Host: R. B. Wood

Maria Haskins is a Swedish-Canadian writer and reviewer of speculative fiction. She lives just outside Vancouver with a husband, two children, several noisy birds, a snake, and a very large black dog.
Maria’s work Her short fiction has appeared in Best Horror of the Year Volume 13, Nightmare, Lightspeed, The Deadlands, Sunday Morning Transport, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and elsewhere. Her fiction can also be found in her short story collections WOLVES AND GIRLS and SIX DREAMS ABOUT THE TRAIN. Find out more on her website mariahaskins.com.

Host: R. B. Wood

Eric Marcellino (EM) Otero is a Puerto Rican writer of horror and science fiction who writes under the pen name EM Otero. He loves to mix genres, seeing horrifying monsters, next to giant robots and spaceships. When Eric isn’t writing, he is a blue collar worker and spends his days mowing lawns, plowing snow, and still finding time to be a father and husband.

Host: R. B. Wood

Cheryl Cantafio is a poetry and children's book writer from Norristown, Pennsylvania. When she's not writing, she works in information technology, co-hosts a podcast (You Only Go Once), reads gothic horror or thriller novels, or binge-watches movies and television series. Her book My Stay with the Sisters: Poems was her debut as an author and poet in May 2023. Her gothic poetic tale, A Place No Flowers Grow, will arrive on September 24, 2024. Barry and the Big Jump will be her debut children's book, set to release in November 2024. Connect with her on Instagram: @cherylc.writer

Host: R. B. Wood

Poet Laureate of New Bedford, Massachusetts from 2014 to 2021, author and playwright Patricia Gomes is published in numerous literary journals and anthologies. Gomes is the author of four poetry chapbooks. She is a Pushcart Prize nominee (2008, 2018, and2021) as well as a 5-time Rhysling Science Fiction Award nominee. Recent publications include Poem Alone, Horror Writers Poetry Showcase X, Potter’s Field 8, and the soon to be published anthology The Lycanthropicon.

Host: R. B. Wood

L. Marie Wood is a Golden Stake Award and two-time Bookfest Award-winning, Ignyte Award and two-time Bram Stoker Award® nominated author. She is also a MICO Award-winning screenwriter, a Rhysling nominated poet, and accomplished essayist. Wood is the Vice President of the Horror Writers Association, founder of the Speculative Fiction Academy, an English/Creative Writing professor, and a horror scholar. Learn more at www.lmariewood.com.

Host: R. B. Wood

A bookworm since childhood, Belinda Brady is passionate about stories and after years of procrastinating, has finally turned her hand to writing them, with a preference for supernatural and dark themes; her love of both often competing for her attention. She has had several stories published in a variety of publications, both online and in anthologies. Belinda lives in Australia with her family, one very grumpy cat and two super spoiled and super cute dachshunds. Belinda enjoys reading, writing, music and cocktails - often enjoyed together - and working out when she can have her next nap.

Host: R. B. Wood

Karl Dandenell is a graduate of Viable Paradise and a Full Member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association. He and his family, plus their cat overlords, live on an island near San Francisco famous for its Victorian architecture and low speed limits. His preferred drinks are strong black tea with milk and single malt whiskey. Karl’s fiction and poetry have appeared in publications and podcasts in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. You can follow his occasional posts and read more of his fiction on his website, www.firewombats.com.

Host: R. B. Wood

Lucretia Stanhope, a neurodiverse, relentlessly optimistic chronic illness warrior with less grace than determination, navigates her crone stage in a quaint Midwest town surrounded by cornfields. Amidst enduring medical trials that could rival horror stories, her pen never rests. When not lost in the wonderful lands of her imagination, she finds solace in doting on her three chihuahuas and her endlessly patient husband.