Author of horror, paranormal, urban fantasy, and just plain old fantasy - all with a gay twist!

Nil is an artist, crafty person, chronically ill spoonie, transgender demi-guy, and single parent of two now adult-type humans. Having lived in Missouri for the majority of his life, he has dreams of escaping and one day seeing an ocean.

"My biggest mistake in life was thinking I could be what everyone else wanted me to be."

LP Hernandez has been writing stories since he could hold a pen. Although he loves many genres, he is drawn to the dark and unknown. His work has been adapted by the NoSleep Podcast many times, and has been featured in anthologies such as A Monster Told Me Bedtime Stories, If I Die Before I Wake vol 5, A Pile of Bodies A Pile of Heads vol 2, and Lockdown Horror vol 1 among others. A revised and expanded edition of his first collection, Dreadful: Tales of the Dead and Dying will be released by Velox Books. His second collection, The Rat King, is fully illustrated and will be released in partnership with The NoSleep Podcast's Sleepless Sanctuary Publishing.

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Shannon is a freelance writer and filmmaker. She has been working in the Film Industry since she was 18 years old. Shannon started as a Production Assistant on commercials, and worked her way up the ladder from there. She became interested in screenwriting as a teenager. She wrote and directed home movies starring her three younger sisters. About 14 years ago a friend asked her to read a screenplay and provide feedback. She found she had a knack for helping others realize their creative potential.

Shannon has a degree in Technical Film and Video with an emphasis on Writing and Directing. She is also a published poet and author. Shannon is currently working as a ghostwriter and script doctor for clients around the globe.

Hailey Piper is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Queen of Teeth, No Gods for Drowning, The Worm and His Kings, Your Mind Is a Terrible Thing, Unfortunate Elements of My Anatomy, Benny Rose the Cannibal King, and The Possession of Natalie Glasgow. She is an active member of the Horror Writers Assocation, with dozens of short stories appearing in Pseudopod, Vastarien, Dark Matter Magazine, Daily Science Fiction, Cosmic Horror Monthly, and other publications. An avid reader and lifelong Godzilla fangirl, she lives with her wife in Maryland conducting secret mad science experiments.

Find Hailey at www.haileypiper.com or follow her on Twitter via @HaileyPiperSays.

Scott Savino lives on Florida's Gulf Coast with his best friend, Max, who is a dog, and his other best friends: a fleet of human murdering robots from the future. His hobbies include long tresspassive walks, wandering in the woods after dark, reading, and jumping fearfully from non-aggressive shadows (mostly his own shadow.) You can find more of his work on Amazon.

Erin B. Lillis received a long Catholic education and then proceeded to darken everything she created with that learned taint of spiritualism and the otherworldly. Now she keeps her creativity nurtured with voiceover work (The NoSleep Podcast, Congeria, Calling Darkness and more), drawing, ghost hunting, enrichment in comedy and writing, and is the writer and producer of the podcast SubverCity Transmit.

Edyth Pax-Boyr is an eldritch horror and half-elf living in the Pacific Northwest with five dogs, a cat that thinks it's a dog, and her beautiful fiancée who shall remain nameless. She writes predominantly horror with a healthy portion of science fiction on the side. Her favorite authors include H.P. Lovecraft, Rachele Bee, Dean Koontz, and Neil Gaiman, and you can find several of her stories free on r/nosleep.

If you would like early access to exclusive stories you'll never find anywhere else, please consider becoming one of her well-rewarded and beloved patrons at patreon.com/deathbyproxy today, where you can see into the creative process, keep up with project announcements, read tons of creepy stuff every month, and feel great knowing you're supporting an artist doing her art thing and that she personally loves you for it.

Want some fun facts? Here they are!

Fun Fact #1: Edyth is allergic to sunlight, and she finds this "definitely super entertaining and not at all inconvenient, even if never seeing the sun is completely thematic for a horror writer".

Fun Fact #2: Edyth was once "accused" of being a vampire by her optometrist when she was fifteen, because she didn't need eyedrops to dilate her pupils, she was pale as the dickens, and stayed up all hours of the night, preferring to sleep during the day. She could not prove him wrong given his evidence.

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She is the author of several popular short stories, including the creepypasta "Why Sarah Never Sleeps", "Triskaidekaphobia", "The Witness", "The Fourth Night of Christmas is Full of Regret", and "The Tomb Raider Challenge", and you can find her work in several anthologies, such as "The Monstronomicon", "Horror Stories to Ruin Christmas: Serenity Falls Forever", and the upcoming LGBTQIA+ horror anthology "Black Rainbow".

Bonus Fun Facts:

Bonus Fact #1: Edyth is NOT three raccoons living in "that nice family from Florida".

Bonus Fact #2: Edyth has dyscalculia and once forgot what the number "0" was.

Bonus Fact #3: Edyth is a vegan. A dirty, dirty vegan.

(WARNING: One or more of these facts may not be true.)

Alison “Cybera” Cybe is a Bram Stoker Award nominated author who specialises in fantasy and horror fiction. They are the manager of the gaming website CybesWebsite.com in which they write articles, editorials and reviews. Their first published work, a collection of short psychological horror stories, enjoyed a brief stint on the bestseller charts and was soon joined by many others, and their previous work has been featured in several horror and sci-fi/fantasy publications including Dark Cities, Interzone and Phantasmagoria.

They work as a freelance writer for companies including tabletop RPG publishers, and has written extensively on inclusion and positive representation within the gaming community, and has contributed short fiction to multiple gaming publications. Their recent published works includes a series of LGBTQ+ comedy novels, along with works for Weasel Press and Thurston Howl Publications.

They were born in Scotland and live in England, and is a co-manager of a large gaming club. Their interests include celtic mythology, transhumanism, garage kits and pet rats, and they have a degree in Film & Media. They are non-binary and their pronouns are they/them and favourite colour is green. They can be contacted via email for any questions or communications concerning this site, freelance writing queries including available rates, and invitations to GM an amazing game of Call of Cthulhu for your group.

DAVID FARROW is the author of the bestselling Neverglades series and other works of horror & speculative fiction. He holds an MFA in Fiction from Lesley University and teaches with the creative writing non-profit GrubStreet in Boston, MA.

Minnesota native Chloe Spencer is an award winning writer, indie gamedev, and filmmaker. She enjoys writing sci-fi/fantasy, horror, and romance. In her spare time she enjoys playing video games, trying her best at Pilates, and cuddling with her cat. She holds a BA in Journalism from the University of Oregon and an MFA in Film and Television from SCAD Atlanta. You can find more about her on www.chloespenceronline.com.

Felix is a lover of tall tales in any form. A self-proclaimed escapist, he spends his time reading, writing, indulging in movie/tv binge-athons, and playing video games. He is a proud father of a very sweet and dramatic cat.

Sarah Fannon is a writer of fiction and poetry based in the Washington, D.C. area. She received her B.A. in English and Creative Writing from George Washington University and was a 2019 participant of the One Story Summer Writing Conference.

Her work is featured in SmokeLong Quarterly, Diabolical Plots, Dark Moon Digest, The NoSleep Podcast, and more. You can her work on www.SarahFannon.com. When she's not writing, you can find her curled up watching a scary movie or buying piles of books she promises she'll get to some day. Follow her on Twitter at @SarahJFannon and on Instagram at @ampersarah