Aaron J. French is the author of weird, occult, and dark fantasy fiction. His debut novel, The Time Eater (JournalStone), is available now. He is the author of Aberrations of Reality (Crowded Quarantine), The Dream Beings (Samhain), and many published short stories. In addition to writing, he works as a book editor for JournalStone Publishing and the Editor-in-Chief for Dark Discoveries magazine. He has edited several popular anthologies including The Gods of H.P. Lovecraft, Songs of the Satyrs, and the Monk Punk & Shadow of the Unknown Omnibus. Aaron is currently pursuing a PhD in The Study of Religion at University of California, Davis.

Kenneth W. Cain is the author of four novels, four short story collections, four novellas, and several children’s books among his body of work. He is the editor for the anthologies Tales From The Lake Volume 5, When the Clock Strikes 13, and Midnight in the Graveyard. The winner of the 2017 Silver Hammer Award, Cain is an Active member of the Horror Writers Association as well as chair for the membership committee and the Pennsylvania chapter. Cain resides in Chester County, Pennsylvania with his wife and two children.

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Stacey fell in love with words when she heard her first story. She began writing her own at age five and never stopped. Stacey has been published in a variety of publications, including anthologies, magazines, and online. Her novella, “The Night Air,” was published in Grimm Mistresses. She’s currently at work on her first novel, three novellas, several short stories, and a collection she hopes to see published by the end of the year. Stacey’s active on Goodreads, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. She also loves to blog, talk to writers and readers, travel, and ghost hunt. She has three wonderful adult children and three adorable grandsons. She lives with her husband in West Central Illinois. She’s owned by cats.

TAYLOR GRANT is a two-time Bram Stoker Award Nominated Author, professional screenwriter, and award-winning filmmaker. His work has been seen on network television, the big screen, the stage, the web, newspapers, comic books, national magazines, anthologies, and heard on the radio.

As an author, he has shared pages with Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Clive Barker, Blake Crouch, Kelley Armstrong, Joe R. Lansdale, Peter Straub, Bentley Little, and many of the top writers in speculative fiction. Taylor's comic adaptation of "Rot & Ruin" has nearly 14 million reads and was consistently the #1 horror comic at WEBTOON, the world's largest digital comic platform during its original run.

After a break from writing, both founding and running WEBTOON Studios, the first film/TV/animation production arm of WEBTOON, Taylor is actively writing again, and you can expect more dark speculative fiction in 2023. His story "Red Christmas" is his most recent published work, and can be found in "Shallow Waters: Special Christmas Edition," published in Dec, 2022. His critically-acclaimed novella "The Many Deaths of Cole Parker" was published in 2020, which Kirkus Reviews called "Acute horror tales that are as enthralling as they are outright scary."

His first book, "The Dark at the End of the Tunnel" was nominated for the prestigious Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Collection.

Taylor is an Active Member of the International Thriller Writers and the Horror Writers Association.

Jennifer Loring’s short fiction has been published widely, appearing in anthologies such as Nightscript IV, Not All Monsters, Would but Time Await: An Anthology of New England Folk Horror, and Arterial Bloom, as well as online in The Literary Hatchet and City. River. Tree., among many others. Longer work includes four novels and several novellas. She holds an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction with a concentration in horror fiction. Jenn lives in Philadelphia, PA, where she and her husband are owned by a turtle and two basset hounds.

My name Mandy J. De Geit.

I dropped the "J" and smashed the De Geit together after my first story was published and I realized more words in my name meant the longer my autograph would be... Chalk it up to either time management or laziness, they're both pretty much the same.

I live in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. I've lived here since 1999 I think, it's been awhile anyways. Home for me was originally Timmins, Ontario, it's a little town up four hours north of North Bay. *(I'm hoping to be the next big thing from Timmins, put it on the map for something else other than that Shania girl.)

I chose to make Ottawa my home, for the last... 13 years or so. I'm kinda gypsy-like/nomadic and I don't like staying put for too long, but aside from travelling around Canada and the US, I haven't strayed too far from Ottawa... yet.

I have a few things under my writing belt now, but it all started with She Makes Me Smile, in May 2012.

*(I should add here that a lot has happened regarding my short story She Makes Me Smile. It went from published to pulled to self-published and well... It'll be easier if you just see my blog for more information. Otherwise, SMMS can be found here on Amazon, along with a few of my other stories.)

You can find a full list of publications here. http://mandydegeit.wordpress.com/publications/

At the moment, I call myself an author of creepy fiction as I'm not sure how else to explain what I write. I try to write about things that just might happen. I write more about the darkness that resides inside people around us, the secrets our friends might carry or the things that people close to us think about and are capable of. There's really no category for that yet so creepy fiction works for me for now. I see myself heading off into other genres, such as bizarro and comedy, but I'll always come back to horror.

Thanks stopping by, happy reading!

MDG

Shaun Tawodi Meeks lives in Toronto, Ontario with his partner, Mina LaFleur. Shaun has been writing for many years now, with over 50 short stories in publication. He is proud of his Native American heritage, and has passed his passion of Native culture and history to his children who are Cherokee, Muskogee Creek, and Ojibwa. He is the author of the Dillion the Monster Dick series (The Gate at Lake Drive, Earthbound and Down, Altered Gate, and the forthcoming Heads, You Lose), Dark Reaches, Brother's Ilk, At the Gates of Madness, Shutdown and the novelette, Down on the Farm. His most recent work has appeared in Midian Unmade, Terror Unimaginable, Pulp Noir, Rogue Nation, A Feast of Feast of Frights, Fresh Fear, Dark Moon Digest 15, Of Devils & Deviants. Shaun will be releasing his latest novel, Maymon, and a new collection, From Nightmares, Dreams, in the new year. For more information or to contact him, go to www.shaunmeeks.com.

Christian grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois and graduated from Maine South High School in 1993. He has worked as an English teacher, radio personality, newspaper reporter, and a printer's devil, and has been published in A FEAST OF FRIGHTS (The Horror Zine Books), THE GHOST IS THE MACHINE (Post Mortem Press), QUALIA NOUS (Written Backwards), ZIPPERED FLESH 2 (Smart Rhino Publications), BLEED (Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing), OF DEVILS & DEVIANTS (Crowded Quarantine Publications) and GOTHIC BLUE BOOK V (Burial Day Books).

In LOSING TOUCH, Larsen's debut novel from Post Mortem Press, Morgan Dunsmore, near bankruptcy and desperate to keep his marriage from dying a quiet death, discovers that he can walk through walls. When he tries to use his newfound power to repair his life, he endangers himself and his family in ways he didn't imagine. LOSING TOUCH features a foreword by NY TIMES bestselling author Piers Anthony.

Christian received his bachelor of science in broadcast journalism from the University of Illinois and studied secondary English education at National-Louis University. He lives with his wife and two sons in the fictional town of Northport, Illinois. Follow him on Twitter @exlibrislarsen or visit exlibrislarsen.com.

NYC born and raised J. Daniel Stone writes urban horror with a queer focus. He sold his first story when he was 22-years-old and has since written three novels (The Absence of Light, Blood Kiss and Stations of Shadow), as well as a short story collection (Lovebites & Razorlines) and a novella (I Can Taste The Blood). He writes under a pseudonym to keep the wolves at bay.

Visit him at www.SolitarySpiral.com

Ken MacGregor writes stuff.

He has three story collections: AN ABERRANT MIND, SEX, GORE & MILLIPEDES, and LIONS & TIGERS & WERES, a young adult novella: DEVIL’S BANE, a co-written (with Kerry Lipp), novel: HEADCASE. His work has also appeared in dozens of other publications. He is an Active Member of the Horror Writer's Association (HWA) and is a member of the Great Lakes Association of Horror Writers (GLAHW). He has also written TV commercials, sketch comedy, a music video, a smattering of poetry, and a zombie movie. He is the Managing Editor of Collections and Anthologies for LVP Publications, and he curated two anthologies: BURNT FUR for Blood Bound Books, and the Shirley Jackson award-nominated STITCHED LIPS for Dragon's Roost Press. He will be co-editing the Midnight Zone series (beginning in 2023) with Douglas Gwilym also with Dragon's Roost Press.

When not writing, Ken drives the bookmobile for his local library. He lives with his kids, two cats, and the ashes of his wife.

You can find him at https://www.kenmacgregor.com/.

John M. McIlveen is the author of the bestselling paranormal suspense novel, HANNAHWHERE, winner of the Drunken Druid Award, and nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for a first novel. He is also the author of three collections, A VARIABLE DARKNESS, INFLICTIONS, and JERKS.

He works at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory and is CEO of Haverhill House Publishing LLC. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Roberta Colasanti.

Please visit him at https://johnmcilveen.com and www.haverhillhouse.com.

Eric LaRocca (he/they) is the author of several works of horror and dark fiction, including the viral sensation Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke. He is an active member of the Horror Writers Association and currently resides in Boston, MA with his partner. For more information, please follow @hystericteeth on Twitter/Instagram or visit ericlarocca.com.

Adam Howe writes the twisted fiction your mother warned you about. A British writer of fiction and screenplays, he lives in London with his partner, their daughter, and a hellhound named Gino. Writing as Garrett Addams, his short story Jumper was chosen by Stephen King as the winner of the international On Writing contest, and published in the paperback/Kindle editions of King’s memoir. His fiction has appeared in places like Nightmare Magazine, Thuglit, Mythic Delirium, and Year’s Best Hardcore Horror. He is the author of Tijuana Donkey Showdown, Scapegoat (with James Newman), two novella collections, Die Dog or Eat the Hatchet, and Black Cat Mojo, and the editor of the Wrestle Maniacs anthology. His latest novel is One Tough Bastard, a fist-bump to 80s/90s 'buddy' action movies. In the pipeline: The Polack, a 1930s grit-lit pulp co-written with Joseph Hirsch. Stalk him at Facebook, Goodreads, and Twitter @Adam_G_Howe.

Kenzie Mathews lives in rural Alaska. She loves dogs, writing, the ocean, and painting. She collects books, erotic art, and weird dolls. Kenzie's worked in book stores and libraries but enjoys writing most.

Cameron Trost is an author of mystery and suspense fiction. He has published three collections, "Oscar Tremont, Investigator of the Strange and Inexplicable", "The Animal Inside", and "Hoffman's Creeper and Other Disturbing Tales", and two novels, "The Tunnel Runner" and "Letterbox". Originally from Australia, he now lives with his wife and two sons near Guérande in southern Brittany, between the rugged coast and treacherous marshlands. Website: camerontrost.com

Bear Weiter is an illustrator, animator, artist, and writer. His fiction appears in a number of magazines and anthologies including Black Static, Atomic Age Cthulhu, and LORE. He previously published under the pen names Virginia Ray and Jacob Ruby (which made Ellen Datlow's Honorable Mentions 2012 short list), but he has finally decided to brand everything under one identity--his own. You can follow him on Twitter @bearthw or his personal site: www.bearweiter.com.

For other works (under the pen name Jacob Ruby), go here: http://www.amazon.com/author/jacobruby

Adam Millard is the author of twenty-six novels, thirteen novellas, and more than two hundred short stories, which can be found in various collections, magazine, and anthologies. Probably best known for his post-apocalyptic fiction, Adam also writes fantasy/horror for children and Bizarro fiction for several publishers. His work has recently been translated for the German market.

www.adammillard.co.uk