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Member of both the Horror Writers Association and New England Horror Writers, when Rob Smales isn't at the day job or caring for his twenty-something son and their two dogs, he's writing something either funny or scary, but quite likely dark. Author of dozens of short stories, the collection Echoes of Darkness, the novella Friends in High Places, and his newest release, a creepy-crawley little book titled LaundryLegs, Rob identifies as a dad, writer, editor, and postal worker—in that order. He hails from Salem, Massachusetts, where he writes, works, and, occasionally, sleeps.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Morgan Sylvia is a metalhead, an Aquarius, a coffee addict, and a work in progress. A former obituarist, she is now a full-time freelance writer. Her published works include three novels, two novellas, four poetry collections, numerous poems, and dozens of short stories, several of which have been adapted into audio dramas. She was one of the writers for the award-winning audio drama Undertow: Blood Forest, as well as its follow-up Undertow: The Pulse. Sylvia belongs to several writers’ groups: the HWA, the SFWA, the New England Horror Writers, Horror Writers of Maine, and Tuesday Mayhem Society. She lives in Maine with two tuxie cats, two evil goldfish, an overgrown rose garden, a murder of crows, and a pet banshee. Her latest releases are The Withering Hours: Dark Folk Horror, a short story collection; and a fantasy novel, The Bloodgold Queen: Book 2 of The Aris Trilogy. Forthcoming works include The Zhur Lord: Book 3 of The Aris Trilogy; and her fifth poetry collection, Mysterial Rot.

Alan P. Marks is a writer/educator based in Central Maine. His focus is primarily on horror, but he also dabbles in more mainstream/literary fiction, and his works have been published in places ranging from Sunspot Literary Journal, to anthologies from Eerie River Publishing, New England Horror Writers, Graveside Press, and more.

Since receiving his Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Maine (longer ago than he likes to admit), Alan has been on faculty there, teaching writing and literature, including courses on vampires, monsters, and Stephen King to name a few. More recently, he received his MFA in Creative Writing from the Stonecoast program at the University of Southern Maine.

Chad Anctil hails from Rhode Island, the very birthplace of H.P. Lovecraft’s peculiar brand of fiction. His fascination with horror began at a young age, perhaps too young, but that’s how Generation X rolled. By day, Chad works in cybersecurity, but when the candlelight flickers, he writes. His debut novel, The Midnight Tree, explores a supernatural mystery with a nine year old boy and the ghost of the young girl haunting his bedroom. His urban fantasy crime series ‘Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit’ follows a secret team of police who fight supernatural crime and dark magical forces in Providence Rhode Island. Additionally, his horror, crime, and weird fiction short stories have found homes in various anthologies, including Abandoned Altars, Circus of the Dead, Flash of the Dead: Requiem, Blink of an Eye, Masks of Sanity, Wreckollections, Apocalyptales, Dead Girls Walking, For the Dogs, and Wicked Abandoned, among others.