Del Howison is a Bram Stoker award-winning editor and author. He has been nominated for a half-dozen awards including the Black Quill and the Shirley Jackson Award. His work has appeared in dozens of books. In 1994, along with his wife, Susan, he opened the world-famous horror store Dark Delicacies in Burbank, California, which has been inducted to the Rondo Hatton Hall of Fame. He has also served on the board of trustees for the Horror Writers Association.