A.C. Wise is a Canadian-American speculative fiction and horror writer who grew up outside Montreal, earned a BA in History from McGill University, and now lives near Philadelphia, where she works as an arts-nonprofit fundraiser. Her short fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld, Uncanny, Tor.com, and numerous Year's Best anthologies, and has been a finalist for the Nebula and Lambda Literary Awards and won the Sunburst Award. She is the author of the novels Wendy, Darling and Hooked, and the colle...
Brian Evenson writes unsettling dark fantasy and horror, with his work frequently featured in collections like The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror. He is known for his ghost stories and gothic tales, including his own collection, Body Shocks.
Ellen Datlow is a leading editor in horror and science fiction, known for anthologies like Final Cuts, Christmas and Other Horrors, and Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories. She also edited The Second Omni book of science fiction and the Women Destroy Horror! special issue of Nightmare Magazine.
Eric LaRocca is an American horror author based in Boston, and a three-time Bram Stoker Award finalist and Splatterpunk Award winner. He gained wide attention for the viral novella Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke, and has continued writing unsettling, boundary-pushing fiction including Everything the Darkness Eats and At Dark, I Become Loathsome.
Gemma Files is a Canadian horror writer, journalist, and film critic. Her short story, "The Emperor's Old Bones", won the International Horror Guild Award for Best Short Story of 1999. Five of her short stories were adapted for the television series The Hunger.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemma_Files, 7 February 2022
Gerard McKeown is an editor known for his contributions to the horror genre. He compiled The Best Horror of the Year Volume 14, a collection that brings together top scary stories.
Glen Hirshberg writes dark fantasy and horror. His stories have appeared in several "Year's Best" collections, including The Year's Best Dark Fantasy And Horror 2012 and The Best Horror of the Year Volume 14. He is also the author of Tell Me When I Disappear.
G. V. Anderson is a British writer of dark fantasy and horror short fiction, based in Dorset, England. Her stories, often rooted in British folklore, have won a World Fantasy Award and a British Fantasy Award and been nominated for the Nebula Award, appearing in venues including Strange Horizons, Lightspeed, and The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror.
Jonathan Raab writes dark and weird fiction, often blending horror with the occult. His works include Terror in 16-Bits, Behold the Undead of Dracula, and contributions to The Best Horror of the Year Volume 14 and Occult Detective Magazine.
Kaaron Warren writes dark fantasy and horror, with stories appearing in collections like Body Shocks and The Grinding House. Her work is also featured in multiple "Year's Best" anthologies, including The Year's Best Dark Fantasy And Horror 2012 and The Best Horror of the Year Volume 14.
Laird Samuel Barron (born 1970) is an American author and poet, much of whose work falls within the horror, noir, and dark fantasy genres. He has also been the Managing Editor of the online literary magazine Melic Review. He lives in Upstate New York.
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Lee Murray is a significant author and editor in the horror genre. They are recognized for their work on The Best Horror of the Year Volume 14, the anthology Black Cranes, and their own collection, Shortcuts : Track 1.
Matthew Holness is the author behind "The Best Horror of the Year Volume 14," showcasing his work in the horror genre. You might also know him from his book, "Reminiscences of a Bachelor.
Michael Marshall Smith is a writer whose work often explores dark fantasy and horror. He's the editor of The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, a collection that showcases some of the most compelling stories in those genres.
Simon Bestwick writes unsettling horror, often with a British twist. He's known for works like Body Shocks and his zombie collection, Brain-Eating Britain. His stories have also appeared in The Best Horror of the Year.
Simon Strantzas was born in the dead of the Canadian winter and has lived in Toronto for more than thirty years, making a name for himself writing tales of the strange and the bizarre, tales that examine the illusions that mask our malignant and corrupting universe. Over twenty of these have been sold to places as Cemetery Dance, Postscripts, and The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, from where they spread their sickness into unsuspecting minds.
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Steve Duffy is the editor behind The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror. He has a knack for finding the most compelling stories in the dark fantasy and horror genres.
Steve Toase writes dark fantasy and horror, including his collection Galileo's Theme Park. His stories are featured in notable anthologies such as The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, The Best Horror of the Year Volume 14, and The Fiends in the Furrows: An Anthology of Folk Horror.