John Langan is the author of two novels and four collections of stories. For his second novel, The Fisherman, he received the Bram Stoker and This Is Horror awards. He's one of the founders of the Shirley Jackson awards. Currently, he reviews horror and dark fantasy for Locus magazine. He lives in New York's Mid-Hudson Valley with his wife, younger son, and a tiny Godzilla who guards his writing desk.