Richard O. Lewis

Richard O. Lewis was an American author best known for short fiction in science fiction, horror, and suspense. Library and reader sources consistently associate him with magazine-era speculative fiction, and LibriVox identifies him as active from 1939 to 1980.

His work appeared in anthologies and genre venues, and modern catalog pages show enduring interest in stories such as A Bottle of Old Wine and Zurk. He is also credited as a writer connected with Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected, reflecting how his twist-driven storytelling carried naturally into screen adaptation.

Biographical details about his personal life are scarce in the sources I could confirm, which makes the fiction itself the clearest guide to his legacy: compact, imaginative stories shaped for readers who enjoy classic pulp-era chills and speculative surprises.