What's in a Name? For some a name is as simple as a word. Yet, for others, a name is difficult and important to claim. Ever since finding the name that feels right, Khala Grace continues striving for a life filled with art. Their craft of choice is nonetheless storytelling. Khala Grace is a horror and dark fantasy author with a love for the written word. Once they almost gave up their dreams, but an opportunity to weave Khala's first published book changed the tides. Two authors have inspired their love of stories: J.R.R. Tolkien and Gerald Brom. As time passes, Khala deems to forge their own creative voice. They deem to share tales that not only entertain but provide readers with more room for thought. As stories have always been present in Khala's life at an early age, it only makes sense to create magic from their bittersweet past.

Chained to a desk during the day, M. Legree is released at dusk to write genre fiction. Guarded by a pack of savage mongrels, he lives alone in a Depression-era duplex overlooking Brays Bayou in the historical East End of Houston, Texas. Preferring to live in the past, Legree rereads the old tales of Stevenson, Poe, and Wells. His steampunk horror tale “Victorian Resistance & the Lords Insectile” appeared in Issue ***9 of Cossmass Infinities and his dark fantasy flash fictions “Dryad Harvest” and “Feline” are available in the anthology Tales of Fear, Superstition, and Doom and online with Stupefying Stories: Showcase,

Callum Gracey is a new writer from Wigan, England who has resigned from his role as a Police Detective to pursue his dream to become an author. He has always had a passion for writing and, in particular, writing horror. This is his first published work.

Mike Schuhler, is an American writer who brings a unique blend of military experience and academic insight to the realm of horror literature. Born in Oakland, California, and now residing in the evocative landscapes of Port Huron, Michigan, Schuhler's writing is informed by his degrees in English and Human Services. His novella, "Purgatory," plunges readers into a chilling world of macabre, while his short story, "Waiting Out the Storm," featured in Scare Street's "Night Terrors, Volume 13," further demonstrates his talent for crafting bone-chilling tales.

Terry Campbell recently returned to writing after 20 years away from the keyboard. When he isn't writing, he is playing with his two Chinese Cresteds, road tripping with his lovely wife, or riding his ebike. His work has appeared in Horrors! 365 Scary Stories, Lungers, Lawdogs and Legends, and Soul: A Paranormal Anthology. His first novel, Kindred Feather, is available on Amazon.

L.N. Hunter”s comic fantasy novel, The Feather and the Lamp, sits alongside works in anthologies such as Best of British Science Fiction 2022 and War as well as Short Edition”s Short Circuit and the Horrifying Tales of Wonder podcast. There have also been papers in the IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, which are probably somewhat less relevant and definitely less fun. When not writing, L.N. unwinds in a disorganised home in Carlisle, UK, along with two cats and a soulmate. Find out more at https://linktr.ee/l.n.hunter or https://www.facebook.com/L.N.Hunter.writer.

Christabel Simpson writes in various genres. She was born in England to parents with a love of romantic poetry (hence the name) but spent her teens in America. She returned to England to study at university and has a BA in English Literature and Dance. She started writing seriously at school when one of her teachers told her she had a flair for it and has had work published in Heroica and the Hush, Don’t Wake The Monster anthology. Other interests include live performance (seeing and creating), music, ancient Egypt, paranormal research, cosplay and photography. She currently lives in London with her gorgeous girlfriend and their black cat.

Mia Dalia is an internationally published, CWA-nominated author of all things fantastic, thrilling, scary, and strange. Her stories have been voted top ten of Tales to Terrify 2023 and shortlisted for the CWA's Daggers Awards 2024. Mia's short fiction can be found: online at Night Terror Novels, 50-word stories, Flash Fiction Magazine, Pyre Magazine, Tales from the Moonlit Path, carte blanche magazine. In print anthologies by Sunbury Press, HellBound Press, Black Ink Fiction, Dragon Roost Press, Unsettling Reads, Phobica Books, Wandering Wave Press, Bullet Points Vol. 3, Critical Blast, Exploding Head Press, Sinister Smile Press, DraculaBeyondStoker Magazine, Mystery Magazine, Headshot Press, Nightshade Press, Off-Topic Publishing, RebellionLIT, and more. On narrative podcasts at Zoetic Press' Alphanumeric and Tales to Terrify. Upcoming short fiction appearing in: Jaded Ibis Press, Grendel Press, WritersHive, Dragon Roost press, WonderBird Press, Crystal Lake Entertainment, Dark Matter INK, and more. Featured publications include: Novels Estate Sale and Haven, novellas Tell Me a Story, Discordant, and Arrokoth, and the collection Smile So Red and Other Tales of Madness. Find her online at: https://daliaverse.wixsite.com/auth https://linktr.ee/daliaverse

Tom Johnstone is a senior gardener with Brighton and Hove City Council, whose stories have lately appeared in more and more publications thanks to the liberal application of organic fertiliser. His fiction has appeared in Black Static, Nightscript, Chthonic Matter Quarterly, Terror Tales of the Home Counties, The Ghastling, Supernatural Tales, A Ghosts and Scholars Book of Folk horror, Come October, Body shots, Medusa, Shadowplays, Infernal Mysteries, two volumes of Horror Library, three volumes of The Black Book of Horror and two volumes of Best Horror of the Year. His other accomplishments include a BA in English and Drama and a LANTRA certificate in driving a ride-on lawnmower. He used to buy ice cream from the ice cream van that pulls up on his road but not now. His children are both grown up.

Josh Roach is a writer and filmmaker born in the aisles of the video store. Raised by the likes of Stephen King and John Carpenter, he grew to become versatile writer. In 2019, his story “In the Details” appeared in the short story collection Horror USA: Washington (2019). He worked as a story consultant on the NSI award-winning short STRAIGHT TO VIDEO: THE B-MOVIE ODYSSEY (2015), and then in 2019, co-wrote Mistletoe & Molly (2021) for UPtv, as well as the horror-comedy and film festival favourite THE LAST VIDEO STORE (2024). He continues to work within genre, crafting stories of menace and the macabre, surviving solely on a strict regimen of Root Beer and buttery popcorn.

Mathew Gostelow (he/him) is a writer, living in Birmingham, UK. Some days he wakes early and scribbles strange tales. If you catch him staring into space, he is either thinking about Twin Peaks or cooked breakfasts. Mat has written two books: a collection of speculative stories entitled See My Breath Dance Ghostly (Alien Buddha Press) and Dantalion is a Quiet Place, a novella-in-flash to be released in 2025 (DarkWinter Lit). He has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, and Best Microfiction. On Twitter, he's @MatGost

Odin Meadows is a first-generation graduate with a BA in English from Yale University currently living and working in Central Illinois with his husband and two dogs, not too far from the rural town where he grew up. His work has also appeared or is forthcoming in Mystic Owl Magazine, BULL lit mag, SFWG's Nightmare Fuel Anthology, Litmora, and Breath & Shadow.

W.H.Vigo is a Jamaican-Canadian horror and speculative fiction writer based in Switzerland. Their short story Captured Land was published in the dark fantasy anthology Fairy Tales from the Rock by Engen Books in spring 2023. Their debut novelette Beneath the Rio Cobre was published by The Great Lakes Horror Company the same year. Vigo completed the Horror Writers Association (HWA) Mentorship program for new writers in 2021, and is an active member of the organization. They have been a three-time panellist (2022 and 2023) at Canada”s largest horror event, Frightmare in the Falls, and a two-time panellist for HWA Ontario. Vigo specializes in the academic research and discussion of unconventional or lesser-known folklore, mythology, and urban legends from around the world, with an emphasis on West Africa and the Caribbean. They share these tales on Instagram: @whvigo. Vigo is currently completing a novel-length dark fantasy manuscript.

Phoebe Barr is a young queer writer focusing on character-driven narratives and exploring surreal, dark, and supernatural themes in her work. Her short fiction has previously appeared in The Spectre Review, a magazine focused on horror and ghost stories.

James Hancock is a writer/screenwriter who specialises in bizarre comedy, thriller, horror, sci-fi and twisted fairy tales. He takes readers down strange and seldom trodden paths, often dark, and always with a twist or two along the way. A few of his short screenplays have been made into films, his stories read on podcasts, and he has been published in several print magazines, online, and in anthology books. He lives in England with his wife, two daughters, and a bunch of pets he insisted his girls could NOT have. Website: jameshancockauthor.com

James is a college lecturer from Manchester, England and has been writing speculative fiction (science fiction, horror and fantasy) for almost three decades. The biggest influences on James as a writer, he would say, are H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Frank Herbert and Clive Barker. To date James has been fortunate enough to have had several short stories and novellas included in various anthologies as well as some short novels published by Class Act Books. For James writing is all about escapism; the more he can create his world, the more he enjoys it. You can find most of James’s published work on ISFB at: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?195589

K.A. Tutin resides in Surrey, England, where she writes dark and strange speculative fiction. Her work can be found in Kaleidotrope, Lamplight, and elsewhere. Find her at mskatutin.com.

Rachel lives in the Florida panhandle with her husband, two children, and two cats (1 black, 1 torti). She’s bi-racial—Indian and white— and grew up in Texas. She has recently ventured into prose after over two decades of producing indie horror films. Her work has been published in Cosmic Horror Monthly, Diet Milk Magazine, Flash Point SF, Aphotic Realm, Pyre Magazine, and various anthologies. To view Rachel’s films and news on published works, visit www.agirlandhergoldfish.com.

Scott Harper is the author of numerous speculative fiction collections, including Anton the Undying and Lethal Lords and Ladies of the Night. His fantastic tales have appeared in Space and Time Magazine, Weirdbook, and Best New Vampire Tales. He lives in Southern California with his wife and son. You can follow him on social media and his website Scottharpermacabremaestro.com.

Greg has spent a lifetime pursuing creative writing and storytelling. He has a passion for the hidden tale, the ignored subject, the absurd. He has had a number of short stories published in genres from realism to fantasy and science fiction, as well as cross genres such as magical realism. He is a homebrewer and biking enthusiast. Surprisingly, they go exceedingly well together as more and more microbrews chase thirsty bicyclists across city trails. In his spare time, he loves to travel through the villages of Ireland and document rural, generational Irish pubs in the series, ‘A Proper Pint’ (https://www.aproperpintfilm.com/). His book, ‘In Human Shadow,’ was released last fall by Nordic Press.

Karen Heuler’s stories have appeared in over 120 literary and speculative magazines and anthologies, from Asimov’s to Conjunctions to Fantasy & Science Fiction. Her most recent novel is The Splendid City (Angry Robot Books), a political satire about a state that secedes from the U.S. and a cat with a gun, and her latest short-story collection is A Slice of the Dark from Fairwood Press. Find her on Facebook, at what we used to call Twitter, and at www.karenheuler.com.

Roulette Croupier. Carny. Professional Fundraiser. These are a few of the titles Brett O’Reilly has held before adding Author to the list. Brett lives in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, with his wife, children, and feline Lord of the House, Joey Bojangles. Brett’s hobbies include golf, pickleball, paddleboarding, boardgames, and watching horror movies, none of which he seems to ever have time for. Writing. Always writing.

R.P. Serin was born in 1981. He lives in Shropshire, UK with his wife and two children and has worked in the NHS as an Operating Department Practitioner for over 15 years. In 2018, he graduated from the Open University with a 1st class Honours Degree in History and is an Affiliate Writer with the Horror Writers Association. His work has previously been published in Nightmares of Strangers Vol II, Dream of Shadows Anthology, Paranormal Magazine, Horrified Ezine, and elsewhere. He was diagnosed with Autism in 2019.

Caleb James K. hails from Washington, Pennsylvania. When he’s not lifting heavy things or drinking mid-shelf whiskey, he’s talking to other creatives as the host of the Drunken Pen Writing Podcast. You can find some of his forthcoming and recent works in The Sirens Call, PA Bards, Strange Days Zine, miniMAG, Diabolic Press Issue One, and HorrorScope Volumes 3 & 4.

J.M. Faulkner teaches English in the Czech Republic, the perfect place to steep himself in a tumultuous history that fuels his curiosity. His darker writings have appeared in venues such Cosmic Horror Monthly, Eerie River and Nosetouch Press; his sunnier work has appeared in Solarpunk Magazine. His debut novella, Her Being Toward Death, is forthcoming from Grendel Press. Find out more on jmfaulkner.com.