Biography

William Scheinman was born and raised in New York City. Though he has written fiction since he was a teenager, it wasn’t until 1989 that he turned to horror. His stories have appeared in various small press publications and an anthology, including the Stoker-recommended “The Work of Dennis Hobbs” and Years Best Fantasy & Horror honorable mentions “Shimmering Thing” and “In The Mind, In The Meadow.” In 2004 Mr. Scheinman compiled these stories for the collection, The Alchemy of Nightmares. In 2005 he completed work on White Light, a novel of dark fantasy. MindFlesh, a feature film version of White Light, made the festival circuit throughout 2008 and garnered many good reviews and an award for best horror film.

Mr. Scheinman has held a variety of disparate jobs, from San Francisco taxi driver to post-Internet bubble day trader to grant writer for non-profits. As a volunteer, he teaches meditation and stress reduction to incarcerated men county jails. His interests include reading, cooking, working out, fine wine, politics and, of course, the art of the macabre.