Hey all, How would you like an original illustration of the horrific kind – or maybe your favourite comic book character? I’m now taking commissions for original artwork. My art has appeared in the pages of Midnight Echo Magazine, Bete Noire, ThisIsHorror.co.uk and Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine. My most notable illustrative work is the Bram Stoker Award®-winning graphic novel, Witch Hunts:Continue reading “Want some original horror art?”
Author Archives: darkscrybe
Witch Hunts Won!
I think I’m calm enough to write this now. About five – no six – hours ago now the graphic novel I illustrated, Witch Hunts: A Graphic History of the Burning Times received the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel. I watched it all happen via the Internet as the AwardsContinue reading “Witch Hunts Won!”
Australian Shadows Awards posters @ Continuum 9
I designed these posters to promote the winners of the 2012 Australian Shadows Awards some time ago. Recently the Australian Horror Writers Association used the posters to promote the Awards at Continuum 9 in Melbourne. Robert Datson, Shadows Awards Director, took a photo of the stand and very kindly passed it on. I’m glad theContinue reading “Australian Shadows Awards posters @ Continuum 9”
Cover artwork for The Last Night of October
Roy Robbins, publisher at Bad Moon Books has made my Sunday! He sent me the cover artwork for my forthcoming novella The Last Night of October. Created by Luke Spooner, the artwork definitely captures the dark storybook feel of the novella and just screams Halloween. The Last Night of October will be released on HalloweenContinue reading “Cover artwork for The Last Night of October”
The week that was…
What a week… What I’ve discovered this week is that Facebook is just another corporation, that doesn’t know the meaning of the words common sense. What Rocky, Lisa and I went through (censorship at its nastiest) is going to leave a bad taste in our mouths for years to come. Witch Hunts was in theContinue reading “The week that was…”
Vindication for Witch Hunts!
As of this writing Facebook has (dare I say it) done a complete “about-face” and re-instated the official Witch Hunts page. https://www.facebook.com/settings?ref=mb#!/pages/Witch-Hunts-A-Graphic-History-of-the-Burning-Times/142351579230386 We can only put this down to the support of our colleagues in the horror community who fought on our behalf to have this censorship lifted. We thank those who supported us. PowerContinue reading “Vindication for Witch Hunts!”
Face-less-book
Facebook. We all use it to share with friends, to promote our books or just chat about writing, but what happens when it goes bad? I discovered what happens today when Facebook, in all its omnipotent wisdom decided to shut down the official Facebook page for the graphic novel I illustrated, Witch Hunts: A GraphicContinue reading “Face-less-book”
Real-life horror
For almost 15 years I’ve been a professional writer, but not in a fictional capacity. My writing background comes from being a newspaper journalist on three newspapers in Central Queensland. I was a reporter for about eight years and in that time I wrote countless news articles and news features; stories on fatal traffic accidents,Continue reading “Real-life horror”
Breaking tradition
For years I’ve illustrated in the traditional way: pen and ink on paper, paintbrushes etcetera. I was trained to use my hands when I create a piece of art. I’ve always had an aversion to using digital media to create art, because in a way, it felt like I was cheating myself. I saw digitally-produced artContinue reading “Breaking tradition”
darkscrybe’s photostream
darkscrybe’s photostream on Flickr.