Fred Wiehe is a Writing Instructor for both children and adults, as well as a professional writer. He’s a member of the Horror Writers Association, yet his novels and stories crossover many genres. His screenplay Fright House (story by Fred & Dave Reda of Elftwin Films, written by Fred) was recently optioned by a Hollywood production company. He has a collection of short stories entitled Holiday Madness: 13 Dark Tales for Halloween, Christmas, and All Occasions. His newest novel Aleric: Monster Hunter (an Urban Fantasy/ Horror) is due out in hardcover from Gauthier Publications in Spring 2011. His other novels include the supernatural crime thriller Strange Days, the science fiction novel Starkville, the horror/suspense novel Night Songs, and the dark fantasy novel The Burning. His short story Trick or Treat; It’s the Puppet People was published in the 2007 Halloween edition of Sinister Tales Magazine, and his short story Trick or Troll was published in the 2008 Halloween edition of ShadeWorks. He's currently working on a new screenplay called The Uglies. Fred’s biography has been included in the 2005 edition of Who’s Who in America and the 2006 edition of Who’s Who in the World.