Edward P. Cardillo

Edward P. Cardillo combines clinical psychology with science fiction writing alongside horror and dark fantasy. His professional work has included supporting people on the autism spectrum and with Down syndrome, while his fiction has appeared through Severed Press and J. Ellington Ashton Press. Feral Hearts is a collaborative horror volume credited to Cardillo alongside Catt Dahman, Mark Woods, Jim Goforth, Amanda M. Lyons, and Michael Fisher. That shared authorship distinguishes it from Cardillo's individually authored I Am Automaton science-fiction zombie trilogy. His speculative work has received Readers' Favorite International Book Awards, and he has led fiction workshops for young writers at the Bronx Loaf Writers' Conference. Cardillo's career connects clinical practice, community writing instruction, and genre storytelling. Within that catalogue, Feral Hearts represents ensemble horror, bringing several authors' approaches together under one title rather than presenting a single authorial perspective.