# Robin Spriggs > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Robin_Spriggs > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Robin_Spriggs.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Spriggs > Source revision: 1260654394 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Holy_Ghost), New Mexico | occupation = {{flatlist| * Author * actor * poet * fabulist * [magician](/source/Magician_(paranormal)) * screenwriter * producer * occultist }} | nationality = | period = Present | genre = [Fantastique](/source/Fantastique), [magic realism](/source/magic_realism), [poetry](/source/poetry), [prose poetry](/source/prose_poetry), [metafiction](/source/metafiction), [supernatural fiction](/source/supernatural_fiction), [dark fantasy](/source/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](/source/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''. 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](/source/Capes_%26_Cowls%3A_Adventures_in_Wyrd_City),'' a "book-in-a-box" [superhero](/source/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](/source/PlayStation_Network)'s [superhero](/source/Superhero_(genre)) crime series, ''[Powers](/source/Powers_(American_TV_series))'', based on the comic book by [Brian Michael Bendis](/source/Brian_Michael_Bendis) and [Michael Avon Oeming](/source/Michael_Avon_Oeming). Spriggs has also appeared as Captain Franco in the [NBC](/source/NBC) science-fiction series ''[Revolution](/source/Revolution_(TV_series))''; as Chris Amante in the [USA Network](/source/USA_Network) drama series ''[Necessary Roughness](/source/Necessary_Roughness_(TV_series))''; and as Harley in [The CW](/source/The_CW) TV miniseries ''[Containment](/source/Containment_(miniseries))''. He also appeared in the 2004 film ''Sinkhole''.{{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}} ==Critical reception== The literary offerings of Robin Spriggs have been well received by critics. ''[Publishers Weekly](/source/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."''Publishers Weekly,'' Volume 261, #24 (June 16, 2014) ''[Rue Morgue](/source/Rue_Morgue_(magazine))'' declared ''The Untold Tales of Ozman Droom'' "A hard-to-describe yet highly entertaining compilation... an experience weird fiction fans should not pass up."''Rue Morgue,'' #147 (August 2014) According to ''[Cemetery Dance](/source/Cemetery_Dance_(magazine))'' 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."Peck, Garrett, ''Cemetery Dance'' #40 (2002), 1SSN 1047-7675 Much of Spriggs' work falls into the category of [prose poetry](/source/prose_poetry), prompting thriller author [Harry Shannon](/source/Harry_Shannon_(songwriter)) to refer to him as "a linguistic acrobat who works without a net."Shannon, Harry, "Story Time Reviews," Feo Amante's Horror Home Page Noted editor and anthologist [Ellen Datlow](/source/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."''Best Horror of the Year'', Volume 3, (Nightshade Books) ==Recognition and awards== Spriggs has been nominated for a [Pushcart Prize](/source/Pushcart_Prize), a [Bram Stoker Award](/source/Bram_Stoker_Award), a [Rhysling Award](/source/Rhysling_Award), and received honorable mention in ''The Year's Best Fantasy and [Horror](/source/Horror_fiction)''. His fiction and poetry have appeared in such publications as ''Beyond,'' ''The Rhysling Anthology,'' ''[Cemetery Dance](/source/Cemetery_Dance_(magazine)),'' ''Going Postal,'' ''Space & Time,'' ''Terminal Fright,'' ''A Season in Carcosa,'' and the [Shirley Jackson Award](/source/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) ==References== {{reflist}} ==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''] {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Spriggs, Robin}} Category:Living people Category:American short story writers Category:American male poets Category:American fantasy writers Category:American horror writers Category:American male film actors Category:American occultists Category:1974 births Category:American male novelists Category:American male short story writers Category:21st-century American poets Category:21st-century American male writers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Robin Spriggs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Spriggs) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Spriggs?action=history)). 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