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I’m a writer of fiction and nonfiction. For more than two decades my work has explored the intersection of religion, horror, creativity, consciousness, and culture.

In my fiction, this has often taken the form of weird or cosmic horror. In my nonfiction, it emerges as reflection on creativity, spiritual awakening, and the mysterious forces that shape both artistic and inner life.

Official bio (for interviewers, journalists, and event hosts)

Matt Cardin is a writer of fiction and nonfiction whose work explores the intersection of horror, religion, creativity, consciousness, and culture. His books include To Rouse Leviathan and What the Daemon Said, which examine the convergence of the macabre and the metaphysical, and Writing at the Wellspring, a guide to creativity, spiritual awakening, and the inner sources of artistic work.

His work has been nominated for the World Fantasy Award, long-listed for the Bram Stoker Award and BookLife Prize, and recommended for the British Fantasy Award. His books and essays have been translated into multiple languages and praised by outlets including Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Library Journal, Asimov’s Science Fiction, Rue Morgue, and The New York Review of Science Fiction, as well as by writers such as Thomas Ligotti, Laird Barron, John Langan, and Adam Nevill.

He has appeared as a reader and panelist at the World Fantasy Convention, the World Horror Convention, and Baylor University’s Faith and Film Symposium, and as a guest on programs including Weird Studies, The Creative Penn, Expanding Mind, and This Is Horror. He holds a Ph.D. in leadership and an M.A. in religious studies, and has worked as a college vice president, English professor, high school teacher, media producer, and videographer for country and pop music legend Glen Campbell. He is also a lifelong pianist.

He currently resides in North Arkansas with his wife.

Selected Press and Interviews