Joel Lane

Joel Lane (1963 – 26 November 2013)[1] was a British novelist, short story writer, poet, critic and anthology editor.

The majority of Lane's short stories can be categorised as horror or dark fantasy, and he cited Robert Aickman, Ramsey Campbell and M. John Harrison as influences on his fiction.

Something Remains, edited by Peter Coleborn and Pauline E. Dungate (Alchemy Press, 2016), is a collection of stories by other hands "based on and inspired by the notes left by Joel Lane".

[4] This Spectacular Darkness, edited by Mark Valentine and John Howard (Tartarus Press, 2016), is a collection of his critical essays on fantasy and horror fiction, together with appreciations of his work.

Lane was described in an obituary as "a passionate supporter of equality and a tireless scourge of fascism",[3] was strongly left wing and opposed to the politics advocated by Tony Blair and New Labour.