Deb Eskie

Mother's Sin

Deb Eskie is a resident of Somerville, MA and has an M.Ed in creative arts education. With a background in women's studies, her focus as a writer is to expose the woman's experience through unsettling tales that highlight the dilemma of sexual repression and oppression. By combining the genres of feminist and horror fiction she aims to not only disturb readers, but deliver a message that is informative and thought provoking.

In 2005 Deb's play, Tell Me About Love, was featured in the Provincetown Playwright Festival. In 2011, she has been featured in online magazines such as Deadman's Tome, Bad Moon Rising, and Fringe. Also in 2011, her short story, For the Love of Death, was published by Pill Hill Press.

Cedric the Geek

Spooning

Born in the Small Town of Itta Bena, Mississippi, Cedric was known as an Outcast by many. Cedric begin to fill his life through the Art of Magic. With Mississippi being known for its strict Religious views, Cedric was often criticized by many, in what they believe was the work of Supernatural practices. Through trial and error, Cedric has continued to hone his skills and present his brand of magic that will never be forgotten. He now works as an Independent Creator and Performer on both the Stage and Close-Up.

Ken Goldman

Lunchtime at the Justice Café

Ken Goldman,  an affiliate member of the Horror Writers Association,  has homes on the Main Line in Pennsylvania and at the Jersey shore  depending upon his mood and the track of the sun.  His stories appear in over 555 independent press publications in the U.S.,  Canada,  the UK,  and Australia  with over twenty due for publication in 2010.  His book of short stories,  "You Had Me At ARRGH!! : Five Uneasy Pieces by Ken Goldman" (Sam's Dot Publishers) remains an all-time top ten best seller at The Genre Mall where (shameless plug alert)  it can be purchased.  Australia's Precision Pictures has contracted Ken's short story "The Keeper" to be filmed (hopefully) during 2011, and in June 2010 Damnation books published his novella "Desiree" (in downloadable eBook; print and Kindle editions are available on Amazon.com). Ken would be famous except for the fact nobody seems to know who he is.

K.R. Helms

Where the Belladonna Blooms

K.R. Helms is a freelance writer, former Marine and amateur coffin builder. He has previously been published in Dark Gothic Resurrected Magazine. He resides in rural Ohio with his wife and daughter.

Christopher Hivner

The Eater

Pennsylvania is where I live and write, a tropical island is where I'd rather be. My stories and poems have been published here and there. A collection of horror short stories, "The Spaces Between Your Screams", was published in 2008. Visit my website at www.chrishivner.com.

Taryn Hook

Pickers

A similar version of this story first appeared in Horrorfind.com.  All rights are available.  My work has appeared in a variety of publications, including Hadrosaur Tales, Zahir, Steel Caves, and in 2011, The Writing Disorder.com.

Eric J. Krause

Dora's Book

Eric J. Krause pens stories from Orange County, California, just minutes away from Disneyland. He has over two dozen short stories published in The Absent Willow Review, Trail of Indiscretion, Allegory, and Nocturnal Ooze, just to name a few. You can visit his blog on writing at http://ejkwritingspot.blogspot.com.

Michael Lejeune

Read to Me

Michael Lejeune lives and works in New York.  He has work published in Battered Suitcase, Static Movement, ShriekFreak Quarterly, and others.  If he could choose his death, he'd be caught in some kind of Lovecraftian nightmare, and almost make it out.

Bianca Luedeker

The Dinner Guest

Bianca Luedeker has lived her whole life in the small town of Sedona, Arizona, home of the Zaki Gordon Institute for Independent Filmmaking.  Before attending the Zaki Gordon Institute, Bianca spent seven years at Northern Arizona University where received three degrees: a bachelor’s in math education, a masters in mathematics, and a masters in statistics.

Bianca is a self-taught make-up effects artist specializing in practical gore effects.  She is inspired by the works of Tom Savini, Dick Smith, and Peter Jackson.  It is her dream to master the effect of the exploding head.

After discovering the book, “Grande Illusions” by Tom Savini when she was fourteen, Bianca began studying make-up effects and filmmaking.  She completed two zombie films before attending the Zaki Gordon Institute in the fall of 2008.   There Bianca made her third zombie film, “The Dinner Guest”, which won four school awards including best screenplay, best actress, best production design, and best picture.

Bianca came back to Zaki Gordon in the fall of 2010 to make a documentary about horror movie special effects artists.  In this documentary, she will confront her fears of leaving home and venture to Los Angles to meet her heroes.

Bianca first saw her year at Zaki Gordon as a break from mathematics and was planning on going back to school to get a PhD.  However, after the success of “The Dinner Guest”, Bianca is now planning to do a feature length version…and then get a PhD.

Jerry McKinney

Abe

Jerry McKinney lives in Central Florida and found his love of writing only a year ago. He has written stories in Key Publications Vicious Trilogy and since then has been accepted into Netbound Publishing’s anthology I believe in Werewolves due out this spring. His stories can be purchased through:

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Expect a lot more ... It's gonna be a hell of a ride.

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Rebecca Schwab

Funeral Hats

Rebecca Schwab is three weeks shy of an MFA in Fiction from West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV.  Originally, she's from a small town near Buffalo, NY, and plans to return there after she graduates.  Why?  Because nine months of snow, a rusty economy, and high taxes blow her skirt up.  Also, because it's home.

Her future plans may include but are not limited to:  delivering grapes with her father, owning a breakfast diner, working at a greenhouse, becoming a dog foster mom, and writing more stories about the everyday grotesque.

69FoP is her first place of publication, but with any luck, not her last.