New Abstract: Red Wizard Meditation

In the womb of deep earth,
the hearthfire is gently stoked.
In the flickering,
ghosts of the future are seen.

Preview: Storage 24

I actually watched the full movie of this one recently.  It was alright.  I have always kind of been afraid of storage facilities.  All those repeating corridors.  eep.

From the Archives: Morbid Angel

Featured Creature: Chaska of the Chaldean Abyss

Excerpt from Liam Hofstadter's report for the Department of Extranormal Phenomena (DEP), Superhuman and Supernatural Threats in the New Millennium:

"The Vykhrova Prirvu is a magickal container said to contain a portal to the whirling abyss.  Highly prized within the occult community, it grants its bearer a variety of powerful effects.  Adept mages use these containers to absorb spells cast at them by opposing wizards.  Any mage in possession of such an item is said to be nearly unstoppable.  The spells for creating such an artifact are complex and costly, but the gain to the bearer is by far worth the effort as the magus becomes impervious to magickal attack.

New Abstract: Within the Forest of Flames

 

New Abstract: Devestation Sentinel

Patrolling the razor wire perimeters of the seas of blood, it dispatches those unwary souls who cross its borders.

Skin Crawling Comics Update 05.30.13

I finished the colors for "Buried" for the Skin Crawling Comics anthology earlier this week.  I must say it has been excellent experience.  Everyone has been super supportive of my endless questions and they genuinely seem to like my work.

This has been a bit of a revelation for me concerning being a colorist for comics.  It's an aspect of comic book work that I've only dipped my toes in this year.  It seems to be ideally suited to my point of view and approach to art.  Coloring requires one of my favorite tools, Photoshop, and the essence of it, mixing color, is something I do for recreation.  I'd never considered it before as an entry point into comics.  Who knew.  I've loved every minute! 

Enough about me though, here is another recent interview on FanboyComics about Skin Crawling Comics with Gerald Rathkolb and Danielle Gransaull for their story "The Night Market".  See more Gerald's work at Anime World Order Podcast  and more of Danielle's work at Life With Death.

The Buried team:

Bryant Dillon - Writer
Chris Thorne - Artist

Adam Wollet - Letterer

Rachel Pandich - Editor
Gerald Rathkolb - Editor

More on Skin Crawling Comics on the web

Press Release ~ Interview ~ Facebook ~ Podcast ~ #SkinCrawingComics

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More Skin Crawling Comics Creators

Carl Boehm
Paul Chapman
NJ Valente

Return in Red Trailer

Return in Red is one of my favorite low budgets horror films.  It has some excellent eerie scenes and a very creepy premise.

UPDATE: The Featured Creature Gallery

I've just updated the Featured Creature Gallery with a fresh coat of text.  I've also restructured the slideshow so that the posts show in reverse sequential order.  Hopefully this will make viewing easier and now you won't have to wade through all the older images to see the latest piece.  Thanks for viewing! 

New Gallery: Psyche Delectus Tenebrarum

I've neglected my abstract work for some time and feel it needs a little TLC.  I realized that the Featured Creature shouldn't get all the gallery action at Zombie Bites, so I'm constructing a gallery for my psychedelic abstract works.  It is in the baby stages of construction at this point, so it's a little rough around the edges.

From the Archives: The Man Who Fought The Clock

This was a supporting character in one of my dark superhero stories, but I had considered at one point telling his tale separately as a singular horror piece.  He is nearly driven mad by his fight to preserve the world from a dark supernatural force.  He finds the ultimate enemy hidden behind the forces of power and corruption. It manifests to him as clocks.

Featured Creature: Priest of Vz

" In the dream, I was at a business meeting or presentation of some sort.  There was a large crowd of people surrounding a meeting table.  The presenter kept losing his place and starting the presentation over. 

I was distracted by a man in a black suit standing at the window and away from the group.  He was looking out across the cityscape with his back to the group.  He had his hands joined behind his back and occasionally I thought I heard him whisper something.  The presenter bumbled his speech again as I rose to ask the man to join us.

New Abstract: The Forge of Gebruah

Deep within the sphere of Judgement and Fear, we pass through the pressurized eye of the cosmic needle and into the purifying furnace of the Sun.  The Forge of Geburah burns away all that is not necessity.