This is not to discredit the idea that an inventory is a sweatshirt’s joke. To be more specific, a kayak is an ellipse from the right perspective. Framed in a different way, an interviewer is the flax of an icebreaker. A theory is a coke from the right perspective.
Lisa Kröger is a writer and co-host of the Know Fear podcast along with Matt and Mel, and the Monster, She Wrote podcast with Mel. Melanie and Lisa are also the co-authors of Monster, She Wrote: The Women who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction, which won the Bram Stoker Award and the Locus Award in 2020. She has a Ph.D. in English; her interests include Gothic and horror literature, particularly women writers of the genre. She’s contributed to the Crystal Lake anthology Lost Highways and edited several essay collections on horror. Her newest fiction is forthcoming in Cemetery Dance. She credits much of her success to a bedazzled skull named Yorick she keeps on her desk. Follow her on Twitter @lbkroger or Instagram @lisa.kroger.
Kurt Kuersteiner is an author, publisher, and maker of radio dramas and short films. He can be seen in the 2019 documentary, “J.R. Bob Dobbs and the Church of the Subgenius” as the “Minister of Sinister” Papa Joe Mama. His books include “Old Time Radio’s History of Horror”, “113 Tales of Terror”, and “The Unofficial Guide to The Art of Jack T. Chick.” He produces sci-fi and horror trading cards at Monsterwax.com, including a series devoted to the stories of H.P. Lovecraft. He also produces a commercial haunted attraction every October, the infamous Terror of Tallahassee haunted house. He is currently the co-host on Alpha Control, a Lost In Space podcast, which is heard on all the audio streaming services, and found on the web at LostInSpacePodcast.com.
DEREK KUNSKEN has built genetically-engineered viruses, worked with street kids in Central America, served as a Canadian diplomat, and writes science fiction and fantasy in Ottawa, Canada. His work has previously appeared in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, On Spec, Podcastle and several times in Asimov’s Science Fiction. His work has been short-listed for the Aurora Award and has won the Asimov’s Reader’s Award. His website is Derek Kunsken and he blogs at Blackgate.
Jordan Kurella is a queer and disabled author who has lived all over the world (including Cairo and Chicago). Their work can be found in Apex, Glitter + Ashes, and Strange Horizons.
Chris Kuriata lives in St. Catharines, Ontario. His short fiction about home-invading bears, whale-hunting clowns, and singing fish have appeared in many fine publications. Her blog at www.chriskuriata.wordpress.com.
Nicole Givens Kurtz is an author, editor, and educator. She’s the recipient of the Ladies of Horror Grant (2021), the Horror Writers Association’s Diversity Grant (2020) and the two-time Atomacon Palmetto Scribe Award Winner (2021 and 2022). She’s a Bram Stoker finalist for her contribution to Sycorax’s Daughters. She’s also the editor of the groundbreaking anthology, SLAY: Stories of the Vampire Noire. She’s written for White Wolf, The Realm’s The Vela: Salvation series, and Baen. Nicole has over 50 short stories published as well as numerous novels and three active speculative mystery series. She enjoys reading scary stories and watching true crime.