Rhonda Jackson Garcia AKA R. J. Joseph and Rhonda Jackson Joseph, is a Stoker Award™ nominated, Texas based writer who earned her MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University and who must exorcise the demons of her imagination so they don't haunt her being. A life long horror fan and writer of many things, she joyously discovered and embraced writing in the academic arena about three important aspects of of her life: horror, Black femininity, and popular culture. She has had works published in various venues, including the Halloween issue of Southwest Review and The Streaming of Hill House: Essays on the Haunting Netflix Series. When she isn't writing, reading, or teaching, she can usually be found wrangling her huge blended family of one husband, four adult sprouts, seven teenaged sproutlings, four grandboo seedlings, and one furry hellbeast who sometimes pretends to be a dog.

When R. J. isn't writing, teaching, or reading voraciously, she can usually be found wrangling one of various sprouts or sproutlings from her blended family of 11...along with one husband and one hellbeast that masquerades as a dog sometimes. R.J. is also an instructor at The Speculative Fiction Academy and a co-host of the Genre Blackademia podcast.

R. J. can be found lurking (and occasionally even peeking out) on social media:

Twitter: @rjacksonjoseph

Facebook: facebook.com/rhonda.jacksonjoseph

Facebook official: fb.me/rhondajacksonjosephwriter

Instagram: @rjacksonjoseph

Blog: https://rjjoseph.wordpress.com/

Email: horrorblackademic@gmail.com

Website: www.rhondajacksonjoseph.com

Mocha Pennington studied Journalism with a minor in creative writing at UCM. She separates her time writing and co-hosting Tea Time, a gossip channel on YouTube.

Kenzie Jennings is an English professor currently residing and sweltering in the humid tourist hub of central Florida. She has written pieces for a handful of news and entertainment publications and literary magazines throughout the years. Back when she was young and impetuous, she had two screenplays optioned by a couple of production companies, but her screenwriting career ended there, and she hasn’t looked back since. Reception is her debut novel.

Holly Rae Garcia is the author of Parachute, The Easton Falls Massacre: Bigfoot's Revenge, and Come Join the Murder. Her short fiction has appeared in the anthologies Dancing in the Shadows: A Tribute to Anne Rice, Slash-Her, Generation X-ed, Trembling With Fear, Sirens Call, The Call of the Wyld, and more. Her short stories have also been published in The Bookends Review, Emerge Literary Journal, Malarkey, Rue Scribe, and others.

More information can be found at www.HollyRaeGarcia.com

Vivian Kasley hails from the land of the strange and unusual, Florida! She’s a writer of short stories and poetry which have appeared in various science fiction anthologies, horror anthologies, horror magazines, literary journals, and webzines. Some of her street cred includes Deaths Head Press, Blood Bound Books, Grimscribe Press, Ghost Orchid Press, Kandisha Press, The Denver Horror Collective, and poetry in Black Spot Books inaugural women in horror poetry showcase: Under Her Skin.

When not writing or subbing at the local middle school, she spends her time reading in bubble baths, snuggling her rescue cats and dogs, going on foodie adventures with her other half, and searching for seashells and other treasures along the beach.

Writer of horrory things, clumsy runner, gluten free baker, Goonie, awful singer. Author of Go Down Hard (Grindhouse Press) and To Offer Her Pleasure (Weirdpunk Books). Her work has appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines. Also writes the dirty as Sommer Marsden. Baltimore native. Lives with a herd of strange people a.k.a. her family.

Newlin has published two novels, Not Another Sarah Halls and Take Your Turn, Teddy. Her love of all things dark and grim inspired Newlin to share the horror genre’s inherent beauty through her writing. Newlin weaves stories of madness and curiosity that whisper, “What are you afraid of?” She believes that horror begs self-reflection, and perhaps that is what makes these twisted tales truly terrifying.

Haley Newlin attended Southern New Hampshire University, where she earned a Master of Fine Arts in English and Creative Writing — Speculative Fiction. When she’s not spinning tales of blood and terror, Newlin is likely falling victim to jump-scares and strobing torments from The Conjuring Universe, watching old Vincent Price movies, or reading Stephen King.

Trading in a police badge, Janine is now a full-time Splatterpunk Award nominated writer, whilst also being a mum, wife and Disney addict. Influenced by the works of King from a young age, she likes to shock readers with violence and scare them with monsters - both mythical and man-made.

Coming 2022 SAUSAGES - The Making of Dog Soldiers.

You'll likely find her devouring work by Glenn Rolfe, Hunter Shea and Tim Meyer or watching Neil Marshall movies.

Her biggest fans are her hubby and daughter.

Follow her on Twitter https://twitter.com/janinepipe28

Antonia Rachel Ward is an author of horror and speculative fiction, based in Cambridgeshire, UK. Her short stories and poetry have been published by Blackspot Books, Kandisha Press, and Orchid’s Lantern, among others. Her erotic horror novella, MARIONETTE, was published by Brigid’s Gate Press in August 2022 and her second novella, ATTACK OF THE KILLER TUMBLEWEEDS! is forthcoming in May 2023.

She is also the founder and editor-in-chief of Ghost Orchid Press.

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Julia C. Lewis is a book reviewer, editor and writer. Her work has appeared in anthologies such as Blackberry Blood and Dead of Night. She was born and raised in Germany, and also currently lives there after spending some time in the US. Her heart belongs to her husband, two kids, and three dogs. Her favorite book genre is horror with a particular taste in indie horror.

Anne M. Marble has edited everything from biological chemistry papers to robotics articles. One day, you may find Anne crushed by an overladen bookshelf in the basement. She also writes true crime articles with a Maryland connection on Medium. Find her on Twitter at @AnneMarbleAAR.