Michael Burke is a lifelong fan of fantasy, horror, and science fiction, propelled into these realms at a tender age when he discovered his father's cache of pulp novels. These flights of fancy lurked in the recesses of his brain while he decided what he wanted to be when he grew up. In 2000, Michael co-founded the award-winning comic book and collectible shop, Comicazi, in Somerville, MA.

When not found among the comic stacks at the shop, he has worked on releasing the hobgoblins of his mind by writing and submitting short stories in the above genres. Michael has been published in print and online in Whetstone:Amateur Magazine of Pulp Sword and Sorcery, The Horror Zine, Northern Frights, Witch House, and the 80s-themed anthology, Totally Tubular Terrors. His weird western novella recently debuted as part of Crystal Lake’s Dark Tide series.