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Sadie Hartmann lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, their big children, and a French Bulldog. She reviews horror fiction for Cemetery Dance Online and SCREAM Magazine . You can find her articles and interviews at LitReactor.com , Tor Nightfire, and FANGORIA . She is the co-owner of a monthly horror book subscription service called Night Worms. Reading, reviewing, and promoting horror fiction is a lifestyle she plans on maintaining forever—even from beyond the grave.

S.E. Howard grew up in the heart of the Bluegrass, and has worked as a newspaper reporter, travel writer, and magazine editor. She’s written about some of Kentucky’s most infamous haunts, including Liberty Hall, Bobby Mackie’s Music World, and Waverly Hills Sanitorium. When she’s not writing, she enjoys genealogy and learning more about local history. Her family traces back to frontier statesman William Whitley, who built the first brick house west of the Allegheny Mountains, and introduced counter-clockwise horse racing to the United States. A registered nurse, she is also a Certified Specialist in Poison Information. Find out more at www.sehoward.com .

Greg Sisco is the author of six dark fiction novels. In 2019, he was featured on Austin Film Festival’s annual list of 25 Screenwriters to Watch. His love of movies could be described as creepy.

Asher Ellis is a screenwriter, educator, and author of the novels The Remedy, PET, and Curse of the Pigman. He has written multiple award-winning short films, including My Name Is Art , which was part of Amazon’s first annual “All Voices Film Festival.” When not working on his latest project, Asher teaches at several colleges throughout New Hampshire and in his home state of Vermont. Visit him at www.asherellis.com .

Hailey Piper is the author of Benny Rose , the Cannibal King and The Possession of Natalie Glasgow . She is a member of the HWA, and her short fiction appears in Year’s Best Hardcore Horror , Daily Science Fiction , The Arcanist , and elsewhere. She lives with her wife in Maryland, where she haunts their apartment making spooky noises. Find her on Twitter via @HaileyPiperSays or at www.haileypiper.com .

Waylon Jordan is a longtime horror fan who fell in love with the macabre when he was a kid and never grew out of it. In the last few years, he has established a name for himself in the field of online horror journalism and as an advocate for LGBTQ representation in the genre space.

Kenzie Jennings is an English professor living in the sweltering tourist hub of Central Florida. She is the author of the cannibal wedding novel, Reception , and the upcoming splatter western, Red Station (Death’s Head Press). Her short horror fiction has appeared in Dig Two Graves , Vol. 1 and Deep Fried Horror: Mother’s Day Edition .

Malcolm Mills is a NYC actor, filmmaker, and horror-soundtrack composer. He’s proudly played necromancers, stalkers, vampires, psycho mothers, mad scientists, faery kings, and cult leaders on stage and screen. “You were creepy” has been the most common feedback.

V. Castro is a Mexican American writer originally from Texas and now residing in the UK. When not caring for her three children, she dedicates her time to writing. For more information about her books and other publications, please visit www.vvcastro.com . She can also be followed on Twitter and Instagram at @vlatinalondon.

Jeremy Herbert is a fan of frozen beverages, loud shirts, and drive-in movies. He makes award-winning horror shorts for the price of minor kitchen appliances and writes crime for outlets like Ellery Queen and Mystery Tribune . He owes his passion for theme parks to home videos a lot like the one in his story.

Scott Cole is a writer, artist, and graphic designer living in Philadelphia. He likes old radio dramas, old horror comics, weird movies, cold weather, coffee, and a few other things, too. Find him on social media, or at 13visions.com .

Stroup is the author of the novels, Secrets of the Weird (Grey Matter Press), Sexy Leper (Bizarro Pulp Press), and the comic series, Hag (American Gothic Press). He has published several short stories in magazines and anthologies, such as Shock Totem , Forbidden Futures , Chiral Mad 4 , Lost Films , and Splatterlands , and his dark poetry has appeared in all volumes of the HWA Poetry Showcase. Follow him on Instagram or Twitter at @chadxstroup .

Patrick Lacey spends his nights and weekends writing about things that make the general public uncomfortable. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife, his daughter, his oversized cat, and his muse, who is likely trying to kill him. Follow him on Twitter at @patlacey.

Mark Wheaton is a novelist ( Emily Eternal and, forthcoming, The Quake Cities ), and screenwriter ( Friday the 13th , The Messengers ) living in Los Angeles.

Laura Keating is a writer of thrillers, horror, and speculative fiction. Her work has been published in several anthologies. Originally from St. Andrews, New Brunswick, she now lives in Montréal, Québec, where—when not working on a novel—she works as a freelance writer and editor. You can follow her on Twitter at @LoreKeating, or find more about her work on her website, www.lorekeating.com .

Samantha Kolesnik is an award-winning writer and film director living in central Pennsylvania. Her screenplays and short films have been recognized at top genre film festivals and her fiction has appeared in notable literary magazines including The Bitter Oleander , The William and Mary Review , and Barnstorm . Her debut novel, True Crime , was released by Grindhouse Press in early 2020.