Solipsism in the Switch-grass

Solipsism in the Switch-grass This story, Solipsism in the Switch-grass by Ryan C. Thomas, was one of my favorite stories in my Cosmic Horror themed anthology “The Never Dead”. I invited him back for my second anthology “The Joke is...

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A Frozen Planet

A Frozen Planet

I saw Europa Report, which only reminded me of complex creatures buried under the ice, and that sent me down a rabbit hole exploring ice-encrusted planets with liquid water. Sci-fi books, magazines and movies were a large source of...

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Witchblood

Witchblood

Tim Curran wrote this great short story, "Witchblood", for my anthology "The Never Dead". Harking back to the Satanic Panic of the 1980s, a death metal record played backwards summons an interdimensional monster (one that looks like a giant lobster).

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Avert Thine Eyes

Avert Thine Eyes

Avert Thine Eyes Cosmic horror drawings are some of my favorite things to draw! This is for Bram Stoker Award winner Jeff Strand's story "Avert Thine Eyes" in my anthology "The Never Dead."

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Bad Sounds

Bad Sounds

Bad Sounds I put out my first anthology, The Never Dead, in 2023. Bram Stoker Award winner Jeff Strand and Splatterpunk Award winner Christine Morgan were but two of the awesome contributors. This illustration was for the Patrick Lacey tale...

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Southern Hospitality

Southern Hospitality

Southern Hospitality When I was a kid, growing up in rural areas on isolated army bases, i viewed trucks as those hardcore machines real working people had. I eventually owned one, and they’d probably be pretty handy in an apocalypse. That...

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Splatterpunk

Splatterpunk

Splatterpunk Years ago, Splatterpunk magazine asked me to design their logo. I drew this, and they used it on everything from bookmarks to trade imprints. I also did most of the covers for their magazines and books, none of which they've...

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New Novel D-Day is Here

New Novel D-Day is Here

New Novel D-Day is Here I'm about halfway into my new novel, and this is by far the most personal yet.I use my experiences as a homeless punk rocker, my upbringing in a military family, my travels around the world,...

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Cosmic horror

Cosmic horror

Cosmic horror has been my absolute favorite ever since I started reading books and comics as a little kid! When I first stumbled across the work of HP Lovecraft in the '80s, I had found my niche in life!...

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The illustration for Dan’s new novel

The illustration for Dan’s new novel

The illustration for Dan's new novel Started the first illustration for my new Cosmic Terror novel, D-Day is Here. See my previous 3 novels that led up to this here! All are heavily illustrated (you can tell I started out as...

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