Gabino Iglesias

Gabino Iglesias is a Puerto Rican author of horror fiction known for his debut Zero Saints and his novel The Devil Takes You Home, which won the Shirley Jackson Award for Novel (tie, 2022) and the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel. His fiction is known for its visceral horror, Latinx cultural grounding, and social critique. Iglesias was born in Puerto Rico and lives in Austin, Texas. The Devil Takes You Home follows a desperate man who becomes involved in cartel violence to save his ill daughter, blending crime fiction with folk horror. The novel was praised for its unsparing intensity and its portrait of economic desperation in the Latinx community. He is also a prolific book critic and reviewer. Iglesias advocates strongly for diverse voices in horror fiction.