Carmen Catena is a gothic and horror writer who begged her mom to teach her to read at age four and hasn’t stopped devouring books since.Her love of any story featuring a House is probably due to the fact that she’s lived in 20 places in 38 years (and counting). Carmen is currently based in New York with her family, and when she’s not writing or chasing her kids, chances are she’s reading, crocheting, or watching mid-century movies.