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Scott Aniolowski
Scott Aniolowski's work has appeared in over three dozen Call of Cthulhu supplements since 1986, covering most of the major eras and settings for the game. He has had work published by Chaosium, Pagan Publishing and Triad Entertainments. Scott is also the editor of four fiction anthologies, Made in Goatswood and Singers of Strange Songs from Chaosium, Return to Lovecraft Country from Triad Entertainments, and Beyond the Lamplight from Jack O'Lantern Press. Scott's own fiction has appeared in Cthulhu's Heirs, Made in Goatswood, Tales Out of Innsmouth and Disciples of Cthulhu 2 all from Chaosium, as well as several stories in the omnibus 365 Scary Stories from Barnes & Noble. Scott's macabre poetry has appeared in Deathrealm magazine and he contributed numerous articles to The Unspeakable Oath magazine from issue 2 through 13. He has also had articles in Crypt of Cthulhu magazine. He is perhaps best known in Call of Cthulhu circles for his popular Ye Booke of Monstres series which became The Creature Companion and ultimately the omnibus Malleus Monstrorum, which collects just about every imaginable Cthulhu creature under one cover.
After more than 15 years, Scott returned to writing new Call of Cthulhu scenarios 2009 and is presently working on material for books for Miskatonic River Press and other publishers.
Scott is an Executive Chef at a hotel and owns an enormous old Colonial house. Much of his time (and money!) is spent in the restoration of his home, which he has named The House of Secrets. Other interests include classic British comedies, reading (Scott has a personal library in his house), wasting time on the internet, collecting Pillsbury Doughboys (you should see the picture of Kevin Ross snuggling up to a giant Doughboy!), growing carnivorous plants, napping and just generally "being". Scott is blissfully single and his family consists of a pair of cats. Literary influences include Lovecraft (well duh!), William Hope Hodgson, Ramsey Campbell, Robert Bloch, Thomas Ligotti, Michael Shea, Stephen King (come on, how can you be any sort of horror fan and not at least acknowledge the man?), and a host of other too numerous to mention.
The thing Scott values the most from his years of writing for Call of Cthulhu is the dear friends he's made. His best pal is the curmudgeonly Kevin Ross. Every year or so Scott and Kevin get together for a weekend along with friends Fred Behrendt and Gary Sumpter for what they call The Gathering Darkness for reminiscing, catching up, movie watching, game playing and general middle-aged geekery. And now Scott is pleased to add these new kids at MRP to his list of friends.
Scott is thrilled to be a part of the MRP team, and looks forward to pitching in wherever he can. But he warns his new pals that a former editor at Chaosium gave him the nickname of "King of the Assholes" because of his brutal and biting honesty. Its all for the sake of QUALITY, man. Lastly, Scott would like to acknowledge Keith Herber as the single most important figure in his writing career. Keith could be a miserable bastard, but he was all about the quality, too. He pushed and managed to get the best work out of each of his authors. He was instrumental in developing the old Call of Cthulhu community. Scott can never thank and acknowledge Keith enough for the influence on his writing career. There will never be another Keith Herber, and he will be forever missed by his friends and fans of Call of Cthulhu.
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