Toronto-native Mary Rajotte has a penchant for penning nightmarish tales that haunt and terrify. Sometimes camera-elusive but always coffee-fueled, you can find her at her website http://www.maryrajotte.com

Jennifer Quail has lived in Virginia, Washington, D.C. and New England, and now resides in her native Michigan. When not working for a museum or writing about unusual vampires and reluctant mages, she owns dogs, manages cats, ballroom dances, collects antique oddities, and is keeper of a retired racehorse.

Jeff C. Carter’s stories have been featured in dozens of anthologies, translated for international markets and adapted for podcasts. His love of science, adventure and Halloween continue to inspire his science fiction, action and horror writing. He lives in Southern California with a cat, a dog and a human.

He is also a host of The Six Demon Bag Podcast.

Find him on Facebook (Jeff C Carter), Twitter (@Carterwroteit) or contact him right here.

His new collection BETWEEN THE TEETH is available now.

K. R. Smith is an Information Technology Specialist and writer living in the Washington, D.C. area. While mainly a creator of short stories, most of which are of the horror genre, he occasionally delves into poetry, songwriting, and the visual arts. His hope is to add a novel to this list someday.

His latest story, Christmas Eve, is included in the horror anthology Gothic Blue Book VI by Burial Day Books. It is about a young woman, forced from her home, who makes a journey on a dark winter's night in hopes of finding help for herself and her tiny son. Will a mysterious stranger offering assistance be a godsend — or something much, much worse?

Other recent stories include The Last Snowfall, a holiday-themed flash-fiction anthology Tales by the Tree from BHC Press, A Matter of Personal Taste, part of the mummy-themed volume Beyond the Shroud by Horrified Press available on Lulu.com, Skarett's Treasure in the pirate-themed anthology Dead Men's Tales. He also penned A Home for Christmas included in the holiday-themed horror collection Death and Decorations by Thirteen O'Clock Press. Death and Decorations was a Top Ten Finisher (anthology category) in the 2016 P & E Readers Poll!

He is a contributor to the horror anthologies Gothic Blue Book III by Burial Day Books, In Creeps the Night by BHC Press, and Haiku of the Dead by Dreamscape Press. He also wrote the story One Above Zero for the anti-bullying anthology Tales from the Bully Box by Elephant's Bookshelf Press. In addition, he penned the tale of 14 year-old Gwendolyn in The Sword of Hexworthy Manor which is included in L. C. Mortimer's Swords of Darkness. His short story, The Song of Aiden, is part of the post-apocalyptic anthology Human 76 (a great book!), the proceeds of which go to the charitable organization Water Is Life.

To squeeze time for writing out of a busy schedule, many of his stories come to life on paper during his long daily train commute into Washington, D.C., often getting inspiration from the sights along the way.

Examples of his other writings, especially flash fiction, with links to published works and information on upcoming stories are available at www.theworldofkrsmith.com and www.patreon.com/krsmith. You may contact him on Twitter via @wokrsmith.

Cindy O'Quinn is an Appalachian writer from the beautiful mountains of West Virginia, where she was steeped in folklore from an early age. She now lives and writes about scary happenings on the old Tessier Homestead located in the woods of northern Maine.

Her work has been published in the Shirley Jackson Award winning anthology, THE TWISTED BOOK OF SHADOWS. Cindy's story, "Lydia", from the anthology was a 2019 Bram Stoker Award Nominee. She's also been published in HWA Poetry Showcase Vol V, Nothing's Sacred Vol 4 & 5, Speculative City, Space & Time, and others.

Follow her on Facebook @CindyOQuinnWriter, Twitter @COQuinnWrites, and Instagram cindy.oquinn.

C L Raven are identical twins and mistresses of the macabre. They're horror writers because 'bringers of nightmares' isn't a recognised job title. They write novels, short stories, comics and film scripts. Their work has been published in magazines and anthologies in the UK, USA and Australia. A story of theirs was published in The Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper, which makes their fascination with him seem less creepy. They’ve worked on several indie horror films as crew and reluctant actors and have somehow ended up with lead roles in the forthcoming indie horror film School Hall Slaughter. In their spare time, they hunt ghosts, host a horror radio show, look after their animal army, and try to look impressive with polefit. Their attempts at gymnastics should never be spoken about.

http://clraven.wordpress.com

https://twitter.com/clraven

https://www.facebook.com/pages/CL-Raven-Fanclub/117592995008142

Instagram - clraven666

Calamityville Horror fan page - https://www.facebook.com/CatsTalesOfTerror

Sara Tantlinger is the author of the Bram Stoker Award-winning The Devil’s Dreamland: Poetry Inspired by H.H. Holmes, and the Stoker-nominated works To Be Devoured, Cradleland of Parasites, and Not All Monsters. Along with being a mentor for the HWA Mentorship Program, she is also a co-organizer for the HWA Pittsburgh Chapter. She embraces all things macabre and can be found lurking in graveyards or on Twitter @SaraTantlinger, at saratantlinger.com and on Instagram @inkychaotics

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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.

Deanna Baran lives in Texas and is a librarian and former museum curator. She writes in between cups of tea and trading postcards with people around the world.

T.M. Brown is an author of speculative fiction specializing in horror, dystopian grimdark, and dark fantasy. His first stand-alone novellas, The Gloam and Derelict are currently available on Amazon. His short stories have been included in anthologies by a number of independent publishers including Burial Day Books, Black Hare Press, Cosmic Horror Monthly, Eerie River Publishing, Terror Tract, Nothing Ever Happens in Fox Hollow, and Sinister Smile Press.

He revels in the bleak and austere, taking his readers on harrowing tours of declining civilizations, smog-choked metropolises, and forsaken redoubts perched on the very edge of oblivion.

Austrian, otherwise known as Andy, writes primarily Horror books. His debut novel, The Sadeiest, is the first part of an ongoing series. The follow-on book - The Masocheist, is presently on its way.

Austrian's short stories can be found in the following books -

Burial Day's Gothic Blue Book VI - A Krampus carol

Ghost Orchard Press' "Beneath" - to be released in 2021

Webpage:

www.austrianspencer.com

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/SpencerAustrian

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/austrianspencer/

Kathleen Palm wanted to be a ballerina (but dancing was hard), then a marine biologist (but science was hard). About eighteen years ago, she became a writer (which is hard, but she didn’t care). She loves scary movies, TV shows, and books, watching people play horror video games on YouTube, and chocolate cake. With her husband, two college kids, four cats and two dogs, she lives in a big, old (sadly not haunted) house in rural Indiana where she resists the urge to run through the killer-infested cornfields.

Victoria Nations writes stories and poetry about creatures with emotional baggage. Her most recent work appears in "IN SOMNIO: A Collection of Modern Gothic Horror," "A Quaint and Curious Volume of Gothic Tales," "Mother: Tales of Love and Terror" and the "HWA Poetry Showcase Volume IX."

Victoria is a member of the Horror Writers Association, the Science Fiction Poetry Association, and the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America. She lives in Florida, USA with her wife and son, who indulge her love of monsters.

Visit her at www.VictoriaNations.com and @Leaves_Cobwebs on Twitter and Instagram.

Lawrence lives on the coast near Sydney Australia. and his interest in writing stems from reading pulp and classic fiction during his youth.

Over the years his work has appeared in various anthologies.

As well as writing his interests include Fine Arts, drawing and painting. When not working, he can be found frequenting the Rocks district of Sydney looking for ghosts or visiting the many galleries in the area.

I left school with a certificate in shorthand typing in my pocket and the intention of working my way round the world. I got no further than France, where I settled in the Dreyeckland, the "three cornered land" where France meets Switzerland and Germany..

Enchantment in Morocco is set in the magical land of Morocco, a melting pot of modernity and centuries-old tradition. The Rescued Heart is set against the background of the annual Basel Art Fair. A Shackled Inheritance was inspired by the true story of a 200-year old will.

M.C. St. John is the author of the short story collection Other Music. His stories have appeared, as if by luck or magic, in Burial Day Books, Oddity Prodigy Productions, Tangled Tree Publishing, and Wyldblood Press. Aside from the worlds he’s dreamed up, he can be found in Chicago, where he teaches students to break the rules of writing and tries to outread his partner Jamie and their cat Queso at book bingo.

Shane Douglas Keene is a poet, author, and musician in Portland, Oregon. His poem, "I Am a Fortress," can be found in Gothic Blue Book 6: A Krampus Carol

Matt Jean is a media planner and a writer based out of Ontario, Canada where he lives with his three-legged cat, Tiny Tim.