Eric J. Guignard
Guignard is a writer and anthologist of dark and ghostly fiction, operating from the shadowy outskirts of Los Angeles, where he also runs the small press Dark Moon Books. He’s twice won the Bram Stoker Award, won the Shirley Jackson Award, and been a finalist for the World Fantasy Award and International Thriller Writers Award. Most recently, he was named as HWA’s 2026 Mentor of the Year for his volunteer work in aiding emerging authors. His latest books are Last Case at a Baggage Auction; Doorways To The Deadeye; and short story collections That Which Grows Wild and A Graveside Gallery (both through Cemetery Dance). His newest anthology, Scaring and Daring, is available through HarperCollins. Visit Eric at: www.ericjguignard.com or elsewhere via linktr.ee/eric_j._guignard.
Read Guignard’s short story “Monster at the Black Heart” in Horrific Scribes September 2026.
Description: Baby Blue, a three-eyed monster actor, stops in for a drink at The Black Heart, a seedy Hollywood bar with a morbid reputation.