Our first author shall be the wonderful Poppy Z. Brite.

Poppy Z. Brite

Poppy Z. Brite is twenty-seven years old. She lives and write in the wonderful city of New Orleans. Her first novel, Lost Souls, was nominated for Best First Novel in 1992. Her second novel, Drawing Blood, was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award and the Bram Stoker Award. Her short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies. �One of her other books "Exquisite Corpse" is said to be so bone chilling and heart stopping. Lost Souls was a masterpiece!! Please pick up some of her work. You WONT be dissapointed!!

Our next author is the Famous Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe

Date Of Birth: January 19, 1809

Place of Birth: Boston Massachusetts

Education: Grammer School-Irvine, Scotland (1815)

Sloane Street, Londen (1815-16)

Manor House School ,

Stoke Newington, England (1817-20)

Preparatory School: Richmond, Virginia (1820-25)

College: University of Virginia (1826..Feb to Dec.)

Military Service : U.S. Army, Fort Moultrie, South Carolina and Fortress Monroe, Virginia (May 26, 1827-April 15, 1829) �sergeant major, honorable discharge.

Parents: Deceased

Guardian: Mr. John Allan. Richmond Virginia

At 26 Edgar begun working for magazines. He had been a magazine editor for 4 different magazines over a total period of six years. He had supported an ailing wife on words. Sometimes, for the modern reader, the words get in the way; the sentences are long and the vocabulary is difficult. He is a classic horror writer!

Now �we have Clive Barker

Clive Barker

Clive Barker was born in Liverpool in 1952 and now lives in Los Angeles, where he divides his time between writing, painting and filmmaking, He is the author of The Books of Blood, The Damnation Game, The Hellbound Heart, In the Flesh, the inhuman condition, Weaveworld, Cabal, The great and secret show, Imajica and the childrens fantasy The Thief of Always which he also illustrated. The films CandyMan, Nightbreed, and the Wonderful Hellraiser Series (which are my favorite) are among those he has written, directed or produced. You will really enjoy this Dark and Twisted author.

Cant forget the now classic Anne Rice

Anne Rice

Anne Rice is the author of many erotic vampire novels such as, Interview with the Vampire, The feast of all saints, The vampire Lestat, The queen of the Damed, The mummy, The witching hour, and cry to heaven. She also write under the name Anne Rampling and A.N. Roquelaure. Anne Rice was born in New Orleans, where she now lives with her husband Stan Rice, and their son Christopher. She is an excellent writer!!

Now the Thomas Harris

Thomas Harris

A �native of mississippi, Thomas Harris began his writing career covering crime in the United States and Mexico, and was reporter and editor for the Associated Press in New York City. His first novel, Black Sunday was published in 1975, followed by Red Dragon �in 1981, and The Silence of the Lambs in 1988. �Thomas Harris is a great writer. His work demented and shocking! Silence of the Lambs was my favorite. Now I shall see if his newest Novel Hannibal (which just came out) can top it off!!