Hailed by Booklist as 'one of the most clever and original talents in contemporary horror,' Kealan Patrick Burke was born and raised in Ireland and emigrated to the United States a few weeks before 9/11.

Born in Waterford, he now lives in Ohio. His novella The Turtle Boy, the first of the Timmy Quinn series, won the Bram Stoker Award in 2005. His other books include Kin (2011), Sour Candy (2015), The House on Abigail Lane (2020) and Guests (2022).