Bauder is a veteran of the U.S. War in Afghanistan. They write fiction as a narrative pressure cooker, where language, character, and thought are shaped (and simulated) by the systems that contain them. Their first collection, My Father’s Name Is War: Collected Transmissions, was published in 2025. Their debut novel is forthcoming.
Award-winning writer and editor Kris Ashton has published four novels, nearly fifty short stories, and numerous essays and reviews. His work has appeared in Aurealis, Midnight Echo, Andromeda Spaceways and many international titles, including The Fiction Desk.
Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from Western Sydney University in 1997, he has had a 25-year career as a journalist and is currently associate editor of Open Road, one of the longest running and most widely read magazines in Australia.
He lives in the wilds of western Sydney with his wife, two children, and a crippling mortgage.
Antoinette McCormick grew up with a post office in her front parlor, two cemeteries behind her house, and amidst an impressive menagerie of taxidermy specimens (two of those things may have influenced her lifelong love of horror).
She is the author of The Haunting of Sky Hollow, the award-winning Dead of Winter,The Butterfly Girl,The Dispossessed,and Night Shades..
Arthur Avalos is a Chicago based Author and practicing therapist. He lives in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago with his two cats, dog and partner.
Arthur spends his time working on short stories, poetry and other forms of fiction writing. He is currently working on a short story collection and a book of poetry.
When he is not writing he is at the bookstore buying more books for his ever-growing home library with a TBR that he will most likely never get to.
Something Happened is Arthurs debut novel and The House Behind the Creek is his first published short story.
Lex Young is a horror writer hailing from Wiltshire, UK, who also likes to merge into the genre of crime and sci-fi.
Lex's first publication, A Christmas Number One, hit #1 in two separate Kindle store charts during its first month of release, and was also featured on BBC Radio in 2022.
His follow up story, V: Garcia, is currently averaging a review score of 4.9/5* on the Kindle store.
Most recently, his short story collection, Silent Fright, became a bestseller on the Kindle store. To keep up to date with Lex's latest work, follow him on:
Michael Stone crafts stories of speculative and contemporary fiction. His work can be found in online publications and print anthologies. When he’s not creating post-apocalyptic and supernatural worlds, he’s helping institutionalized veterans transition from service by guiding them through career exploration and self-reflection. Outside of his writing endeavors, he plays fetch with his pups, Maggie and Macy, and spends quality time with his family of six, exploring the vibrant culture of the Windy City.
Paul Carro is an active Horror Writers Association member and author of the acclaimed horror novel The House. His short stories have appeared in multiple anthologies, and he edits The Little Coffee Shop of Horrors Anthology series. His screenplay Penance is set up with legendary film producer Michael Phillips. Paul has served as a producer/writer in film and reality TV, and he resides in Santa Monica, California.
J. S. Bailey enjoys writing speculative tales that keep readers on the edges of their seats. She has published eight novels and twenty-two short stories, with more on the way. Bailey is fond of long walks in the woods, British television, and lots of burritos. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband and cats.
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