GLENN GRAY’s stories have appeared in a wide range of online and print magazines and anthologies. His story collection, The Little Boy Inside and Other Stories was published by Concord ePress. Apart from his writing, Glenn is a physician specializing in Radiology. He lives in New York.
RYAN HARDING is the author of Genital Grinder and co-author of Reincarnage with Jason Taverner, both from Deadite Press, and co-author of Header 3 with Edward Lee. He contributed to the multi-author collaborations Sixty-Five Stirrup Iron Road and The Devil’s Guests. His stories have also appeared in the anthologies Masters of Horror, DOA 3, Into Painfreak, In Laymon’s Terms, and Excitable Boys; the chapbooks Partners in Chyme (with Edward Lee), A Darker Dawning and A Darker Dawning 2: Reign in Black; and the magazines Splatterpunk and The Magazine of Bizarro Fiction. Upcoming projects include a novel with Bryan Smith and the sequel to Reincarnage with Jason Taverner.
Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B01N1HSDZ5
SEAN PATRICK HAZLETT: I am a technology analyst and Army veteran living in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I consider writing fiction as therapy that pays for itself. My fiction has appeared in Writers of the Future: Volume 33, Abyss & Apex, Grimdark Magazine, Sci Phi Journal, Unnerving Magazine, Weirdbook, Speculate!, Fictionvale Magazine, Perihelion, The Overcast, Plasma Frequency Magazine, Stupefying Stories, NewMyths.com, Kasma SF, Mad Scientist Journal, Outposts of Beyond, Digital Fiction, and The Colored Lens. Others are scheduled to appear in Galaxy’s Edge, among others.
BRIAN HODGE is one of those people who always has to be making something. So far, he’s made eleven novels, over 125 shorter works, and five full-length collections.
Recent and upcoming titles include his latest novel, Dawn of Heresies; I’ll Bring You the Birds From Out of the Sky, a novella of cosmic horror paired with folk art illustrations; and his next collection, The Immaculate Void, coming in early 2018. Two recent Lovecraftian novelettes have been optioned for feature film and a TV series.
He lives in Colorado, where he also likes to make music and photographs; loves everything about organic gardening except the thieving squirrels; and trains in Krav Maga and kickboxing, which are of no use at all against the squirrels. Connect through his web site (www.brianhodge.net), Twitter (@BHodgeAuthor), or Facebook (www.facebook.com/brianhodgewriter).
ADAM HOWE writes the twisted fiction your mother warned you about. 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/digital editions of King’s book. His short fiction has appeared in places like Nightmare Magazine, Thuglit, and Mythic Delirium. He is the author of Black Cat Mojo, Die Dog or Eat the Hatchet, and Tijuana Donkey Showdown. His Honey Badger Press publishing label recently released Wrestle Maniacs, an anthology of dark wrestling fiction featuring a murderer’s row of today’s best indie writers. Up next: Scapegoat, an occult thriller co-written with James Newman … Stalk him at Goodreads, on Facebook, and Twitter @Adam_G_Howe
ROBERT LEVY is an author of unsettling stories and plays whose work has been seen Off-Broadway. A Harvard graduate subsequently trained as a forensic psychologist, his work has been called "frank and funny" (Time Magazine), "idiosyncratic and disarming" (The New York Times), "ambitious and clever" (Variety), "smart" (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction) and "bloody brave" (the UK's SFX Magazine).
His first novel, the contemporary dark fairy tale The Glittering World (Gallery/Simon & Schuster) was a finalist for both the Lambda Literary Award and the Shirley Jackson Award. Shorter work has appeared in Black Static, Shadows & Tall Trees, and The Best Horror of the Year, among others.
Robert lives in his native Brooklyn near a toxic canal, where he is awaiting his mutant powers to develop any day now. He can also be found at TheRobertLevy.com.
BRACKEN MACLEOD has survived car crashes, a near drowning, being shot at, a parachute malfunction, and the bar exam. So far, the only incident that has resulted in persistent nightmares is the bar exam. He is the author of the novels Mountain Home, Come to Dust, and Stranded, which was a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award, and a collection of short fiction, 13 Views of the Suicide Woods. He lives outside of Boston with his wife and son, where he is at work on his next novel.
LUCIANO MARANO is a newspaper reporter, photographer and author. His award-winning journalism, both written and photographic, has appeared in a number of regional and national publications. His short fiction has also been featured in several digital, print and audio outlets. A U.S. Navy veteran, he enjoys running, craft beer, movies (especially horror and documentary films), traveling to new places and oldies music. His favorite book is Something Wicked This Way Comes. His favorite movie is Point Break. If he could have any superpower, he'd choose Wolverine-style healing abilities (or maybe just the ability to grow Wolverine-style sideburns). He lives near Seattle, Washington.
Get to know him better at www.luciano-marano.com, or visit citmyway101.wordpress.com where he blogs, albeit sporadically.
ANNIE NEUGEBAUER is a short story author, novelist, and poet with work appearing and forthcoming in more than a hundred publications such as Cemetery Dance, Apex, and Black Static. She’s a member of the Horror Writers Association and a columnist for Writer Unboxed and LitReactor. She lives in Texas with two crazy cute cats and a husband who’s exceptionally well-prepared for the zombie apocalypse. You can visit her at www.AnnieNeugebauer.com for news, blogs, organizational tools for writers, and more.
RAMIRO PEREZ DE PEREDA: Born in Cuba in 1941, Ramiro Perez de Pereda has seen it all. Growing up in a time when then-democratic Cuba was experiencing unprecedented foreign investment, he was exposed to the U.S. pop culture items of the day. Among them: pulp fiction magazines, which young Ramiro avidly read and collected. Far and away, his favorites were the Conan the Barbarian stories by Robert E. Howard. Ramiro, now retired from the corporate life, is a grandfather of five. He devotes himself to his family, his writing, and the occasional pen-and-ink sketch. He writes poetry and short fiction under the name R. Perez de Pereda. He serves Darkwater Syndicate as its Head Acquisitions Editor—he heads the department, he does not collect heads, which is a point he has grown quite fond of making. Indeed, it’s one reason he likes his job so much.
NATHAN ROBINSON lives in Scunthorpe, England. He's contributed to over twenty different anthologies so far, with lots more on the horizon. His crime thriller Top of the Heap was adapted in a podcast by www.pseudopod.org to rave reviews. Starers, released by Severed Press in 2012 gained much praise, with fans hungry for a sequel.
He is currently completing four collections of his own work, the first entitled Devil Let Me Go which was released in 2013. His novella Ketchup on Everything was released in 2014 to rave reviews. His novella Midway was released by Severed Press in 2015, followed by Caldera in 2016.
For news, updates and releases check out www.facebook.com/NathanRobinsonWrites
MATT SHAW is the published author of over 100 titles—all readily available on Amazon. He is one of the United Kingdom's leading—and most prolific—horror authors, regularly breaking the top ten in the chart for Amazon's Most Popular Horror Authors.
With work sometimes compared to Stephen King, Richard Laymon and Edward Lee, Shaw is best known for his extreme horror novels (The infamous Black Cover Range), Shaw has also dabbled in other genres with much success; including romance, thrillers, erotica and dramas.
Despite primarily being a horror author, Shaw is a huge fan of Roald Dahl—even having a tattoo of the man on his arm; something he looks to whenever he needs a kick up the bum or inspiration to continue working!
As well as pushing to release a book a month, Shaw's work is currently being translated for the Korean market and he is currently working hard to produce his own feature length film. And speaking of films … Several film options have been sold with features in the very early stages of de
velopment.
Matt Shaw lives in Southampton (United Kingdom) but is looking to move in with you in the near future.
He also thinks someone called Donnie is an idiot.
SCOTT SMITH is the author of two novels, A Simple Plan and The Ruins.
TIM WAGGONER has published close to forty novels and three collections of short stories. He writes original dark fantasy and horror, as well as media tie-ins, and his articles on writing have appeared in numerous publications. He’s won the Bram Stoker Award, been a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award and the Scribe Award, his fiction has received numerous Honorable Mentions in volumes of Best Horror of the Year, and he’s twice had stories selected for inclusion in volumes of Year’s Best Hardcore Horror. He’s also a full-time tenured professor who teaches creative writing and composition at Sinclair College in Dayton, Ohio.
COPYRIGHTS CON'T.
“So Sings The Siren” © Annie Neugebauer, From Apex Magazine #101, Editor: Jason Sizemore, Publisher: Apex Publications (September 2017)
“Junk” © Ryan Harding, From DOA III, Editors: Marc Ciccarone & Andrea Dawn, Publisher: Blood Bound Books (May 2017)
“The Cenacle” © Robert Levy, From Shadows and Tall Trees Vol. 7, Editor: Michael Kelly, Publisher: Undertow Publications (April 2017)
“The Maw” © Nathan Ballingrud, From Dark Cities, Editor: Christopher Golden, Publisher: Titan Books (May 2017)
“Burnt” © Luciano Marano, From DOA III, Editor: Marc Ciccarone & Andrea Dawn, Publisher: Blood Bound Books (May 2017)
“The Better Part Of Drowning” © Octavia Cade, From The Dark Magazine, Editors: Silvia Moreno-Garcia & Sean Wallace, Publisher: Prime Books (November 2017)
“Til Death” © Tim Waggoner, From Never Fear: The Apocalypse, Publisher: 13Thirty Books LLC. (April 2017)
“Letter From Hell” © Matt Shaw, Published by Matt Shaw (May 2017)
“Theatrum Mortuum” © Dani Brown, From VS:X: US vs UK Extreme Horror, Editor: Dawn Cano, Publisher: Shadow Wrok Publishing (December 2017)
“Break” © Glenn Gray, From Hard Sentences: Crime Fiction Inspired by Alcatraz, Editor: David James Keaton, Publisher: Broken River Books (July 2017)
“Bernadette” © R. Perez de Pereda, From Shadows And Teeth Volume 3, Editor: R. Perez de Pereda, Publisher: Darkwater Syndicate, Inc. (June 2017)
“West Of Matamoros, North Of Hell” © Brian Hodge, From Dark Screams Volume Seven, Editors: Brian James Freeman & Richard Chizmar, Publisher: Hydra/Random House (July 2017)
“Reprising Her Role” © Bracken Macleod, From Splatterpunk Zine #8, Editor: Jack Bantry (April 2017)
“The Watcher” © Douglas Ford, From Infernal Ink Magazine Vol. 6, Issue 1, Editor: Hydra M. Star (January 2017)
“Scratching From The Outer Darkness” © Tim Curran, From Return Of The Old Ones: Apocalyptic Lovecraftian Horror, Editor: Brian M. Sammons, Publisher: Dark Regions Press (April 2017)
“Foreign Bodies” © Adam Howe, From Chopping Block Party: An Anthology of Suburban Terror, Editors: Brendan Deneen & David G. Barnett, Publisher: Necro Publications (September 2017)
“Adramelech” © Sean Patrick Hazlett, From L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Editor: David Farland, Publisher: Galaxy Press (April 2017)
“Ultra” © Daniel Marc Chant, From The Offering, Publisher: Sinister Horror Company (February 2017)
“Tree Huggers” © Nathan Robinson, From Shadows And Teeth Volume 3, Editor: R. Perez de Pereda, Publisher: Darkwater Syndicate, Inc. (June 2017)
“The Dogs” by Scott Smith. Copyright © 2017 by Scott B. Smith, Inc. Originally published in DARK CITIES (Titan Books). Reprinted by permission of Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.
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