James D. Lopez was born and raised in Los Angeles. He has been writing and drawing since he was a child, eventually going on to pursue a Bachelor’s and a Master’s Degree in English from, respectively, Loyola Marymount University and California State University Dominguez Hills. He is currently an adjunct English instructor and Teacher Associate at the El Camino College Compton Center in Compton, CA.
James is a life-long fan of the Horror genre, having been practically raised on Horror films, literature, and other media. He is also a life-long fan of Literature and Art. He is an especially big fan of Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, Dr. Seuss, Stephen King, Roald Dahl, Salvador Dali, Goya, and the Brothers Grimm (among many others, of course), all of whom have influenced his creative output to varying degrees. He dabbles in multiple genres, including Horror, Satire, Surrealism, Poetry, and Comedy, sometimes all at once.
As an instructor, Professor Lopez encourages both creativity and Critical Thinking in his classroom. He believes very strongly in freedom of thought and encourages his students to express themselves as freely and creatively as possible. Here’s a bit of insight into his teaching philosophy: “I’ve always felt that students are more likely to put out their best work if they are able to express themselves honestly and in a way in which they are able to make connections between various topics and their own personal experiences and interests.” He is currently working on several projects of his own both within and outside of the classroom environment, including his own publishing label: Little Gnome Publications.
The 2016 Gentlemen of Horror
The following Gentlemen will be contributing to:
The Gentlemen of Horror 2016
Robert J. Leuthold
A.J. Brown
A.J. Brown is a story teller who pens emotionally charged, character driven stories that often include a touch of the dark paranormal.
If you would like to learn more about A.J. you can check out his blog, Type AJ Negative. You can also find him on Facebook at his personal profile (ajbrown36) or his author page (www.facebook.com/typeajnegative).
You can find his books, Along the Splintered Path, Southern Bones, A Stitch of Madness, and Cory’s Way on Amazon. You can get the print versions of all of those books on Amazon as well, but if you would like to purchase one signed and for a significantly lower price, contact A.J. directly through his e-mail address, ajbrown36@bellsouth.net or visit his online store at: https://squareup.com/market/aj-brown. A list of all of his publications can be found on his blog:
Alex S. Johnson
Alex S. Johnson is a horror, Bizarro, erotica, science fiction and fantasy writer. He is the author of several books, including: Jason X IV: Death Moon, The Doom Hippies, Thee Order Ov Unholy Flesh, Doctor Flesh, Bad Sunset and Fucked Up Shit! (with 20150Lady of Horror, Berti Walker). He is the creator of the Axes of Evil heavy metal horror anthology series, Cotton Candy Carnage: An Anthology of Clown Horror, Frozen Charlotte: A Steamzarro Anthology and has several others in the works.
Johnson's story, "The Pig in the House" (Toys in the Attic, James Ward Kirk Publications) was selected for an Editor's Choice award in 2015. Last year, he started the small press, Nocturnicorn Books, which specializes in high quality speculative fiction.
Johnson has worked as an English professor at California State University, Dominguez Hills, as a music journalist with Metal Hammer, Experience Hendrix, Metal Maniacs and other venues, and has had stories featured in numerous anthologies and magazines. He is a staff writer, music reviewer and blogger for horroraddicts.net ("Terror Tracks") and an editor with Riot Forge Studios.
An Active Member of the Horror Writers Association, Johnson currently resides in Sacramento where he negotiates multiple projects, including the Fucked Up Fairy Tales series with Berti Walker and special monthly guests.
Joris Soeding
Thom Futrell
James Lopez
Joel Turpin
Robert J. Leuthold was born November 3, 1977, and has been a Hell raiser (sans the chains and leather... at least for now) ever since.
After being dragged into “the writing thing” practically kicking and screaming by Hydra M. Star, he became a regular contributor to Infernal Ink Magazine, with sporadic appearances elsewhere. This will be his second year contributiong to The Ladies and Gentlemen of Horror.
When Robert isn't writing, he's hosting Metal Invaders on Radio Free Satan, drinking peanut butter coffee, and plotting to take over the world.
Leuthold currently resides in Thibodaux, Louisiana, and can be found on Facebook.
“There’s something delicious about fear.”
-Donald Pleasance in Terror in the Aisles
Joris Soeding's fourth chapbook is forthcoming from Myth Ink Books. He is the author of In Between the Places Where Night Falls (Lummox Press, 2015), Trees. Otherness. Instance. (2003), and Surfaces Diminished (2001). His writing has recently appeared in publications such as Black Poppy Review, Chicago Literati, HEART, Hobo Camp Review, The Horror Zine Magazine, Into the Teeth of the Wind, Scapegoat Review, and The Sirens Call.
He is a 5th/6th grade Writing teacher in Chicago, where he resides with his wife, son, and daughter.
Thom Futrell is an award winning, best-selling author from Jackson Michigan where he lives with his wife and two daughters. His titles include EMPTY GRAVES, THE ROAD HOUSE, CRIES IN THE NIGHTS AND THE DARK STREETS OF JACKSON. He has two upcoming titles THE STORYTELLER and TOMMY FUTRELLIO, PARANORMAL P.I.
Thom has also written several screenplays, some of which were optioned and produced. Including RAGS OF HOPE, which was picked up by Nu Line cinema and is now a Lifetime Original Movie, and The Edge of War (also called After the War) which was optioned and produced by Action Turkey Films and was released in 59 theaters and shown in 21 different countries.
Thom is also a lifetime martial artist and was inducted into the Hall of Honors and The Martial Arts Hall of Fame in January of this year for outstanding achievements, Lifetime achievements and fighter of the decade (80’s-90s).