James Pyles is a published Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror author as well as the Technical Writer for a large, diversified business in the Northwest. He currently has over 40 short stories published in various anthologies and periodicals as well as three novelettes. He won the 2021 Helicon Short Story Award for his science fiction tale "The Three Billion Year Love" which appears in the Tuscany Bay Press Planetary Anthology "Mars."

I was born and raised in small town Texas but currently reside in Oklahoma. I'm the author of several short stories, flash fiction and microfiction of horror and contemporary that have appeared in magazines/anthologies such as Long Story Short, One Forty Fiction, Trembling With Fear, Speculative 66, and A Medley of Fiction. One of my proudest work was a story entitled "Tornado Luck" published in a charity anthology benefiting hurricane victims called Stories of Strength which also included writings from Orson Scott Card, Jenna Glatzer and Wil Wheaton. I completed the "Basics of Writing" course from Long Ridge Writers Group in 2008. My latest work appeared in Chronos: An Anthology of Time Drabbles and have work forth coming in DeadCades Anthology, Nothing's Sacred Vol 4 Magazine and Drabbledark II Anthology.

David Simms lives in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with his wife, son and trio of furballs after escaping New Jersey and Massachusetts. A special education teacher, college English instructor, counselor, music therapist, ghost tour guide, and book reviewer, he moonlights in the Slushpile band on lead guitar after co-founding the Killer Thriller Band with several best-selling authors. He gives workshops in three states on using music to help students of all ages to learn and de-stress, getting teens to write, and combating burnout for teachers in schools.

He has sold several short stories which have been published in various anthologies, such as TERRIBLE BEAUTY, TRAPS!, and DARKNESS RISING and academic publications on music therapy, creative writing for teens.

DARK MUSE is his MG/YA crossover that ventures into musical dark fantasy and celebrates the many students who've changed his life.

FEAR THE REAPER is a thriller that's mostly true story about the eugenics movement in America - basically, how we directly influenced Hitler and began a truckload of horrors right here in the states.

Kevin J. Kennedy is a horror author, editor, and anthologist. He is also the owner of KJK Publishing.

He lives in the heart of Scotland with his wife and his three cats, Carlito, Ariel and Luna. He can be found on Facebook most days if you want to chat with him.

Terry Miller is a Rhysling Award-nominated poet and author living in Portsmouth, Ohio. His work has been featured in Sanitarium Magazine, Devolution Z, Jitter, Rhysling Anthology 2017, Poetry Quarterly, Sirens Call Ezine, The Horror Tree's Trembling With Fear, SpillWords, Organic Ink Vol. I, Curses & Cauldrons Anthology from Blood Song Books, Forest of Fear from Blood Song Books, the Dark Drabble Anthology Series from Black Hare Press, 100 Word Zombie Bites from Reanimated Writers Press, Scary Snippets, Guilty Pleasures & Other Dark Delights, 100 Word Horrors 3, and O Unholy Night In Deathlehem from Grinning Skull Press.

Peter lives with his wife and five children in a small town in Sussex, England. For as long as he can remember it had always been an ambition to complete a novel and, after the success of his debut, The Broken Doll, it has been fantastic to have the opportunity to turn a hobby into a new career. Since the release of The Broken Doll in February 2017, Peter has released the follow-up novel, Shattered Pieces, as well as seven collections of short horror stories, a horror novella, and three children's books. Peter has had work published in numerous anthologies, is the Editor-in-Chief of Indie Writers Review, and is the co-founder of Red Cape Publishing.

Short-fiction author, and poet, Nerisha Kemraj, hails from Durban, South Africa. She is the mother of procrastination, and two beautiful girls.

‘Audacious stories marinated in macabre, magic and mayhem.’

From the heart of Scotland, Natasha Sinclair is an independent writer, editor and artist. Working under her brand ‘Clan Witch’ for her creative endeavours and ‘Word Refinery’ for editorial works.

Her writing is often woven with horror, sex and psychological elements. She loves to frolic in the darkness with folklore and the macabre and rich history of her homeland.

Art is unrestrained freedom, as is how storytellers choose to wield the fluid movement and global diversity of language to carve captivating and authentic tales that woe, excite or terrorise an audience. Sinclair passionately embraces that, painting original characters with true form, dialect and depth. The devil is in the details.

She is the co-conspirator of ‘Brazen Folk Horror’ with her writing partner, Ruthann Jagge. The Brazen Folk Horror duo’s debut collaborative novel, ‘Delevan House’ releases in February 2023.

Sinclair is a member of The Horror Writers Association (HWA) and The Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP).

Wendy Cheairs lives in the middle of New Mexico. She avoids the melting heat by writing in a wonderfully air-conditioned house with her husband and herd of cats that believe they run the place. Wendy has been writing for several anthologies, short fiction, and breaking out into novels now. She writes under her pen name W.M. Dawson. She often is lurking on social media when pondering too many story arcs.

You can follow her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AuthorWendyCheairs/

She occasionally shows up on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Mauvekat

Alanna Robertson-Webb is a rising star among short story writers, and one of the anthologies she is featured in (Monsters, by Black Hare Press) has been nominated for a 2019 Bram Stoker Award. Additionally, the novella she co-wrote (Storming Area 51: Horror at the Gates) reached the #1 spot in Amazon's sci-fi books in October of 2019.

Her stories are often infused with hair-raising horror, and her paranormal tales in particular add just the right amount of darkness to keep her readers intrigued.

For Alanna the spooky side of writing is a riviting journey through the human psyche, so whether you are looking for some of her wholesome horror (Monstronomicon by Haunted House Publishing) or wish to be transported into one of her grimmer worlds (Death and Butterflies by Suicide House Publishing) then grab a book and embark on a thrilling read!

Ximena is an emerging Author of short stories and poetry.

Originally from Chile, she is the author of a translation into Spanish of the Broadway Musical "The Wizard of OZ" (2011), and of an original adaptation of the same, "Navidad en OZ" (2018). Having started a family in the UK 2005, it took her a while to feel confident enough to write in English, despite speaking it since childhood. In the meantime, she ran her own business teaching extra-curricular Spanish in primary schools, and telling "traditional stories with a twist", in schools and festivals, with "Pie in the Sky Storytellers". Though her degree in Communication Science set her aspirations on writing for the screen, she has, since resuming writing in 2018, devoted her time to poetry, short stories and micro fiction. Whilst her first novel waits to be written, she is enjoying every minute of this exploration through different literary genres.

Follow her on Facebook @ximenautora

and twitter @laximenin

Joel is a writer, librarian, ex-teacher and part-time human from the UK. He is constantly planning stories, novels and screenplays, a very small number of which actually get written. His genres of choice are horror and sci-fi, although the odd bit of sentiment does manage to sneak in between the freakishness and disturbing twists.

To date, Joel's stories have found their way into anthologies such as the Multispecies Cities (World Weaver Press), With Blood and Ash (Eerie River Publishing), and the Dark Drabbles series (Black Hare press), as well as featured on sites including EveryDayFiction.com, RuneBear.com and CreepyPasta.com.

Dawn DeBraal lives in rural Wisconsin with her husband Red, two small dogs, and a cat. She has discovered her love of telling a good story can be written. Dawn also writes under the pen name of Garrison McKnight. Along with the books on these pages, Dawn has been published in many online magazines. She was one of the Falling Star Magazine's 2019 Pushcart nominees, has a song published in the House of Harmony, International Habitat for Humanity Song Book and, was a finalist in the "Great American Song Writing Contest." in 2016

N. M. Brown is a married mother of three who has taken the horror community by storm this year. She has lived in St. Augustine, Florida for her whole life and took creative writing in high school.

Her ability to create, terrify, and drive home stories is insurmountable. Whether you are a parent, spouse, animal lover or anyone even remotely susceptible to fear, this is your girl.

Brown's published works can be found in multiple anthologies for all to read, but be forewarned, if you do... you may want to call your therapist after, her stories are terrifying, disturbing and devilishly unsettling.

She is not only a fright in print, but also has a creepy tentacle in horror podcasting as well. This Sinister Sweetheart writes, voice acts and is the media director of the Scarecrow Tales podcas

Amber M. Simpson is a dark speculative fiction writer from Northern Kentucky with a penchant for horror and fantasy. Her fiction has been featured in multiple themed anthologies as well as online. She has acted as Assistant Editor for Fantasia Divinity Magazine since 2017, where she's gotten to work with many talented authors from all over the world.

While she loves to create dark worlds and diverse characters, her greatest creations of all are her sons, Maxamus and Liam, who keep her feet on the ground even while her head is in the clouds.

To learn more, visit: https://ambermsimpson.com.

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Eleanor Merry was born and raised in beautiful Vancouver, BC and still lives there with her tiny human. The offspring of a fairy queen and an undead warlord, she was brought up with an appetite for terror and beauty.

When she isn’t writing, she is a voracious reader with eclectic tastes which tends to lean towards horror and the twisted, however is known to indulge in dirty romances on the side. Her influences include authors such as Brian Keene, Mark Tufo, Richard Laymon and Tillie Cole. In all genres, nothing is off limits and she looks forward to sharing more of her own twisted and strange thoughts with the world.

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Matthew A. Clarke writes horror, bizarro, and anything in between.

He has authored and published 6 novels, 2 novellas, and one collection. He has also had many short stories published, ranging from humorous to the horrific.

Bibliography

Coffin Dodgers, Self-Published, 2021

Things Were Easier Before You Became a Giant F*cking Mantis, Self-Published, 2021

The World Has Gone to Turd and the Only Way to Save It Is with a Big Ol’ Battle Royale, Self-published, 2021

Beyond Human, Black Hare Press, 2021

Those That Remain, Black Hare Press, 2021

Sons of Sorrow, Planet Bizarro, 2022

Dead Hard, Planet Bizarro, 2022

Ebola Saves the Planet! And Other Wholesome Tales, Planet Bizarro, 2022

Connect

Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/~/e/B082WJJPQ3

Facebook: www.facebook.com/matthewaclarkeauthor

Angela Glover is a native Californian who gained her love of reading from her grandmother. She enjoys many genres but has a love for all things horror. In 2019, she started writing flash fiction and has been included in a several anthologies. Angela now lives in Arizona with her husband, daughter and two dogs.

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Cassandra Angler is a lifelong resident of the buckeye state (Ohio) and a happily married mother of four. When she isn't corralling her four minions of darkness she is busy conjuring nightmares in literary form, reading and overall trying to better the world. Cassandra has always been a fan of all things horror and macabre. Some of her influences include Eleanor Merry, Stephen King, Paige Dearth, and Brian Keene.

Be kind always, and nightmare on.

Nicole Henning is a book-a-holic who lives in a big-little town in Wisconsin. She surrounds herself with all things scary and bizarre and enjoys creating unique art. When she isn’t writing she enjoys playing video games and spends a lot of time snuggling with her dog Allie aka Princess Prissy Pants. Reading, writing, and horror are her biggest passions in life.

Jason Myers (1983- ) grew up in Northwest Ohio. Avid reader for years he put aside his dreams of writing to raise his children and focus on being an EMT/Firefighter. He has been published in horror anthologies as well as several novellas of his own. He is the co-author of the Eternal Sisterhood Series with RJ Roles. RJ and Jason have since founded Crimson Pinnacle Press, a publishing company that deals with horror and the macabre. He currently resides in Northwest Ohio retired from ems/firefighting after 10 years with his city fire department in Maumee, Ohio.

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Danielle is a gypsy soul living the best life in the beautiful Ozark Mountains with her soulmate and three dogs. She enjoys hiking, cycling and all thing outdoors.

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Lance Dale was born and raised in Wisconsin and began writing in 2020. His first short story was published in the Books of Horror: Community Anthology, and he has been included in several anthologies since. He is an avid fan of extreme metal music, horror movies, and books of all genres. Although he loves writing, he enjoys spending most of his time hanging out with his amazing wife and two children in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

I have a Master’s Degree in Modern European History with an emphasis on German History and German Empire from pre-unification Germany to the end of the Second World War. I focused a great deal of my studies on German colonialism in China. I am an avid writer and reader with a passion for the horror genre and my greatest inspirations are Lovecraft, Stephen King and Edgar Allan Poe. I am have published a number of articles with Horrornews.net, I have worked several educational and sports based podcasts, and I am always working to perfect my craft as a writer and poet.

My name is Andrew Kurtz and I am a horror author.

I have not published any novels as of yet, but am in numerous anthologies, which you can view by going to my author link.

As a child I have loved horror, whether it was watching a horror film or reading horror literature.

I am a comic book collector and have an extensive library of book, mainly horror and science fiction.

If you ask me what my favorite horror film is, I can not answer because there are so many that I love.

Jason Voorhees murders at CAMP CRYSTAL LAKE, Michael Myers slaughters in HADDONFIELD, Freddy Kruger causes nightmares on ELM STREET, and I write horror short stories.

My vampires do not drink blood, they devour it. The werewolves in my stories do not resemble four legged dogs, but bipedal monstrosities that have an undying bloodlust during the full moon.

If you are looking for happy endings then do not read my stories because will be disappointed.

My characters die in the most gory manner possible and whether the are new born infants or 90 year old does not matter.

We all love dogs and cats. In my stories they are torn to pieces while still alive.

My human monsters are not who they seem to be because my tales of terror are full of twists and turns.

Chris Miller is a native Texan who began writing from an early age. In 2017 he began publishing, and since then has published several novels—including the Amazon bestselling Splatter Western, DUST (nominated for the Splatterpunk Award)—a collection, SHATTERED SKIES (also nominated for the Splatterpunk Award), and wrote one-third of the collection CERBERUS RISING (nominated for two Splatterpunk Awards). He is the winner of the Home Grown Horror Award for his novel, THE DAMNED ONES. He has also been inducted into dozens of anthologies. He likes to play guitar and sing when not writing and watching movies. He is first and foremost a family man, and has three beautiful children. He lives in Winnsboro, TX.