Mark Dawidziak is the author or editor of 25 books, including three acclaimed studies of landmark television series: The Columbo Phile, The Night Stalker Companion. Everything I Need to Know I Learned in The Twilight Zone, his lighthearted tribute to Rod Serling’s classic anthology series, was published by St. Martin’s Press in 2017. He is a member of the board of directors for the Rod Serling Memorial Foundation. He also is an internationally recognized Mark Twain scholar, and five of his books are about the iconic American writer. His most recent book, A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe, was published by St. Martin’s Press in February 2023.
Dawidziak has edited three collections of works by Richard Matheson, all published by Gauntlet Press: Richard Matheson’s Kolchak Scripts (2003), Bloodlines: Richard Matheson’s Dracula, I Am Legend, and Other Vampires Stories (2006) and Richard Matheson’s Censored and Unproduced I Am Legend Screenplay (2012). He contributed the career appreciation and overview to Produced and Directed by Dan Curtis (2004) and he was the creative consultant to Moonstone’s comic book series Kolchak: The Night Stalker. His work in the horror field includes a 1994 novel (Grave Secrets), a play (The Tell-Tale Play), short stories, comic book scripts and the non-fiction book The Bedside, Bathtub and Armchair Companion to Dracula (Continuum, 2008). His most recent books include The Shawshank Redemption Revealed: How One Story Keeps Hope Alive (Lyons Press, 2019), a deep-dive look at the beloved film based on Stephen King’s story, and A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe (St. Martin’s Press, 2023). A revised an expanded version of The Night Stalker Companion is due for release in 2025.
We are very happy top have Mark join us for Monsterama and Serlingbration 100!
