Born and raised near the shores of Lake Michigan…

Christopher Hawkins is the multi-award-winning author of Downpour and Suburban Monsters. He is the former editor of the One Buck Horror anthology series and the co-chair of the Chicagoland chapter of the Horror Writers Association. When he's not writing, he spends his time exploring old cemeteries, lurking in museums, and searching for a decent cup of tea.

His works of short fiction have been published in numerous anthologies, magazines and podcasts, including Cosmic Horror Monthly, Fusion Fragment, Shortwave Magazine, Cast of Wonders, and Tales to Terrify.

An expatriate Hoosier, Christopher currently lives in a suburb of Chicago with his wife and two children.