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Mark Nixon is a writer who dwells by a graveyard in County Durham.

He is a hopeless romantic who nevertheless finds inspiration in the ghastly, the ghoulish and the macabre. Mark originally began posting ghost stories online, an endeavour which lead to the foundation of Shadows at the Door Publishing. In 2016 Mark co-edited and ‘Shadows at the Door: An Anthology’.

He has written extensively in the audio drama format, appearing on such podcasts as the NoSleep Podcast, The Lift and his own Shadows at the Door: The Podcast. Through all this, Mark quickly established himself as a champion of ‘quiet horror’ and offers distinctive, drama driven narratives within pleasing terrors. He writes at home in the dark, usually with a cup of Earl Grey to hand.

He has two twin daughters, neither of whom are evil.

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STORIES ON VICTORIA’S LIFT:

VL: Pride 2021 “Why I Take The Lift”, by Mark Nixon

S3E10: “The Foxhole” by Mark Nixon

S1E9: “Why I Take the Lift” by Mark Nixon

S1E0: “What are Jelly Babies?” by Mark Nixon

Pilot 2: The Homage

Nelson W. Pyles is the author of several short stories as well as the critically acclaimed novel Demons, Dolls, & Milkshakes. He is the creator, and former host of The Wicked Library prior to turning the show over to 9th Story Studios. He remained involved for seasons 6 – 10 as an executive producer and voice of The Librarian, but both Pyles and The Librarian officially retired from the show in 2021 to peruse other endeavors.

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STORIES ON VICTORIA’S LIFT:

S4E9: “An Inexorable Conclusion”, by Nelson W. Pyles

S4E4: “The Lost and The Damned”, by Daniel Foytik and Nelson W. Pyles

S3E7: “The Inexorable Halloween” by Nelson W. Pyles

S2E20: “Victoria’s Gift” by Nelson W. Pyles

S2E3: “Raison D’être” by Nelson W. Pyles

S1E1: “The Basement” by Nelson W. Pyles

C. Bryan Brown is a writer and plunger hater who enjoys the finer things in life. You know, equal rights, expensive whiskey, and sex.

He was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. He’ s been hit in the face with a dirty plunger, run over with his own car, and lived in a haunted house. Now he lives the American Dream of debt of near poverty with his wife, kids, and grandkids somewhere in central Ohio. He writes to avoid going to jail and indulge his dark side. Stalk him at cbryanbrown.net.

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STORIES ON THE LIFT:

S3E8: “The Greatest Disease” by C. Bryan Brown

S1E15: “Burden of Others” by C Bryan Brown

S1E2: “Emotional Eaters” by C. Bryan Brown

Brooke Warra grew up and developed a deep fascination with the macabre in a fishing village in the Pacific Northwest with her very Finnish family. Her work can be found in various horror magazines such as Under The Bed and Sanitarium.

Her most recent story, “The Twisted End of Vernon Boggs,” appears in the anthology A Shadow of Autumn. She writes and lives with her two children near Phoenix, Arizona.

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Gwendolyn Kiste is the author of And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe, her debut fiction collection available now from JournalStone, as well as the dark fantasy novella, Pretty Marys All in a Row, from Broken Eye Books. Her short fiction has appeared in Nightmare Magazine, Shimmer, Black Static, Daily Science Fiction, Interzone, LampLight, and Three-Lobed Burning Eye as well as Flame Tree Publishing’s Chilling Horror Short Stories anthology, among others.

You can find her online at gwendolynkiste.com

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STORIES ON THE LIFT:

S3E2: “Moving Day” by Gwendolyn Kiste

S2E14: “A Red Ring for a Winter’s Eve” by Gwendolyn Kiste

S2E0: “The Last Costume Change” by Gwendolyn Kiste

S1E11: “Storkson Candy…” by Gwendolyn Kiste

S1E6: “Girl Alone at Play” by Gwendolyn Kiste

Scarlett R. Algee has contributed to the anthologies Cthulhu Haiku and Cthulhu Haiku II, as well as to Morpheus Tales, DM du Jour and Sanitarium Magazine. Her most recent work is the story “Hattie’s Ghosts” in the forthcoming anthology A Shadow of Autumn. When not writing, reading, or editing, she crafts and sells steampunk jewelry through her Etsy shop, Copperwalk Designs. She lives in rural west Tennessee with four dogs and an uncertain number of cats.

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STORIES ON THE LIFT:

Kerry G. S. Lipp lives in Louisville, Kentucky. He hates the sun and loves making fun of dead people. His parents started reading his stories and they’ve consequently booted him from their will. Kerry’s work appears in several anthologies including DOA2 from Blood Bound Books. His work has been featured multiple times on The Wicked Library podcast. He is currently editing his first novel, writing his second, and shopping a bizarro novella. Kerry rarely (but still) blogs at Horror Tree and will launch his own website sometime before he dies.

Say hi on Twitter @kerrylipp or come find him on Facebook. And he wants you to remember to always cover the camera on your laptop. You never know who’s watching you.

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STORIES ON THE LIFT:

Austin Muratori is a Writer, Filmmaker, Photographer, Musician and cancer survivor from a small town in Michigan. He is an avid reader who also happens to have an addiction to movies and junk food, especially Coca-Cola. He writes poetry, novels, short stories and screenplays of various genres his favorite being Horror/Suspense. Austin is constantly exploring new formats and genres in an effort to grow as a writer. He has had works featured in Sanitarium Magazine, Blood Moon Rising Magazine and various other publications.

As far as film goes Austin has been making films since he was 11 years old. He recently graduated valedictorian from Full Sail University with a 4.0 GPA! Some of his recent projects include a film titled, The End of the Tour starring Jessie Eisenberg and Jason Segel. His senior thesis film titled, Results received quite a bit of success. Another project he recently worked on is a feature horror film titled Moorland, which premiered in 2014 with great success. Currently, he is writing and producing the second season of a very popular show called, Surviving The Undead.

Austin is currently working on a few different projects. He is working on a short story called “Bleed” about a man who has an obsession with blood. He is also working on a short story and poem anthology along with a few different screenplays. There is a novel in the works as well.

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STORIES ON THE LIFT:

Diane Student is a writer, blogger and podcaster. She co-hosts and produces the History Goes Bump Podcast that features haunted history. She is also the author of The Lewis Chronicles, Book 1: The Shattering, the first book in a YA dystopian steampunk trilogy.

When not writing and blabbing on the internet, she is a devoted taphophile and Disney villain groupie.

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STORIES ON THE LIFT:

S2E9: “Redemption” by Diane Student

S1E13: “Restitution” by Diane Student