Erin Crocker is a doughnut enthusiast. She is also the award-winning author of the Synchronicity series and Chronicles of Ashzaria. She resides in Fredericksburg, Va. Her website is AuthorErinCrocker.com, shop her books at SynchShop.net, and follow @authorerincrocker on Instagram and Twitter.
Heddy Johannesen is a Canadian writer. She’s been published in The Dark Ones: Tales and Poems of the Shadow Gods, The Queen of the Sky Who Rules Over All the Gods: A Devotional Anthology in Honor of Bast, Horror Novel Reviews: One Hellacious Halloween Volume 1, Wax & Wane: A Gathering of Witchy Tales, Naming the Goddess, Witches & Pagans magazine, and Circle Magazine. Visit ladyspiderwitch.wordpress.com
Kathleen Halecki possesses a B.A. and M.A. in History, and a doctoral degree in interdisciplinary studies with a focus on early modern Scotland. Although born in New York, she currently resides in a seventeenth century home in New England. The story in this volume was based on, and inspired by, the writings of Governor John Winthrop, The History of New England from 1630 to 1649; Daniel Gookin, An Historical Account of the Doings and Sufferings of the Christian Indians in New England, in the Years 1675, 1676, 1677; Captain John Smith, A Description of New England (1616), and John Hale, A Modest Enquiry Into the Nature of Witchcraft (1697).
Linette Kasper is an avid writer of young adult fantasy and romance, though she likes to dabble in suspense and horror. She is currently working on the sequels to her debut novel, Daimon. She enjoys long walks in old cemeteries, binge-watching TV shows, and trying to stop time frame by frame. Visit Linette’s website at authorlinettekasper.com
Dan Le Fever is a retail manager extraordinaire and a practicing introvert, preferring to spend his time at home playing video games and reading. While he may live in Lynn, MA, when he goes downtown he goes to Salem. He also enjoys spending time learning martial arts, going to metal shows, studying etymology, and reading the works of authors like Frank Herbert, Richard Kadrey, and Chuck Palahniuk.
Kevin Lewis is a graduate of Emerson College. His horror fiction has appeared in publications such as Blood Moon Rising Magazine, MicroHorror, Sonar4 Science Fiction and Horror E-zine, Open Casket Press, Hocus Pocus & Co., and FunDead Publications. Kevin is a member of New England Horror Writers and resides in Massachusetts. Find Kevin on Facebook at facebook.com/kevin.lewis.754703
Samantha Lucero’s a veteran, bibliophile, writer, poetry editor, and twin mom. She’s currently finishing up a full-length novel and her poetry collection, Those Nocturnal Hours, will be out before 2018. Visit sixredseeds.wordpress.com for more info and follow @sixredseeds on Instagram.
Ellery D. Margay is a freelance food and fiction writer who currently resides in a crooked cabin in the California redwoods. His work has previously appeared in The Sonoma County Gazette, Tigershark E-zine, and the FunDead anthology, Night in New Orleans. When not dreaming up tales and occasional poetry, he can be found sampling and reviewing the newest restaurants and wandering the world in search of weirdness, wonder, and misadventure. Find Ellery on Facebook at facebook.com/shadowscribbler
Chad McClendon is an author from Hebron, Kentucky. When he is not turning anyone he meets into a character, he is taking care of his wife & three children. You can find more about him on his Facebook at facebook.com/cmcfiction and follow @CMC_fiction on Twitter, CMCFiction.net for other info.
Jeremy Megargee has always loved dark fiction. He cut his teeth on R.L Stine’s Goosebumps series as a child and a fascination with Stephen King’s work followed later in life. Jeremy weaves his tales of personal horror from Martinsburg, West Virginia with his cat Lazarus acting as his muse/familiar. Find Jeremy on Instagram @xbadmoonrising or at Facebook.com/JMHorrorFiction
Laurie Moran is a lover of the macabre, quirky, and cute, and she wishes it were Halloween every day. When she isn’t writing or editing for FunDead Publications, she likes to make costumes and tiny cemeteries. Find her at fundeadpublications.com and on Instagram as @thecemeterrarium.
Born in Massachusetts, R.C. Mulhare has felt at home in Salem since she was a wee thing listening to her mum reading Grimm’s Faery Tales and the short stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne, and her Irish storyteller dad’s tales of oddballs and their antics. Later, she learned that the Witch City literally was home, as an ancestor on her mother’s side emigrated from England and settled there some thirty years before the Witch Hysteria of 1692, and three hundred and one years before the year of the No-Name Hurricane of 1991 (one of the most memorable Halloweens of her teen years). She’s delighted to have visitors at facebook.com/rcmulhare
Amber Newberry is the head of FunDead Publications, and she writes as often as the muse gives her opportunity. She published her first novel, Walls of Ash, in 2012. Amber is working on a follow-up, if her ADHD would just allow her to stop taking on new projects and finish one of the manuscripts currently collecting dust. Visit AuthorAmberNewberry.com.
Jonathan D. Nichols has been writing for seven years, and has always been huge into horror. Jonathan was in the military and spent over a year stationed away from his family, where he began writing and hasn’t been able to stop since. Jonathan has previous published works in Tome Magazine, Blood Moon Rising Magazine, and has been featured in several anthologies. Find him at jonathandnichols.com
Charles Reis is a native of Rhode Island. After graduating from the University of Rhode Island, he became a tour guide but still pursues his passion for writing. His other works have appeared in various publications such as Wonderlist, Ampersand Literary, and The Ghost Diaries. Follow Charles on Facebook at Facebook.com/Charles.reis.35
EF Sweetman is from Beverly, MA. She has worked as a fishmonger, a picture framer, and as a nurse, but would much rather write ghost stories, hard boiled crime fiction and noir. She lives with her husband, sons, and two really bad dogs. When she is not writing, you might find her glaring out the windows at her neighbors.
Benjamin Thomas writes from New England where he unequally balances time between hiking, his pets, and quoting seemingly random movies. His debut novel, Jack Be Quick, is available now from Owl Hollow Press. Find his novel at owlhollowpress.com/jack-be-quick or get in touch at bthomas7.weebly.com or @jigsawkid7 on Twitter.
Jim Towns is an award-winning filmmaker, artist, and writer. He lives in San Pedro, CA with his wife and two mysterious cats. Follow him on facebook.com/jimtownsfilms or @jimtowns on Instagram @jim_towns on Twitter.
Bret Valdez is an independent writer, horror film aficionado, and an assistant editor for FunDead Publications. His literary influences include Stephen King, Edgar Allen Poe, and Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa. When he’s not busy editing the wonderful pieces from the FunDead writers, he is hard at work on his as yet untitled debut novel. You can find Bret Valdez on Facebook and Twitter by searching @ByBretValdez.
*Bret Valdez would like to thank Amber Newberry for allowing him artistic usage of her original character, ‘the Widow’, as inspiration for his piece in this anthology.
Steve Zisson is a journalist who has written about the business of drug development for many years and is currently senior editor at BioSpace.com, where he covers biotech. Way back when newspapers were only paper-based, he was a reporter at several papers, including The Salem News. His speculative fiction has been published in Nature, Daily Science Fiction and Mad Scientist Journal, among others. He was born and raised in Salem, lives in a nearby town, and indeed careened down the monstrous Forest River Park slide numerous times when he was young—and lived to tell about it. @SteveZisson on social media!
ABOUT fundead publications
FunDead Publications is located in Salem, Massachusetts, a city which has provided endless inspiration to writers of every genre for hundreds of years. Established by Amber Newberry in late 2015, FunDead released its first collection, Shadows in Salem, in October of 2016. Since then, FunDead has published several collections of short gothic and horror stories, as well as one poetry anthology. Devoted to providing a space for scribblers new to publishing, as well as veterans of independent
and traditional means, Amber Newberry hopes to keep the age old art of story-telling alive and well in The Witch City.
With a love for horror, gothic fiction, and all things macabre, FunDead brings a little joy to those who prefer the dark side. Currently, FunDead is in the art stage of a very special collection of short stories for children and nostalgic grown-ups, featuring illustrations by Matt & Ryan Murray of Black Veil Tattoo. A gothic collection is in the early planning phase and is slated for 2018.
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