Ken Goldman is a former Philadelphia teacher of English and Film Studies and an Active member of the Horror Writers Association. He has homes on the Main Line in Pennsylvania and at the Jersey shore depending upon his mood and his need for a tan. His stories have appeared in over 965 independent press publications in the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Australia with over twenty due for publication in 2022-2023. Ken's tales have received seven honorable mentions in The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror, and he has received an obscene number of awards for real money. (A list is available on request for the insatiably curious or for those offering a six figure movie deal.)

He has written six books : three books of short stories : YOU HAD ME AT ARRGH!! : FIVE UNEASY PIECES BY KEN GOLDMAN (six short stories from Sam's Dot Publishers and an all-time top ten bestseller at the former Genre Mall); DONNY DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (five short stories released by A/A Productions in print, Kindle, Nook, download, and audio formats); STAR-CROSSED (five short stories released by Vampires 2 Publishing Company in Kindle format); and a novella, DESIREE, (from Damnation books in print while a 2016 Kindle edition is available from ExCessica Publications at Amazon.com). Got that? There will be a test on Monday.

Ken's novel, OF A FEATHER, was published by Horrific Tales Publishing (UK) in January 2014 in print, Kindle, and electronic formats available on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk Take a look at the reviews when you have the chance. Bring money.

Ken's second novel, SINKHOLE, published by Bloodshot Books (in print and on Kindle), came out to play during August 2017.

Ken would be famous except for the fact nobody seems to know who he is. However, he looks forward to the day when he and Stephen King are called to the dais and someone asks "Who is that guy standing next to Ken Goldman?"

Find many of Ken's tales online. Stop by and scream hello.

John Kojak is a United States Navy Veteran and graduate of The University of Texas who grew up in oily little towns around Houston during the Boom and Bust eras of the 1970’s and 80’s. He still lives there with a nice woman and a mean cat. His short stories and poetry have appeared in numerous books and magazines, usually of a dubious and independent nature.

Hayden (W. H.) Gilbert is a native of Southeast Texas, whose early years were spent watching monster movies and reading all the scary bits of Stephen King books at the library. He has had several horror stories published in various short story collections and he loves sad monsters.

Tim Mendees is a rather odd chap. He's a horror writer from Macclesfield in the North-West of England that specialises in cosmic horror and weird fiction. A lifelong fan of classic weird tales, Tim set out to bring the pulp horror of yesteryear into the 21st Century and give it a distinctly British flavour. His work has been described as the love-child of H.P. Lovecraft and P.G. Wodehouse and is often peppered with a wry sense of humour that acts as a counterpoint to the unnerving, and often disturbing, narratives.

Tim is the author of over one hundred published short stories and novelettes, seven novellas, and two short story collections. He has also curated and edited several cosmic horror-themed anthologies.

When he is not arguing with the spellchecker, Tim is a goth DJ with a weekly radio show on The Feelgood Station, and the co-presenter of the Innsmouth Book Club Podcast & Strange Shadows: The Clark Ashton Smith Podcast. He currently lives in Brighton & Hove with his pet crab, Gerald, and an ever-increasing army of stuffed octopods.

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Jameson Grey’s work has been published in magazines (Dark Recesses Press, Dark Dispatch, Medusa Tales, Polar Borealis, Polar Starlight), online (Dark Moments, Trembling with Fear, 101 Words, The Birdseed) and in anthologies from Hellbound Books, Ghost Orchid Press, Black Hare Press, Black Ink Fiction, Paramour Ink, Heads Dance Press, Love Letters to Poe, Shacklebound Books and Ravens Quoth Press.

David Rose writes and lectures in philosophy and although he has moved about a bit has been settled as a southerner in what he calls ‘the northern wastes’ of Newcastle upon Tyne, England for some time with his wife and half-Italian kids. He has published widely in philosophy, some youthful flirtations with poetry (but came to realise that the medium has long been superseded by pop music), and has published a few short horror stories, including Onryo, in Dark Lane Anthology Volume 5 and Resentment Echoes in Horla (Jan 2020). He has also written a novel available on Amazon, A Day Before Tomorrow, One Day After Yesterday, an urban gothic mash-up of M R James and Lars Von Trier.

Find out more by visiting https://philosophervillan.wordpress.com/

Vivian Kasley hails from the land of the strange and unusual, Florida! She’s a writer of dark fiction and poetry which have appeared in various science fiction anthologies, horror anthologies, horror magazines, literary journals, and webzines. Her words haunt places such as Cemetery Gates Media, Brigids Gate Press, Deaths Head Press, Blood Bound Books, Vastarien, Ghost Orchid Press, The Denver Horror Collective, and poetry in Black Spot Books inaugural women in horror poetry showcase: Under Her Skin and Under Her Eye. She has more on the way, including her first collection, "All's Well That Ends Well" coming in October 2025 from Brigids Gate Press!

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 creepy treasures along the beach.

J. Tonzelli is a writer, film critiquer, and Halloween enthusiast who currently resides in rural South Jersey. He authors anthology fiction under his own name and also co-writes novels for younger readers under the shared pen name of The Blood Brothers. When not obsessively checking the weather report for thunderstorms, he continues his appreciation for all things creepy while making too many jokes about skeletons. He loves autumn, abandoned buildings, the supernatural, and films by John Carpenter. You can read more of J. Tonzelli's short fiction at JTonzelli.com, or his cinematic musings at DailyGrindhouse.com.

Mark Towse is an English horror writer living in Australia. He left it very late to begin this journey, penning his first story since primary school at the ripe old age of forty-five. Since then, he's been published in over two hundred journals and anthologies, had his work made into full theatrical productions for shows such as The No Sleep Podcast and Tales to Terrify, and has penned fourteen novellas, including Nana, Gone to the Dogs, 3:33, and Crows. His debut novel, 'Chasing The Dragon,' will be published in March 2024 by Eerie River Publishing.

Born and raised in the Chicago area, Gerri R. Gray is a novelist, short story writer, and a lifelong aficionado of horror, dark humor, and all things bizarre. Her debut novel, The Amnesia Girl, was published by HellBound Books in October of 2017, followed by Gray Skies of Dismal Dreams (a collection of dark poetry and prose), The Graveyard Girls (an all-women anthology of horror), Blood & Blasphemy, and The Strange Adventures of Turquoise Moonwolf. Her writing has appeared in numerous anthologies and literary journals.

Writing under the pen name, Gerina Dunwich, she is also the author of over two dozen books on Wicca, the paranormal, and the occult. Her articles, poetry and interviews have appeared in numerous publications, including Playgirl, American Woman, Moving Words, and Llewellyn's calendars and datebooks.

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Gerri currently lives in Upstate New York in an historic nineteenth-century house with her husband and a bevy of spirits. When she isn’t busy creating strange worlds filled with even stranger characters, she can often be found rummaging through antique shops, exploring haunted houses, or traipsing through old cemeteries with her camera.

For more information, please visit Gerri's website at: http://gerrigray.webs.com/

Follow her on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorGerriGray/

Matt Bliss is a writer living and working in Las Vegas, Nevada with his family and way too many pets. He is an avid reader who writes about almost everything, but prefers to focus on the eerie things that keep him up at night. When he is not haunting the used book section of the local thrift store, you can find him on twitter at, @MattJBliss.

Matt Martinek is a singer/songwriter and author from Johnstown, PA, whose passion is the creative process itself. Whether it’s through song or the written word, Matt’s works always find their audience. His writing credits include short stories for Sirens Call Magazine, Hellbound Books, and Coffin Bell Journal, amongst many other publications. Matt has also recently published his first collection of short horror stories, "What Evil Lurks...", as well as his newest horror release "The Oddest Couple". Be on the lookout for The Oddest Couple II: Three's A Clown, coming in Fall of 2022! If you can handle it, that is!

Carlton Herzog publishes supernatural horror, science fiction and crime stories, as well as non-ficiton. His fiction portrays characters who are outsiders to ordinary life. Filled with strange terrors and brutal absurdities, his writing bends reality until it cracks. He is a USAF veteran with B.A. magna cum laude and J.D. from Rutgers. He served as Articles Editor of the Rutgers Law Review.

He had this to say about writing: “Writing is to the mind what exercise is to the body. I love the process from start to finish. Editorial acceptance, monetary remuneration, and public approval are nothing when compared with the irreplaceable feeling of personal accomplishment. Writing is a stroll through the insubstantial country of my mind. A land where I can see reflections of myself that are more me than anything I can find in a mirror or the eyes of others. it is an introcosm where I am truly free to see what I have done and yet may do, home to all my disappointments and discoveries, rememberings and reveries."

Josh Darling is an award-winning bestselling author and ghostwriter. The main focus of his work is horror, with a few entries in the crime genre. His short works have been published in "The Book Ends Review," "The Horror 'Zine," and numerous anthologies. Born on Long Island, he has traveled the US extensively searching for experience. Currently, he lives in Bennington, Vermont.