Dathan Auerbach

Dathan Auerbach is an American author born and raised in the southern United States.

He gained recognition in 2011 when he began posting horror stories on an online forum.

These stories garnered significant attention, leading to a highly successful Kickstarter campaign that raised over ten times its initial goal.

This crowdfunding success allowed Auerbach to expand and revise his original stories, ultimately publishing them as his debut novel, Penpal.

The book's journey from online forum posts to published novel demonstrates Auerbach's ability to captivate readers with his horror storytelling.