Vanessa Irena (she/they) is a multidisciplinary artist, musician, and writer from New Orleans now based in the Catskill Mountains. She creates experimental music as knifesex and with her partner as House13, with whom she scored the horror film The Woods. Her published work includes two titles in Hadean Press’ Guides to the Underworld series. She is also the owner of the ritual jewelry shop Sword + Scythe where she creates handcrafted magical adornments.