Max Booth III

Booth was born July 4th, 1993 in Lake Station, Indiana. He began writing at the age of seven as a way to cope with the death of his dog.[1] Prior to becoming a published author, he was active on a site called Storiesville.com, which allowed aspiring writers to post their work and receive feedback and criticism; after the site went under, Booth began shopping his own writing around, eventually publishing his first novel, Toxicity, in 2014.[2]

Following the sale of his first novel, Booth published three more books between 2014 and 2016. Concurrently he also founded his own independent press, Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing, with his then-girlfriend (later wife) Lori Michelle.[3] Booth also became the managing editor of Dark Moon Digest, a horror digest for which Michelle serves as the editor-in-chief.[2]

In 2019, Booth came to widespread attention when his fifth novel, Carnivorous Lunar Activities, was published by Fangoria as the third entry in their FANGORIA Presents imprint.[4] In 2020, he published We Need to Do Something, the basis for the film of the same name, which was filmed in secret during the 2020 COVID-19 epidemic.[5] The same year, his novel Touch the Night was published by Cemetery Dance.[6]