Warren Benedetto writes dark fiction about horrible people, horrible places, and horrible things. He is an award-winning author who has published over 250 stories, appearing in publications such as Dark Matter Magazine, Fantasy Magazine, and The Dread Machine; on podcasts such as The NoSleep Podcast, Tales to Terrify, and Chilling Tales For Dark Nights; and in anthologies from Apex Magazine, Tenebrous Press, Scare Street, and many more. He also works in the video game industry, where he holds 50+ patents for various types of gaming technology. For more information, follow @warrenbenedetto on Twitter and Instagram.

Simon J. Plant is an Aussie expat writer and ballet dancer who lives in Cincinnati. When he's not performing with Cincinnati Ballet he's either writing something or procrastinating about writing something while he overwaters houseplants or enjoys a glass of wine or three. Heroes include but are not limited to: Stephen King, Shirley Jackson, Ira Levin, Ray Bradbury, Ray Russell, Richard Matheson, Joyce Carrol Oates, Joe Hill, Sarah Langan, and Josh Malerman. He was born in Sydney, Australia in 1993 before carving out a niche for himself in the world as a professional ballet dancer. Now he hopes to publish a novel. His short stories have been published in magazines and anthologies by DarkLit Press, Red Cape Publishing, Hiraeth, Black Hare Press, and others.

You can visit his website to learn more: https://www.simonjplant.com

Or find him on Instagram: @mrplantofficial

Dexter McLeod was born and raised in western Kentucky near the shores of Land Between the Lakes, though he has also lived in Nashville and Charlotte. Obsessed with books since childhood, he could be found haunting his hometown library or creating his own staple-bound Choose Your Own Adventure stories. He grew up to work in bookstores, spending a decade at Davis-Kidd Booksellers.

Dexter writes in the darker shades of Southern Gothic, folk & cosmic horror, science fiction, and the New Weird. His work has been published by Air and Nothingness Press, Dark Moon Books, Eerie River Publishing, The Horror Tree, KJK Publishing, Sci Phi Journal, & TDotSpec. His stories have also been performed in over a half-dozen volumes of Hawk & Cleaver's award-winning horror & science fiction podcast series, The Other Stories, and in Hollow Stone Press' apocalyptic podcast series, Bleakwood.

To connect with him online, his handle is @dextermcleod on Linktree, Goodreads, Bluesky, Instagram, Threads, & Twitter.