Sheldon Woodbury worked for some of the top advertising agencies in New York City then returned to school to get an M.F.A. in Dramatic Writing from New York University where he also taught screenwriting. He’s an award winning writer (screenplays, plays, books, short stories, and poems). His book “Cool Million” is considered the essential guide to writing high concept movies. His short stories and poems have appeared in many horror anthologies and magazines. His poem, The Midnight Circus, was selected by Ellen Datlow as an honorable mention for Best Horror 2017.

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When I was still a child and picked up my very first Goosebumps book by R. L. Stine, I knew I'd fallen head over heels in love with all things horror. It's a love affair that has only grown stronger over the years, a borderline obsession with stories that explore the darkest recesses of the human imagination. I guess you could say I'm like Thorny Rose in that way...always stalking down those special stories that have the ability to invoke a creepy-crawly feeling right down in the marrow of my bones.

As I grew older I discovered the work of some of my biggest inspirations like Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Clive Barker...and the work of those authors sent me deeper down the path of the macabre. During my teenage years I had the little tradition of reading Stephen King's The Stand each summer to lose myself in the devastation of the superflu and marvel at the sadistic magnetism of Randall Flagg.

I've devoured horror fiction for as long as I can remember and reading the words weaved by the greats of the genre inspired me to begin writing. I wanted the opportunity to tell my own tales with the intent to terrify, to disturb; to capture the morbid curiosity of the reader just as my own was caught so early on in life.

If I've managed to inspire some of those feelings in you, my readers, then I feel that I've accomplished something just a little bit magical. There's still some magic left in this world, and I think it's most powerful when manifested in the form of words scrawled across many blank pages. Granted any magic contained within my work will be of the dark variety...but I wouldn't want it any other way. ;)

I live in Martinsburg, West Virginia with my little old pug Cerberus. When I'm not writing, I enjoy hiking mountain trails, weight training, getting tattooed and being a garden variety introvert in his late 20s. Oh, and reading too (duh).

Connect with me online:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/JMHorrorFiction

Instagram: @xbadmoonrising

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.

"At his best Jeffreys writes memorable, perturbating prose with an overwhelming sense of menace. The stories stay with the reader, touching something in the psyche that is both troubling and intriguing." Bristol Review of Books.

"I've never before encountered a new author (new to me, in any event) whose work...grabs me so significantly from page one. When on his top form as demonstrated here...(Tim Jeffreys)...has the precious ability to grapple, I sincerely believe, with a writing gear in the horror or weird fiction genre beyond the reach of most."

D.F. Lewis.

http://timjeffreys.blogspot.co.uk/

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R.C. Bowman is an Amazon-bestselling horror writer. She is a featured author on Curious Fictions and a contributor to the world-famous Nosleep Podcast. Her story, "Nothing But a Dog," won the 2018 Best Story of the Year in Reddit's Nosleep community. She frequently posts stories to Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr under the handle Dopabeane.

Ariana Ferrante is an #actuallyautistic college student, playwright, and speculative fiction author. Her main interests include reading and writing fantasy and horror of all kinds, featuring heroes big and small getting into all sorts of trouble. She has been published in Enchanted Conversation Magazine, Soteira Press, and Nocturnal Sirens, among others. On the playwriting side, her works have been featured in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, and nominated for national awards. She currently lives in Florida, but travels often, both for college and leisure. You may find her on Twitter at @ariana_ferrante 

Scotty Milder is a writer, filmmaker, and film educator living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He received his MFA in Screenwriting from Boston University, and his award-winning short films have screened at festivals all over the world, including Cinequest, the Dead By Dawn Festival of Horror, HollyShorts, and the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival and CthulhuCon. His independent feature film "Dead Billy" is available to stream on Amazon.com and Google Play.

His short fiction has appeared or will appear in Dark Moon Digest, KZine, Lovecraftiana magazine, as well as anthologies from Dark Peninsula Press, Sinister Smile Press, Dark Ink Books, and others.

He teaches screenwriting and film production at Santa Fe Community College, Sol Acting Studios, and the Seattle Film Institute. He is also the co-host of "The Weirdest Thing" history podcast with actor/theatre artist Amelia Ampuero.

You can find him online at scottymilder.com or www.facebook.com/scottymilderwrites.

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!

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.

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A. S. Lowe is a horror author from Phoenix, Arizona best known for his original short stories on Reddits NoSleep forum. He has worked, in no particular order, as a script editor, audio editor, and amplifier and musical instrument technician. He currently resides in Mesa, Arizona with his wife and two ferrets Gypsy and Pearl.

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