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William Peter Blatty was a Lebanese American writer, director and producer.

True George is an author whose published works include short fiction and dark, supernatural stories. Titles include "The Plot," featuring a restless spirit in an abandoned mansion; "Torture Chamber," a dark tale of a torturer who falls for a captive; "Damned," centered on a succubus vampire; and "The Warning," involving the spirit of a night watch.

Stephen Edwin King is an American author.

Ransom Riggs is an American writer and filmmaker best known for the book Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children..

Sylvia Sánchez Garza is a Texas-based author and advocate for literacy, education, and the arts in the Rio Grande Valley. She wrote Cascarones (Floricanto Press), a coming-of-age novel, and Ghost Brother (Arte Público Press, 2024), a young adult novel exploring grief, the supernatural, and Mexican American folklore. She holds a B.A. in English, an M.A. in School Administration, and a Ph.D. in Leadership Studies, and serves on several South Texas cultural and literacy boards.

Delia Owens is an American author, zoologist, and conservationist.