This Way Comes, The Illustrated Man and Dandelion Wine.
The title of one of this author's novels plays on the title of a Peter Viertel novel on a similar subject; that novel fictionalizes his trip to Ireland to collaborate with John Huston on a Moby-Dick screenplay. He wrote a hard-boiled mystery novel about an unnamed writer who investigates a series of murders in Venice, California along with the detective Elmo Crumley. This author of Green Shadows, White Whale and Death Is a Lonely Business wrote about William Halloway and Jim Nightshade, who get involved with a "Pandemonium Shadow Show" run by Mr. Dark, who is covered in tattoos, much like the title character of one of this author's short story collections. He also wrote a nostalgic novel narrating Douglas Spaulding's summer. For 10 points, name this author of Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Illustrated Man and Dandelion Wine.
The title of one of this author's novels plays on the title of a Peter Viertel novel on a similar subject; that novel fictionalizes his trip to Ireland to collaborate with John Huston on a Moby-Dick screenplay.
Ray Bradbury