Tavera Del Toro resides in Scottsdale, AZ. Tavera enjoys reading older horror novels, written by Lovecraft, Poe and Machen, as well as modern writers like King and Ramsey Campbell. Horror films are also a favorite pastime, from The cabinet of Dr. Calgari and Freaks, to The Wolfman. Tavera often writes late at night, when the day's sounds fade.