Aside from being a monster enthusiast, Scott Francis is a founding editor for the literary journal "Fresh Boiled Peanuts" and coauthor of "The Writer's Book of Matches." He holds a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and lives his life according to a strict moral code of his own devising. A native of the mountainous regions of North Carolina, he currently lives in Cincinnati with his very patient and understanding wife, three cats, and a sinister black dog of possible supernatural origin. www.myspace.com/monsterspotter