Shane Staley

Shane Staley is the founder and managing publisher of DarkFuse. He is a Bram Stoker Award winning editor and publisher. He is considered by many as one of the most influential editors and publishers of the modern era horror scene. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of the legendary specialty press Delirium Books (1999-2012). Staley started his publishing career in 1995 with a ‘zine called The Darklands Project. Since then, he has published more than 500 books in his career and has been a part of launching some of the most important writing careers in the horror genre.

Staley began his career in literature as an author in the early '90s, making his first professional sale at the age of 18. More than 150 of his short stories saw print between 1992-2002 before he began his full time career in publishing.