Bre Stephens

Bre Stephens is a professional editor and college educator who specializes in short fiction, screenwriting, and academic research. When she found limited publication opportunities for gothic and psychological fiction, she created The Dark Sire literary magazine, which specifically focuses on those two genres, adding horror and fantasy to best represent its targeted readership. A creative arts advocate, Bre strives to support writers, poets, and artists in their endeavor to change the world - one work at a time. As a writer, Bre loves to delve into the psyche of her characters, a trait influenced by her love of Edgar Allan Poe. She craves for the darkness to overtake her characters, and for readers to have a double-take reaction, where a second read is necessary to understand all the nuances and Easter eggs left within the tale. Above all, she loves to write vampire fiction, harkening back to vampire as fiend not lover, a menace that preys on humanity. She's currently working on Vampyre Paladin, her debut novel about a doctor fighting to cure humans of vampirism only to come face-to-face with his worst nightmares come to life, and a short story collection called Heaven and Hell, ten shorts that delve into the consequences of life's choices. Both Vampyre Paladin and Road to Hell (a short from the Heaven and Hell collection) can be found in The Dark Sire (Issues 1-4 and 5, respectively). In her free time, Bre is a professional abstract artist who has exhibited in solo and group shows. Her style is self-described as COLORISM, emotive painting that evokes specific feelings and mood in the viewer by use of color and texture. She has shown her work in several cities, notably Los Angeles, St. Louis, Albuquerque, and Cleveland. Bre holds a Masters in English and Creative Writing, a Masters in ESL, and a BA in Art History.