{{short description|American writer, actor, and poet }} {{Infobox writer | name = Robin Spriggs | image = | imagesize = | caption = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = April 1, 1974 | birth_place = Holy Ghost, New Mexico | occupation = {{flatlist| * Author * actor * poet * fabulist * magician * screenwriter * producer * occultist }} | nationality = | period = Present | genre = Fantastique, magic realism, poetry, prose poetry, metafiction, supernatural fiction, dark fantasy | subject = | movement = | notableworks = ''The Untold Tales of Ozman Droom''; ''Diary of a Gentleman Diabolist''; ''Wondrous Strange'' | influences = | influenced = | website = {{URL|https://robinspriggs.com/}} }}
'''Robin Spriggs''' is an American writer, actor, and poet. Known primarily as a dark fabulist, he is the author of ''The Untold Tales of Ozman Droom,'' ''Diary of a Gentleman Diabolist,'' and ''Wondrous Strange: Tales of the Uncanny.''
== Early life and education == Robin Spriggs was born in Holy Ghost, New Mexico.{{cn|date=October 2024}} He holds degrees in both English and theatre.
==Career== Spriggs is known for his works ''The Untold Tales of Ozman Droom''; ''Diary of a Gentleman Diabolist''; ''Wondrous Strange''.<!---needs some substance, with citations, about his writing career, content of books, etc.--->
He is the co-author of ''The Dracula Poems: A Poetic Encounter with the Lord of Vampires'' and the creator of ''Capes & Cowls: Adventures in Wyrd City,'' a "book-in-a-box" superhero board game based on his illustrated series, ''Capes & Cowls: The Wyrd City Chronicles.''
As an actor, Spriggs is best known for his portrayal of Morrison, aka The Ghost, on the second season of PlayStation Network's superhero crime series, ''Powers'', based on the comic book by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming. Spriggs has also appeared as Captain Franco in the NBC science-fiction series ''Revolution''; as Chris Amante in the USA Network drama series ''Necessary Roughness''; and as Harley in The CW TV miniseries ''Containment''. He also appeared in the 2004 film ''Sinkhole''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Loewenstein |first=Lael |title=Sinkhole |website=Variety |date=13 July 2004 |url=https://variety.com/2004/film/reviews/sinkhole-1200532249/ |access-date=27 October 2024}}</ref>
==Critical reception== The literary offerings of Robin Spriggs have been well received by critics. ''Publishers Weekly,'' in its review of ''The Untold Tales of Ozman Droom,'' observed, "Spriggs evokes terror and awe," and "Medium is the message in this dazzling anti-story, a love letter to the weird."<ref>''Publishers Weekly,'' Volume 261, #24 (June 16, 2014)</ref>
''Rue Morgue'' declared ''The Untold Tales of Ozman Droom'' "A hard-to-describe yet highly entertaining compilation... an experience weird fiction fans should not pass up."<ref>''Rue Morgue,'' #147 (August 2014)</ref>
According to ''Cemetery Dance'' magazine, "Spriggs displays a wide range of talents in both form and substance. He's equally comfortable in the short story, short-short and novella lengths."<ref>Peck, Garrett, ''Cemetery Dance'' #40 (2002), 1SSN 1047-7675</ref>
Much of Spriggs' work falls into the category of prose poetry, prompting thriller author Harry Shannon to refer to him as "a linguistic acrobat who works without a net."<ref>Shannon, Harry, "Story Time Reviews," Feo Amante's Horror Home Page</ref>
Noted editor and anthologist Ellen Datlow, in volume 3 of her ''The Best Horror of the Year,'' wrote: "''Diary of a Gentleman Diabolist'' by Robin Spriggs is a series of well-wrought interconnected prose poems of the ghostly and uncanny."<ref>''Best Horror of the Year'', Volume 3, (Nightshade Books)</ref>
==Recognition and awards== Spriggs has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, a Bram Stoker Award, a Rhysling Award, and received honorable mention in ''The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror''.
His fiction and poetry have appeared in such publications as ''Beyond,'' ''The Rhysling Anthology,'' ''Cemetery Dance,'' ''Going Postal,'' ''Space & Time,'' ''Terminal Fright,'' ''A Season in Carcosa,'' and the Shirley Jackson Award-winning anthology ''The Grimscribe's Puppets.''
== Selected works == * ''The Dracula Poems: A Poetic Encounter with the Lord of Vampires'' (1992) * ''Wondrous Strange: Tales of the Uncanny'' (2001) * ''Capes & Cowls: Adventures in Wyrd City'' (2006) * ''Diary of a Gentleman Diabolist'' (2010) * ''The Untold Tales of Ozman Droom'' (2014)
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==External links== {{official|https://robinspriggs.com/}} * {{isfdb name|id=Robin_Spriggs|name=Robin Spriggs}} *{{IMDb name|name=Robin Spriggs|id=0819660}} *{{bgg par|section1=game|name=Robin Spriggs's ''Capes & Cowls: The Superhero Board Game''|id=20731}} *[https://readhorror.wordpress.com/meet-the-writer/robin-spriggs/ Interview with Robin Spriggs at ''Read Horror'']
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