SVP's Little Black Book of Terror

An Anthology Benefitting SAVE: Suicide Awareness Voices of Education

One day, horror writer Steven Van Patten decided to do something nice for a change. So, he called some friends and asked them to donate stories for a good cause. Some of the selections were previously published, others brand spanking new. Then, together with editor Candance Nola, SVP curated and published this very book, featuring some real greats in the horror spec fiction game. Your contributors are: Marc Abbott- Rashid Darden- Patrick Frievald- Teel James Glenn- Kirk A. Johnson- Anthanasia Jones- Naching T. Kassa- Nicole Givens Kurtz- Gordon Linzer- Robert Masterson- F.R. Michaels – Tonia Ransom - Denise Tapscott- Steven Van Patten All proceeds from the sales of this book will go to Suicide Awareness Voices of Education aka SAVE.

Brooklyn native Steven Van Patten is the author of the critically acclaimed Brookwater's Curse trilogy that features an 1860s Georgia plantation slave who becomes law enforcement within the vampire community. In contrast, the titular character in his Killer Genius series is a modern day hyper-intelligent black woman who uses high-end technology as a socially conscious serial killer. SVP's well reviewed short fiction includes contributions to nearly a dozen horror anthologies, including the Bram Stoker Award nominated Under Twin Suns as well as Even in The Grave and multiple appearances in Tales from The Canyons of The Damned. A collection of short horror and dark fiction stories entitled Hell at The Way Station, published by his company Laughing Black Vampire Productions, and co-authored by celebrated storyteller, Marc Abbott. The sequel, Hell at Brooklyn Tea, which introduces sword and sorcery writer Kirk Johnson, was released in early 2021. Among the plethora of honors and accolades, SVP won three African American Literary Awards in 2019, two for Hell at The Way Station (Best Anthology and Best in Science Fiction) and one for Best Independent Publisher. He's written about everything from sleep demons to the Harlem Hellfighters of WWI for episodes of the YouTube series' Extra Credit. He's also been a contributing comedy writer for Viral Vignettes, a YouTube series benefitting the Actor's Fund. His sketch Bandmates, starring TV legends John Schneider and Max Gail, won Best Comedy Skit in the 1st Monthly Film Festival and earned a Special Mention in the Original Screenplay category. He's easy to find on Facebook but goes by @svpthinks on Instagram. When he's not writing, he can be found stage managing television shows in New York City. Along with being a member of the New York Chapter of The Horror Writer's Association, he's also a member of The Director's Guild of America and professional arts fraternity, Gamma Xi Phi. His website is www.laughingblackvampire.com.