Eric J. Guignard

Eric J. Guignard has twice won the Bram Stoker Award (the highest literary award of horror fiction), won the Shirley Jackson Award, and been a finalist for the World Fantasy Award and International Thriller Writers Award for his works of dark and speculative fiction. He has over 100 stories appearing in publications internationally; has edited multiple anthologies (including his most recent, PROFESSOR CHARLATAN BARDOT’S TRAVEL ANTHOLOGY TO THE MOST (FICTIONAL) HAUNTED BUILDINGS IN THE WEIRD, WILD WORLD, and A WORLD OF HORROR, each a showcase of international horror short fiction. His next anthology is a Middle Grade-revisiting of classic literature tales, SCARING AND DARING ADVENTURES to be released 2025 by HarperCollins. He currently publishes the acclaimed series of author primers created to champion modern masters of the dark and macabre, EXPLORING DARK SHORT FICTION. He is also publisher and acquisitions editor for the renowned +HORROR LIBRARY+ anthology series. Formerly, he was curator of the series HAUNTED LIBRARY OF HORROR CLASSICS, through SourceBooks with co-editor Leslie S. Klinger. His latest books are LAST CASE AT A BAGGAGE AUCTION; DOORWAYS TO THE DEADEYE; and short story collection THAT WHICH GROWS WILD: 16 TALES OF DARK FICTION (Cemetery Dance). His second collection A GRAVESIDE GALLERY: TALES OF GHOSTS AND DARK MATTERS will be out in 2025 (Cemetery Dance). Visit Eric at his website, blog, or social media.