Ronald J. Murray is a fiction writer and poet living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His short fiction has appeared in anthologies such as Lustcraftian Horrors: Erotic Horror Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft, forthcoming from Infernal Ink Books, Bon Appetit: Stories and Recipes for Human Consumption, and The Ladies and Gentlemen of Horror 2017 charity anthology. His dark poetry collection, Cries to Kill the Corpse Flower, will be available in 2020 from the JournalStone imprint, Bizarro Pulp Press. He is a member of the Horror Writers Association. When he is not writing, he can be found drinking entirely too much coffee and staying awake far too late.