Danilo Arona

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Danilo Arona is an Italian writer, born in Alessandria, Italy, where he currently lives. He has been a journalist, freelance writer and essayist. He has also been involved for years with fantasy literature and cinema, and has followed any reference or appearance of fantasy in the news and in Italian society. He has written a number of essays on the subject, including:

  • Guida al fantacinema, Gammalibri
  • Guida al cinema horror, Ripostes
  • Nuova guida al fantacinema - La maschera, la carne, il contagio, Puntozero
  • Tutte storie - Immaginario italiano e leggende contemporanee, Costa & Nolan 1994
  • Vien di notte l'Uomo Nero - Il cinema di Stephen King, Falsopiano 1997
  • Satana ti vuole, Corbaccio
  • Possessione mediatica, Marco Tropea Editore, 1998
  • Wes Craven - Il buio oltre la siepe, Falsopiano, 1999

He has also written a number of fanta-noir novels, all set in Italy, including:

  • La penombra del gufo, Amnesia
  • Un brivido sulla schiena del Drago, Amnesia
  • La pianura fa paura, Editoriale AGP
  • Il vento urla Mary, PuntoZero
  • Rock, Solid Books 2002