Richard Gavin has been lauded as a master of esoteric Horror in the tradition of Algernon Blackwood, H.P. Lovecraft, and Arthur Machen. He has authored the collections
Charnel Wine (Rainfall Books, 2004),
Omens (Mythos Books, 2007),
The Darkly Splendid Realm (Dark Regions Press, 2009), and
At Fear's Altar (Hippocampus Press, forthcoming). Richard has also penned criticism and various essays of arcanum. He lives in Ontario with his beloved wife and their brood