Horrific Scribes Presents: Invasions of World, Home, Body, and Mind: 24 tales of terror without boundaries

L. Andrew Cooper’s works include novels and novellas Descending Lines, Crazy Time, The Skinner Effect, Father Is Pleased, The Middle Reaches (a series), Alex’s Escape, Noir Falling, and others; short story collections Stains of Atrocity, Peritoneum, and Leaping at Thorns; poetry collection The Great Sonnet Plot of Anton Tick; non-fiction Dario Argento and Gothic Realities; co-edited fiction anthologies Reel Dark and Imagination Reimagined; and the co-edited textbook Monsters. He has also written 35 award-winning screenplays. After studying at Harvard and Princeton, he used his Ph.D. to teach about horror across the U.S. He now focuses on writing and publishing.

HJ Dutton is a Pennsylvania resident and recent graduate of University College Cork’s Creative Writing MA. His biggest influences include MR James, Algernon Blackwood, Ramsey Campbell, and Brian Evenson. He also wrote "Family of Four," in this volume.

Phoebe Barr is a library worker, environmental activist, and writer. Her speculative fiction has previously appeared in The Colored Lens and the Ethereal Nightmares anthology. More of her work is available online at writealongtheriver.wordpress.com.

Jim Best’s work ranges from literary fiction to internet fanfiction. He lives in rural Kentucky with his family. You can find his work at Saros Speculative Fiction, Ink Nest Poetry, and the forthcoming volume of Eggplant Emoji. His short story “Haint Seen Nothin’” recently placed in the top three of the Echoes of Appalachia Creative Writing Contest and will be featured on an upcoming episode of the ALPHANUMERIC podcast. Find him on Bluesky at @jmbest.bsky.social.

A mass of tentacles and rose vines masquerading as a person, Amanda M. Blake (she/they) is the author of such horror titles as Question Not My Salt, Deep Down, and Out of Curiosity and Hunger, dark poetry collection Dead Ends, and the Thorns fairy tale mash-up series. For more, visit amandamblake.com.

Jon Clendaniel is a writer of speculative fiction from western Pennsylvania. His work has appeared in Flash Point Science Fiction, Just Keep Up Magazine, and Shelter of Daylight, among others. He works in communications for a large university, where he fights a losing battle in support of the Oxford Comma.

David Corse is a dark fantasy and weird horror author from Ohio. His novelette “Mother Is Coming Home” is available in Split Scream Volume 6 by Tenebrous Press. His debut novella, Cerulean Sky, is scheduled for release in November 2025 by Polymath Press. You can chat with him on Bluesky at @itsmedavidcorse.bsky.social and learn more about him on his website, www.davidcorseauthor.com.

Richard Dansky is a North Carolina-based author of 8 novels and 2 short story collections. He’s worked in video games for 25+ year, and has written for franchises such as The Division, Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Hunt: Showdown. Currently the Narrative Director at Romero Games, he was also a core contributor to White Wolf’s classic World of Darkness TTRPG setting.

John Davis is an early childhood educator from Australia. He writes short stories across a range of genres, including horror, sci-fi, and fantasy. His work has appeared in Aurealis and AntipodeanSF.

Laura DeHaan is a masseuse and crematorium technician in Toronto, Canada. Visit their website https://iaminyoureyebrain.com/ for a full listing of their published works. They can still be found on twitter: @WritInRooster.

T. Fox Dunham lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania with his wife, Allison. His first book, The Street Martyr, is in production to be a major motion picture by Throughline Films. He’s a well-published crime, horror and sci-fi author and a member of the HWA. Fox contributed to official Stargate canon with a story published in the Stargate Anthology Points of Origin from Fandemonium Books, telling the last story of the Asgard. He’s also a political author. MSN, Yahoo News and several north-eastern newspapers regularly publish his op-ed pieces. More information at tfoxdunham.com & Twitter: @TFoxDunham

Joseph Hirsch is the author of several published novels and novellas and many short stories, articles, and essays. His nonfiction has also appeared in Fight Hype and Film International. He holds an MA in German Studies from the University of Cincinnati and is online at www.joeyhirsch.com.

Tom Johnstone is the author of The Monsters are Due in Madison Square Garden, Star-Spangled Knuckle Duster, The Song of Salomé, and the collections Last Stop Wellsbourne, and Let Your Hinged Jaw Do the Talking. His fiction has appeared in Chthonic Matter Quarterly, Supernatural Tales, Creepypod, Shadowplays, Body Shots, Medusa, Ethereal Nightmares: The Second Sleep and Infernal Mysteries, or a Compendium of Gothic Reveries and Dolorous Tales. His story “Body Worlds,” which first appeared in Body Shots, was selected for reprint in Best Horror of the Year, Vol. 17. More info at tomjohnstone.wordpress.com.

Kasimma is an author from Igboland–obodo ndi dike. Visit her at https://kasimma.com/.

Emmanuel Komen is an African contemporary poet, philosopher, and thinker based in Nairobi, Kenya. His works explore themes of identity, nature, and the human experience. He is a dedicated tours and travel agent, guiding visitors to breathtaking destinations such as the Masai Mara for the wildebeest migration, as well as Mount Kenya and Kilimanjaro for adventurous climbs. A passionate motorsport enthusiast, Emmanuel is an avid fan of the safari rally and proudly supports Team Toyota GR.

Leonardo J. Lamanna is an Italian archaeologist with a deep love for dark speculative fiction and poetry. Whether set in a prehistoric jungle, an urban labyrinth, or a post-apocalyptic future, his stories explore Homo sapiens’ fragile bond with life—and its inevitable end.

Steven Mathes lives miles from the nearest pavement with a spouse and a dog. When he isn’t writing, he tends a garden. He gardens because he likes to cook. He cooks because he is passionate about eating. He is a full member of SFWA. Links to some of his stories can be found at stevenmathes.com.

Member of the Denver Horror Collective, as well as the HWA, Thomas C. Mavroudis has an MFA from the University of CA, Riverside – Palm Desert under the direction of Stephen Graham Jones. His debut collection, Rabbit Face and Other Awful Encounters, was released in April 2025 from JournalStone. His short stories have recently appeared on Creepy-A Horror Podcast, The NoSleep Podcast, and in Cosmic Horror Monthly, NonBinary Review, Carpe Noctem, Frontiers of Fright, and the Shirley Jackson Award nominated anthology Mooncalves.

Trisha Ridinger McKee is a multi-genre author of seventeen novels and over 100 published short stories. Her stories have appeared in publications such as Chicken Soup for the Soul, Crab Fat Literary, Deep Fried Horror, Myslexia, and more.  While her novels are romance/women’s fiction, she indulges in her darker side with short stories in the genres of horror and sci-fi.

Eric Nash is a short story writer from South West England. His dark tales have been published in numerous venues including Horror Library 8 by Dark Moon Books, Coffin Bell Journal, Dark Horses magazine, and Demain’s Short Sharp Shocks! series. His work also made it onto Ellen Datlow’s Best Horror of the Year recommended list vol 16. His short fiction collection, Corpse Road Blues: an exploration of contemporary hauntings, is out now from Demain Publishing. Find out more: https://eric-nash-inked-up-and-earthbound.com/

M. Brandon Robbins is a writer, gamer, and librarian who lives in Goldsboro, NC. His work has appeared in Trembling with Fear and various short story and poetry anthologies. His novel Mr. Haunt is forthcoming from Sley House Publishing in 2028. Brandon blogs at Writing Screams, is on Bluesky, and has a Substack. His short story “Heart of Stone” is available as a chapbook from Demain Publishing.

Cassandra O’Sullivan Sachar is an associate English professor who teaches creative writing and composition. She holds a Doctorate of Education from the University of Delaware and an MFA in Creative Writing focused on horror fiction from Wilkes University. She is the author of the Regal Summit Book Award-winning novel Darkness There but Something More, the short story collection Keeper of Corpses and Other Dark Tales, the horror novella Close the Door, and more. Additionally, she is the Bram Stoker Award-nominated editor of the scholarship anthology No More Haunted Dolls: Horror Fiction that Transcends the Tropes. For more, visit https://cassandraosullivansachar.com/.

Sydney Sackett is a Frostburg State University grad and currently edits full-time. Some of her creative work appears in Etherea, Menacing Hedge, Allegory, and Not One of Us. She can be tracked down to https://sydneybsackett.wixsite.com/website.

K. Thompson lives with her cat in Philadelphia. She enjoys staring forlornly at her unread book pile and eating pad thai. Her work has previously been published in Crow & Cross Keys and Black Sheep Magazine. You can follow her @thompsinator.bsky.social.

Fendy S. Tulodo is an art worker from Malang, Indonesia. He works with words and music to study how time feels different to people and how connections linger even when they’re gone. By day, he sells motorcycles. By night, he makes moody music as Nep Kid and writes stories in different forms. His art lives in the gap between words and true feelings. Follow him on Instagram: @fendysatria_