Serena Jayne received her MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. She’s worked as a research scientist, a fish stick slinger, a chat wrangler, and a race horse narc. When she isn’t trolling art museums for works that move her, she enjoys writing in multiple fiction genres. While her first love is all things paranormal, the mundane world provides plenty of story ideas.

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Alanna Robertson-Webb is a rising star among short story writers, and one of the anthologies she is featured in (Monsters, by Black Hare Press) has been nominated for a 2019 Bram Stoker Award. Additionally, the novella she co-wrote (Storming Area 51: Horror at the Gates) reached the #1 spot in Amazon's sci-fi books in October of 2019.

Her stories are often infused with hair-raising horror, and her paranormal tales in particular add just the right amount of darkness to keep her readers intrigued.

For Alanna the spooky side of writing is a riviting journey through the human psyche, so whether you are looking for some of her wholesome horror (Monstronomicon by Haunted House Publishing) or wish to be transported into one of her grimmer worlds (Death and Butterflies by Suicide House Publishing) then grab a book and embark on a thrilling read!

Kevin J. Kennedy is a horror author, editor, and anthologist. He is also the owner of KJK Publishing.

He lives in the heart of Scotland with his wife and his three cats, Carlito, Ariel and Luna. He can be found on Facebook most days if you want to chat with him.

Marc Sorondo lives with his wife and children in New York. He loves to read, and his interests range from fiction to comic books, physics to history, oceanography to cryptozoology, and just about everything in between. He's a perpetual student and occasional teacher.

For more information, go to MarcSorondo.com.

Canadian author Mary Rajotte has a penchant for penning nightmarish tales of Gothic and folk horror. Her short stories have been published in a number of anthologies, including In Somnio: A Collection of Modern Gothic Horror Fiction (Tenebrous Press)and A Quaint and Curious Volume of Gothic Tales (Brigid’s Gate Press). You can read her poetry in Under Her Skin (Black Spot Books) and in Love Letters to Poe Volume 2: Houses of Usher. Mary also launched Frightmarish: a Gothic LitZine in 2022, featuring original folk horror fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction. Sometimes camera-elusive but always coffee-fueled, Mary welcomes messages via her website http://www.maryrajotte.com

David Owain Hughes is a word-slinger of horror and crime fiction, who grew up on trashy b-movies from the age of five which helped rapidly instil in him a vivid imagination. He’s had multiple short stories published in various online magazines and anthologies, along with articles, reviews and interviews. He’s written for This Is Horror, Blood Magazine, and Horror Geeks Magazine.

Hughes is the author of six horror novels, four short story collections and a plethora of novellas. Although he predominately writes within the bracket of horror and its multiple sub-genres, he’s recently branched out into crime fiction and is slowly carving out a superb series of crime/noir thrillers under the umbrella title of South Wales.

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.

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David Simms lives in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with his wife, son and trio of furballs after escaping New Jersey and Massachusetts. A special education teacher, college English instructor, counselor, music therapist, ghost tour guide, and book reviewer, he moonlights in the Slushpile band on lead guitar after co-founding the Killer Thriller Band with several best-selling authors. He gives workshops in three states on using music to help students of all ages to learn and de-stress, getting teens to write, and combating burnout for teachers in schools.

He has sold several short stories which have been published in various anthologies, such as TERRIBLE BEAUTY, TRAPS!, and DARKNESS RISING and academic publications on music therapy, creative writing for teens.

DARK MUSE is his MG/YA crossover that ventures into musical dark fantasy and celebrates the many students who've changed his life.

FEAR THE REAPER is a thriller that's mostly true story about the eugenics movement in America - basically, how we directly influenced Hitler and began a truckload of horrors right here in the states.

Wendy Cheairs lives in the middle of New Mexico. She avoids the melting heat by writing in a wonderfully air-conditioned house with her husband and herd of cats that believe they run the place. Wendy has been writing for several anthologies, short fiction, and breaking out into novels now. She writes under her pen name W.M. Dawson. She often is lurking on social media when pondering too many story arcs.

You can follow her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AuthorWendyCheairs/

She occasionally shows up on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Mauvekat

Kim Plasket is a Jersey girl at heart relocated to sunny Florida. She enjoys writing mainly horror and paranormal stories. She lives with her husband and 2 kids. When she is not slaving away at her day job, she can be found drinking coffee and planning the demise of some poor character. She has moved from horror to paranormal romance. It’s a switch but so far it’s been fun.

Chris Bannor is an LGBTQIA+ speculative fiction writer who lives in Southern California. Chris learned her love of genre stories from her mother at an early age and has never veered far from that path. You can find her serial novels on Kindle Vella. Chris has also been published in over 50 anthologies. Her stories range from horror and science fiction, to romance, fantasy, and steampunk.

When Chris isn’t writing, she enjoys movie marathons, binge-watching TV shows, musical theater, and road trips with her family. Otherwise, she is a general homebody who lives with her two teenagers, a cat, and two dogs. You can follow Chris on Facebook @chrisbannorauthor or at her homepage at www.ChrisBannor.com

Marie is a native Midwesterner who now resides in Florida. Her family and friends would probably describe her as sarcastic, but that’s not completely true. Sometimes she’s sleeping. Marie spent a good chunk of her life in the United States Army, several of those years working in Military Intelligence. She could tell you more but then she’d have to kill you. Marie is also a member of RomVets, a group of military women who have turned the sword to pen.

My name is Andrew Kurtz and I am a horror author.

I have not published any novels as of yet, but am in numerous anthologies, which you can view by going to my author link.

As a child I have loved horror, whether it was watching a horror film or reading horror literature.

I am a comic book collector and have an extensive library of book, mainly horror and science fiction.

If you ask me what my favorite horror film is, I can not answer because there are so many that I love.

Jason Voorhees murders at CAMP CRYSTAL LAKE, Michael Myers slaughters in HADDONFIELD, Freddy Kruger causes nightmares on ELM STREET, and I write horror short stories.

My vampires do not drink blood, they devour it. The werewolves in my stories do not resemble four legged dogs, but bipedal monstrosities that have an undying bloodlust during the full moon.

If you are looking for happy endings then do not read my stories because will be disappointed.

My characters die in the most gory manner possible and whether the are new born infants or 90 year old does not matter.

We all love dogs and cats. In my stories they are torn to pieces while still alive.

My human monsters are not who they seem to be because my tales of terror are full of twists and turns.

J Edwin Buja has spent his life surrounded by books and has written everything from children’s novels to software technical manuals. With an MA in history he discovered early on that researching and writing hold the key to happiness. Who else would think scanning through years of microfilm to index an old newspaper would be a dream job?

The King of the Wood is his first novel in the genre of magical realism, but it will not be his last.

For more than thirty years, he has been married to the most wonderful woman on the planet. He lives in a small village somewhere in Ontario.

Author of twisted horror tales as well as innovative science fiction and epic fantasy stories. Chisto is a genre author with an unstoppable imagination who writes 7 days a week and tries to write at least one story or chapter every single day. It's his biggest passion. The only thing that means as much as his writing is being a dad to his awesome kids. He also dabbles in art and music and being an interesting person. His fiance refers to his dog as his other girlfriend. His baby refers to him as urrrrghhaaaa. People that know him share the opinion that he's a little crazy and he doesn't necessarily disagree with them. It makes for good art. He loves hearing from people that enjoy his work. He loves networking and connecting with authors, artists, publishers, agents, and readers. He is living his dream and recommends that you go live yours and be your best self. It's the key to happiness.

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With a penchant for pieces that fall broadly within the gothic fantasy realm, Rainie Zenith's work has been published in numerous literary journals and short story anthologies.

An Australian writer, Rainie was the winner of the 2020 Monash Short Story Competition and the Fountain 2020-2021 Essay Contest. Her work was also shortlisted in the 2021 Wyndham Writing Awards and highly commended in the 2021 Monash Short Story Competition.

Rainie acted as a guest judge for Iron Faerie Publishing's 2021 Betwixt Writing Competition, which revolved around a mythical creatures theme. Her own stories often feature the esoteric and supernatural, and she enjoys blurring the boundaries between reality and perception.

Her current project is a New Adult psychedelic horror novel on track for completion in 2023.

Eleanor Merry was born and raised in beautiful Vancouver, BC and still lives there with her tiny human. The offspring of a fairy queen and an undead warlord, she was brought up with an appetite for terror and beauty.

When she isn’t writing, she is a voracious reader with eclectic tastes which tends to lean towards horror and the twisted, however is known to indulge in dirty romances on the side. Her influences include authors such as Brian Keene, Mark Tufo, Richard Laymon and Tillie Cole. In all genres, nothing is off limits and she looks forward to sharing more of her own twisted and strange thoughts with the world.

Melody lives in Ontario, Canada and writes short, speculative fiction that has been published in several anthologies and online publications. She writes reviews and articles for The Horror Tree, and is a member of the Horror Writers Association. Melody also earned her Master of Arts studying Ancient Greek and Roman Studies and often infuses her work with elements of Greek mythology. Outside of writing she loves reading, embroidery, and martial arts.

You can find her at www.melodyemcintyre.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Mastodon.

Jennifer Hatfield (1972- present) was born in Haverhill MA. Eventually ending up in Northern NH. She has spent a large part of her life being a dedicated wife. She is now a widow and a mother of two grown children. She worked in the food industry and medical field, prior to her epilepsy diagnosis. She dealt with her epilepsy diagnosis, which included three brain surgeries.

As she improved her husband became ill with liver failure, he passed away of acute liver failure.

Through all this, she found comfort in writing. She was able to express her feelings and describe her thoughts and struggles. Jennifer started writing poetry and has moved into writing micro fiction. She loves reading thriller/horror stories and her writings (so far) have gone to the dark side so to speak.

She has recently begun a cooking adventure, hoping one day to write her own cookbook as well a novel with characters she has been humanizing for years.

Gary McDonough graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with a degree in Teaching and now lives with his wife and two sons in Cheshire. He loves all things horror and enjoys listening to a wide range of bands that fall within the heavy metal genre. He currently has short stories featured in a variety of publications and who knows what will come next...

Lance Dale was born and raised in Wisconsin and began writing in 2020. His first short story was published in the Books of Horror: Community Anthology, and he has been included in several anthologies since. He is an avid fan of extreme metal music, horror movies, and books of all genres. Although he loves writing, he enjoys spending most of his time hanging out with his amazing wife and two children in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

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Born and raised in Fort Walton Beach, located in the Northwestern Panhandle of Florida. Mike, from an early age, was fascinated with the writings of Lewis Carroll, especially his most known work, “Alice in Wonderland.” He is an avid comic book reader and collector to whom he credits his inspirations from the late Stan Lee. With an endless imagination, he attempts to engage his readers in a world with vivid ideas. His introduction to Authoring is credited to a life-long friend that encouraged him to submit to the amazing Author Eleanor Merry and her publishing titles of “The Macabre Ladies.” His first published short stories premiered in “Dark Solstice Holiday Horror Collection: A Flash Fiction Anthology.”

He currently resides on Grand Island, located in the Buffalo, New York area, with his wife and son. Futures works are still in the making, and he hopes to keep producing content for anyone who enjoys reading Indie Horror.

Ruthann grew up in Upstate New York, where her favorite month of October is magical.

She writes dark speculative and horror fiction.

Her work is published in numerous successful anthologies.

Going forward, solo and collaborative projects will feature.

Extensive travel, superstition, and backyard boogeymen influence her characters and settings.

She lives on a cattle ranch in Texas with her husband and his animals.

A large, blended family keeps her sane most of the time.

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"Delevan House"

Book I of a genre-bending trilogy written with Natasha Sinclair in Scotland,released in February, 2023

Early reviews are stunning!

Delevan House looms above a rural Scottish village.

Dark secrets of a blood oath ensure the malevolent being within the house remains bound by iron.

Meticulously researched, original characters have deep roots in Scottish folklore and mythology.

This contemporary gothic tale sweeps centuries with compelling intrigue and mysterious dread.

"The Delevan Diaries" will release in November, 2023.

Social Media Links and Websites can be found here:

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A freelance writer, editor and researcher from Melbourne, Australia, who writes short stories, flash fiction and non-fiction with fiction appearing in anthologies and non-fiction in journals, magazines and occasionally on the web. Having completed a Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing in 2015, Louise works as a professional editor for individual authors and publishers.

As a writer, her passions range from untold historical stories to speculative worlds. As an editor, she loves helping authors shape their stories. Louise, who likes having many things to do, can also be found on the odd committee and also runs writing retreats for authors.

For more information visit www.louisezeddasampson.com.au

‘Audacious stories marinated in macabre, magic and mayhem.’

From the heart of Scotland, Natasha Sinclair is an independent writer, editor and artist. Working under her brand ‘Clan Witch’ for her creative endeavours and ‘Word Refinery’ for editorial works.

Her writing is often woven with horror, sex and psychological elements. She loves to frolic in the darkness with folklore and the macabre and rich history of her homeland.

Art is unrestrained freedom, as is how storytellers choose to wield the fluid movement and global diversity of language to carve captivating and authentic tales that woe, excite or terrorise an audience. Sinclair passionately embraces that, painting original characters with true form, dialect and depth. The devil is in the details.

Sinclair is the co-conspirator of ‘Brazen Folk Horror’ with her writing partner, Ruthann Jagge. The Brazen Folk Horror duo’s debut collaborative novel, Delevan House released February 1st 2023. Book II in the trilogy is underway. Keep up to date by subscribing to the #BeBrazen newsletter.