Alan M. Clark

For the baseball umpire named Alan Marshall Clark, see Al Clark (umpire).

Alan M. Clark
Born	Alan Marshall Clark (1957-05-10) May 10, 1957 (age 68)
Occupation	Artist illustrator writer
Nationality	American
Education	San Francisco Art Institute (BFA)
Period	1985–present
Genre	Horror fiction, Fantasy
Website
alanmclark.com

Alan Marshall Clark (born May 10, 1957) is an American author and artist who is best known as the illustrator and book cover painter of many pieces of horror fiction. He was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel for his 2005 book Siren Promised (co-written by Jeremy Robert Johnson).

He has won the World Fantasy Award for his illustrations ("Best Artist 1994"), ^[1] and he has won many Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists' Chesley Awards. He was Artist Guest of Honor at the 1995 World Horror Convention. ^[2] His book The Paint in My Blood was nominated for the "Best Art Book" for the 2005 Locus Awards. It was also nominated for the 2005 International Horror Guild Award in the "Non-fiction" category. ^[3] His artwork has been featured on signed limited editions from Cemetery Dance Publications, Lonely Road Books, Subterranean Press, Earthling Publications, and other publishers of hardcovers. His illustrations have also been on the covers and interiors of textbooks, children's books, paperbacks, magazines and CDs.

Clark received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1979. He owns the publishing company, IFD Publishing (started in 1999). He lives in Eugene, Oregon with his wife Melody.

Clark is listed in the 2009 edition of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary edited by Robert Weinberg, Jane Frank (McFarland & Company, 2009).

Select bibliography of Alan M. Clark

• The Paint in My Blood (also released as a limited edition with a CD) (IFD Publishing 2004). Paperback ISBN   0-9671912-6-2
• Siren Promised (co-written by Jeremy Robert Johnson) (Bloodletting Press, 2005 limited edition; reprinted by Swallowdown Press 2006; reprinted by IFD Publishing 2017). Paperback ISBN   978-0-9965536-9-8.
• Pain & Other Petty Plots to Keep You in Stitches (a short story collection edited by Alan M. Clark featuring illustrations, novella and short stories by him and a few others) (IFD Publishing, 2003). ISBN   0-9671912-5-4.
• The Blood of Father Time, Book 1, The New Cut (co-authored by Alan M. Clark, Stephen C. Merritt, and Lorelei Shannon). (Five Star Press, May 2007). ISBN   1-59414-595-4.
• The Blood of Father Time, Book 2, The Mystic Clan's Grand Plot (co-authored by Alan M. Clark, Stephen C. Merritt, and Lorelei Shannon) (Five Star Press, July 2007). ISBN   1-59414-604-7.
• D.D. Murphry, Secret Policeman (co-written by Elizabeth Massie) (Raw Dog Screaming Press 2009). Hardcover ISBN   978-1-933293-82-0 / Paperback ISBN   978-1-933293-83-7
• Boneyard Babies (Lazy Fascist Press 2010). Paperback ISBN   1-936383-21-7
• Of Thimble and Threat: The Life of a Ripper Victim (book 1 of the Jack the Ripper Victims Series) (Lazy Fascist Press 2011). Paperback ISBN   1-936383-69-1
• A Parliament of Crows (Lazy Fascist Press 2012). Paperback ISBN   1621050637
• The Door That Faced West (Lazy Fascist Press 2014). Paperback ISBN   978-1621051398
• Say Anything But Your Prayers (book 2 of the Jack the Ripper Victims Series) (Lazy Fascist Press 2014; reprinted IFD Publishing 2017). Paperback ISBN   978-0-9988466-0-6
• Jack the Ripper Victims Series: The Double Event (the first 2 novels of the Jack the Ripper Victims Series in one volume) (IFD Publishing 2015). ebook ISBN   978-0-9887767-7-7
• The Surgeon's Mate: A Dismemoir (IFD Publishing 2016). Paperback ISBN   978-0-9965536-2-9
• A Brutal Chill in August (book 3 of the Jack the Ripper Victims Series) (Word Horde 2016). Paperback ISBN   978-1-939905-25-3
• Apologies to the Cat's Meat Man (book 4 of the Jack the Ripper Victims Series) (IFD Publishing 2017). Paperback ISBN   978-0-9988466-1-3
• The Prostitute's Price (book 5 of the Jack the Ripper Victims Series) (IFD Publishing 2018). Paperback ISBN   978-0-9996656-1-9
• 13 Miller's Court (composed of two novels, The Prostitute's Price, by Alan M. Clark, and The Assassin's Coin, by John Linwood Grant, forming a single novel, their chapters alternating) (IFD Publishing, 2018 Paperback ISBN   978-0-9996656-7-1.
• Fallen Giants of the Points (IFD Publishing). Paperback ISBN   978-17342978-6-7
• Night Birds (co-written by Lisa Snellings) (IFD Publishing 2022). Paperback ISBN   979-8-9852827-3-3
• The Witch of Wapping: A Ghost Story (co-written by Rebecca J. Allred) (IFD Publishing 2024). Paperback ISBN   979-8-9852827-7-1
• The Will'ven't Bin (IFD Publishing 2025). Paperback ISBN   979-8-9931706-0-2

Essays and articles

• "Subterranean City" from Drawing and Painting Fantasy Landscapes and Cityscapes edited by Rob Alexander (Quarto Books, 2006).
• "Pixelated or Pixilated" from Paint or Pixel: The Digital Divide in Illustration Art edited by Jane Frank (Nonestop Press, 2007).

Works

He has illustrated book covers and interior illustrations for the following authors and more:

• Jay Bonansinga
• Ray Bradbury
• Gary A. Braunbeck
• David Brin
• Poppy Z. Brite
• Elizabeth Engstrom
• Christopher Golden
• Jim C. Hines
• Charlee Jacob
• Brian Keene
• Jack Ketchum
• Nancy Kilpatrick
• Stephen King
• Joe R. Lansdale
• Richard Laymon
• Edward Lee
• Brian Lumley
• James A. Moore
• L. E. Modesitt
• Yvonne Navarro
• William F. Nolan
• Norman Partridge
• Tom Piccirilli
• Bruce Holland Rogers
• Al Sarrantonio
• Allen Steele
• Steve Rasnic Tem
• Jeffrey Thomas
• F. Paul Wilson

References

1. "Winners". World Fantasy Awards. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
2. "Past World Horror Conventions". World Horror Convention. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
3. "IHG Award Recipients". International Horror Guild. Retrieved October 21, 2025.

External links

• Alan M. Clark's official website
• A list of art credits and awards on Mr. Clark's official site
• A list of writing credits and awards on Mr. Clark's official site
• The first German Alan M. Clark Fanpage, designed and built by Dieter Annecke
• Alan M. Clark at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database