Occult, vampire and paranormal researcher E. R. Vernor, best known to his fans under the pen name Corvis Nocturnum, has been an invited speaker at the 2006 World Religions Seminar at Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne, he has also been a consultant in 2010 for A& E's Paranormal States episode Satan's Soldier, and a guest panelist at Dragon Con 2011 in Atlanta, GA alongside paranormal and vampire authors such as Michelle Belanger and Rosemary Ellen Guiley. As an official media representative for The Church of Satan, E. R. Vernor has appeared on The BET Channels' episode The Lexi Show on The Word Network, detailing the difference between Satanism as a religion versus Devil worship. The author is an artist who lectures on other subjects as well, such as vampires, zombies, secret societies and Goth culture, debunking the many myths and stereotypes prevalent about dark subcultures at conventions and universities. The author has had appearances in magazines such as the October 2009 Penthouse Magazine article interview on sex and Satanism, Philadelphia Weekly as an artist at Germ Gallery (2009); he occasionally is a writer for Dark Resurrected Magazine. He is the founder and publisher of Dark Moon Press. Corvis Nocturnum/E. R. Vernor has dual associates' degrees in Business Management and a Bachelor in Criminal Justice.