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	== Career ==		== Career ==
	Steakley's sister told the press that he went to Hollywood at the invitation of screenwriter [[L.M. "Kit" Carson]]. He sold a [[film treatment]], and played a bit part ("Local 1") in at least one film, ''Don't Open the Door!'', but "he stayed out there a few years and just hated it."<ref name="dmn101130"/> Following through on his childhood fantasy of becoming a science fiction writer, Steakley returned to Texas, and wrote.<ref name="dmn101130"/> He published his first professional short story, "The Bluenose Limit", in the March 1981 issue of ''[[Amazing Stories]]''; and another, "Flyer", in the September 1982 issue.<ref>[~~http~~://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?John_Steakley ISFDb listing for Steakley]</ref> He published two major novels, ''[[Armor (novel)\|Armor]]'' (1984)<ref name="ta860208"/> and ''[[Vampires (novel)\|Vampire$]]'' (1990). According to his website, he worked on the incomplete ''Armor II'' for years.		Steakley's sister told the press that he went to Hollywood at the invitation of screenwriter [[L.M. "Kit" Carson]]. He sold a [[film treatment]], and played a bit part ("Local 1") in at least one film, ''Don't Open the Door!'', but "he stayed out there a few years and just hated it."<ref name="dmn101130"/> Following through on his childhood fantasy of becoming a science fiction writer, Steakley returned to Texas, and wrote.<ref name="dmn101130"/> He published his first professional short story, "The Bluenose Limit", in the March 1981 issue of ''[[Amazing Stories]]''; and another, "Flyer", in the September 1982 issue.<ref>[https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?John_Steakley ISFDb listing for Steakley]</ref> He published two major novels, ''[[Armor (novel)\|Armor]]'' (1984)<ref name="ta860208"/> and ''[[Vampires (novel)\|Vampire$]]'' (1990). According to his website, he worked on the incomplete ''Armor II'' for years.

	Steakley wrote the screenplay for the 1997 film, ''Scary Texas Movie''; he also played a nameless bit part in that film. Steakley also played a nameless bit part in the 2000 film [[Playing Dead (film)\|''Playing Dead'']].		Steakley wrote the screenplay for the 1997 film, ''Scary Texas Movie''; he also played a nameless bit part in that film. Steakley also played a nameless bit part in the 2000 film [[Playing Dead (film)\|''Playing Dead'']].

	In 1998, [[John Carpenter]] directed a screen adaptation of ''Vampire$'' (retitled [[Vampires (1998 film)\|''Vampires'']]), which starred [[James Woods]] as the leader of a [[Roman Catholic Church\|Catholic Church]]-sanctioned team of vampire hunters.		In 1998, [[John Carpenter]] directed a screen adaptation of ''Vampire$'' (retitled [[Vampires (1998 film)\|''Vampires'']]), which starred [[James Woods]] as the leader of a [[Roman Catholic Church\|Catholic Church]]-sanctioned team of vampire hunters. That year Steakley was the Toastmaster for the [[World Horror Convention]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Past World Horror Conventions \|url=https://www.worldhorrorconvention.com/past-whcs/index.html \|publisher=World Horror Convention \|access-date=30 October 2025}}</ref>

	== Selected works ==		== Selected works ==
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	==References==		==References==
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	<ref name="dmn101130">{{cite news \|first=Joe \|last=Simnacher \|work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] \|title=John William Steakley Jr., 'Vampire$' author, dies at 59 \|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/obituaries/2010/11/30/john-william-steakley-jr-vampire-author-dies-at-59/ \|date=November 30, 2010 \|accessdate=May 22, 2021}}</ref>		<ref name="dmn101130">{{cite news \|first=Joe \|last=Simnacher \|work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] \|title=John William Steakley Jr., 'Vampire$' author, dies at 59 \|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/obituaries/2010/11/30/john-william-steakley-jr-vampire-author-dies-at-59/ \|date=November 30, 2010 \|accessdate=May 22, 2021}}</ref>
	<ref name="dmnobit">{{cite news \|work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] \|title=Obituary: John William Steakley Jr. \|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/obituary.aspx?n=john-william-steakley&pid=146842975 \|date=November 28, 2010 \|accessdate=November 28, 2010}}</ref>		<ref name="dmnobit">{{cite news \|work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] \|title=Obituary: John William Steakley Jr. \|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/obituary.aspx?n=john-william-steakley&pid=146842975 \|date=November 28, 2010 \|accessdate=November 28, 2010}}</ref>
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	<ref name="dmn990427">{{cite news \|first=Terry \|last=Box \|work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] \|title=Steakley Chevrolet purchased; AutoNation pays estimated $5 million \|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3DB8336D2D432&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM \|date=April 27, 1999 \|accessdate=November 27, 2010}}</ref>		<ref name="dmn990427">{{cite news \|first=Terry \|last=Box \|work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] \|title=Steakley Chevrolet purchased; AutoNation pays estimated $5 million \|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3DB8336D2D432&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM \|date=April 27, 1999 \|accessdate=November 27, 2010}}</ref>
	<ref name="dmn021010">{{cite news \|first=Joe \|last=Simnacher \|work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] \|title=John William Steakley, Owner of landmark car dealership \|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F6AB7706A4269DD&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM \|date=October 10, 2002 \|accessdate=November 27, 2010}}</ref>		<ref name="dmn021010">{{cite news \|first=Joe \|last=Simnacher \|work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] \|title=John William Steakley, Owner of landmark car dealership \|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F6AB7706A4269DD&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM \|date=October 10, 2002 \|accessdate=November 27, 2010}}</ref>
	<ref name="ifsdb">{{cite web \|publisher=[[Internet Speculative Fiction Database]] \|title=John Steakley \|url=~~http~~://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?John_Steakley \|accessdate=November 27, 2010}}</ref>		<ref name="ifsdb">{{cite web \|publisher=[[Internet Speculative Fiction Database]] \|title=John Steakley \|url=https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?John_Steakley \|accessdate=November 27, 2010}}</ref>
	<ref name="ta860208">{{cite news \|work=[[The Advocate (Louisiana)\|The Advocate]] \|location=[[Baton Rouge, LA]] \|title=Science fiction fans, professionals gather \|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AD&p_theme=ad&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB473BD39AC7C0C&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM \|date=February 8, 1986 \|accessdate=November 27, 2010 \|quote=John Steakley's book, "Armor," is about the first interplanetary war.}}</ref>		<ref name="ta860208">{{cite news \|work=[[The Advocate (Louisiana)\|The Advocate]] \|location=[[Baton Rouge, LA]] \|title=Science fiction fans, professionals gather \|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AD&p_theme=ad&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB473BD39AC7C0C&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM \|date=February 8, 1986 \|accessdate=November 27, 2010 \|quote=John Steakley's book, "Armor," is about the first interplanetary war.}}</ref>
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{isfdb name\|id=John_Steakley\|name=John Steakley}}		*{{isfdb name\|id=John_Steakley\|name=John Steakley}}
	*[~~http~~://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/steakley_john John Steakley] entry at [[The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]], 3rd edition (draft)		*[https://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/steakley_john John Steakley] entry at [[The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]], 3rd edition (draft)
	*{{IMDb name\|0824139}}		*{{IMDb name\|0824139}}
	*[http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/john-steakley/ ''Fantastic Fiction'' author page]		*[http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/john-steakley/ ''Fantastic Fiction'' author page]

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'''John William Steakley, Jr.''' (July 26, 1951 – November 27, 2010)<ref name="dmnobit"/> was an American science fiction author.<ref name="dmn101130"/> He published two major novels, ''[[Armor (novel)|Armor]]'' (1984)<ref name="ta860208"/> and ''[[Vampires (novel)|Vampire$]]'' (1990); the latter was the basis for [[John Carpenter]]'s ''[[Vampires (1998 film)|Vampires]]'' movie.<ref name="hc981030"/> He published four short science fiction and fantasy stories.<ref name="ifsdb"/>

== Personal life ==
Steakley was born in [[Cleburne, Texas]]. Aside from brief spells in [[South America]] and Hollywood, Steakley lived most of his life in [[Texas]]. Steakley's father owned a [[Chevrolet]] dealership in Dallas from 1962 until he sold it in 1999.<ref name="dmn021010"/><ref name="dmn990427"/> Steakley attended [[St. Mark's School of Texas|St. Mark's School]] and graduated from [[Colorado Academy]], a boarding school in [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]]. He then went on to study at [[Westminster College (Missouri)|Westminster College]] in Missouri, and at [[Southern Methodist University]], where he received his BA in English.<ref name="dmn101130"/>

In 1988, Steakley married photographer Lori Jones; they held their wedding reception in the showroom of a local Subaru dealership.<ref name="dmn880405"/> He was an avid golfer and in the mid-1990s carried a single-digit handicap.<ref name="dmn940220"/> He died after a five-year battle with liver disease.

== Career ==
Steakley's sister told the press that he went to Hollywood at the invitation of screenwriter [[L.M. "Kit" Carson]]. He sold a [[film treatment]], and played a bit part ("Local 1") in at least one film, ''Don't Open the Door!'', but "he stayed out there a few years and just hated it."<ref name="dmn101130"/> Following through on his childhood fantasy of becoming a science fiction writer, Steakley returned to Texas, and wrote.<ref name="dmn101130"/> He published his first professional short story, "The Bluenose Limit", in the March 1981 issue of ''[[Amazing Stories]]''; and another, "Flyer", in the September 1982 issue.<ref>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?John_Steakley ISFDb listing for Steakley]</ref> He published two major novels, ''[[Armor (novel)|Armor]]'' (1984)<ref name="ta860208"/> and ''[[Vampires (novel)|Vampire$]]'' (1990). According to his website, he worked on the incomplete ''Armor II'' for years.

Steakley wrote the screenplay for the 1997 film, ''Scary Texas Movie''; he also played a nameless bit part in that film. Steakley also played a nameless bit part in the 2000 film [[Playing Dead (film)|''Playing Dead'']].

In 1998, [[John Carpenter]] directed a screen adaptation of ''Vampire$'' (retitled [[Vampires (1998 film)|''Vampires'']]), which starred [[James Woods]] as the leader of a [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic Church]]-sanctioned team of vampire hunters.

== Selected works ==
* ''Armor'' (December 1984, [[DAW Books]], {{ISBN|978-0-88677-368-7}})
* ''Vampire$'' (November 1990, [[Roc Books]], {{ISBN|978-0-451-45033-3}})

==See also==
* Notable alumni of [[St. Mark's School of Texas]]

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="dmn101130">{{cite news |first=Joe |last=Simnacher |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |title=John William Steakley Jr., 'Vampire$' author, dies at 59 |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/obituaries/2010/11/30/john-william-steakley-jr-vampire-author-dies-at-59/ |date=November 30, 2010 |accessdate=May 22, 2021}}</ref>
<ref name="dmnobit">{{cite news |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |title=Obituary: John William Steakley Jr. |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/obituary.aspx?n=john-william-steakley&pid=146842975 |date=November 28, 2010 |accessdate=November 28, 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="hc981030">{{cite news |first=Malcolm |last=Johnson |work=[[Hartford Courant]] |title='Carpenter's Vampires': Great Fangs, But No Teeth |page=F5 |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/35566254.html?dids=35566254:35566254&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104133932/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/35566254.html?dids=35566254:35566254&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |date=October 30, 1998 |accessdate=November 27, 2010 |quote=Carpenter and his screenwriter, Don Jacoby, set out a bloodless story line drawn from the John Steakley novel "Vampire$" about the pursuit of a master vampire}}</ref>
<ref name="dmn880405">{{cite news |first=Marilyn |last=Schwartz |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |title=April Fool's, a Showroom, and Thou |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3CFE7280238DA&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |date=April 5, 1988 |accessdate=November 27, 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="dmn940220">{{cite news |first=Harless |last=Wade |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |title=Whatever its vintage, each of these holes offers trouble by the shot |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3D44716F057FE&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |date=February 20, 1994 |accessdate=November 27, 2010 |quote="Any time you tee it up here," said McKinney science fiction novelist John Steakley, a single-digit handicapper, "it's like playing Russian roulette}}</ref>
<ref name="dmn990427">{{cite news |first=Terry |last=Box |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |title=Steakley Chevrolet purchased; AutoNation pays estimated $5 million |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3DB8336D2D432&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |date=April 27, 1999 |accessdate=November 27, 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="dmn021010">{{cite news |first=Joe |last=Simnacher |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |title=John William Steakley, Owner of landmark car dealership |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F6AB7706A4269DD&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |date=October 10, 2002 |accessdate=November 27, 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="ifsdb">{{cite web |publisher=[[Internet Speculative Fiction Database]] |title=John Steakley |url=http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?John_Steakley |accessdate=November 27, 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="ta860208">{{cite news |work=[[The Advocate (Louisiana)|The Advocate]] |location=[[Baton Rouge, LA]] |title=Science fiction fans, professionals gather |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AD&p_theme=ad&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB473BD39AC7C0C&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |date=February 8, 1986 |accessdate=November 27, 2010 |quote=John Steakley's book, "Armor," is about the first interplanetary war.}}</ref>
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==External links==
*{{isfdb name|id=John_Steakley|name=John Steakley}}
*[http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/steakley_john John Steakley] entry at [[The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]], 3rd edition (draft)
*{{IMDb name|0824139}}
*[http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/john-steakley/ ''Fantastic Fiction'' author page]

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