Special thanks go to our fine group of illustrators:
John and Flo Stanton are writers/photographic artists living in Indianapolis,
Indiana. Their work has appeared in a variety of publications, from The Indianapolis Star to Not One of Us. You can find out
more about them through their website www.3amblue.com.
Gin E L Fenton (GinELF) is an experienced award-winning professional
visual graphic artist, illustrator, cover artist. She is also art director for two magazines, and an e-book publisher. She is proficient in a variety of genres including fantasy, horror, science-fiction,
mystery, romance, pinups, noir, game books, suspense, etc. She has had more than two hundred illustrations and covers published
in the past year alone. She published her own fantasy art ezine, for several
years. Her illustrations and cover art grace the pages of books and magazines all over the world. She is always eager for
the next assignment. Her websites: www.artisthome.com/ http://ginelf.com
Brian Beardsley about himself: "A long time ago, in an ancient land
called Illinois, a son was born to two noble people who had to flee to Seattle to escape sheer boredom.
There, Brian's only friend was a magic pencil. He and that magic pencil
would open portals, fight ogres, and travel to distant lands. You can find his lair at:
www.studiobmedia.com
Despite any dark implications, Christopher Lee Stine was not named after the British actor who played Dracula
or Count Dooku. He has, however, been drawing, painting and
writing for many years. He counts Gerhard Richter and Dave McKean as influences. He served four years in the United States Army and is a graduate of Penn State University. He resides in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. To view more work from his studio, Phantastic Visions, go to his
MySpace page at www.myspace.com/pirate_celt or type in Phantastic Visions: Art of Christopher Lee Stine.
Paula Friedlander
is a native of Brooklyn, N. Y., now living upstate. She is a graduate of Parsons School of Design, with
years of experience in freelance illustration, graphic and textile design.
Her unique illustration style is created with hand-cut paper silhouettes,
collage, ink and digital art.
Paula is fascinated with the opposition of darkness and light. She
is inspired by her surroundings, from the urban world of Brooklyn to the natural beauty of the Catskills. Her imagination
is fed by dreams and tales of myth and legend. The subjects of her work range from serene fantasy to morbid horror.
As well as being an illustrator, she applies her talents to many
other things. She creates custom OOAK Fashion Dolls and My Little Ponies, transforming outcast and forgotten dolls into new
life forms. Re-painted, re-haired and costumed, each doll is one of a kind. She is also a novice writer of poetry and short
fiction. her website is at: www.arwendesigns.net
L.B.
Goddard's stories have been published in such magazines as: Sand--
A Journal of Strange Tales, Twisted Tongue, Twisted
Dreams, NexGen Pulp and The Odd Mind. They have appeared online at: Yellow Mama Webzine, Macabre Cadaver, and SNM Horror. Her poetry
has appeared in Niteblade Magazine and is scheduled to appear in an upcoming issue of Black Petals. She is inspired
by ghosts, goblins, and ghouls. L.B. resides in a suburb of St.
Louis, MO. She runs an online horror fiction magazine at: www.themonstersnextdoor.com
Steve
Cartwright says: It's well known that an artist becomes more popular by dying, so I'm typing this
with one hand while pummeling my head with a frozen mackerel with the other. I've done art for several magazines, newspapers,
websites, commercial and governmental clients, books, and scribbling - but mostly drooling - on tavern napkins. I also create
art pro bono for several animal rescue groups. I was awarded the 2004 James Award
for my cover art for Champagne Shivers. I recently illustrated
the Cimarron Review and Stories for Children covers. Take a gander ( or a goose ) at my online gallery: www.angelfire.com/sc2/cartoonsbycartwright . And
please hurry with your response - this mackerel's killin' me!
In a long-lost decade, in one of her many previous lives, Lonni Lees was, among many other things, an award winning poet, columnist for an Irish
newspaper, actress, illustrator for the L.A. Mensa Journal and a book titled RALF'S STORIES, won art awards and an award for
an article on the Russian dissident movement which was a cover story for NEW GUARD Magazine.
Last year she discovered the hardboiled genre and
truly found her niche! She's having a blast writing short stories, which have appeared in HARDBOILED and in the book DEADLY
DAMES. She feels like she's just warming up. She's nearing completion of her
first novel, DERANGED, a psychological thriller.
She currently
lives in Tucson, AZ with her husband and shows her art in a local gallery."
Gordon
Purkis is a poet of modest accomplishment and the editor of the not-so-modest poetry magazines Mastodon Dentist, Nefarious Ballerina
and Penny Ante Feud, which can all be found
on www.shoemusicpress.com. He is currently working on a novel about a fictitious
minor league baseball player named Touchdown Smith and he has done a number of illustrations
for both Yellow Mama and Black Petals.
Tray
Drumhann's work explores the dimensions and depth of human nature. His goal is to communicate the
personal and cultural dynamics that condition how we view ourselves and others as well as how our individual experiences condition
such perception. Notable publications featuring Drumhann's work include: The Pinch Journal, Tiferet, & Adagio
Quarterly.
Jeff Karnick A.K.A American Artist. you can see his work at www.jeffkarnick.com. or at http://www.myspace.com/snakecharmer6667 Jeff graduated from the University of New Haven
CT with a degree in Graphic design. His art skills range through all types of media such as
illustrations, paintings, graphic design, flash media, sculptures and photography. His favorite and most comfortable genre
to work in is HORROR! You can find him right next door to Hell, room number 667.
Mike
Kerins is an artist and writer and has illustrated the covers and internal organs of various publications.
He has been known to scratch a little journalism alongside tales of horror and damnation on the walls of his cell. The magnificent
depravity of his illustrative work can be experienced at: www.darkartgallery.com
Aisling
Kerins is 16 years old and in her first year at college, studying textiles and maths, although
her favourite subjects are English lit and art. She had some illustration work published in a book of poetry last year, alongside
that of her younger sister Niamh and she’s also a big fan of horror films and indie music, regularly going to gigs.
She plays guitar and quite likes parties and one day hopes to do something with her life but doesn’t quite know what…?
Mr. Byron is
the pseudonym of Victor Bravo, a freelance digital artist born
in Madrid (Spain). His works includes illustrations for videogames, 3D art, animation, CD covers, web sites, magazines, comic
books, and storyboards for movies and advertising.
Actually he is working in the videogames industry making concept art, character designs and 3D models.
Some
of his works can be found in his web site: www.mrbyron.com
Lonni Lees
currently lives in Tucson, Arizona with her scientist husband. She has been drawing, painting and writing
her whole life and has won awards in both. She shows her art in a Tucson gallery and has illustrated several stories for Yellow Mama and Black Petals. Her short
stories have appeared in Hardboiled and in the anthology Deadly Dames, as well as in Yellow Mama and Einstein’s Pocket Watch.
Kevin D. Duncan
was born 1958 in Alton, Illinois where he still resides. He has degrees in Political Science, Classics, and Art & Design.
He has been freelancing illustration and cartoons for over 25 years. He has done editorial cartoons and editorial illustration
for local and regional newspapers, including the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. His award-winning
work has appeared in numerous small press zines, e-zines, and he has illustrated a few books.
Jeff Fallow lives in Scotland, where death and blood make up
its history. He has written and illustrated a number of history comic books, mainly about Scotland, and currently has a children's
book out called Scotland the Grave, the first of a series of horror histories introduced
by “Nice Mr Death.” He creates weird art using taxidermy but doesn't kill animals (only roadkill).
Paul “Deadeye” Dick is a one-eyed
illustrator, writer and sculptor. Living in Scotland with his wife of 20 years
and 3 children. Despite suffering from fibromyalgia, he lives an active life.
Under the pen name Paul Dick Knight, he is the creator/writer/artist on the Deadeye Samurai comicbook. Mixing
epic Japanese mythology and legend with the precepts of the superhero genre.
Paul's 3D work can be seen on the figurerealm.com
site under the name “Deadeye.” His part photorealistic, part painted art features on several current and upcoming Yellow Mama and Black Petals stories. Including his Dick Dice hardboiled SF tales and the Matt Malleus horror tales written by
his brother, Earl. As of November, 2011, Paul is Yellow Mama's new Assistant Art
Director.
Eleanor Leonne Bennett is a 15 year old photographer and artist who has won contests with National Geographic,The
Woodland Trust, The World Photography Organisation, Winstons Wish, Papworth Trust, Mencap, Big Issue, Wrexham science , Fennel
and Fern and Nature's Best Photography.She has had her photographs published in exhibitions and magazines across the world
including the Guardian, RSPB Birds , RSPB Bird Life, Dot Dot Dash ,Alabama Coast , Alabama Seaport and NG Kids Magazine (the
most popular kids magazine in the world). She was also the only person from the UK to have her work displayed in the National
Geographic and Airbus run See The Bigger Picture global exhibition tour with the United Nations International Year Of Biodiversity
2010.Only
visual artist published in the Taj Mahal Review June 2011. Youngest artist to be displayed in Charnwood Art's Vision 09 Exhibition
and New Mill's Artlounge Dark Colours Exhibition
Noelle Richardson comes from a relatively large family and has been illustrating
and painting for about twelve years. She writes a little on the side, plays a couple of instruments and dabbles in tattoo
design.