Rachel A. Brune is an Army veteran, former military journalist, novelist, and editor of the creepy and macabre. She is the founder of Crone Girls Press, an indie horror micropress specializing in anthologies. In 2022, Falstaff Books published the first book in her werewolf secret agent series, Cold Run; later that year, she took on the position of Senior Editor of Falstaff’s new horror imprint, Falstaff Dread. She lives with her spouse, two daughters, and one fluffy orange cat.
John G. Hartness is a teller of tales, a righter of wrong, defender of ladies’ virtues, and some people call him Maurice, for he speaks of the pompatus of love. He is also the award-winning author of the urban fantasy series The Black Knight Chronicles, the Bubba the Monster Hunter comedic horror series, the Quincy Harker, Demon Hunter dark fantasy series, and many other projects.
In 2016, John teamed up with several other publishing industry professionals to create Falstaff Books, a small press dedicated to publishing the best of genre fiction’s “misfit toys.” Falstaff Books has since published over 350 titles with authors ranging from first-timers to NY Times bestsellers, with no signs of slowing down any time soon. He is also the founder of the SAGA Genre Fiction Writers’ Conference, where students hone their business and craft skills to write better books and make more money.
In his copious free time John enjoys long walks on the beach, rescuing kittens from trees and playing Magic: the Gathering. John’s pronouns are he/him.
A 25+ year high school science teacher, Bill Mulligan has parlayed his love of horror, science fiction, and fantasy films into podcasting, convention panels, indie filmmaking, and storytelling. With creative partners such as Christine Parker and Mark C. Lucas, he has worked on five feature films and numerous shorts, including the award-winning 400 Ways to Kill a Vampire, Belladonna, Cache Me If You Can, and Emotional Support Demon, based on his screenplays. His special effects and makeup work can be seen in Blood of the Mummy, Knob Goblins, and The Five Stages of…. When Covid put a temporary stop to indie films, he turned an unproduced screenplay into his first novel, Raum, published by Falstaff Books. He is looking forward to retirement and a life spent fishing, writing, and making movies. He lives in Sanford, NC, with his wife and seven cats, which is admittedly a lot of cats.
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