Francesca Maria
Francesca Maria has been penning horror stories since she was able to pick up a pen and write at the age of six. This fascination with horror was spurred by her insatiable quest to uncover what was haunting her childhood home, a quest that continues to this day. Francesca co-owned Black Cat Comics, a comic bookstore, for nearly two decades. She is the creator, writer and co-publisher of the Black Cat Chronicles, true horror comic book series, narrated by a mystical black cat. Francesca is a former journalist, market researcher and a graduate from University of California at Berkeley. When she’s not writing she’s working as a psychic medium and psychic detective helping to solve cold cases. You can find her award-winning work in Crystal Lake's Flash Fiction series, the Death's Garden Revisited anthology, Black Cat Chronicles and her upcoming debut release of her short story collection: They Hide: Short Stories to Tell in the Dark, coming April 7, 2023 from Brigids Gate Press.
