FRANK COFFMAN is a retired pro-fessor of college English, Creative Writing, and Journalism. His two collections of verse: THE COVEN'S HORNBOOK & OTHER POEMS and BLACK FLAMES & GLEAMING SHADOWS have each received consideration for the Stoker Award from The Horror Writer's Association, is a member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association, and founded the WEIRD POETS SOCIETY Facebook group. He has published both speculative verse and short fiction in a variety of journals, magazines, and anthologies. He lives in Elgin, Illinois. Illustrator Paul "Mutartis" Boswell is a UK-based artist whose work capturing the essence of literary works in the speculative genres has been widely acclaimed. The book's cover and eight amazing interior illustrations greatly enhance this book.