Brian Keene Brian Keene is the bestselling, multiple-award-winning author of over forty books--mostly horror, fantasy, science-fiction, and nonfiction--as well as over two-hundred short stories and dozens of comic books and graphic novels for Marvel, DC, and othrs. His first novel, 2003's The Rising, is often credited with renewing pop culture's interest in zombies. He also served as the showrunner for Silverwood: The Door. From 2015 to 2020, he hosted the immensely popular award-winning podcast The Horror Show with Brian Keene. He also serves on the board of directors for the Scares That Care 501c charity organization, which has to date raised over $650,000 for sick children, burn victims, and women battling breast cancer. The father of two sons and one stepdaughter, he lives in rural Pennsylvania with his wife, author Mary SanGiovanni. The two co-own Vortex Books & Comics--a genre specific brick-and-mortar bookstore. Read More Read Less