Jason Brock

JASON V BROCK is an award-winning and -nominated writer, editor, filmmaker, composer, artist, scholar, and speaker. He has been widely published online, in comic books, magazines, nonfiction works, and anthologies, such as THE PS BOOK OF FANTASTIC FICTIONEERS, DISORDERS OF MAGNITUDE (Nonfiction Finalist for both the Bram Stoker Award and the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards), THE DARK SEA WITHIN: TALES & POEMS, FUNGI, WEIRD FICTION REVIEW (print edition), FANGORIA, S. T. Joshi's BLACK WINGS series, and many, many others. He describes his Pushcart Prize-nominated work as Dark Magical Realism. He has mentored numerous other writers who have likewise gone on to be nominated for and/or earn Clarion West scholarships, as well as World Fantasy, Bram Stoker, and other awards. In addition, he administers the Estate of William F. Nolan.

Brock was Art Director/Managing Editor of DARK DISCOVERIES magazine for more than four years, and publishes a pro journal called [NAMEL3SS], which can be found on Twitter/X: NAMELESS_DIGEST, and on the Interwebs at NAMELESSDIGEST. In addition, Brock and his wife, Sunni, run CYCATRIX PRESS (a few of their books include A DARKE PHANTASTIQUE [Bram Stoker Award Finalist], THE BLEEDING EDGE, and the Bram Stoker Award-nominated debut short story collection THE MIRRORS by author Nicole Cushing). They also have a technology consulting business.

As a filmmaker, his works include the critically acclaimed documentaries CHARLES BEAUMONT: THE LIFE OF TWILIGHT ZONE'S MAGIC MAN, THE ACKERMONSTER CHRONICLES! (Winner of the 2014 Rondo Hatton Award for Best Documentary), and IMAGE, REFLECTION, SHADOW: ARTISTS OF THE DARKE PHANTASTIQUE. He is the primary composer and instrumentalist/singer for his band, CHIAROSCURO.

Popular as a speaker and panelist, he has been a Special Guest at numerous film fests, conventions, and educational events, and was the 2015 Editor Guest of Honor for ORYCON 37, the largest science fiction convention in Oregon. Brock loves his wife, their family of herptiles, travel, and vegan/vegetarianism. He is active on social sites such as Facebook and Twitter/X (JASONVBROCK), and their personal website/blog, JASUNNI.

**2021 Pushcart Prize Nominee (SHORT FICTION): “Verlassen”**

**2015 Bram Stoker Award Finalist (BEST ANTHOLOGY): A DARKE PHANTASTIQUE**

**2015 Bram Stoker Award Finalist (BEST NONFICTION BOOK): DISORDERS OF MAGNITUDE: A SURVEY OF DARK FANTASY**

**2015 Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award Finalist (BEST BOOK): DISORDERS OF MAGNITUDE: A SURVEY OF DARK FANTASY**

**2014 Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award Winner (BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM): THE ACKERMONSTER CHRONICLES!**

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About His Work:

**SIMULACRUM AND OTHER POSSIBLE REALITIES (Debut Collection)**

“Jason V Brock. . . A bold new voice in American fiction. Watch this man! You may be in at the birth of a legend.”

—William F. Nolan (co-author, LOGAN'S RUN; screenwriter, BURNT OFFERINGS)

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“[Brock] makes the fantastic utterly believable. . . a fine writer, indeed.”

—George Clayton Johnson (writer for STAR TREK and THE TWILIGHT ZONE; co-author, LOGAN'S RUN)

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“Bravo!”

—Ray Bradbury (author, FAHRENHEIT 451 and THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES)

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“. . .a clever young man, Jason Brock.”

—Harlan Ellison (author, DEATHBIRD STORIES and “A Boy and His Dog”)

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“[Brock] knows how to tell a story. . . [he] has heart. . . real emotion. . . [it's] a strong part of writing that most writers never capture.”

—James Robert Smith (author, THE FLOCK)

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“[Brock] takes. . . characters into places I never expected. . .”

—Richard Matheson (author, SOMEWHERE IN TIME and I AM LEGEND)

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**MILTON'S CHILDREN (Novella)**

“Fun and clever and full of storytelling energy. You are bound to like this one.”

—Joe R. Lansdale (Edgar Award winning author, THE THICKET)

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“This richly textured novella is a triumph—a splendid fusion of horror and science fiction, of the cosmic and the human. It fulfills the promise of Jason V Brock's earlier work and establishes him as a force to be reckoned with in contemporary weird fiction.”

—S. T. Joshi (World Fantasy Award winning scholar/editor, H. P. LOVECRAFT: A LIFE; THE WEIRD TALE)

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“As satisfying as a novel, Jason V Brock's story MILTON’S CHILDREN combines classic elements of H. P. Lovecraft and Jules Verne with modern sensibilities to spin a yarn that is part adventure tale and part horror story. I loved it, but it is thoroughly a dire warning: When we become monsters, we also create monsters.”

—Ray Garton (World Horror Convention Grand Master and author, LIVE GIRLS)

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“Venture into the Antarctic, where Jason V Brock will plunge you into one of the most terrifying Lost Worlds stories imaginable: Make no mistake, this is no Lovecraft or Crichton knockoff; the S-F/Horror story revealed here on this undiscovered island is original and scientifically plausible. The writing is crisp, precise, and easily accessible; the plotting sharp and compelling; and once the action starts it is non-stop, the reader only able to catch their breath at its very conclusion. . .

“Underlying the writing, one is totally convinced that they are in good authorial hands—what I call the marvelous 'Allstate Effect,' achieved rarely by only the most highly skilled authors. Snag this book! Copy its byline: Jason V Brock, and put it up on the fridge, then underline it—after that, be sure to watch for more exciting, literate stories to come. Highly recommended.”

—Gene O'Neill (Bram Stoker Award winning author, TASTE OF TENDERLOIN)

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