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Michel Parry was born in Brussels in 1947. His father, Glynn Parry, was Welsh, and Michel was raised by his grandparents in Maldon, England. He later attended boarding school. From a young age he had a fascination with horror and corresponded with writers, actors and directors associated with the genre, including the actor Christopher Lee with whom he later worked on a number of publications. He found success as an anthologist and writer, working in the genres of horror and fantasy. His books were published by Corgi, Mayflower, Panther, Gollancz, and others. Michel Parry later wrote screenplays and was the original story writer on the sci-fi horror film, Xtro. His feature film, [Uncanny], an anthology film presenting three encounters with dangerous felines, starring Peter Cushing, was released in 1978. Parry's single work of non-fiction was as a ghost writer recounting the experiences of two mercenaries fighting in Angola in the 70s in the book, Fire Power.

Bibliography
Novels
Countess Dracula (novelisation of film). London, Sphere, 1971; New York, Beagle, 1971.
Agro (as Nick Fury). London, Sphere, 1971; revised edition as by Michel Parry, St. Albans, Mayflower, 1975.
Chariots of Fire, with Garry Rusoff. London, Futura, 1974; New York, Popular Library, Jan 1977.
Novels as Steve Lee (series: Kung-Fu Western; co-written with Steve Moore)
Sloane: Fastest Fist in the West. London, Futura, 1974
Sloane: The Man With the Iron Fists, New York, Pinnacle Books, 1975
Sloane: Fistful of Hate. London, Futura, 1974; New York, Pinnacle Books, 1975
Anthologies
Beware of the Cat: weird tales about cats. London, Gollancz, 1972
Beware of the Cat: stories of feline fantasy and horror, New York, Taplinger, 1973
Strange Ecstasies. St. Albans, Panther, Nov 1973
The Hounds of Hell: weird tales about dogs. London, Gollancz, 1974
The Hounds of Hell: stories of canine horror and fantasy, New York, Taplinger, 1974
The 1st Mayflower Book of Black Magic Stories. St. Albans, Mayflower, Jun 1974
Great Black Magic Stories, New York, Taplinger, 1976.
Dream Trips. St. Albans, Panther, Jul 1974.
The 2nd Mayflower Book of Black Magic Stories. St. Albans, Mayflower, Nov 1974.
The Devil’s Children: tales of demons and exocists. London, Futura, Nov 1974; New York, Taplinger, 1975.
The 3rd Mayflower Book of Black Magic Stories. St. Albans, Mayflower, 1975.
Jack the Knife: Tales of Jack the Ripper. St. Albans, Mayflower, Jul 1975.
Christopher Lee’s ‘‘X’’ Certificate, with Christopher Lee. London, Star Books, Nov 1975; in 2 vols as From the Archives of Evil, New York, Warner Books, Jan 1976, and From the Archives of Evil 2, New York, Warner Books, Oct 1976.
The Supernatural Solution. London, Panther, Jan 1976; New York, Taplinger, 1976; as by Michael Parry, London, White Lion Publishing, 1977.
The 4th Mayflower Book of Black Magic Stories. St. Albans, Mayflower, Feb 1976.
Roots of Evil: Beyond The Secret Life of Plants (as Carlos Cassaba). London, Corgi, Feb 1976; as The Roots of Evil: weird stories of supernatural plants, by Michel Parry, New York, Taplinger, 1976.
The Devil’s Kisses (as Linda Lovecraft). London, Corgi, Jul 1976.
The 5th Mayflower Book of Black Magic Stories. St. Albans, Mayflower, Oct 1976.
Waves of Terror: weird stories about the sea. London, Gollancz, Nov 1976.
Reign of Terror: The 1st Corgi Book of Great Victorian Horror Stories. London, Corgi, Dec 1976; as Reign of Terror: Great Victorian Horror Stories, London, Severn House, 1977.
Savage Heroes: Tales of Sorcery and Black Magic (as Eric Pendragon), illustrated by Jim Pitt. London, Star, Feb 1977; as by Michel Parry, New York, Taplinger, 1980.
Reign of Terror: The 2nd Corgi Book of Great Victorian Horror Stories. London, Corgi, Feb 1977; as Reign of Terror Vol.2: Great Victorian Horror Stories, London, Severn House, 1978.
The Rivals of Dracula: a century of vampire fiction. London, Corgi, Mar 1977.
The Rivals of Frankenstein. London, Corgi, May 1977; New York, Barnes & Noble, 1980.
More Devil’s Kisses (as Linda Lovecraft). London, Corgi, Jul 1977.
The 6th Mayflower Book of Black Magic Stories. St. Albans, Mayflower, Oct 1977.
Reign of Terror The 3rd Corgi Book of Great Victorian Horror Stories. London, Corgi, Oct 1977.
Spaced Out. London, Panther, Nov 1977.
Archives of Evil, with Christopher Lee. London, W.H. Allen, 1977; as Christopher Lee’s Archives of Evil. London, Mayflower, May 1979.
Reign of Terror: The 4th Corgi Book of Great Victorian Horror Stories. London, Corgi, Jan 1978.
The Rivals of King Kong. London, Corgi, Feb 1978.
The Great Villains: An omnibus of evil, with Christopher Lee. London, W.H. Allen, Sep 1978; as Christopher Lee’s Omnibus of Evil, with Christopher Lee. London, Mayflower, Mar 1980.
Superheroes. London, Sphere, Oct 1978.
Sex in the 21st Century, with Milton Subotsky. London, Panther, Sep 1979.
Lurking Shadows, with Christopher Lee. London, W.H. Allen, Sep 1979.
Santa 2000. London, Granada, Nov 1984.
Ghostbreakers. London, Granada, Oct 1985.
Non-fiction
Fire Power, with Chris Dempster and Dave Tomkins. London, Corgi, 1978.

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