STEP INTO THE SHADOWS OF THE HORROR AUTHOR’S SHOWCASE AT SCREAMIVERSE EXPO, A TWO-DAY CELEBRATION OF SPINE-CHILLING STORYTELLING!
MEET TALENTED AUTHORS OF HORROR FICTION AND NONFICTION AS THEY UNVEIL THE SECRETS BEHIND THEIR CRAFT AND SHARE INSIGHTS INTO THEIR BOOKS
.png)
BEN FARTHING IS A SUPERNATURAL HORROR AUTHOR WHO EXPLORES THEMES OF STRANGE MYSTERIES, LIMINAL SPACES, AND UNSETTLING JOURNEYS. HE RESIDES NEAR RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, WITH HIS WIFE, CHILDREN, AND A VARIETY OF PETS, INCLUDING DOGS, CATS, DUCKS, AND CHICKENS. FARTHING HAS BEEN HAILED AS "THE MASTER OF MAZES" BY DREW STEPEK OF GODLESS.COM, WITH HIS "I FOUND HORROR" SERIES EXEMPLIFYING THIS TITLE.
MATTHEW C. DUPÉE IS AN AUTHOR, FREELANCE WRITER, AND FILMMAKER SPECIALIZING IN THE HORROR GENRE. HIS BOOK, "A SCARY LITTLE CHRISTMAS: A HISTORY OF YULETIDE HORROR FILMS, 1972-2020," PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE EXPLORATION OF OVER 200 HOLIDAY-THEMED HORROR FILMS. DUPÉE'S WORK HAS BEEN FEATURED IN VARIOUS MEDIA OUTLETS, INCLUDING FANGORIA AND THE NEW YORK TIMES, WHERE HE DISCUSSES THE SUBVERSION OF TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS NARRATIVES THROUGH HORROR CINEMA.
.png)
GARRIS L. R. COLEMAN IS AN AMERICAN FANTASY FICTION AUTHOR, BEST KNOWN FOR HIS DARK FANTASY SERIES, CURSE OF CROWNS, WHICH TRANSPORTS READERS INTO A UNIVERSE RICH WITH MAGIC, INTRIGUE, AND UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTERS. BORN IN CLEVELAND, TENNESSEE, COLEMAN'S CREATIVE JOURNEY BEGAN WITH MUSIC; HE TAUGHT HIMSELF TO PLAY DRUMS AT AGE FOUR AND LATER EXPANDED HIS TALENTS TO INCLUDE TEN DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS. HIS PASSION FOR STORYTELLING LED HIM TO WRITE NOVELS THAT CAPTIVATE READERS, WITH THE CURSE OF CROWNS SERIES BEING A TESTAMENT TO HIS DEDICATION TO CRAFTING IMMERSIVE FANTASY WORLDS.
PHILLIP MARTIN IS A SELF-PUBLISHED FANTASY AUTHOR RENOWNED FOR HIS MULTI-PART SERIES, THE ADVENTURES OF CASSANDRA RHO, WHICH CHRONICLES THE JOURNEY OF AN ORPHANED WITCH STRIVING TO DEFY A DARK PROPHECY. DRAWING FROM HIS RICH IMAGINATION AND EXPERIENCES CRAFTING ROLE-PLAYING NARRATIVES DURING HIS YOUTH, MARTIN BRINGS TO LIFE INTRICATE REALMS AND COMPELLING CHARACTERS IN HIS STORYTELLING. HIS WORKS HAVE GARNERED PRAISE FOR THEIR UNEXPECTED PLOT TWISTS AND IMMERSIVE ADVENTURES.
KIMBERLY PINZON IS A HORROR ENTHUSIAST AND AUTHOR OF "FINAL GIRL REDUX," A NOVEL THAT REFLECTS HER PASSION FOR THE GENRE. OVER THREE YEARS, SHE METICULOUSLY RESEARCHED AND WROTE THE BOOK, ALSO CREATING ACCOMPANYING ARTWORK FOR PRINTS AND STICKERS. PINZON ACTIVELY SHARES HER WORK AND INTERESTS ON PLATFORMS LIKE INSTAGRAM, ETSY, TIKTOK, AND YOUTUBE.
ANGELIQUE ARCHER IS A LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONAL LIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS OF VIRGINIA. STARTING HER WRITING JOURNEY AT ELEVEN, SHE HAD COMPLETED THREE NOVELS BY THIRTEEN. AFTER STUDYING AND WORKING ABROAD, SHE PUBLISHED HER FIRST NOVEL, THE UNDOING, BEFORE TURNING THIRTY.
RANK DESTEFANO IS AN AUTHOR FROM LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, KNOWN FOR HIS DARK LEGEND SERIES, INCLUDING THE DARK LEGEND OF THE FOREIGNER AND ITS SEQUELS. HIS WRITING DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM A LIFELONG PASSION FOR ACTION AND SCIENCE FICTION FILMS, AS WELL AS PERSONAL EXPERIENCES. DESTEFANO ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS, AND REGULARLY ATTENDS COMIC CONS TO CONNECT WITH READERS.
D.C. PHILLIPS IS AN ATLANTA-BASED AUTHOR WHOSE WORK HAS BEEN FEATURED IN A NUMBER OF PUBLICATIONS—MOST RECENTLY THE FIRST ANNUAL ANTHOLOGY SPONSORED BY DAYS OF THE DEAD. HIS WORK IS INSPIRED BY THE MUNDANE AND THE EXTRAORDINARY ALIKE, FROM THE WELL-MANICURED LAWNS OF A SUBURBAN DYSTOPIA TO THE SHADOW-SHROUDED HALLS OF A VICTORIAN GOTHIC MANOR.
DR. MARIE LESTRANGE IS AN ARTIST, MUSICIAN, AND AUTHOR WITH A PARTICULAR INTEREST IN HISTORICAL HORROR. AS THE AUTHOR OF T IS FOR TORTURE AND S IS FOR SERIAL KILLERS, SHE HAS CREATED UNIQUE AND CHILLING PARODIES OF CLASSIC ABC “CHILDREN’S” BOOKS THAT ARE CERTAINLY NOT FOR CHILDREN. IN ADDITION TO WRITING, DR. LESTRANGE CO-HOSTS AND PRODUCES THE MOTHS TO THE FLAME PODCAST, DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM HER RESEARCH INTO THE MACABRE, TRUE CRIME, AND OCCULTISH PRACTICES. HER DEBUT NOVEL, CRIMSON COBBLESTONES, IS COMING FROM CRIMSON CULT MEDIA FALL 2024. SHE AND HER WRITER HUSBAND ALSO LOVE TRAVELING WITH THEIR LITTLE HOBBIT OUTSIDE OF THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS THEY CALL HOME.
FOLLOW ALONG AT HTTPS://LINKTR.EE/LESTRANGEBOOKS.