Lorelei Shannon is a horror and dark fantasy writer, sculptor, and computer game designer. She is the author of numerous short stories, novels, and a game that was banned from three countries and Sears stores everywhere. Born in the Arizona desert, Lorelei learned to walk holding on to the tail of a coyote. She was a strange, fey child who kept to herself, and could often be found in the company of a big praying mantis in her mother's rose garden.Lorelei now lives in the woods outside Seattle with her beloved husband, two beautiful sons, and a thundering horde of dogs and cats. Her interests include reading, home improvement, gaming, gothabilly and psychobilly music, and cultivating carnivorous plants.