Meet the Author :
Gregory Bastianelli is the author of the novels, “October”, “Shadow Flicker”, “Snowball”, “Loonies” and “Jokers Club.” His upcoming novel “Thorns” will be released in July of 2026 from Flame Tree Press.
A Review Darkly has this to say about “October”: “This is a coming of age story that is somewhat idyllic at the beginning for the friends even as the terror begins to grow. The reader knows that it is only a matter of time until they lose their innocence. And really, this is what makes the novel so terrifying.”
Publisher’s Weekly described his “Shadow Flicker” as a “dark disturbing treat.” Booklist stated: “This is a gripping horror story from an author who deserves a wider audience.”
Publisher’s Weekly said of “Snowball,” that “Readers will be riveted by this genuinely scary holiday phantasmagoria.” Rue Morgue Magazine said: “If you want Halloween-infused Christmas terror tale … Bastianelli has got you covered … with several feet of blood-soaked snow.” Horrornews.net has referred to Bastianelli as the “messiah of macabre.”
Horrornews.net has referred to Bastianelli as the “messiah of macabre.”
He graduated from the University of New Hampshire where he studied writing under instructors Mark Smith, Thomas Williams and Theodore Weesner. He worked for nearly two decades at a small daily newspaper where the highlights of his career were interviewing shock rocker Alice Cooper and B-movie icon Bruce Campbell.
He became enchanted with the stories of Ray Bradbury as a young child, and his love of horror grew with the likes of Richard Matheson, Robert Bloch, Stephen King and Ramsey Campbell.
He lives in Dover, NH. He enjoys traveling, especially to Italy where he has visited his ancestral home and hiked the Path of the Gods on the Amalfi Coast and to the top of Mt. Vesuvius.
He is a member of the Horror Writers Association and the New England Horror Writers.
Visit his website at www.gregorybastianelli.com
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