The Supernatural Book of Monsters, Demons, Spirits and Ghouls

Alex Irvine gained attention with his 2002 novel A Scattering of Jades, which won the Crawford, Locus, and International Horror Guild awards. He has also published the Grail Quest novel One King, One Soldier, the World War II–era historical fantasy The Narrows, and the near-future thriller Buyout. His short fiction collections include Pictures from an Expedition (featuring the World Fantasy Award–nominated story "Gus Dreams of Biting the Mail Man") and Unintended Consequences. In addition to his original works, Irvine has published Have Robot, Will Travel, a novel set in Isaac Asimov's positronic robot milieu; Batman: Inferno, about the DC Comics superhero; The Ultimates: Against All Enemies, a novel about the Marvel Comics superhero team; and The Vertigo Encyclopedia. He has also written a number of his own comic book series, including one featuring Daimon Hellstrom for the Marvel Comics imprint MAX, Daredevil Noir, and "Iron Man: The Rapture." He has worked on alternate reality games including The Beast and I Love Bees and is the writer of the Facebook game Marvel: Avengers Alliance. He is currently a professor at the University of Southern Maine.