Nicole M. Wolverton has always been suspicious of what’s lurking in the dark—whether in the cornfields outside her rural Pennsylvania childhood home or the creaky corners of the century-old place she now calls home in the Philadelphia area. She holds a master’s degree in storytelling and horror and has a curious interest in gastrohorror—basically, scary stories where food is a little… suspicious. She is currently pursuing a masters of philosophy in speculative fiction.

Nicole, an unapologetic fear enthusiast, is the author of A Misfortune of Lake Monsters (CamCat Books, 2025), The Trajectory of Dreams (Bitingduck Press, 2013), and the upcoming Meat Sweats (Horrorsmith Publishing, 2026). She also served as Editor of the menopause-themed horror anthology Bodies Full of Burning (Sliced Up Press, 2021). Her literary, horror, and thriller short fiction; creative nonfiction; and essays also show up in about fifty anthologies, magazines, and podcasts.

When she’s not writing about accidental cannibalism, lake monsters, or other nightmare fuel, Nicole bakes and cooks, and she swears her recipes almost never call for human ingredients—probably. She has traveled to more than 25 countries, helps to coach a dragon boat team for cancer survivors and their caregivers, and is an avid reader (of everything) and knitter (of socks and sweaters). She is also a vocal advocate of ridiculously smelly and expensive cheese and involved in local politics.