Catherine "Cat" Blackard is a multimedia artist specializing in storytelling via writing, illustration, and podcasting. She's best known as series creator and co-author of The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program (2015), the award-winning horror comedy audio drama, and Lightning Dogs, an animated series inspired by classic 80s cartoons. She's the founder of the multimedia production house, Omniverse and The Nerdy Show Network - longest-running geek podcast collective.