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John Skipp is a New York Times bestselling writer, editor, zombie splatterpunk champion, and notorious horror bigshot. Born in Milwaukee, raised in Arlington, VA and Buenos Aires, Argentina, marinated in York, PA, and served up juicy in New York City, he moved to L.A. in 1992 to become a Hollywood screenwriter. That didn't quite work out as planned, either. And yet the fun ensues. His other books include The Light at the End, The Cleanup, The Scream, Deadlines, The Bridge, Animals, FrightNight, Book of the Dead, and Still Dead (with Craig Spec-tor); Jake's Wake, The Day Before, and Spore (with Cody Goodfellow); Opposite Sex (as Gina McQueen); Conscience, Stupography, and The Long Last Call (solo); and, as solo editor, Mondo Zombie, Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead, and Werewolves and Shapeshifers: Encounters With the Beast Within. He lives with family/friends, both human and otherwise, on a hill overlooking the glistening spires of downtown Los Angeles.