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Lorelei Shannon
Born1965
Mesa, Arizona
Occupation(s)Author, game designer, screenwriter, voice actress, director, casting director, voice director
Years active1990–2009
Notable workKing's Quest VII,Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh

Lorelei Shannon(born 1965 inMesa, Arizona) is an American writer ofhorrorandcomputer games.

Shannon is the author of a number of books and short stories. Her work has been listed inThe Supernatural Index: A Listing of Fantasy, Supernatural, Occult, Weird, and Horror Anthologies,by Mike Ashley and William G. Contento. She co-edited the anthologyHours of Darknessfor Scorpius Digital Publishing, which contained stories by well-known horror authors such asRamsey Campbell,Peter Crowther,Dennis Etchison,Joe R. Lansdale,andRichard Christian Matheson.

She is a designer and screenwriter for three games fromSierra On-Line.Shannon co-designedKing's Quest VII,a 1994 installment inSierra Entertainment'sKing's Questcomputer game series, with Sierra founderRoberta Williams.Shannon's sequel to Roberta Williams's horror gamePhantasmagoria,calledPhantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh,caused a storm of controversy when it was banned in Singapore and Australia for violent and sexual content. Sears stores throughout the U.S. refused to carry the game. Throughout Shannon's time at Sierra On-Line, she wrote material for many classic Sierra games such asLaura BowandPolice Quest,and worked with many of Sierra's "stars", such asScott Murphy,Al Lowe,Corey Cole,Josh Mandel,andJane Jensen.

Shannon has also worked as a technical documentation, director, voice actress, casting director and voice director.

Shannon founded the Rain CityHearseClub in 2002.

Bibliography

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Book-length works

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  • Vermifuge and Other Toxic Cocktails.Short story collection.Wildside Press,2001.
  • Rags and Old Iron.Wildside Press, 2002, andJuno Books,2007.
  • The Blood of Father Time: The Mystic Clan’s Grand Plot.WithAlan M. Clarkand Stephen C. Merritt. Five Star Science Fiction and Fantasy Series, 2007
  • The Blood of Father Time: The New Cut.With Alan M. Clark and Stephen C. Merritt. Five Star Science Fiction and Fantasy Series, 2007.
  • Possum Kingdom.Virtual Bookworm Publishing, 2009.
  • Mad Madame Lalaurie: New Orleans' Most Famous Murderess Revealed(With Victoria Cosner Love)The History Press,2011.

Game manuals

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Computer games

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Short fiction

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  • “Whitechapel Rose.”Into the Shadows.Ed. Jordan K. Weisman.FASA Corporation,1991.
  • “Poison.”Midnight Zoo,volume 3, issue 35. Ed. Jon L. Herron. 1993.
  • “Anything for You.”Young Blood.Ed. Mike Baker. Zebra Publishing, 1994.
  • “The Tail of the Sixth Emperor.”Rat Tails.Ed. Jon Gustafson.Pulphouse Publishing,1994.
  • “Gabriel’s Gargoyle.”New Altars.Eds. Dawn Albright and Sandra J. Hutchinson.Angelus Press,1997.
  • “For Great is Truth, and Shall Prevail.”Carpe Noctem,issue 14. Eds. Catia & Carnell. 1998.
  • “Peggy Sue Got Slobbered.”Prom NightEd.Nancy Springer.Daw Books,1999.
  • “The Virgin Spring.”Embraces.Ed. Paula Guran. Venus Or Vixen Press, 2000.
  • “Black Dogs.”Out of Avalon IIanthology. Ed.Jennifer Roberson.Daw Books, 2001.
  • “The Little Spark."Horror Garage Magazineissue #4. Ed. Paula Guran. 2005.
  • “Judgment.”Pirates of the Blue KingdomsEds.Stephen Sullivanand Jean Rabe. Popcorn Press, 2007.
  • “Siren Song.”Blue Kingdoms: Buxom Buccaneers.Ed. Stephen Sullivan and Jean Rabe.Walkabout Press,2008.
  • “Ravenswake”Blue Kingdoms: Shades and Specters.Eds. Stephen Sullivan and Jean Rabe. Walkabout Press, 2008.

References

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  1. ^"The Royal Scribe", King's Quest 15th Anniversary Collection
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