Kristoffer Ryan is a small-town Midwestern father, husband, veteran, and lifelong horror enthusiast who now lives a quiet, reclusive life in the woods near the Columbia River with his wife and children. He prefers the company of trees to people, rarely leaves the house, and spends his days writing the kind of stories that make him grateful for that choice.

With no awards, no bestsellers, and only one semester of college under his belt, he traded formal training for real life—raising four kids and navigating health challenges that gave him plenty of material for the darkness he puts on the page. What he lacks in credentials, he tries to make up for with characters you might otherwise overlook and stories that weren’t meant to be shared.

He is the author of 3 Days' Darkness, The Hobo Code, A Midwest Horror, and the forthcoming Cubiculum.

Stay scared.