Eric LaRocca (he/they) is a three-time Bram Stoker Award finalist and two-time Splatterpunk Award winner. He was named by Esquire as one of the “writers shaping horror’s next golden age” and praised by Locus as “one of the strongest and most unique voices in contemporary horror fiction.” LaRocca’s notable works include Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke; At Dark, I Become Loathsome; We Are Always Tender with Our Dead; and Wretch. He currently resides in Boston, Massachusetts, with his partner.