S. T. Joshi is a leading authority on H. P. Lovecraft, Ambrose Bierce, H. L. Mencken, and others.

He has edited the definitive restored editions of the works of Lovecraft, several annotated editions of Bierce and Mencken, and has written such critical studies as The Modern Weird Tale.

His biography H. P. Lovecraft: A Life won the Horror Writer Association's Stoker Award for best-non fiction.

Russ Thorne (author) is a freelance journalist who contributes to print titles including the Independent, I and the London Evening Standard along with various magazines and websites.

His previous books include several works on tattoos and he has written about art, film and music in Vampires and Zombies for Flame Tree. A lifelong fan of horror movies, he can recall his first on-screen scare watching Jaws aged five and has been hooked to the sensation ever since.

Rosie Fletcher is a London-based knitting enthusiast. She owns her own yarn and haberdashery boutique called Slipstitch where she runs beginner knitting classes and craft workshops.