The first time I ripped out a beast’s throat, I cried. In spite of all my training, nothing could have prepared me for the stain of blood scalding my naked hands.She was supposed to be an easy kill, an execution almost, which is part of the reason why they sent me instead of my mother,…
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Annie Neugebauer
Annie Neugebauer is a Bram Stoker Award-nominated author with work appearing or forthcoming in more than a hundred publications, including magazines such as Cemetery Dance, Apex, and Black Static, as well as anthologies such as Year’s Best Hardcore Horror Volume 3 and #1 Amazon bestsellers Killing It Softly and Fire. She’s a member of the Horror Writers Association and a columnist for Writer Unboxed and LitReactor. She lives in Texas with two crazy cute cats and a husband who’s unusually well-prepared for the zombie apocalypse. You can visit her at www.annieneugebauer.com for news, poems, organizational tools for writers, and more.
Enrica Angiolini
Enrica ‘Eren’ Angiolini is an illustrator and comic colourist. Raised in a family rich with creativity, she developed a deep love for art—illustration and photography, in particular. She studied foreign languages in high school and university, gaining a Bachelor’s degree in Japanese Language and Culture. In 2015 she started her career in comics, and soon after got her first full series with Titan Comics, Warhammer 40,000. Enrica is now working for them as colourist on The Thirteenth Doctor Who, The Steel Prince, and No World.
