A.J. GREA is an author and screenwriter living in East Tennessee with his husband of twenty years, three snarky cats, and a meddlesome squirrel who will not stay away from the windows. A lover of 80s horror, he began writing short stories at the age of nine. One of his first stories, "The Monster Who Ate My Brother," resulted in a parent-teacher conference, during which his mother had to assure the concerned faculty that his siblings were fine. When not spinning hair-raising yarns, A.J. spends time as most middle-aged comic book fans do—playing video games and collecting childhood toys that remind him of when his only responsibility was being home before streetlights began to glow. PROJECTS: HAUNTING THELMA THIMBLEWHISTLE: THE CHRONICLES OF DEAD ANNA (67,000 words) – young adult horror (ISBN: 9781968152031): A young girl with clairvoyant abilities must work with the ghosts who haunt her mysterious house to prevent the Boogey Man’s return. “A detailed gothic world beyond the realm of mortals.” – Kirkus Reviews “The pages come to life…like a Harry Potter book especially for girls, a must read, but maybe not alone at night, unless you are really brave like Thelma.” - GoodReads THE FORGOTTEN FEDERATION (100,000 words) – science fiction (ISBN: 9781968152024): A gifted geneticist battling a tyrannical world government struggles to locate and edify a new generation of guardians he produced using the genetic material of fallen superheroes once known as the Federation. “Within the superhero genre, so often dominated by darkly serious tales, THE FORGOTTEN FEDERATION is a breath of fresh air.” – Indie Reader “Exuberant and entertaining, slyly avoiding camp with plausible, albeit superpower-infused, characters.” – Kirkus Reviews VICKIE VAN HELSING (73,000 words) – young adult horror (ISBN: 9780615487892): A teenager must come to terms with her monstrous heritage and master her abilities to save herself and her friends from the King of Vampires. “Vickie is smart and tenacious…” – Publishers Weekly “…this is NOT a shiny, shimmery vampire novel. Oh no. The vampires are REAL SCARY vampires.” – Amazon “This is not a sweet, sparkly romantic vampire…it's the old school Drac from back in the day, and he hasn't aged well!” - GoodReads VICKIE VAN HELSING: THE BIG FURRY SEQUEL (82,000 words) – young adult horror (ISBN: 9781968152017): A gifted young woman must unravel a "hairy" mystery in order to stop a pack of ferocious frat werewolves from overrunning her college campus. NEW! COMING OCTOBER 2025 – KAMP KROMWELL (85,000 words) – horror (ISBN: 9781968152062): A teenage boy must escape the vengeful entity unleashed upon his summer camp while accepting his sexuality and the horrific memories of the deviant who tried to silence him. CONNECT: - WEB: www.ajgrea.com - FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/authorajgrea/ - INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/a.j.grea/ - THREADS: https://www.threads.com/@a.j.grea