This guy is a BRILLIANT Aussie dark fantasy/horror writer who deserves to be read by everyone... and I bet Neil fans will love him. His stuff is about the fantastic intruding on everyday life.
He's a friend of Harlan Ellison.
You can find some of his stories here: http://eidolon.net/homesite.html?author=terry_dowling

Seriously. Give them a try. Its just amazing.

It's a shame that his site is not up to date.
I'm more of a fan of his science fiction.
I won't make any comments about Harlan Ellison, except to day I have no interest in his work.
Here is the list of Terry's books in my collection;
DOWLING, Terry
Wormwood {si}
Blackwater Days {si}
Tom Tyson
Rynosseros (Aphelion Publications {si} & MirrorDanse Books {si}, 1st printings)
Blue Tyson {si}
Twilight Beach {si}
Collections
An Intimate Knowledge Of The Light {si}
The Man Who Lost Red {s}
Antique Futures: The Best Of Terry Dowling {si}
Basic Black: Tales Of Appropriate Fear {s}
Anthology appearances
Alien Shores
Dancing With The Dark
Dreaming Down-Under
Dreaming Down-Under, Book One
Glass Reptile Breakout And Other Australian Speculative Stories
Intimate Armageddons
Metaworlds
DOWLING, Terry – editor
Mortal Fire (with Van Ikin)

Wow.
We NEED to hang out. Thats a treasure trove right there... I need to read everything he writes. He just... GETS things, perfectly. The way the world is.

And Ellison ain't bad, even if alot of his fame is built on being an asshole. He uses language in cool ways. It seems odd that the gentle Mr. Dowling would be such good friends with someone who takes so much proud in being so prickly