Vince Liaguno is a writer, publisher, and slasher film aficionado. His debut novel, 2006’s The Literary Six, was a tribute to the slasher films of the 80’s and won an Independent Publisher Award (IPPY) for Horror and was named a finalist in ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Awards in the Gay/Lesbian Fiction category.

Liaguno is a contributing editor at Autograph Magazine, a national specialty-niche publication for enthusiasts of the titular hobby, where his many celebrity interviews and profiles have included a healthy dose of scream queens including Janet Leigh, Adrienne Barbeau, Just Before Dawn’s Jamie Rose, and Jamie Lee Curtis – with whom he jokingly claims to have developed a “lifelong obsession.” His non-fiction work has also appeared in Doorways Magazine and will be featured in the forthcoming anthologies The Ultimate Guide to Slasher Films (Hadesgate/Gorezone) and Diva Complex (University of Wisconsin Press).

He currently lives on the eastern end of Long Island, New York, with his partner of 20 years, their two Cocker Spaniels, Sydney and Kirby, and their cat, Moyet- named after British chanteuse Alison Moyet. He is a member of the Horror Writers Association (HWA) and the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC).

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Martel Sardina blames her warped imagination on her addictions to Pepsi and chocolate as well as a chronic case of insomnia. She claims to have a high "freaky" people tolerance, which explains her fondness for artists, musicians, writers, tattooists and leather-clad biker types.

Martel is a firm believer in the advice "write what you know." Every story she has written has some element of truth to it. However, she wants you to know that despite her win in the 3rd Annual Drinking & Writing Festival's Two Drink Minimum Story Contest, she does not have a clown fetish.

Martel is a member of the Horror Writers Association (HWA) and the Persephone Writers Organization.

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JG Faherty's fiction has appeared in many publications, including Cemetery Dance, MagusZine, Wrong World, and Shroud Magazine. He's also appeared in several well-received anthologies.

JG helped launch Doorways Magazine as its original Fiction Editor and he contributes regular columns and interviews to several online publications and the Horror Writers Association newsletter.

A freelance writer with over 15 years of experience, his background includes working as a laboratory manager, accident scene photographer, zoo keeper, research scientist, and resume writer, and he's been professionally published multiple times in the field of grade school
education.

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Blu Gilliand is a freelance writer whose articles and stories have appeared in Dark Discoveries, The Delirium Insider, and Shroud Magazine, as wellas the website Hellnotes. His author interviews have included Joe Hill, Gary Braunbeck, Tim Lebbon, and Kealan Patrick Burke.

His short story "Toll" will appear in the forthcoming anthology Horror Library: Volume 3 (from Cutting Block Press), and his short story "Mother Ocean" will appear in the forthcoming anthology Northern Haunts (from Shroud Publications).

He lives in Alabama with his wife and twin daughters.

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Derek Clendening lives in Fort Erie, Ontario. He is a member of the Horror Writers Association (HWA) and author of the chapbook Blood Verse: The Vampire As Poet (Sams Dot Publishing). His novel The Vampire Way is forthcoming from Naked Snake Press.

Jeff Burk lives in Indiana, Pennsylvania. He regularly writes reviews for the Dream People webzine and the Alternative Reality webzine.

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Michele Lee is a writer, reviewer, and all around lover of good stories. Her work has appeared in Cthulhu Sex Magazine, From the Asylum magazine, Nocturnal Ooze, and Read by Dawn: Volume One, with forthcoming works in Black Ink Horror and Pseudopod. Michele adores reading and promoting great fiction.

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The Literary Renaissance of the Zombie

Chad Helder has been fascinated with the horror genre since the release of Michael Jackson's Thriller when he was in the fifth grade.

He is the author of two forthcoming comic book lines from Bluewater Productions – Bartholomew of the Scissors and Vincent Price Presents. He is also the author of The Pop-Up Book of Death, his first collection of poetry. Online versions of his poems can be read at his poetry website Queer Poetry. He is also the founder of Unspeakable Horror, a literary website about the horror genre with an emphasis on queer studies.

Chad holds two literary degrees: a BA in English with a minor in creative writing from the University of Northern Colorado and a MA in English from Western Washington University with an emphasis in critical studies. Chad's poetry mentors include James Doyle, Rita Kiefer, and Bruce Beasley. Dr. Janie Hinds was Chad's mentor and inspiration for pursuing literary criticism.

Chad currently teaches Composition and Literature at Whatcom Community College. He lives with his boyfriend Tshombe Brown in beautiful Bellingham, Washington.

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Ten Essential Works of Horror

William I. Lengeman III is an Arizona-based freelance journalist and publisher of the website, Tea Guy Speaks.

Live From Salt Lake City...It's the 2007 Stoker Awards!

John R. Little has been writing horror and dark fantasy short stories for more than 25 years. In 2007, he published his first two books. The Memory Tree - his first novel - was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award. Placeholders, a novella, was nominated for the Black Quill Award. He has several new books planned for publication in 2008.

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Jack Ketchum Talks About the Horrors That Live 'Next Door'

Richard Hipson hails from Ontario, Canada, where he entertains his demons by convincing his girlfriend that this "writing thing" is just a hobby while simultaneously contributing his soul to the various online and print publications crazy and unsuspecting enough to let him fool around in their dark playgrounds when no one's watching.

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Singing the Blues with Del Howison

A reformed screenwriter, Lisa Morton is now the proud author of three books of nonfiction (The Cinema of Tsui Hark, The Halloween Encyclopedia and A Hallowe’en Anthology). Her short fiction has been published in numerous books and magazines; recent and forthcoming appearances include the anthologies Winter Frights, Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet, The Living Dead and Midnight Premiere. Lisa won the 2006 Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction, and she currently lives in North Hollywood.

More information at her official author website.