John B. Kachuba

John Kachuba is the award-winning author of twelve books of fiction and nonfiction. His most recent novel is the historical fantasy, The Bottle Conjuror. Other includes: Dark Entry, a paranormal novel, and The Savage Apostle, historical fiction. He has also published a two-volume collection of short stories, titled There Comes a Season, and has written numerous articles and poems for a variety of magazines, journals, and newspapers.

His first book for middle-grade readers, Haycorn Smith and the Castle Ghost, was published in 2023 by Paper Angel Press.

John’s most recent work of nonfiction, Shapeshifters: A History, was published in June 2019 and was a finalist in the Horror Writers Association’s Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Nonfiction. Several other works of nonfiction are about ghosts and the paranormal, humor writing, Native American history and culture, and occupational safety and health.

John holds MA degrees in Creative Writing from Antioch University Midwest and Ohio University and presently teaches Creative Writing at Ohio University and the Gotham Writers Workshop. In addition to his present work, he has been a journalist and freelance book editor. John is a member of the Historical Novel Society, the Horror Writers Association, and the American Library Association’s Authors for Libraries.

John is a frequent speaker at conferences, universities, and libraries, and on podcasts, radio, and TV.

BOOKS IN PRINT

The Bottle Conjuror: Book One - Stefan

Haycorn Smith and the Castle Ghost

Shapeshifters: A History

The Savage Apostle

Dark Entry

Ghosthunting Ohio

Ghosthunting Ohio: On the Road Again

Ghosthunters: On the Trail of Mediums, Dowsers, Spirit Seekers and Other Investigators of America's Paranormal World

Ghosthunting Illinois

A Gathering of Stones

Why is this Job Killing Me?

How to Write Funny

EBooks

There Comes a Season: Volume 1

There Comes a Season: Volume 2

Ghost Stories

Women of the Way