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The Cult of Lost Souls comic

April 18th, 2024 was Camosun Comic Arts Festival‘s (CCAF’s) 12th anniversary. It was here I released my new 40-page comic: Cult of Lost Souls.

Cult of Lost Souls is thematically about ghost stories and dark folklore. Most of the pages are printed in full colour. Leaning heavily into BC’s history and oral legends, the stories are told by a ghostly host named Luciana.

Luciana is an ancestral ghost who is depicted as a skeleton wearing a hooded white cloak with two long braids. Continue reading “The Cult of Lost Souls comic”

Camosun Comic Arts Festival (CCAF)

April 18th, 2024 was Camosun Comic Arts Festival’s 12th anniversary. It was also the release date of my new 40-page comic: Cult of Lost Souls.

Cult of Lost Souls is thematically about ghost stories and dark folklore. Leaning heavily into BC’s history and legends, the stories are told by a ghostly host named Luciana. The comic is printed entirely in colour.

Inside, Luciana narrates two eight-page stories and shares other dark folklore throughout the rest of the comic. The first tale, “The Ghost of Grouse Mountain,” is based on a haunting described in The Province newspaper in 1903. The second eight-page story, “Jack O’Lantern Jack,” is a dramatic reinterpretation of the Irish folk legend about how Jack O’Lanterns came to be–with Robert Johnson (who reputably sold his soul to the devil) and “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” elements added.

I’ll speak more about Luciana and the Cult of Lost Souls in a separate post!

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Several Victoria businesses allowed me to put up CCAF posters during the week or so leading up to Camosun College’s event, including Board with Friends, Victory Barber, and Cavity Curiosity. A huge thank you to each of them for helping us spread the word! Continue reading “Camosun Comic Arts Festival (CCAF)”

Halloween Black Cat

Halloween was a lot of fun this year, especially with the launching of Black Cat, the first title from my new publishing house Black Cat Books.

Special thanks to Jenn McGarrigle at VIU News for spreading the word, Julie Chadwick at The Discourse in Nanaimo for her spotlight story on Black Cat, and Gregor Craigie at CBC Victoria’s “On The Island” for his interview with me about Black Cat Books (aired today for Halloween). Continue reading “Halloween Black Cat”

Black Cat

Discover Black Cat, the enchanting self-titled anthology from our new publishing house in Victoria, BC.

Black Cat is a collection of thirteen supernatural stories set in the Pacific Northwest of British Columbia, penned by a diverse group of Western Canadian writers. Black Cat‘s cover was illustrated and designed by Lydia Avsec. Its interior was designed by Derek von Essen.

From historic to futuristic, these tales of fiction are guaranteed to chill readers to the bone. With entities both monstrous and misunderstood, Black Cat is an anthology unlike any published before. Each story includes a cameo of a mysterious black cat. Continue reading “Black Cat”

Tzouhalem Movie

The Tzouhalem movie I was interviewed for in 2020 has been playing at festivals and theatres in BC. This Friday, it will be showing at Cinecenta at The University of Victoria at 3:00 and 7:00 pm.

This is an important film by Harold C. Joe and Leslie Bland. From what I have seen, they have been supported by a team of amazing people for the filming, editing, and promotional phases of the project.

Continue reading “Tzouhalem Movie”