Hot Blood: Tales of Erotic Horror

and four Writers Guild of America awards for outstanding teleplay.

Mike Newton

Mike Newton is a chief scribe of the Mack Bolan series, having penned over thirty Bolans as well as over thirty other fiction and nonfiction titles. 'Pretty Is…' is his first piece of published short horror fiction.

Gary Brandner

Brandner has been writing full-time since 1969, and is the author of the popular Howling series, among others. 'Aunt Edith' is a substantially rewritten version of an earlier published work called 'Her Aunt the Witch.'

Dennis Etchison

The author of three short story collections of his own work, Etchison is also a master of the horror anthology as editor of Cutting Edge and the Masters of Darkness series. A Los Angeles resident, he is currently at work on a screenplay for John Carpenter.

John Skipp and Craig Spector

Skipp and Spector's initial co-writing efforts were rock songs for their high school bands. A mutual interest in horror films and fiction led them to write several popular horror novels in tandem, including The Light at the End and The Scream.

Rex Miller

Miller's first-ever novel Slob was hailed by people like Stephen King and Harlan Ellison. 'The Voice,' Miller's first published piece of short fiction, is, he claims, based on a true-life incident from his days as a top-rated DJ.

Robert Bloch

Best known for his novel Psycho, which became a classic Hitchcock film, Bloch has authored nineteen novels, more than thirty short story collections, and several produced screenplays.

Steve Rasnic Tem

The prolific and diverse Tem has sold over a hundred pieces of short fiction in the fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery fields. 'What I'm interested in is disturbing the reader,' Tem says, a goal achieved — and then some — in 'Carnal House.'

Les Daniels

Daniels's work includes the popular Don Sebastian vampire series, plus nonfiction works in the horror and comics fields. 'They're Coming for You,' Daniels's first short story, was nominated for a World Fantasy Award in 1987.

Jeff Gelb

Gelb is a former FM rock DJ and columnist for the music industry trade journal Radio & Records. His first novel, Specters, saw print in 1988. Gelb is currently working on a second in collaboration with Michael Garrett.

Ray Garton

Garton is the author of five horror novels, many of which include strong erotic elements. Garton teaches creative writing at a California university.

David J. Schow

Schow has a double life. As an accomplished horror writer, he has had fiction published in Twilight Zone, Night Cry, and others, has authored two novels, and has written The Outer Limits: The Official Companion. Under a number of pseudonyms, Schow has penned sixteen TV/film tie-ins and series books. 'Red Light' won the 1987 World Fantasy Award for Short Story.