Author Bruce Hennigan with The 12th Demon: Vampyre Majick.

Born and raised in the remote countryside of Shreveport, La., Bruce Hennigan knew his future was full of potential and possibilities. Much of his time was spent playing with his siblings deep in the Louisiana woods, and his childhood experience provided the frame work for a fertile imagination and led to his lifelong love of creative writing. The son of a postman, Hennigan's parents worked diligently to provide for their family. His mother drove a local school bus, while his father took extra jobs as a part-time farmer and music minister. Hennigan's parents instilled in him a strong Christian foundation and left him a legacy of storytelling. Members of his family often told stories of life during the Great Depression and World War II, planting seedlings that would eventually lead to his own creative endeavors. With a love for creativity, Hennigan would learn to harness his active imagination, write his first short story at age 13 and soon occupy his time with drama. By the time he was a senior in high school he had set his mind on becoming a full-time writer but was unsure of how it would affect his future. With deep conviction rooted in his Christian faith, Hennigan turned to God for guidance and was directed to a career in the medical field. While he focused his determination on medical school, he continued to write throughout college and nurtured his ambitions to be a writer. In 1979, he earned his medical degree from Louisiana State University Medical Center in Shreveport and was certified by the American Board of Radiology in 1983. Hennigan married Sherry Kidd, whom he had met at church, in 1980. Together they have a son, Sean, and a daughter, Casey. In 1995, a combination of a stressful work schedule and news that his daughter was diagnosed with epilepsy sent Hennigan into a deep depression, a battle he faced for two more years. Following in his father's footsteps, Hennigan went in to the