Supernatural: Night Terror (39 page)

Thanks to William Nottingham for advice and suggestions on police procedure. (And continued thanks to the Police Department of Logan Township, New Jersey.) For research assistance on various topics that popped up during the planning of this novel, thanks to Jeff Richards and to my wife, Andrea Passarella. For graciously answering my
Supernatural
questions on short notice, thanks to Nicholas Knight. Special thanks to Matthew, Luke, Emma, and Andrea for their suggestions during our nightmare brainstorming sessions. They enjoyed participating in the storytelling process. Much appreciation to Greg Schauer, owner of the genre/indie bookstore Between Books in Claymont, Delaware, for his continued support and encouragement.

Thanks to Cath Trechman of Titan Books for bringing me on board and Christopher Cerasi at Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. for juggling all the connections that make these books happen. And thanks to Rebecca Dessertine for her early advice and suggestions for this novel.

Finally, thanks to Eric Kripke for creating
Supernatural
, a show I can’t wait to watch each week, and to the entire cast and crew for bringing his vision to life.

John Passarella won the Horror Writers Association’s prestigious Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel for the coauthored
Wither
. Columbia Pictures purchased the feature film rights to
Wither
in a prepublication, preemptive bid. Barnesandnoble.com named the paperback edition of
Wither
one of horror’s “Best of 2000.” At
Amazon.com
,
Wither
was an Editor’s Choice and a horror bestseller.

John’s other novels include
Wither’s Rain, Wither’s Legacy, Kindred Spirit
,
Shimmer
, and the original media tie-in novels
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Ghoul Trouble
,
Angel: Avatar
, and
Angel: Monolith. Supernatural: Night Terror
is his ninth novel.

A member of the Authors Guild, Horror Writers Association, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, International Association of Media Tie-In Writers, and the Garden State Horror Writers, John resides in southern New Jersey with his wife and three children. He is also a web designer and a webmaster for several
New York Times
bestselling authors.

John maintains his official author website at
www.passarella.com
, where he encourages readers to send him email at
[email protected]
, and to subscribe to his free author newsletter for the latest information on his books and stories.

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