Leon De Kock

Leon de Kock was born on Friday the 13th in Pretoria, South Africa — a fitting omen for a writer destined to haunt imaginations. From devouring Enid Blyton and Agatha Christie to plunging into the darker worlds of Stephen King and Dean Koontz, Leon grew up living adventures through books before creating his own.

By high school he was already weaving epic poems into full‑length stories, a passion that evolved into novels blending horror, fantasy, and apocalyptic visions. His breakout works — Hordes, Dream World, and Story of Enchantment — set the stage for a prolific career that now spans horror, fantasy sagas, and collections of epic poetry. Readers have followed him through the chilling Dream School, the haunting Serenity, the apocalyptic Sniffer, and the spellbinding Vespula series.

When he isn’t conjuring nightmares and enchantments, Leon is an architectural draughtsman and adventurer. He’s explored caves with National Geographic, mapped rare granite formations in Swaziland, and still finds time to write tales that make readers glance under the bed before sleeping.

Leon lives in Kempton Park, Gauteng, where he continues to craft stories that blur the line between fantasy and horror — novels and poems that promise to keep you turning pages long after midnight.