David Surface lives in the Hudson Highlands in a 160-year-old brick house that he shares with his wife, the author Julia Rust.

David is the author of These Things That Walk Behind Me, a Shirley Jackson Award-nominated collection of short stories published by Lethe Press, Terrible Things, a collection published by Black Shuck Books, and two paranormal YA mystery novels co-written with Julia Rust; Saving Thornwood and Angel Falls. His stories have appeared in Best Horror of the Year, Shadows & Tall Trees, Supernatural Tales, Nightscript, Twisted Book of Shadows, Uncertainties III, Nightmare Abbey, and other publications. He is also author of the Substack newsletter STRANGE LITTLE STORIES.

David enjoys writing, old movies, obscure bookstores, good coffee, bare trees in winter, vintage Halloween decorations, and medieval sacred music, not necessarily in that order. He also enjoys talking with other people about writing––his and theirs.