About

Allison Gunn is an Appalachian researcher, writer, and librarian with a penchant for all things whimsical and strange. An alumna of the University of Maryland, she has extensively studied marginalized communities as well as folklore and the occult. She will be joining the Appalachian Studies graduate program at Shepherd University with a focus on folkloric history in Spring 2025. Allison resides in beautiful Charles Town, WV with her daughters, a precocious pup, appropriately spooky black cat, and one seriously troubled tabby. She is the author of horror-thriller, Nowhere (Atria, 2025) and the forthcoming novel, Hive Mind (Atria, 2027).

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