We have a winner for my Name That Ghoul contest in advance of the release of my new horror collection, Bringing in the Creeps!

My wife set the bar way high with “Drefan,” “Kek” and “Sephtis,” any of which I would’ve proudly used. The two entries which cracked me up the most were “Ack” and “Gary,” LMAO!

In the end, Michael Raven from Minneapolis stuck the landing with “Avernus,” as in the Italian volcanic crater which translates as “portal to Hell.” Congrats to Michael and I thank everyone who submitted an entry!

Hail, Avernus, and you can now pre-order Bringing in the Creeps (which drops June 20th) through Anuci Press, Amazon, Walmart.com, Barnes and Noble.com and other media outlets.

–Ray Van Horn, Jr.