Illustrating Silent Nightmares: "Lost Hearts"

A look at my interior artwork for Cynthia Pelayo’s story in the upcoming Christmas horror anthology.

Here is a look at some of the interior artwork I drew for the upcoming horror anthology Silent Nightmares, coming out through Saga Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster (releasing Sept 29).

For this piece, I got to illustrate "Lost Hearts" by Cynthia Pelayo. Cynthia is an incredible writer, and her essay "My Mother Was Margaret White" (from the book Why I Love Horror) is one of the most meaningful pieces I've ever read.

I ended up illustrating every story in this collection, and it’s been surreal getting to work on a book edited by Chuck Palahniuk and Michael Bailey.

If you are in the Northern Virginia area, I'll be celebrating the book's launch at Birch Tree Books and Plants in Leesburg, VA on October 1st. I'll be doing a live drawing demo and talking about horror illustration—would love to connect if you can make it!

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