Ray RussellRay Russell (1924-1999) was a pioneer of the modern horror genre. As an editor at Playboy, he helped publish such writers as Ray Bradbury, Kurt Vonnegut, and Charles Beaumont. His best known work, Sardonicus, was called by Stephen King perhaps the fiest example of the modern Gothic ever written. He received the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1991. Read More Read Less