Harry Shannon has been an actor, Emmy-nominated songwriter, recording artist, music publisher, music supervisor, and vice-president at Carolco Pictures. His novels include Night of the Beast, CLAN, Daemon, Dead and Gone, The Hungry, and The Pressure of Darkness. He also wrote the Mick Callahan suspense novels Memorial Day, Eye of the Burning Man, One of the Wicked, and Running Cold. His collection A Host of Shadows was nominated for the 2010 Stoker Award by the Horror Writer’s Association.