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Skull-Faced Boy Fan Art on deviantArt

December 16, 2009 by David Barr Kirtley 1 Comment

I just discovered these two images over on deviantArt that were inspired by my short story “The Skull-Faced Boy.”

Blazeblackwing, creator of the first one, writes, “Hi. I was told that you were on here by a friend. He saw that I had drawn a pic titled ‘skull faced boy’ and said to see what you think of it. I first read it in a zombie collection of stories and loved reading it! I didn’t draw the skull-faced boy in the way I hoped you saw him, but in the way my own interpretation of him was.”

DarkAlley001, creator of the second image, says, “Recently I’ve become a maniac about podcasts — can you blame a person when the news is so depressing? One of these would be Pseudopod, an amazing source of horror/suspense/thriller short stories. I’ve been thinking of creating something for these stories for awhile, and with Halloween just around the corner, I feel inspired.”

And, if you missed it, also check out Jandan’s skull-faced boy art. I also have a deviantArt profile.

Cover for Anthology The Living Dead 2

December 9, 2009 by David Barr Kirtley Leave a Comment

Here’s the cover for the zombie anthology The Living Dead 2, edited by John Joseph Adams, which will include my short story “The Skull-Faced City,” a sequel to my story “The Skull-Faced Boy” which appeared in The Living Dead. I love this cover. It matches the design of the first book, but the blue color scheme gives it a moody look all its own. Also check out the hi-res version.

Cover for The Living Dead 2 John Joseph Adams Anthology

Here’s a synopsis for “The Skull-Faced City”: The zombie army of Dustin the skull-faced boy has grown legion, and has constructed a grim necropolis for him to rule over alongside his reluctant bride, Ashley. His followers are urged to carve off their faces, and bounty hunters are sent out from the city to bring back living prisoners, for purposes unknown. Can anyone put an end to Dustin’s mad, paranoid reign?