J. Thorn is a Top 100 Most Popular Author in Horror, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure and Fantasy. He is an official, active member of the Horror Writers Association and a member of the Great Lakes Association of Horror Writers. Thorn earned a B.A. in American History from the University of Pittsburgh and an M.A. from Duquesne University. He has spent the last twenty years researching mysticism and the occult in colonial American history.