Paul van Loon

17 April 1955

Stephen Paul Lambert Mary Elizabeth (Paul) van Loon is a Dutch children's author and singer of self-described 'children's book band' *Paul van Loon & Andere Snuiters*. The main body of his work consists of horror stories aimed at younger audiences. An avid reader of 'adult' horror authors as H.P. Lovecraft even when he was young, he felt there was not enough in the genre aimed at children. His most well-known works are the series 'Dolfje Weerwolfje' (*Dolfje the Werewolf*) and 'De Griezelbus' (*The Horrorbus*). Van Loon has been writing for over 25 years and has written over 100 books. His wor