Description: Mike Mignola's award-winning series Hellboy has earned fans all over the world, among them some of the most respected horror, fantasy, and mystery novelists in the field as well as some of Hollywood's most talented writers and directors. Now a who's who list of these writers are drawn together to tell their own tales of Hellboy, to play with the characters and worlds Mignola has created. As part of Dark Horse's celebration of Hellboy in 2004, Christopher Golden has brought together a stellar array of talents including filmmakers Frank Darabont and Hellboy movie director Guillermo del Toro and novelists Charles de Lint, Graham Joyce, and Sharyn McCrumb, as well as many others.
Brief description: Charles de Lint is a Canadian writer of Dutch origins. He is married to--and plays music with--MaryAnn Harris. Primarily a writer of fantasy fiction, he has written widely in the subgenres of urban fantasy, contemporary magical realism, and mythic fiction.