About The Author

As a boy, Stephen M. DeBock used to entertain (and frighten) the neighborhood children by telling them stories from his favorite horror comics. As a middle school teacher, he continued the tradition by starting the year with a story from a horror anthology. Upon retirement from his public school and later college careers, he has had time to create his own horror tales: from a children’s vampire spoof in Spider magazine to paranormal-themed short stories and novelettes, and his first full-length horror novel for JournalStone, The Pentacle Pendant..

DeBock’s writing on consumer education won an award from the State of New Jersey, which led to his serving as consultant to Zillions, Consumers Union’s children’s magazine, and his contributions to essays in Time magazine, ABC’s World News Tonight, and CNBC. Before leaving New Jersey, he was a member of the Rutgers University Media Literacy Project.

His writing on various topics has appeared in American Heritage, AOPA Pilot, and Living Aboard magazines. He’s written newsletters for various organizations, compiled a book of reminiscences from and for members of his U.S. Marine Presidential Honor Guard Association, and wrote the text for The Art of H. Hargrove, the coffee-table book that makes a cameo appearance in The Pentacle Pendant.

He and his wife Joy live in Hersey, Pennsylvania.