Susan McCauley is an award-winning writer / producer of paranormal, fantasy, and horror films and fiction for adults, young adults, and middle grade audiences and readers. Susan fell in love with writing, theater, and film when she was eight-years-old. That passion inspired her to receive a B.A. in Radio-Television with a minor in Theater from the University of Houston, an M.F.A. in Professional Writing from the University of Southern California (USC), and a M.A. in Text & Performance from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and King’s College in London. Susan also studied acting at Playhouse West with Robert Carnegie and Jeff Goldblum (Jurassic Park, Independence Day) in Los Angeles.
Susan has several short stories published, one of which, "The Cask", was made into an award winning short film. "The Cask" was published in the Camden Park Press anthology Quoth the Raven, which won Best Anthology of 2018 in multiple reader polls. In addition to her short stories, Susan has one novella and three novels in print, as well as a feature length film in development. When asked why she writes spooky stories, Susan gives credit to her parents: "When I was three-years-old, my mom and dad took me on Disney's Haunted Mansion ride. I was terrified. Then, as soon as we got off, I begged them to take me again and again!"
Susan loves travel, animals, movies, theatre, taekwondo, and books (of course!) She lives in Houston, Texas with her husband, son, and three crazy cats.
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Interviews, Reviews, and Notable Mentions:
"Meet Susan McCauley, Author & Screenwriter", ShoutOut HTX, May 2022 | Kirkus Reviews Review of Merlin's Apprentice: The Mage, May 2022 | Kirkus Reviews Review of Ghost Hunters: Spirit Fire, April 2022 | Horror Writers Association 2021 Recommended Reading List, YA Fiction: Ghost Hunters: Spirit Fire | Deadline Hollywood, November 2021 | Houston Press, "Meet the Dead this Halloween with Spirit Fire", October 2021 | Publishers Weekly on Ghost Hunters: Pirates' Curse, September 2021 | Kirkus Reviews, "An Interview with Susan McCauley", June 2021 | Southside Book Fair, May 2021 | Mid-West Book Review's "Fantasy/Sci-Fi Shelf", April 2021 | TV Interview with Great Day Louisiana, March 2021 | Podcast Interview with Joey Held, March 2021 | Interview with Jean Book Nerd, March 2021 | Author Q & A, February 2021 | Horror Writers Association 2020 Recommended Reading List, YA Fiction: Ghost Hunters: Bones in the Wall | Horror Writers Association 2020 Recommended Reading List, Long Fiction: The Demon Tailor | "Mom Culture Loves Ghost Hunters: Bones in the Wall", October 2020 | Shriekfest, April 2020 | Hidden Gems Books, February 2020 | Kirkus Reviews Review of Ghost Hunters: Bones in the Wall, January 2020 | Horror Writers Association 2019 Recommended Reading List, YA Fiction: The Devil's Tree | Deborah Halverson, December 2019 | Shriekfest Red Carpet Interview, November 2019 | Sonora Taylor, Ask the Author, October 2018 | Author Interview with Steven R. Southard, October 2018 | Abbie Roads, Author on the Couch, September 2016 | Sarena Ulibarrri, Three Question Interviews, September 2016 | Houston Chronicle, June 2015