His first novel, Off Season, prompted the Village Voice to publicly scold its publisher in print for publishing violent pornography. He personally disagrees but is perfectly happy to let you decide for yourself. His short story "The Box" won a 1994 Bram Stoker Award from the HWA and his story "Gone" won again in 2000.

He has written many novels, including Off Season, Red, Ladies' Night, and The Lost. His stories are collected in The Exit at Toledo Blade Boulevard, Broken on the Wheel of Sex, and Peaceable Kingdom.

His latest two releases from Cemetery Dance are Joyride and Old Flames.

Books by Jack Ketchum Ketchum, Jack Right to Life Ketchum, Jack Hide and Seek Ketchum, Jack The Lost Ketchum, Jack She Wakes Ketchum, Jack The Crossings Ketchum, Jack Weed Species Ketchum, Jack Joyride (aka Road Kill) Ketchum, Jack Old Flames

Anthologies Featuring Jack Ketchum Chizmar, Richard The Best of Cemetery Dance Chizmar, Richard October Dreams: A Celebration of Halloween Chizmar, Richard Shivers Clark, Alan M. Imagination Fully Dilated Gwinn, Beth Dark Dreamers: Facing the Masters of Fear Johnson, Matt Triage Lansdale, Joe R. The Horror Hall of Fame: The Stoker Winners Laymon, Richard Bad News Pelan, John The Century's Best Horror Fiction Piccirilli, Tom The Devil's Wine Skipp, John Mondo Zombie

Magazines Featuring Jack Ketchum Cemetery Dance #20: Lansdale, Ketchum, Laymon, Nolan Cemetery Dance #22: Ketchum, Hodge, Sarrantonio Cemetery Dance #23: Cave, Ketchum, Gorman, Nolan Cemetery Dance #26: Gorman, Ketchum, Nolan Cemetery Dance #29: Morrell, Cave, Bryant, Ketchum Cemetery Dance #34: Shirley, Laymon, Etchison, Matheson Cemetery Dance #44: Bonansinga, Lebbon, Monteleone