TJ DOOM lives off the grid in a crumbling mansion at the edge of a dark and windswept forest. Surrounded by creepy old portraits that appear to watch – and judge – the writer's every move, DOOM spends the long, haunted nights crafting sinister stories designed to do just one thing: mess with your head.

His tales are precision engineered for maximum dread. Some say that if DOOM’s books are cracked open after midnight, the creatures inside won’t just haunt your dreams, they’ll crawl out of the pages and come looking for you. TJ DOOM doesn’t do interviews. Doesn’t sign autographs.

Won’t even pose for a photo. Naturally, this has fuelled rumours that the writer is an ancient, blood-sucking vampire whose image can never be caught on camera. Because DOOM is always uncontactable, this cannot be confirmed. Or denied.