Sam Weller

<p>Sam Weller is the authorized biographer of Ray Bradbury and a two-time Bram Stoker Award finalist. He is the author of <em>The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury</em> (William Morrow, 2005), and <em>Listen to the Echoes: The Ray Bradbury Interviews</em> (Melville House Publishers/Stop Smiling Books, 2010). Weller has written for the <em>Paris Review</em>, National Public Radio, and is the former Midwest Correspondent for <em>Publishers Weekly</em>. His short fiction has been published in numerous journals and magazines. </p><p>Mort Castle is a horror author and a writing teacher who has published over 500 short stories. Twice a winner of the Black Quill award, seven times a Bram Stoker Award nominee, Castle edited <em>On Writing Horror</em>, the primary reference work for dark fiction authors. He lives near Chicago with Jane, his wife of 40 years.</p>