Amanda Marrone

Amanda Marrone grew up on Long Island where she spent her time reading, drawing, watching insects, and suffering from an over-active imagination. It didnt help that her father told bloodcurdling stories, and would take Amanda and her siblings for moon lit walks in the graveyardthe highlight of which involved having them march up to mausoleums and knock on the doorsalone. On more than one occasion, Amanda turned around to find theyd ditched her for laughs. (No, she didnt find that particularly funny.)
Not surprisingly, she was extremely scared of the darkliving in fear of cats meowing at the door at night (she was sure they were really monsters pretending to be her cats), and things lurking in basements, attics, dark rooms, and closets.