Author Bios

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Elias Anderson was born in the wastelands of south-eastern Montana in the late 70s before his family moved to Colorado, where they bounced around the state for the next 21 years. He relocated again to California, then Oregon, only to settle back in Denver with his family.

In Memorium: Elias Anderson passed away in March of 2023. He will be forever remembered and missed by the EP staff.

Kira Blackwood has written many things under many names. The Mirrors by Which I End the World is her first major work under this one. She’s also died at least once, maybe four or five times, depending on who you ask. Her work is as unapologetic and weird as she is. Don’t ask her about raising pet chickens unless your schedule’s clear. When she isn’t writing, she can be found in cold places, the gym, or honking at geese. 

Fiona Moore is a BSFA Award and World Fantasy Award finalist, writer and academic whose work has appeared in Clarkesworld, Asimov’s, Interzone, and five consecutive editions of The Best of British SF. Her newest thriller, Rabbit in the Moon, was shortlisted for the BSFA’s award for Best Novel of 2024. When not writing, she is a Professor of Business Anthropology at Royal Holloway, University of London. She lives in Southwest England with a tortoiseshell cat which is bent on world domination. More details, and free content, can be found at www.fiona-moore.com, and she is @drfionamoore on all social media.

A Southerner of French Huguenot extraction, one of Tony-Paul de Vissage’s first movie memory is of being six years old, viewing the old Universal horror flick, Dracula’s Daughter on television, and being scared sleepless. That may explain his lifelong interest in vampires and why he’s now paying back his too-permissive parents by writing about those who walk the night. 

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A voracious reader whose personal library has survived following their owner’s more than 3,000 miles across country, Tony-Paul has read hundreds of vampire tales and viewed more than as many movies. Readers may discover more about this author at his Facebook page or on Twitter.

J. Donnait is a Toronto-born boy who loves to play hockey, video games, and watch the same chunk of movies over and over again so that he can quote them endlessly (and accurately) to his annoyed group of friends. He also lives to make scary and weird things up for you, cool reader, to enjoy. According to him, “Thank my mom and her supply of toys for any imagination I possess.”

Born in Ukraine and currently residing in California, Elana Gomel is an academic with a long list of books and articles, an award-winning writer, and a professional nomad. She has taught and researched in Israel, Italy, and the US, and is known in the academy for her (purely theoretical) interest in serial killers, alien invasions, and rebellious AIs. She is the author of more than a hundred stories, several novellas, and six novels of dark fantasy and science fiction. Her latest fiction publications are the dark fairy tale Nightwood, and Girl of Light, a historical fantasy.

R.A. Goli is an Australian writer of horror, fantasy, and speculative short stories. Her interests include reading, gaming, the occasional cemetery walk, and annoying her chihuahua, and two cats. Check out her numerous publications, including her collection of short stories, Unfettered, at https://ragoliauthor.wordpress.com, where you can sign up for her newsletter to get free short stories, updates, and more, or stalk her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/RAGoliAuthor.

Gerry Griffiths lives in San Jose, California with his family and their four rescue dogs, plus a cat that thinks their house is a bed-and-breakfast. He is a Horror Writers Association member. He has over thirty published short stories in various anthologies and magazines, as well as a twenty-two short story collection entitled Creatures. He is the author of Terror Mountain, Cryptid Zoo, Death Crawlers, and Battleground Earth.

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Cameron Scott Kirk has published many short stories, won a Best of Fiction award, and is the author of The Mad Trinkets (The Mage’s Lantern)  and The Beautiful Harpies (Cybirdy Publishing). He has been known to slay dragons, fight off invading aliens, and match the hardiest dwarf in a drinking competition. When he’s not doing that, he’s writing about it. You can find out more about what he’s up to on his website: https://cameronscottkirk.com.

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A.M. Loweecey lives in New York with their dog Zeus, who will happily tell you he’s the more photogenic half of the duo. He also wishes A.M. would learn to dictate their stories to make walks around the neighborhood last longer, rather than spending so much time at their desk. When A.M. isn’t on walks with Zeus or finding new ways to scare the pants off readers, they’re working in the garden, where A.M. endeavors to grow the perfect tomato.

Brian Keene calls A.M. Loweecey’s Demons & Ramen: “a fun occult detective romp”.

Q Parker is a transgender novelist and screenwriter from a forgotten corner of New Jersey. Their fiction has been published in many venues under many names. Any time not working or writing is usually spent laughing at the worst scary movies Netflix can offer.