Lawrence P. Santoro was an author of horror and dark fantasy. He also hosted the weekly horror podcast, "Tales to Terrify." Before becoming a full-time writer, Santoro spent thirty years as a director, producer and actor in theater and television. Santoro's work has appeared in anthologies and horror fiction periodicals. His first novel, "Just North of Nowhere," was published in 2007. His first collection of short fiction, Drink for the Thirst to Come," was published in 2011. Santoro's novella "God Screamed and Screamed, Then I Ate Him" was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award in 2001. He has also been nomination for his 2003 adaptation and audio production of Gene Wolfe's "The Tree Is My Hat." Lawrence Santoro died in 2014.