Mark Samuels is a London-based writer working in the continuum of weird, strange and mystical fiction. Born in, and a life-long resident of London, he was first published in 1988, and his short stories often focus on detailing a shadowy modernity in which his protagonists gradually discover deeper vistas of reality. His tales have appeared in many prestigious anthologies on both sides of the Atlantic including The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, The Weird and A Mountain Walks. Forthcoming books by him include the novel A Pilgrim Stranger and a new collection of stories The Revelations of Doctor Prozess.