Edo van Belkom is the Bram Stoker and Aurora Award-winning author of over 200 stories of horror, science fiction, fantasy, and mystery. As an editor, he has four anthologies to his credit that include two books for young adults, Be Afraid!, which was a finalist for the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book of the Year, Be Very Afraid!, winner of the Aurora Award for Best Work in English). He was born in Toronto, graduated from York University, and then worked as a daily newspaper sports and police reporter before becoming a full-time writer.