Carie Juettner is a former teacher and the author of five books in the Spooky America series, including The Ghostly Tales of New England, The Ghostly Tales of Dallas, and The Ghostly Tales of Austin. Her poems and short stories have appeared in publications such as Ember: A Journal of Luminous Things, the Texas Poetry Calendar, and Daily Science Fiction. Carie lives in Richardson, Texas, with her husband and pets. She was born on Halloween, and her favorite color is purple.