RICK HAUTALA has more than thirty published books, including the million-copy, international bestseller "Nightstone", as well as "Twilight Time, Little Brothers, Cold Whisper, Impulse", and "The Mountain King". He s written over sixty short stories which have appeared in national and international anthologies and magazines. His short story collection "Bedbugs", published in paperback by Leisure Books in March, 2003 was designated one of the best horror books of the year by Amazon Books. His second collection of stories, "Occasional Demons", was published in 2010.