Caitlin Duffy is a horror writer and instructional designer based out of Long Island, New York. She has a PhD in English Literature with a focus in American gothic fiction, as well as a BFA in Theatre Arts. Caitlin has also taken a number of Richard Thomas’s writing workshops, including Dark Fiction, Advanced Creative Writing and Novel In a Year.  Her short fiction has been published in Cosmic Horror Monthly and D&A Publishing’s All Fun and Games anthology. Her flash fiction has been a finalist in Crystal Lake’s monthly Shallow Waters contest. Caitlin also has non-fiction pieces published in Poe Studies, Horror Homeroom, and the Gothic Nature blog. She lives with her husband, Matt, daughter, Wren, and their eldritch terrier, Jeepers.