of readers.

Long also wrote novels, collections, and nonfiction, showing unusual range over the course of his career. His long service to the field was widely recognized, including a World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, and he remains an important figure for readers interested in classic horror and science fiction.