Kaiden Alderling is an author, poet, and chronically ill rock climber who developed a fascination with the light-up lures on anglerfish as a child, when his night terrors made him very curious about all the teeth. He has a keen interest in Gothic fiction, censorship, surveillance technology, and the process of how people change their minds. His work has been published by Zoetic Press, and he can be found wandering the mountains near his home in Calgary, Canada, or on his blog, Edge of Monstrosity at alderling.com.