Brutal Vampires

Throughout the 1800s to the 1990s, Vampires were scary and violent. They were charming, but they were also hideous and bloodthirsty. The classic Vampire. The B-Movie Vampire. Vampires back then were feared (not seen as potential dating material or romantic partners.)

In the 2000's, that's seemed to changed through certain television shows and current novels. The genre changed. To me, Vampires became, well, wimpy.

I prefer, and miss, the classic, evil, bloody Vampire. So in my works, I focus on Vampires as brutal, disturbing, fearsome, vicious, violent, gory, terrifying, and seemingly invincible. Psychotic. Oh, and morally compromised. The type of Vampire you dread encountering (and definitely not someone you would think of bringing home to mom, unless of course, mom tastes good.)

There's nothing my Vampires won't do. They are demented, deadly, serial killers. They will commit horrid acts. There's slicing, dicing, slashing, stabbing, scenes of bondage, death, dismemberment, and destruction. My Vampires are truly meant for the horror, not romance or soap opera, category.

In short, they're badass. And be sure to listen to heavy metal or death metal in the background while reading the comic books. 'Cause it's a great combo of horror, brutal gore, and metal.

I want to be very afraid of Vampires again.

Fan Favorite: Cameron

I'm getting a lot of feedback that so far, the fan character favorite, hands down, is Cameron, and that fans are definitely looking forward to seeing more of him is the next issues. Cameron's character is constantly developing, and he's one of my favorites too!

To learn more about Cameron, get the comic book series, read the novel, or check out the character profiles in the about the characters section!

Cameron (Camael) (Book 1, 3, 4, 5): A Guardian Angel disguised as an L.A. police detective sent to stop Gabriel. He kills Gabriel in Book 1. He falls in love with one of Gabriel's intended victims and protects her son Joseph. He becomes a Vampire Guardian Angel in Book 3, but helps Detective Costa (Book 3) defeat the first wave of Vampire Guardian Angels. His weapon is a pair of Kali sticks. Note: In the comic book series, Cameron carries a sword.

Why Guardian Angels?

I often joke that I'm a "recovering Catholic" and I question a Guardian Angel’s role of simply existing to protect and help humans. I explore and present an alternate view that the Guardian Angels humans pray to are evil, really tired of human whining and prayers and are flawed and vengeful and they that themselves even have human feelings and desires. I wanted to create something disturbing from something so innocent and supposedly protective. We really don't know who or what it is we are praying to. It could be a negative entity disguised as a guardian angel with the intent to harm instead of help us.

In my works, I question people's belief in a supernatural, supposedly higher power, and that people don't know what a Guardian Angel really is. Why do we rely on a supposedly higher supernatural power that we can’t see to save us, and what if it really was evil. Since horror is a genre that pushes the envelope in a lot of aspects, I’d say I’ve been kind of messing with people’s beliefs in terms of what pop culture considers “saviors”, in a fictional sense, and focusing mainly on Guardian Angels. My work questions what they are, and presents an alternate view on what they could be.

Just because I'm messing with the pop-culture image of a guardian angel doesn't mean I'm condemning it or being disrespectful. I'm questioning why we rely so much on a supernatural entity to save us. It's an alternate view to something supernatural. We put so much blind faith in a higher power to help us and we don't even know what it is we are summoning. That's the whole point of my books and films. Angelic rebellion is nothing new, but I've just taken it to another, more disturbing level.

The reaction by fans? It has ranged from fascination to enthusiasm that I feature a vampire that’s new, different, evil and brutal, and that it’s refreshing to see something original. People understand that I'm not out to condemn any beliefs. I'm simply exploring other possibilities out there, using horror to turn the ordinary into something creepy, and they know this is a Vampire theme.

Great Fan Support!

Thank you Juan! It is support from fans like you that make it so worth it to me as a writer and for my hardworking and talented artists! And we truly appreciate it! Many thanks! \m/

Autographed Pics Received

I'll be posting autographed pics received that fans send me or post publicly. Glad you all received them and thank you all for your requests!

From Patrik Karlsson of monsterdiggare.net, an awesome Horror Web Site from Sweden!

More Fan Pics!

 And thank you Isabel for the handmade gift:
a gorgeous red shawl! Red is my color! :)
Thank you Isabel for all your support!
Much appreciated! You rock!

Behind the Scenes: Drawing "Dominion", Issue 3

The drawing process by artist Andrew Setter.

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