Founder of Whisper House Press, whose Costs of Living inaugural horror anthology is in production for publication in late 2025, Steve Capone Jr. is an award-winning Utah-based writer hailing from the Rust Belt. His first YA historical fiction, Max in the Capital of Spies, was released in 2024. Jimmy vs. Communism is due out from Gibbs Smith in 2027. You can find his short fiction in anthologies including We Are Dangerous (LUW Press, 2023), Darkness 102 (Collective Tales Publishing, 2024), This Isn’t the Place (Timber Ghost Press, 2024), and elsewhere. His “Cure for Creativity” won Best Short Screenplay at the Bloody Mirror Film Festival in 2024. He’s a pizza advocate, dog helper with Arctic Rescue, and a proud member of the Horror Writers Association and League of Utah Writers. You can find his incorporeal footprint at https://linktr.ee/stevecaponejr.