Patrick Barb is an author of weird, dark, and horrifying tales. His short fiction has appeared in a number of recognized horror and speculative fiction magazines and anthologies. His debut dark urban fantasy novella, Gargantuana's Ghost, was a part of Grey Matter Press’s Emergent Expressions line. Patrick is an Active Member of the Horror Writers Association and a Full Member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association. Originally from the Southern United States, he’s currently living in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with his wife, two sons, and a large dog who thinks she’s actually a lapdog. 

In this terrifyingly relatable and surprisingly terrifying collection of short stories, Pre-Approved for Haunting spotlights supposedly familiar terrors and fears in new and unexpected ways.