John Passarella
John "Jack" Passarella is an American author. His work includes a number of novels set in Joss Whedon's Buffyverse. Bibliography. Buffyverse. Media tie-in novels relating to the fictional universe established by "Buffy" and "Angel": Supernatural. Media tie-in novels relating to the fictional universe established by "Supernatural". Biography. Passarella is a married father of three young children, who all reside in Logan Township, New Jersey. Currently, "Jack" writes full-time when he's not working on his website design and author promotion business AuthorPromo.com. While he enjoys writing in the genres of dark fantasy, supernatural thrillers , horror, science fiction, fantasy and mystery, he has been concentrating on horror and supernatural stories in recent years. "Wither," co-authored with Joseph Gangemi, was his first published novel. Columbia Pictures purchased the film rights to "Wither" in a preemptive, pre-publication bid. In 2000, "Wither" won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. Passarella followed "Wither" with the media tie-ins "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Ghoul Trouble" and "Angel: Avatar". Next came his stand-alone sequel to "Wither", "Wither's Rain". The author had two novels published in 2004, "Angel: Monolith" and "Wither's Legacy . Next up is Kindred Spirit" in June 2006. Passarella is an active member of the Horror Writers Association and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, a regular member of the Authors Guild, and a member of the Garden State Horror Writers. Since June 1996, he has been writing articles on Microsoft Word and other soft & hard areas of the computer world for WindoWatch, a free webzine. A former Treasurer of the Horror Writers Association, and a current mentor, he is also the webmaster for the Garden State Horror Writers.