The Author

Thomas Tessier

Thomas Tessier was born in Connecticut and studied at University College Dublin, Ireland. He lived in Dublin and London for thirteen years, during which three books of poems were published and three of his plays were professionally staged. For several years, he wrote a monthly music column for Vogue magazine (UK).

His short stories have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies, including Borderlands, Cemetery Dance, Prime Evil, Dark Terrors, The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror and Best New Horror. His first collection of short fiction, Ghost Music and Other Tales, received an International Horror Guild Award. He is the author of several novels of terror and suspense, including The Nightwalker, Phantom, Finishing Touches, and Rapture, which was adapted into a film starring Karen Allen. His novel Fog Heart received the International Horror Guild Award for Best Novel and was cited by Publishers Weekly as one of the best books of the year.

In 2019, a comprehensive collection of short fiction was released — World of Hurt, published by Macabre Ink / Crossroad Press. The Washington Post recognized this release as the horror fiction book of the year.

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