Lisa Morton

From THE READERS' ADVISORY GUIDE TO HORROR 2nd Ed. by Becky Siegel Spratford, American Library Association, 2012, P. 43:

LADIES OF THE NIGHT
As is evident by the aforementioned authors [Joe Hill, Jonathan Maberry, Stephen King, Peter Straub, Ramsey Campbell, Dean R. Koontz, F. Paul Wilson, Dan Simmons, Briane Keene, Nate Kenyon, John Everson, Gary A. Braunbeck, Robert Dunbar, and Jeff Strand] horror is still a very male-dominated world, but that does not mean there aren't good female writers producing top-notch horror, namely, Sarah Langan, Alexandra Sokoloff, Lisa Morton, Deborah LeBlanc, and Sarah Pinborough. What unites these women is more than their gender; they all are known for creating entertaining, terror-inducing novels, but with a lighter touch.* The horror here is quiet. There can be gruesome scenes, but it is the creation of the unsettling atmosphere that rules the works of these women.

*From what I've been hearing, I'm guessing Spratford hasn't read WILD GIRLS yet. :)

Spratford, P. 44:

LISA MORTON
Lisa Morton is an award-winning short-story writer and collection editor. Her work is consistently dark, unsettling, and frightening. In 2010 she released her first novel, THE CASTLE OF LOS ANGELES, and has proven that she will be a force to be reckoned with from now on. The "castle" of the title is a theater of which the female protagonist becomes the new owner. But something is note right. It is quiet horror, where subtle, disturbing things, happen without any outright gory scenes. It is an introspective story, a ghost story, and a homage to the theater community, all in one. Fans of Sokoloff and Langan will love Morton.

Thanks for the add, Lisa. :)

Ben wrote: "hi lisa! good to see you here. :)"

Hi Ben - Likewise! And it was lovely to finally meet you in person as well. I've heard a lot about you from Dennis and Jodi Lester and Kelly. And I look forward to reading your collection. See you around the bookstores!

hi lisa! good to see you here. :)