Mark McLaughlin

MARK McLAUGHLIN has excelled at writing horror and dark fantasy fiction for most of his life, while still working as a consultant in the fields of marketing and public relations. His fiction is noted for providing a more contemporary edge to genre storylines. His works have appeared in hundreds of magazines, websites, and anthologies worldwide. In 2023, he was a Guest of Honor at the Necronomicon Tampa convention, along with his collaborator and best friend, Michael Sheehan, Jr. McLaughlin is the author of the novella, HEPZIBAH'S GAZEBO; the novels HUMAN DOLL, THE HELL NEXT DOOR, and INJECTABLES; and many fiction collections, including: - THE WEIRD WORLD OF MARK McLAUGHLIN MEGAPACK(R) - BEST LITTLE WITCH-HOUSE IN ARKHAM - HIDEOUS FACES, BEAUTIFUL SKULLS - EMPRESS OF THE LIVING DEAD - MIDNIGHT PET SHOW - DIMENSION OF MONSTERS - UMBRA SAPIENS - THE SPIDERWEB TREE - URBAN MONSTERS - and the story, KEEGAN'S COMPANIONS. Lovecraftian story collections co-written by McLaughlin and Michael Sheehan, Jr. include: - HORRORS & ABOMINATIONS - NIGHTMARES & TENTACLES - THE WRATH OF NYARLATHOTEP - WEIRD WORSHIP - THE HOUSE OF THE OCELOT - THE PRISONER OF CARCOSA - CITY OF LIVING SHADOWS Poetry collections by McLaughlin include CRUSHED VELVET, EMBRACE OF THE INTERNET WITCH, THE ARRIVAL OF OUR NEW MASTER, and PROFESSOR LaGUNGO’S EXOTIC ARTIFACTS & ASSORTED MYSTIC COLLECTIBLES: INCREASED INVENTORY. Mark is the coauthor, with Rain Graves and David Niall Wilson, of THE GOSSAMER EYE, which won the 2002 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Poetry. McLaughlin is the most widely published living writer in the Iowa/Illinois Quad-Cities, with readers across the United States and in England, Canada, Japan, and Germany. What other authors have said about Mark McLaughlin’s work: "In the most devious manner, McLaughlin's stories achieve a high degree of demonism by perpetuating a sinister 'humor' at the gallows of the human comedy." – Thomas Ligotti, author of GRIMSCRIBE "Absolutely fabulous ... McLaughlin is HOT! If your palette is jaded, come to the feast that is Mark McLaughlin ... massive helpings of grisly horror, black humour and surreal splendour. Hugely satisfying, but I guarantee you’ll beg for more." – Simon Clark, author of NIGHT OF THE TRIFFIDS "Mark McLaughlin ... deftly mixes grisly horror with outlandish humor ... It is this bizarre voice that has earned McLaughlin an underground legion of hardcore, devoted fans." – Brian Keene, author of THE RISING "Gruesome, funny and touching. Top that: anybody..." – Matthew Nadelhaft, TANGENT "However outlandish the territory, he knows exactly where he is going...." – Joel Lane, THE ZONE Magazine