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.