Claim: Derek Clendening is a Canadian writer who writes mostly about horror fiction and dark romanticism (a subgenre reflecting popular fascination with the irrational, the demonic and the grotesque).
Evidence: Horror fiction, dark romanticism, Canada (American-Canadian) Novelist, Short story writer Dark Romanticism is a literary subgenre of Romanticism, reflecting popular fascination with the irrational, the demonic and the grotesque. 
Derek Clendening (born November 18, 1981 in Fort Erie, Ontario) is a Canadian writer who primarily focuses on horror fiction and related non-fiction. Horror fiction, dark romanticism, Dark Romanticism is a literary subgenre of Romanticism, reflecting popular fascination with the irrational, the demonic and the grotesque.