Alan Richard Baxter (born 18 April 1970, Sussex, United Kingdom) is a British-Australian author of supernatural thrillers, horror and dark fantasy, and a teacher and practitioner of kung fu and qi gong.

Drawn especially to dark fiction and horror, Baxter cites among his influences people such as Clive Barker, H P Lovecraft, Shirley Jackson, Kaaron Warren, and Stephen King.

Baxter’s dark urban horror thrillers often feature realistic violence, often gleaned from first-hand experience, the author having spent a lifetime training and teaching martial arts.

[7] After studying a variety of arts, he is now a practitioner and teacher of Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu,[8] and is an international master and Fire Dragon Disciple of Grandmaster Chen Yong Fa.

[12] Alan’s 2015 Australian Shadows Paul Haines Award-winning story, “In Vaulted Halls Entombed”, was adapted for Season 3 of the Netflix Original Series, Love, Death & Robots.