John Sunseri is a horror writer from Portland

Portland, Oregon

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, Oregon

Oregon

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 in the United States

United States

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. As well as writing traditional horror fiction

Horror fiction

Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...

 he also writes Lovecraftian horror. John spent two years at Yale University

Yale University

Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...

 studying a major in English. Today he manages a restaurant.

Writing since 2001, John has published over 50 short stories. 2007 saw the release of his first novel, The Spiraling Worm

The Spiraling Worm

The Spiraling Worm is a science fiction and Lovecraftian horror novel written in the style of a spy thriller, by authors David Conyers and John Sunseri and published in 2007. The novel went on to receive an Honourable Mention for Best Australian Horror Novel in the 12th Annual Aurealis Award and...

co-written with Australian author David Conyers

David Conyers

David Conyers writes predominantly science fiction and Lovecraftian horror.Most of his childhood was spent in the Adelaide Hills, before moving to Melbourne. There he achieved a bachelor's degree in civil engineering at the University of Melbourne in 1993...

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The Jack Dixon/Harrison Peel series

Modern day Lovecraftian horror series set in the world of spies and government conspiracies.

• The Spiraling Worm
  The Spiraling Worm
  The Spiraling Worm is a science fiction and Lovecraftian horror novel written in the style of a spy thriller, by authors David Conyers and John Sunseri and published in 2007. The novel went on to receive an Honourable Mention for Best Australian Horror Novel in the 12th Annual Aurealis Award and...
  
  (2007), with David Conyers
  David Conyers
  David Conyers writes predominantly science fiction and Lovecraftian horror.Most of his childhood was spent in the Adelaide Hills, before moving to Melbourne. There he achieved a bachelor's degree in civil engineering at the University of Melbourne in 1993...
  
  , ISBN 156882-212-X

Anthology appearances

• When the Ship Came (2007), Horrors Beyond II, ed. William Jones, Elder Signs Press
  Elder Signs Press
  Elder Signs Press, Inc is a Michigan-based book publisher distributed through the Independent Publishers Group. It specializes in horror, science fiction, and fantasy titles.-History:...
  
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• Not What One Does (2007) with C. J. Henderson, Lai Wan: Tales of the Dreamwalker, ed. William Jones, Marietta Publishing.
• A Little Job in Arkham (2006), Hardboiled Cthulhu, ed. James Ambuehl, Elder Signs Press
  Elder Signs Press
  Elder Signs Press, Inc is a Michigan-based book publisher distributed through the Independent Publishers Group. It specializes in horror, science fiction, and fantasy titles.-History:...
  
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• The Hades Project (2005), Horrors Beyond, ed. William Jones, Elder Signs Press
  Elder Signs Press
  Elder Signs Press, Inc is a Michigan-based book publisher distributed through the Independent Publishers Group. It specializes in horror, science fiction, and fantasy titles.-History:...
  
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Select magazine appearances

• A Business Proposal (2005) Black Petals Autumn Issue
• Household Gods (2005), Bare Bone #7
• A Prayer for the Silent, Bare Bone #8
• Spirits of Earth and Sky (2005), Cthulhu Sex v2 #22
• A Voice Was Heard in Ramah (2005), Black Petals Summer Issue
• Enter the Dragon (2004), Black Petals Summer Issue
• Rag Doll (2004), Bare Bone #5
• To Catch a Ghost (2004), Black Petals Spring Issue

External links

• Official Homepage
• Amazon.com Author Page
• Interview conducted by Shane Jiraiya Cummings
  Shane Jiraiya Cummings
  Shane Jiraiya Cummings is an Australian horror short story writer and editor. He lives in Perth, Western Australia with his partner Angela Challis...
  
   for OzHorrorScope (2007)
• Interview conducted by D.L. Snell’s Market Scoops (2007)
• The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004, Stories, listed by Author, Sunseri, John
• The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005, Stories, listed by Author, Sunseri, John