Amber Bensonย is the author of the Echo Park Coven Novelsย and the Calliope Reaper-Jones Novels. She cocreated, cowrote, and directed the animated supernatural Web seriesย Ghosts of Albionย with Christopher Golden, which they followed with a series of novels, includingย Witcheryย andย Accursed, and the novellaย Astray. Benson and Golden also coauthored the novellaย The Seven Whistlers. As an actress, she has appeared in dozens of roles in feature films, TV movies, and television series, including the fan-favorite role of Tara Maclay on three seasons ofย Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Benson wrote, produced, and directed the feature filmsย Chanceย andย Lovers,ย Liars and Lunatics.