Annette Curtis Klause is head of childrenтАЩs services at the Aspen Hill Community Library in Maryland.┬аBorn in Bristol, England, she now lives in Hyattsville, Maryland, with her husband and their cats.┬аWhen she was young, AnnetteтАЩs daddy sat her on his lap and told her the plots of the best old horror movies.┬аThis seems to have made a strong impression.┬аAnnette Curtis Klause holds a BA in English literature and an MLS from the University of Maryland, College Park, but when excited, she still has a tendency to howl.