Richard Gavin is a critically-acclaimed author whose work explores the realm where dread and the sublime intersect. His supernatural tales have been published in four collections, including THE DARKLY SPLENDID REALM and AT FEAR'S ALTAR, and have been selected for BEST NEW HORROR, THE YEAR'S BEST WEIRD FICTION, and THE BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR. In 2015 he co-edited (with Patricia Cram and Daniel A. Schulke) PENUMBRAE: AN OCCULT FICTION ANTHOLOGY. Richard has also published poetry, criticism, and several works of esotericism for venues such as Starfire Journal and Clavis: Journal of Occult Arts, Letters and Experience. THE BENIGHTED PATH: PRIMEVAL GNOSIS AND THE MONSTROUS SOUL, his non-fiction book that explores Night Consciousness, was released in 2016.