Danse Macabre: Close Encounters with the Reaper

Brian Hodge is a respected voice in dark fantasy and horror. His works include the collection Final Cuts and Skidding Into Oblivion, and he's a contributor to notable anthologies like The Mammoth Book of Cthulhu and Lovecraft's Monsters.

Brian Lumley is the author behind the chilling novella Shadows over Innsmouth. He's a master of horror and dark fantasy, known for his unsettling tales. If you enjoy stories that get under your skin, you'll want to check out his work.

Nancy Holder is an American fantasy novelist, best known for her media tie-in novels. She has written many novels and short stories set in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and Smallville universes, as well as many original novels and novel series. She is a four-time winner of the Bram Stoker Award from the Horror Writers Association for her work in supernatural fiction. She lives in San Diego with her husband Wayne and daughter Belle. (Source: Fantastic Fic...

Nancy Kilpatrick is the author of nEvermore! Tales of Murder, Mystery and the Macabre. She writes stories that explore the darker side of life. If you enjoy a good scare and a puzzling plot, her work is definitely worth checking out.

Tanith Lee was a British writer of science fiction, horror, and fantasy. She was the author of over 90 novels and 300 short stories, a children's picture book (Animal Castle), and many poems. She also wrote two episodes of the BBC science fiction series Blake's 7. She was the first woman to win the British Fantasy Award best novel award (also known as the August Derleth Award), for her book Death's Master (1980). Source: Wikipedia