Charlie Haas was born in Brooklyn. His debut novel is The Enthusiast (HarperPerennial, 2009). Haas’s screenwriting credits include Over the Edge (1979), Gremlins 2 (1990), and Matinee (1993). He lives in Oakland, California. WORKS THAT HAVE APPEARED IN NARRATIVE:Spelunk, a short story, in Stories of the Week: 2008–2009