Erica Summers is an award-winning independent author, filmmaker, artist, and film grip. She is a cancer survivor and a member of the LGBTQIA+ community. Several of her horror films have screened worldwide and garnered awars (including Obsidian & Mister White, both available on most streaming services).

Born and raised in Wyoming, Erica spent most of her life in the swampy American South. Now, she resides in southern Connecticut. She is usually slathered in garden dirt, kayak fishing, solving cold case files, or devouring movies.

Summers also writes spicy romance under the pen name Odessa Alba and hilarious cozy mysteries as Trixie Fairdale.