Crossover Genres

After 25 years in higher education, Patrick R. Field traded in teaching and textbooks to pursue his passion of spine-chilling fiction writing. Holding a Ph.D. in Anatomical Sciences and Neuroscience, his experience informs his writing, a unique blend of scientific knowledge with supernatural storytelling.​

His novels include The Malevolent, The Bedfordshire Warlock and Servant. Up next, Bloodstone, a paranormal gay romance set in the Outer Banks of North Carolina involving pirate lore and blood magic.

Keith Gilman is an award-winning author most known for his atmospheric crime novels and stories. He has most recently turned his attention to horror.

Gilman’s first novel, Father’s Day, won the Best First Private-Eye Novel Award from the Private Eye Writers of America and was published by St. Martin’s Press. His second novel, My Brother’s Keeper, was published by Severn House and a third book, Bad Habits, was published by Down and Out Books. Bad Habits is a collection of stories previously published in a variety of crime fiction magazines, including the story, Devil’s Pocket, originally published in the anthology, Philadelphia Noir from Akashic Books and nominated for a Macavity Award.

Gilman’s latest novel, Spirits of the Dead, is a supernatural thriller, a masterpiece of modern horror in the tradition of Blatty’s Exorcist. Another novel of possession from Gilman, his fifth, is currently in the works. 

Gilman makes his home in Northeast Pennsylvania. He enjoys frequenting the many coffee shops in the region where he enjoys hearing a good ghost stories and becoming immersed in local lore.

www.keithgilman.com

As a young child, J.C. Plaza told tales of creatures living beneath the floorboards to her pet mice, while teaching her Chihuahua Spanish. Later, she earned a BS in Clarinet Performance, and an MBA. She also married her high school sweetheart, birthed two enchanting children, and moved to the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania where she started her doctoral adventures, leading to an early retirement from her music career. After hanging up her clarinet, she kept her black velvet dresses and turned them into the inspiration for her rekindled passion, fantasy storytelling. Now, she spends her time giving life to dreams because fantasies are meant to be shared.

J.C. Plaza is the author of the epic erotic horror novel, The Legend of Lake Sangre: Summer’s Reign.