Josh Malerman

Biography

Josh Malerman is an American novelist, short story writer, film producer, and one of two singer/songwriters for the rock band The High Strung. He is best known for writing horror and his post-apocalyptic novel Bird Box (2014), which inspired the Netflix film Bird Box. In 2020, he founded the production company Spin a Black Yarn with manager Ryan Lewis. Description above from the Wikipedia article Josh Malerman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

• ★World Fantasy Award — Best Novella · 2024
• ☆Locus Award — Best Horror Novel · 2025 · nominated
• ☆Bram Stoker Award — Novel · 2024 · nominated
• ☆Bram Stoker Award — Best Fiction Collection · 2023 · nominated
• ☆Bram Stoker Award — Novel · 2022 · nominated