He wrote three novels based on Kenneth Johnson’s ‘V’ books and starred in such low-budget films as ‘Twilight of the Dogs’ and ‘Hollywood Mortuary.’
Tim Sullivan, a novelist and book reviewer who also wrote, directed and/or starred in several microbudget horror and science-fiction films, has died. He was 76.
Sullivan died Sunday of congestive heart failure in hospice in Newport News, Virginia, John R. Ellis, a friend of his for 50 years, toldSullivan starred as a military pilot who survives a worldwide plague and battles giant mutant spiders in the Ellis-directed sci-fi thrillerbooks about an alien invasion of Earth. Those were used for an NBC miniseries and short-lived series in the mid-1980s.
One of two sons of a U.S. Postal Service worker, Timothy Robert Sullivan was born on June 9, 1948, in Bangor, Maine. One of his neighbors was Richard Tozier, who would later be featured in three Stephen King novels. Sullivan attended John Bapst Memorial High School, earned a degree in literature from Florida Atlantic University and lived in Philadelphia and Washington before settling in Southern California in 1988.
He wrote dozens of short stories, including 1981’s “Zeke,” a tragedy about an extraterrestrial stranded on Earth that was nominated for a Nebula Award. His novels included 1988’s‘Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story’ Review: Illuminating Portrait of the Great Irish Writer Explores the Solitude of SuccessGlen Powell Reflects on ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Role, Says Christopher Nolan Is “Proud That He Plucked Me Early”. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services.
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