Tom Deady's first novel, Haven, won the 2016 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. He has since published several novels, novellas, and a short story collection. Tom has several publications, including the sequel to Eternal Darkness and the first in his YA horror series, The Clearing, coming out in 2021. He has a Master's Degree in English and Creative Writing and is a member of both the Horror Writers Association and the New England Horror Writers Association.