John Bellairs (1938-1991) was an award-winning American author of many
gothic mystery novels for children and young adults, including The House with a Clock in Its Walls, which
received both the New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year Award
and
the American Library Association Children's Books of International
Interest Award, The Lamp from the Warlock's Tomb, which won the Edgar Award and The Specter from the Magician's Museum, which won the New York Public Library 'Best Books for the Teen Age' Award.
Brad
Strickland has written more than eighty-five published books, including
entries in the Lewis Barnavelt and Johnny Dixon series, following the
death of the original series creator, John Bellairs. He is a Professor
Emeritus of English and lives in Georgia with his wife, Barbara.