Joseph Iorillo is a freelance writer living in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. He is a summa cum laude graduate of John Carroll University and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. He has contributed short stories to the anthology, Tales From the Dark Tower, and has written the foreward and commentary for Born of the Night: The Gothic Fantasy Artwork of Joseph Vargo. He has also co-authored The Gothic Tarot Compendium, a guidebook to the bestselling tarot deck. For the past eight years Mr. Iorillo has been a feature writer for Dark Realms Magazine, contributing numerous articles on topics as diverse as secret societies, ancient Sumeria, horror cinema, haunted houses and theories of the afterlife. He holds a lifelong interest in the esoteric mysteries of the world as well as all things supernatural. For more information, visit: www.JosephIorillo.com