Jon Steffens writes horror and dark fiction. His novelette The God in the Hills was nominated for a Splatterpunk Award, and his short story “The Bone Mother” was up for a 2021 Horror Authors Guild Award. In 2022, his collection The God in the Hills and Other Horrors won Best Collection at the inaugural Literary Nasties. Additionally, Jon was a contributor to Rue Morgue for several years, and a contributing writer for The Overstreet Guide to Collecting Horror and The Overstreet Price Guide to Star Wars Collectibles. He lives near Fort Worth, Texas.