Russell James

Russell James was raised on Long Island, New York and spent too much time watching Chiller, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, and Dark Shadows, despite his parents’ warnings. Bookshelves full of Stephen King and Edgar Allan Poe didn’t make things better. He graduated from Cornell University and the University of Central Florida.

After a tour flying helicopters with the U.S. Army, he now spins twisted tales best read in daylight.

He has published the paranormal thrillers Dark Inspiration, Sacrifice, and Black Magic with Samhain. He has published the short story collection Tales from Beyond and edited the collection Out of Time. His short stories appeared at Daily Science Fiction, Tales of Old, Encounters and through Gypsy Shadow Press. He is a founding member of the Minnows Literary Group.

His wife reads what he writes, rolls her eyes, and says “There is something seriously wrong with you.” They share their home in sunny Florida with two cats.