ABOUT THE AUTHORS

 

 

When Jonathan Butcher was 7-years-old, a teacher banned him from writing any more stories about monsters or ghosts. He managed to restrain himself for a full school term, but he hasn't stopped writing them since.

Jonathan authors strange and varied horror tales and loves to push boundaries. His work has been published by Great British Horror, Burdizzo Books, Eyecue Productions, Dynatox Ministries, Quantum Corsets and the Sinister Horror Company, as well as a big ol’ swath of magazines and websites.

He earns his crust as a freelance copywriter/proofreader/ wordhead, screams nihilistic hell-filth for the band Vomit Coffin, and lurks in Birmingham, UK. You can find him here: www.facebook.com/jonathanbutcherauthor

 

Daniel Marc Chant is an author of strange fiction and Cthulhu sacrifice. His passion for H. P. Lovecraft & the films of John Carpenter inspired him to produce intense, cinematic stories with a sinister edge.

Daniel launched his début Burning House in 2015, swiftly following with the Lovecraft-inspired Maldición. His most recent books Mr. Robespierre, Aimee Bancroft and The Singularity Storm and Into Fear have garnered universal praise.

He has featured in the anthology collections Cthulhu Lies Dreaming from Ghostwoods Books, Death By Chocolate from KnightsWatch Press, VS: US vs UK Horror from Shadow Work Publishing and Bah! Humbug! from Matt Shaw Publishing, as well as the upcoming The Stars at My Door from April Moon Books.

Daniel also created The Black Room Manuscripts, a charity horror anthology & is a founder of UK independent genre publisher The Sinister Horror Company. He also thinks bipedal werewolves are better than quadruped ones.

You can find him amongst the nameless ones on twitter @danielmarcchant, at www.facebook.com/danielmarcchant and www.sinisterhorrorcompany.com.

 

Chad A. Clark is an author of dark-leaning fiction, born and raised in the middle of the United States. His road began in Illinois along the banks of the Mississippi and from there he moved to Iowa, where he has lived ever since. The way from there to here has been littered with no shortage of books and movies, all of which have and continue to inform his narrative style. Chad currently writes book reviews for Confessions Of A Reviewer. Additionally, he is nearing the end of a blogging project (Tracing The Trails Of The King) in which he has been reading and reviewing all of Stephen King's books in order of publication. He has published three books: a novel (Behind Our Walls), a novella (Down The Beaten Path) and a collection of short stories (A Shade For Every Season). He will also have a number of stories appearing in anthologies this year and has a several novellas prepared to depart out into the world. You can find out more about Chad at his official website : www.cclarkfiction.net

 

Lydian Faust is a writer of horror, poetry, dark fantasy, and speculative fiction. She is also a painter who likes to lay it on thick. Ms. Faust lives in one of the murder capitals of the U.S. Her hobbies include nachos and alien conspiracy theories. You can find her at www.lydianfaust.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/lydianfaust, and on Twitter @LydianFaust.

 

G. H. Finn is the pen name of someone who keeps his real identity secret so that the multi-dimensional alien fungus will never be able to locate him.

Hopefully.

Having written non-fiction for many years, Finn began writing short stories in 2015.

Finn especially enjoys mixing genres (sometimes in a blender, after beating them insensible with a blunt instrument) including mystery, horror, steampunk, sword-and-sorcery, dark comedy, fantasy, detective, dieselpunk, weird, supernatural, sword-and-planet, speculative, folkloric, Cthulhu mythos, sci-fi, spy-fi, satire and urban fantasy.

Website: www.ghfinn.orkneymagic.com
Twitter: @GanferHaarFinn

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/g.h.finn/

 

Thomas S. Flowers is the published author of several stories of dark fiction. He resides in Houston, Texas, with his wife and daughter. His debut novel, Reinheit, is published with Shadow Work Publishing, along with The Incredible Zilch Von Whitstein, Apocalypse Meow, Lanmo, and his newest release, The Hobbsburg Horror. His military/paranormal thriller series, The Subdue Series, including Dwelling, Emerging, and Conceiving, have been published with Limitless Publishing, LLC. In 2008, he was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army where he served for seven years, with three tours serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom. In 2014, Thomas graduated from University of Houston Clear Lake with a BA in History. He blogs at www.machinemean.org, where he reviews movies and books on a wide range of strange yet oddly related topics. You can keep up with Thomas and all his strange events by joining his author newsletter, at http://goo.gl/2CozdE.

 

Tim Jeffreys is the author of five collections of short stories, the most recent being Another Shore. His novella, Voids, co-written with Martin Greaves was published by Omnium Gatherum Media in early 2016. His short fiction has appeared in various international anthologies and magazines too numerous to name. He also edits and compiles the Dark Lane Anthologies where he gets to publish talented writers from all over the world. In his own work he incorporates elements of horror, fantasy, absurdist humour, science-fiction and anything else he wants to toss into the pot to create his own brand of weird fiction. Visit him online at www.timjeffreys.blogspot.co.uk.

 

Carl R. Jennings is by day a thickly Russian accented bartender in Southwest Virginia. By day he is the rooster-themed superhero, the Molotov Cocktail, protecting the weak and beer-sodden. While heroically posing on a rooftop in the moonlight in case a roaming photographer happens by, he finds the time to write down a word or two in the lifelong dream that he can put aside the superhero mantle and utility comb and become a real author. Like Carl R. Jennings' Facebook page or follow him on Twitter @carlrjennings.

 

T. N. Kaylor lives in a “classified” location somewhere in Nevada. Over the course of her career, she has been a technical writer, a published sociology academic, and a copy editor. Building on those skills, she injects her dark humor and twisted imagination of the surreal into gritty character-driven fiction.

She has published short stories in weird anthologies and fringe magazines. Her collection of word art, “The Zen of Horror” is in its third edition. Her supernatural novella, Magnitude will release for Easter in 2017. Book 1: “The Players” of the dystopian Nevadaland series is now available on Amazon. Currently, she’s working on Book 2: “The Games” and Book 3: "The Fires." Look for her horror, science fiction novel The One, set for release in 2018.

Join her in this post-modern dark space at tnkaylor.com, if you dare.

 

similar to most humans, alex kimmell is made from a high percentage of dihydrogen monoxide. he inhales oxygen and exhales carbon dioxide. to provide energy for survival, he consumes necessary resources. with his spouse, he has two male offspring. they reside together in the smallest american state. his family’s two short legged canines keep the squirrels at bay. he has nightmares… visit him at alexkimmell.com.

 

Patrick Loveland writes screenplays, novels, and short stories. By day, he works at a state college in Southern California, where he lives with his wife and young daughter. His stories have appeared in anthologies published by April Moon Books, Bold Venture Press, Sirens Call Publications, Indie Authors Press, Phantaxis, and the award-winning Crime Factory zine. Patrick’s first novel, A Tear in the Veil, will be published in early-to-mid 2017 by April Moon Books. patrickloveland.com.

 

Chad Lutzke lives in Battle Creek, MI. with his wife, children, and far too many dogs. For over two decades, he has been a contributor to several different outlets in the independent music and film scene including articles, reviews, and artwork. Chad loves music, rain, sarcasm, dry humor, and cheese. He has a strong disdain for dishonesty and hard-boiled eggs. He has written for Famous Monsters of Filmland, Rue Morgue and Scream magazine. He is a regular contributor to Horror Novel Reviews, Halloween Forevermore and Heavy Planet. His fictional work can be found in several magazines and anthologies as well as his own 18-story anthology, Night as a Catalyst. He has written a collaborative effort with horror author Terry M. West, The Him Deep Down. In the summer of 2016, Lutzke released his dark coming-of-age novella Of Foster Homes and Flies which has been praised by authors Jack Ketchum, James Newman, John Boden, and many others. Later in 2016, Lutzke released his contribution to bestselling author J. Thorn's American Demon Hunter series with American Demon: Hunters: Battle Creek, MI. His most recent release, Wallflower, is a bleak tale of addiction, delusion, and flowers. Chad can be found lurking the internet at the following address: www.chadlutzke.com.

 

Jeffery X Martin lives somewhere in the Great American South with his wife, Hannah. He is the creator of the Elders Keep fiction series. He is also the co-host of Kiss the Goat, a podcast about comparative religions, Devil movies, and cooking. In his spare time, he enjoys Italian horror films, 80's alternative music, and watching professional wrestling. Find him on Facebook and Twitter, dancing precariously along that fine line between pleasure and pain. His latest novella, Parham's Field, is available on Amazon from Shadow Work Publishing. Get more updates at www.elderskeep.com.

 

Ken Preston lives in the dead centre of England, on the street where Jack the Ripper was born, and lurks in his cellar writing dark fiction. Mostly known for his Joe Coffin series of novels, Ken also writes for young adults and has even been known to write for the romance market. When not writing he can be found running creative writing classes for both adults and teens, and he is a regular at the local open mic events.

To find out more about Ken and his vampire hunting anti-hero, Joe Coffin, and to get your hands on a bunch of digital goodies, head on over to kenpreston.co.uk and join ‘The Mob’.

 

Duncan Ralston was born in Toronto and spent his teens in small-town Canada. As a "grownup," Duncan lives with his partner and their dog in Toronto, where he writes dark fiction about the things that disturb him. In addition to his twisted short stories found in Gristle & Bone, the anthologies Easter Eggs & Bunny Boilers, What Goes Around, Death by Chocolate, Flash Fear, and the charity anthologies Burger Van, Bah! Humbug!, VS: US vs UK Horror, and The Black Room Manuscripts Vol. 1, he is the author of the novels Salvage, Wildfire, The Method, and Woom, an extreme horror Black Cover book from Matt Shaw Publications. You can follow him on Facebook www.facebook.com/duncanralstonfiction and on Twitter @userbits. Get a free thriller novel when you join www.duncanralston.com.

 

Originally from Scotland, Alec Robertson lives in Dublin, Ireland and has written mostly comic scripts as a preferred medium for storytelling, through images as well as words. Notably among the publications that have carried his work has been the horror comics Something Wicked and Bomb Scares and the Sci-fi comic Futurequake.