D. Allen Crowley is a writer from historic Willoughby, Ohio, where he lives with his ridiculously tolerant wife, two insolent teenagers, and a clowder of cats of questionable breeding and intelligence. He has published two novels: "North Coast Gothic: A Grim Fairy Tale" and "A Darkness Within", as well as a collection of short stories entitled “Disturbed Graves: Tales of Terror and the Undead”. He has had several short stories and poetry published in both print and online magazines. Additionally, he has a master's and bachelor's degrees in English Literature, and has published critical scholarly works on H.P. Lovecraft, weird fiction, and Modernism. He teaches English and Humanities at a small college in Cleveland, OH; and publishes a creative blog dedicated to horror, science fiction, and fantasy literature and film under the pseudonym of Doctor Zombie.