<p><strong>John Wooley</strong> made his first professional sale in the late 1960s, placing a script with the legendary <em>Eerie </em>magazine. He's now in his sixth decade as a professional writer, having written three mass-market paperback horror novels with co-author Ron Wolfe, including <em>Death's Door</em>, which was one of the first books released under Dell's Abyss imprint and nominated for a Bram Stoker Award. His solo horror and fantasy novels include<em> Awash in the Blood</em>, <em>Ghost Band</em>, and <em>Dark Within</em>, the latter a finalist for the Oklahoma Book Award. </p><p>Wooley is also the author of the critically acclaimed biographies <em>Wes Craven: A Man and His Nightmares</em> and <em>Right Down the Middle: The Ralph Terry Story</em>. He has co-written or contributed to several volumes of Michael H. Price's <em>Forgotten Horrors</em> series of movie books and co-hosts the podcast of the same name. </p>