Merchandise was originally published in Nefarious North in 2012.
Sèphera Girón
sepheragiron.ca
Sèphera has been writing creepy tales since she could hold a pencil. Her book career began in 2000 with the publication of Eternal Sunset (Darktales Publishing, 2000), followed by House of Pain (Leisure Books, 2001) and House Magic: The Good Witch’s Guide to Bringing Grace to Your Space by Ariana (Conari Books, 2001). Over twenty-three published books later, she’s still working hard at scaring and delighting her readers. When she’s not writing, she is a freelance editor, an actress, a tarot reader, and the Canadian Chapter Head of the Horror Writers Association. Sèphera is one of the contributors to The Great Lakes Horror Podcast, which is enjoying success on iTunes. Sèphera currently resides in Toronto.
Nancy Kilpatrick
facebook.com/nancy.kilpatrick.31
Nancy is an award-winning author and editor, with 18 novels, 220 short stories, 6 collections, and 15 edited anthologies to her credit. She has also written 1 non-fiction book and 2 graphic novels.
The Shaft was previously published in The Standing Stone Magazine #1, the Blood Dreams anthology and in The Vampire Stories of Nancy Kilpatrick (2000) by Mosaic Press.
Monica S. Kuebler
blood-magic.net
wattpad.com/deathofcool
Monica is the managing editor of Rue Morgue magazine and LibraryOfTheDead.com, author of the Blood Magic Saga (a young adult online vampire serial that first hit the weird wide web with Bleeder back in 2012) and Rue Morgue Library Vol. 3: Weird Stats & Morbid Facts. She’s also the co-author of the 2002 poetry collection Some Words Spoken (with Cynthia Gould). For fifteen years, she ran and curated releases for acclaimed micro-press Burning Effigy, which closed its doors in spring of 2014. For more about Monica, visit monicaskuebler.com. And to read Bleeder and the rest of the Blood Magic Saga, visit blood-magic.net or wattpad.com/deathofcool.
Bleeder is an excerpt from the forthcoming novel of the same title.
Shebat Legion
@shebatlegion
Shebat’s quirky tales include Dree and On Wednesday, first published in the Halloween anthology, Hoblin Goblin; I Am Anastasia’s Bracelet, written in collaboration with Michael H. Hanson, and Just Like an Angel, published in the shared-universe anthologies, Sha’Daa: Facets, and Sha’Daa Inked. Her story, Ophie and Undertaker appear in Dreamers in Hell, and Undertaker’s Holiday, written in collaboration with Joe Bonadonna, featured in Poets in Hell; both volumes are part of the award-winning Heroes in Hell series, created by Janet Morris. Legion is the creator of Vampire Therapy: Chronicles of The Cat’s Ass Boutique, which include such stories as, Christmas at the Cat’s Ass Boutique; A Cat’s Ass Valentine; and Lilly Brings Home a Leprechaun. She is also the author of Vampire Therapy: Jackson and Eva, and is presently at work on book two of the Vampire Therapy series, Elizabetta. Recent stories in anthologies include: The Cast Iron Skillet for Rise of the Goddess; Saltwater, and A Bird in Hand, both for Tales of the Fairy; Sasha Brook for Darklight Four; Father’s Day, for Slice Girls; The Highway for Dark Corners; and Mitten’s Pockets, for Twisted Tales Two. The Apple was first published in UnCommon Origins: A Collection of Gods, Monsters, Nature, and Science, from UnCommon Anthologies Book 2, 2016.
John R. Little
johnrlittle.com
John has been writing dark fiction for decades, and has published 16 books. His work has been nominated four times for the Bram Stoker Award, and won the award for his novel Miranda in 2008. One of his books, Ursa Major, is also currently in pre-production for a Hollywood movie.
Following Marla was originally published in Horror World in 2009.
Stephen B. Pearl
stephenpearl.com
Stephen is a multiple published author, member of the Horror Writers Association, practicing Pagan and slightly rusty Tarot card reader whose written works range from Post-Apocalyptic science fiction, Tinker’s Plague, to Modern Fantasy, Nukekubi, touching on all points between. His writing often incorporates real places and focuses on the logical consequences of the worlds he crafts.
Lou Rera
lourera.com
Lou is a member of the Horror Writers Association, Just Buffalo Literary Center, and the Short Fiction Writers Guild. His work includes award-winning flash fiction and short stories. His first novel, SIGN, was published by Netherworld Books in June 2014. Lou Rera is an Associate Professor in Communication at SUNY Buffalo State.
Andrew Robertson
@AndrewAwesome76
Andrew is an award-winning writer and two-time recipient of the TCLGS Award for Young Writers. His work has been published in The Siren’s Call, Undertow, Feeling Better Yet? and Katalogue. He is also the founder, co-producer and co-host of The Great Lakes Horror Company podcast on iTunes, featuring members of the Horror Writer’s Association Ontario Chapter.
Douglas Smith
smithwriter.com
Douglas’s stories have appeared in thirty-two countries and twenty-five languages around the world, including appearances in InterZone, The Third Alternative, Baen’s Universe, Weird Tales, Amazing Stories, The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, On Spec, and Cicada. His book-length publications include a novel, The Wolf at the End of the World; three short story collections, Chimerascope, Impossibilia, and La Danse des Esprits; and the writers guide, Playing the Short Game: How to Market and Sell Short Fiction. He has won the Aurora Award three times and has been a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award, the juried Sunburst Award, the CBC Bookies Award, and France’s juried Prix Masterton and Prix Bob Morane.
By Her Hand, She Draws You Down first appeared in the The Third Alternative magazine in 2001. It was a finalist for Canada’s Aurora Award and was selected for the Best New Horror #13 anthology.
Julianne Snow
dayswiththeundead.com
Julianne Snow is the author of the Days with the Undead series and Glimpses of the Undead . She is the founder of Zombieholics Anonymous and the Co-Owner and Publicist at Sirens Call Publications. Writing in the realms of speculative fiction, Julianne has roots that go deep into horror and is a member of the Horror Writers Association. With pieces of short fiction in various publications, Julianne always has a few surprises up her sleeves.
There Is No Wind That Always Blows… was first published in Enter At Your Own Risk: The End is the Beginning published by Firbolg Publishing in 2014.
Bill Snider
zombiezak.com
Bill (aka: Zombie Zak), created in Toronto by mad scientists of psychotic intent, is the author of Separate and Succinct, Disparate and Distinct, a collection of dark and horror poetry. ZZ is also host of the show “After Rot”, on at 9PM EST every Wednesday night on TMVCafe and a contributing author to the Modern (Heroes in) Hell universe.
One Lone Zombie was originally published in Bill’s first book of poetry, Chaptered and Versed, Poetic and Cursed, published by Library of the Living Dead.
Christine J. Whitlock
cjcpinc.com
Christine Whitlock is a Hamilton ON writer, director and filmmaker. Christine holds a Magazine Journalism degree from Ryerson University, Toronto and a Creative Writing Certificate from George Brown College. She was a police reporter for 5 ½ years for CKOC Radio Hamilton and a stringer for the Toronto Star.
She has self-published 32 non-fiction books on cycling, business and erotica and is an award-winning producer of the ASSIGNMENT HAMILTON show for Cable 14 Hamilton. She is shopping her two children’s TV pilots, a crime TV pilot, seven feature film scripts and numerous short stories and scripts. She is also at work adapting her feature film scripts to novels.
Her fourth independent psychological thriller / horror feature film DAYS OF THE IGUANAS filmed in Cuba is now out. Her first three horror/ spoof independent feature films: SHARP TEETH, a creature feature, VAMPIRE DENTIST, a vampire movie, and MARINA MONSTER, a sequel creature feature, are distributed on-line internationally.
Jonathan Woodrow
jonathanwoodrow.com
Originally from the oldest recorded town in England, Jonathan Woodrow hopped the pond and now lives with his wife and three young children in a quiet village on the outskirts of Toronto, Ontario, where he spends his time writing dark, mostly speculative fiction. His short stories have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies, including Blight Digest, Apotheosis, Cranial Leakage, and many others. His debut novel, Wasteland Gods, was released in February 2016 by Horrific Tales Publishing.
For Sale originally appeared in the fall 2014 edition of Blight Digest edited by Bracken MacLeod and published by One Eye Press.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Brett Bakker
brettbakker.com
A lifelong horror fan, Brett spent his childhood jumping from couch to couch in a vampire cape his mother made him and later when he got old enough, cut his teeth in the world of graphic design laying out issues #47 - #70 of Rue Morgue Magazine. He later went on to design and illustrate Fangoria’s 300th issue anniversary cover where he rebuilt and reintroduced the classic Fangoria logo which had not been used since the magazine’s early heydays and now continues to be widely used to this day. Still an avid fan of the genre, these days you can find him working on new ghastly designs on his account at redbubble.com as well doing a wide variety of design and illustration work spanning different genres and industries.
Lizzdom
planetlizzdom.com
Toronto based artist Lizzdom has been creating her spooky illustrations ever since she could hold a black crayon. Her subject matter very often skirts the borders of cute and creepy, sometimes leaning one way or the other. Regardless of where the eye lands however, there are always rewards for the observer to behold.
Izzy McCoy
izzymccoy.com
Painter and illustrator Izzy McCoy hails from the former mining town of Marmora, Ontario. Her formative years saw the young Izzy learning to paint by peering intently over her mother’s shoulder as she crafted whimsical Dutch folk art scenes on wood. By igniting Izzy’s imagination, these early influences informed her use of cross-cultural themes and imagery, which appeared throughout her scholarship at OCAD. To date, such elements continue to impact upon her art. Izzy’s work has appeared in animation form on MTV Canada and she has contributed art to publications such as The Walrus Magazine.
James A Minnett
[email protected]
Canadian born artist, James A Minett (otherwise known as The Monster Inside or tmi) practices what he calls, ‘Romantic Mythticism’ which he describes in his own words; “My work serves a dual purpose; It is evidence of my internal dialogue and journey, and it is also an illustration of our collective struggle, a human reality as sentient intelligent beasts engaged in a perpetual spiritual war. It is Venomary Art.” He currently resides in Toronto, and for the last 16 years has worked as a Lighting and Compositing artist for feature films and television, alongside the creation of his Art.
Monstermatt Patterson
monster-matt.com
Monstermatt Patterson, The Man of a Thousand Bad Monster Jokes, is the award-winning author and artist of Ha-Ha! Horror and Bride of Ha-Ha! Horror. He writes for several websites, appears in Troma films and other low budget fare. He also appears regularly on the Six Foot Plus (6FtPlus) podcast.
T.D.Z.
IG@tdzart
T.D.Z. is a Toronto born and currently based outsider artist, singer/songwriter and indie video producer/director, who has also lived in London/Brighton, U.K. and Amsterdam, NL. Inspired by music, (horror) film and literature, the city of New Orleans, underground culture and beauty in the ‘darker’ side of life, T.D.Z.’s artistic style and influences are ever-changing and include pop art, portraits, recycled mixed media and uv/blacklight art.
Dinis Freitas
facebook.com/thedinisf
Dinis discovered a love for design while working for his high school yearbook, which has since led him to work with Pride Toronto, Esthero, US based textile and home furnishing studios and Canadian designer Ami McKay. He is self-taught and recalls his dad forcing him and his siblings to look out the car window and appreciate the view because it would disappear, which contributed to his interest in visual design. Now a designer for Fabricland, his influences include Transformers, art deco, and Samurai Jack.
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