THE THIRTY
About the Authors
Chapter 1 – Don Gillette
Chapter 2 – Mindi Snyder
Mindi Snyder is a book reviewer who shares her passion for reading on Twitter, Instagram, Goodreads, and Amazon. Horror is her first love, but she often reads other genres. When not reading and reviewing, she spends time with her three parrots and is a big fan of horror and Marvel movies. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram @gowsy33Chapter 3 – Steve Stred
Steve Stred is the author of two novels, four novellas, two collections of short stories, and one collection of poetry. His work has been described as dark, bleak horror. When not writing, he reads voraciously and publishes reviews on Kendall Reviews. Steve lives in Edmonton, AB, Canada and enjoys spending his free time with his wife, son, and dog.Chapter 4 – Miranda Crites
Miranda Crites is a reader, book reviewer, photographer, writer, and lover of horror from the ghostly woods of rural West Virginia. She has always enjoyed reading, photography, and writing. Miranda received her first camera as a gift when she was 9 years old and the writing bug also bit her at a very early age. She won the Young Writer’s contest in the first grade and never stopped writing. @Miranda_C_rites is on Twitter and Instagram. Her website is mirandacritesreadsandwrites.comChapter 5 – D.W. Gillespie
D.W. Gillespie hails from parts unknown in the dark
woods of Tennessee. Supported by his wife and two feral children, he spends
most days hunkered over a vintage typewriter he found in a smoking crater deep
within the forest primeval. Bearded and muttering, he writes tales to terrify
by the light of a kerosene lamp. He is represented by the Brower Literary
Agency, and his work has been featured in many publications, both online and in
print. His novel The Toy Thief, was
met with critical success and his latest novel, One by One is available world-wide from Flame Tree Press. You can
follow D.W. on twitter @dw_gillespie and on his website, dwgillespie.com
Chapter 6 – Charlene Cocrane
Chapter 7 – Jonathan Janz
Chapter 8 – Bethany Guerra
Bethany Guerra is a horror lover and book blogger currently living in Arizona. When she’s not reading or haunting houses, her time is spent volunteering with birds of prey. She credits her love of horror from two sources: her Dad’s slasher film obsession and her Grandma’s fairy tales. The marrying of the two left her with a great appreciation for all things ‘beautifully terrifying.’ Find her on all platforms @wraithsandrosesChapter 9 – Lachlan Watt
Lachlan Watt is a writer and musician from Adelaide,
South Australia. His short fiction has been featured in Aphotic Realm magazine, various places online, and in The Grey Rooms horror anthology podcast.
If he's not writing or spending time with his wife and son, he can be found
enjoying a pint of stout in the front bar of the Grace Emily hotel.
Chapter 10 – Terri Harrington
Terri Harrington began writing microfiction on twitter
in 2017. Currently she is editing her first novel, Someone Is Watching, which is due to be published in early 2020.
Terri’s work can also be read in two upcoming anthologies to be published in
late 2019. Besides writing, she enjoys reading horror, thrillers, suspense, and
science fiction works. Terri lives in Kansas with her husband, Todd, and their
yellow Labrador Retriever, Marty. Follow her @SmartyMarty1126 and on her blog,
terrihomeblog.wordpress.com
Chapter 11 – Aaron Nash
Aaron Nash is an avid reader and film fanatic.
Being an introvert, he's never happier than when he’s alone on a dark winter’s
night with a good book in his hand. As a new found family man he hasn’t had
time to get the many ideas floating around in his head onto paper, but he’s
hoping that his contribution to this project will be the stepping stone he
needs to branch out. You can follow Aaron on twitter @ApatheticPawn
Chapter 12 – W. Sheridan Bradford
W. Sheridan Bradford was raised on a cattle ranch in Colorado, which
explains the smell. Despite his best efforts, he graduated from the University
of Houston. His horror novels include All
Hallows and Moon Blood. To stalk
him properly, holler @wsbradford on Twitter or visit wsbradford.com
Michelle Enelen writes for Kendall Reviews. She's published on Eohippus Labs, Medium, and 42 Words. Her work is part of the 2019 Poetry Marathon Anthology. Michelle has several short stories out for consideration, exempting the ones that have been read on Discord. She is just getting started. You can follow Michelle on Twitter @falln468
Chapter 14 – Kev Harrison
Kev Harrison is a writer and English teacher from the UK, living in Lisbon, Portugal. His short stories have been featured in a number of anthologies, magazines, and podcasts. His debut novelette, Cinders of a Blind Man Who Could See is available now from Demain Publishing. You can connect with Kev on twitter where he is known as @lisboetaingles. His website is kevharrisonfiction.com
Chapter 15 – Sadie Hartmann
Sadie Hartmann (aka Mother Horror) reviews horror for Cemetery Dance and SCREAM magazines. She is the co-owner of the horror fiction subscription company, Night Worms. Sadie lives in Tacoma, WA with her husband of 20+ years where they enjoy perfect weather, street tacos, and hanging out with their 3 kids. They have a Frenchie named Owen. You can follow Sadie on twitter @SadieHartmann and on nightworms.comChapter 16 – George Ranson
Chapter 17 – Owen Morgan
Owen Morgan is a weird/bizarre horror writer from
South Wales, UK, and the co-founder of The Abominable Book Club, a horror
fiction subscription service. His debut collection Mad Hallelujah and Other Oddities was released in September 2019.
You can follow him on twitter @ON_Morgan
Chapter 18 – Tracy Robinson
Tracy Robinson is a horror “cheerleader” who loves to
lift up her favorite books through reviews, photographs, as well as on social
media. She is a regular reviewer for the Sci Fi and Scary review site and a
member of the Ladies of Horror Fiction team, a group of book enthusiasts
dedicated to lifting up women in horror fiction. She can be found grading
essays at her day job and spending every moment possible outside with her
family and pup. She can be found on Twitter and Instagram at @tracy_reads79
Chapter 19 – Chris Sorensen
Chris Sorensen is the author of The Messy Man Series: The Nightmare Room, The Hungry Ones and the upcoming The Messy Man. He is a multiple AudioFile Earphones Award winner for his work as an audiobook narrator (Audible, Tantor, Recorded Books, Hachette, Harper Audio). Chris is also a produced playwright, graphic designer and maker of a mean curried chicken. He haunts a lake house in New Jersey with his wife and pooches. Twitter: @casorensen / Web: casorensenwrite.comChapter 20 – Jake Kennedy
Jake Kennedy is a super dad by day and a correctional officer by night. He resides in Illinois with his wife Maggie and his two children, Arianna and Salem.Chapter 21 – Imber Blu
Imber Blu is a lifelong enthusiast of all things
horror reading anything she can get her hands on, watching horror movies within
days of their release, and enjoying many haunts in the month of October. She is
the author of St. Charles Asylum and Whitefeather Black Raven. Imber enjoys
spending time with her children where they live in the foothills of the Great
Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. You can find her on twitter @authorimberblu or by
visiting her website, ImberBlu.com
Chapter 22 – Mason McDonald
Mason McDonald is an artist and writer from Dominion,
Nova Scotia. A lifelong horror fan, he spends his time either watching scary
movies or trying to imagine his own. He encourages readers to follow him on
Twitter @Mas0nMcD0nald for all updates on future projects.
Chapter 23 – Frank Errington
Frank Errington was a radio personality in Tucson,
Arizona and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Upon his retirement, he dove into
reviewing horror fiction and became a highly respected member of the horror
community. Sadly, Frank passed away on May 31, 2019 prior to writing his
chapter, but he will always be a member of “The Thirty.” His reviews appear on Cemetery Dance online and can also be
found on his website, Horrible Book
Reviews at frankmichaelserrington.blogspot.com
Chapter 24 – Kyle Gray
Kyle Gray is a screenwriter; he won the Best Writer award at the Wellington Independent Film Festival 2019 for his pilot script Kayfabe (which also appeared on Episode 48 of the Script Shop podcast) and was a Semi-Finalist at the Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship 2019 with his script GrayFox. He is the writer of 10 screenplays and when he’s not at the keyboard, he is relentlessly watching movies and obsessively quoting Quentin Tarantino dialogue. He lives in the UK in Derbyshire with his wife and daughter.Chapter 25 – J.J. McDowell
J.J. (Jamie Jessica) McDowell is a reader and lover of all things
horror. Raised on Vincent Price movies and Stephen King books, she writes short
stories and is currently working on her first novel. J.J. taught Freshman
English while working on her Master's degree, but is currently an Executive
Director at a non-profit arts organization in Wisconsin. Find her at
@ZenBookworm on Twitter and @GhostBookworm on Instagram.
Chapter
26 – Jim Herbert
Chapter 27 – Chris Chelser
Chris Chelser is a Dutch-born author with a life-long
passion for history, psychology and occultism. Inspired by first-hand
experiences, she writes novels, short stories and articles about the stuff of
nightmares that may very well be real.
Chapter 28 – Lilyn George
Lilyn G. is the owner of Sci-Fi & Scary, a site which reviews primarily science fiction and horror with an emphasis on covering diverse writers. You can follow Lilyn on twitter @ScifiandScary and on scifiandscary.comChapter 29 – Scott Kemper
Scott Kemper was born in Boston, Massachusetts, grew up in the punk scene, and teaches in South Boston. His steady diet of horror fiction started in the 70’s when he was 6 years old with Goosebumps novels. Follow Scott on twitter @rudy53088 where he posts reviews of horror movies. His reviews are also posted on Goodreads and Signal Horizon. He hosts a podcast, Staring Into the Abyss, and is working on a novella.Chapter 30 – Edward Lorn
Edward Lorn is a reader, writer, and content creator. You can follow him on twitter @EdwardLorn and on his YouTube channel.