Stephen Mark Rainey is the author of the novels Balak, The Lebo Coven, Dark Shadows: Dreams of the Dark (with Elizabeth Massie), The Nightmare Frontier, Blue Devil Island, The Monarchs, and others, including five novels for mid-grade readers in Elizabeth Massie's Ameri-Scares series; 200+ published works of short fiction; six short-fiction collections; and several audio dramas for Big Finish Productions based on the ABC-TV series Dark Shadows, featuring members of the original TV series cast. For ten years, Mark edited the award-winning Deathrealm magazine and recently edited Deathrealm: Spirits, an anthology of all-new horror fiction from Shortwave Publishing. He has also edited anthologies for Chaosium, Arkham House, and Delirium Books. Mark lives in Martinsville, VA, with his wife, Kimberly, and a passel of precocious housecats. He is an active member of the Horror Writers Association. Visit his website at www.stephenmarkrainey.com.