Adrian Ludens is the author of the short story collections When Bedbugs Bite and Bedtime Stories for Carrion Beetles. He has contributed to the anthologies Blood Lite III: Aftertaste, The Mothman Files, Darker Edge of Desire, Shadows Over Main Street, Surreal Worlds, and many others.Upcoming and recent anthology appearances include: Science Fiction Short Stories (Gothic Fantasy Series), The Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper Stories, Broken Worlds, and Creepy Campfire Stories for Grownups.Adrian contributed to a multi-author collection titled Gruesome Faces, Ghastly Places which also features fellow South Dakota-based horror authors Doug Murano and C.W. LaSart.Adrian won the "Mysterious Photograph" flash fiction writing contest in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine two consecutive months (May and June 2008). He has also contributed to Dark Moon Digest (upcoming, Oct. 2015), Morpheus Tales, Crossed Genres, Big Pulp, and Woman's World.He lives in the historic Black Hills of South Dakota with his family where he works as a classic rock radio announcer. Adrian is introverted but will allow himself to be drawn into conversations about hockey, horror, heavy metal and abandoned buildings.Visit Adrian at www.adrianludens.com