Updated 2023 Biography

MARK McLAUGHLIN has excelled at writing horror and dark fantasy fiction for most of his life, while still working as a consultant in the fields of marketing and public relations. His fiction is noted for providing a more contemporary edge to genre storylines. His works have appeared in hundreds of magazines, websites, and anthologies worldwide.

In 2023, McLaughlin was a Guest of Honor at the Necronomicon Tampa convention, along with his collaborator and best friend, Michael Sheehan, Jr. McLaughlin is the author of the novella, HEPZIBAH'S GAZEBO; the novels HUMAN DOLL, THE HELL NEXT DOOR, and INJECTABLES; and many fiction collections, including:

- THE WEIRD WORLD OF MARK McLAUGHLIN MEGAPACK(R)
- BEST LITTLE WITCH-HOUSE IN ARKHAM
- HIDEOUS FACES, BEAUTIFUL SKULLS
- EMPRESS OF THE LIVING DEAD
- MIDNIGHT PET SHOW
- DIMENSION OF MONSTERS
- UMBRA SAPIENS
- THE SPIDERWEB TREE
- URBAN MONSTERS
- and the story, KEEGAN'S COMPANIONS.

Lovecraftian story collections co-written by McLaughlin and Michael Sheehan, Jr. include:
- HORRORS & ABOMINATIONS
- NIGHTMARES & TENTACLES
- THE WRATH OF NYARLATHOTEP
- WEIRD WORSHIP
- THE HOUSE OF THE OCELOT
- THE PRISONER OF CARCOSA
- CITY OF LIVING SHADOWS

Poetry collections by McLaughlin include CRUSHED VELVET, EMBRACE OF THE INTERNET WITCH, THE ARRIVAL OF OUR NEW MASTER, and PROFESSOR LaGUNGO’S EXOTIC ARTIFACTS & ASSORTED MYSTIC COLLECTIBLES: INCREASED INVENTORY. Mark is the coauthor, with Rain Graves and David Niall Wilson, of THE GOSSAMER EYE, which won the 2002 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Poetry.