James Lowder(II)

James Daniel Lowder is an American author, anthologist, and editor, working regularly within the fantasy, dark fantasy, and horror genres, and on tabletop role-playing games and critical works exploring popular culture. His publications include the bestselling, widely translated dark fantasy novels Prince of Lies and Knight of the Black Rose; short fiction for such anthologies as Shadows Over Baker Street and Tales of the Lost Citadel; game design for TSR, White Wolf, Chaosium, and Steve Jackson Games; as well as comic book scripts, film reviews, and critical essays about pop culture. On the other side of the publisher's desk, he has served as executive editor for Chaosium and Green Knight, as well as fiction series editor for the Forgotten Realms, Ravenloft, and City of Heroes lines and as transmedia coordinator for the early D&D Avatar and Empires projects. Lowder has helmed more than a dozen critically acclaimed anthologies, including Hobby Games: The 100 Best, The Munchkin Book, Curse of the Full Moon, and Beyond the Wall. His work has received five Origins Awards and two ENnie Awards, and been a finalist for the International Horror Guild Award, the Dragon Award, and the Stoker Award. His annual holiday Games to Gift segment has aired on WUWM's Lake Effect since 2010.