Josh Viola
Joshua Viola | |
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Born | July 23, 1983 |
Pen name | J.V. Kyle and Trevor Jones |
Occupation | Writer |
Genre | Science fiction, horror and fantasy |
Notable works |
The Bane of Yoto Blackstar Nightmares Unhinged Cyber World |
Website | |
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Joshua "Josh" Viola is a science fiction/fantasy/horror writer best known for his novel The Bane of Yoto.[1]
Background
In 2012, Viola collaborated with Klayton and his music label/publisher, FiXT Music, where he is the author of the novel Blackstar[2] and The Bane of Yoto.[3]
He directed the “Unshakeable”[4] animated music video for Celldweller.
Viola is owner of publishing house Hex Publishers.[5][6] He edited their Denver Post number one best selling[7] horror anthology, Nightmares Unhinged,[8] featuring Bram Stoker, Hugo and Nebula Award winners such as Jason Heller, Steve Rasnic Tem, Edward Bryant and Stephen Graham Jones.[9] He co-edited Cyber World, a cyberpunk anthology, with Jason Heller for Hex Publishers in 2016, which was a 2017 Colorado Book Award finalist.[10][11]
Bibliography
Novels
- The Bane of Yoto (2012)
- Blackstar (2015)
Novellas
- Denver Moon: The Minds of Mars with Warren Hammond (2018)
Anthologies edited
- Nightmares Unhinged[12] (2015)
- Cyber World[13] (2016)
- Georgetown Haunts and Mysteries[14] (2017)
- Blood Business: Crime Stories from this World and Beyond[15] (2017)
Comic books
- Tooth and Claw[16] (2017)
- Denver Moon: Murder on Mars with Warren Hammond (2018)
- Denver Moon: Rafe's Revenge with Warren Hammond (2018)
- Denver Moon: Transformations with Warren Hammond (2018)
Children's books
- Boomer and Friends![17] (2017)
Short stories
- "Luna One" (2014)
- "The Camera" (2015)
- "The Librarian" (2015)[18]
- "Needles" with Dean Wyant (2015)
- "Scarecrows" (2015)[19]
- "Fangs" as J.V. Kyle (2015)
- "Bathroom Break" as J.V. Kyle (2015)
- "Finder's Fee" (2016)[20]
- "Outsorcery" (2016)[21]
- "Notches" with Sean Eads (2017)[22]
- "Straight to the Top" as Trevor Jones (2017)[23]
- "Denver Moon: Metamorphosis" with Warren Hammond (2018)
References
- ↑ "Book Review: 'The Bane of Yoto' by Joshua Viola", Burkart, Gregory, for FEARnet, 15 August 2012, retrieved 14 March 2013
- ↑ Barkan, Jonathan. "Celldweller Plans New Music, Book Series, And More", Bloody Disgusting, 27 February 2013. Retrieved on 14 October 2015.
- ↑ Johnston, Rich. "Could The Bane Of Yoto Herald In A New Look For Digital Comics?", Bleeding Cool, 5 March 2012. Retrieved on 14 October 2015.
- ↑ Crane, Matt. "Celldweller Releases Music Video for Unshakeable", Alternative Press, 10 December 2013. Retrieved on 14 October 2015.
- ↑ Wenzel, John. "Erie-based Horror publisher uses unlikely way to bankroll, empower writers", The Denver Post, 4 September 2015. Retrieved on 14 October 2015.
- ↑ Siebrase, Jamie. "Hex Publishers, a New Local Press, Plans to Release a Dark, Twisted Anthology", Westword, 9 February 2015. Retrieved on 14 October 2015.
- ↑ The Denver Post. "Books: Denver best sellers, 9/20/2015", The Denver Post, 20 September 2015. Retrieved on 14 October 2015.
- ↑ Jules, Damnetha. "Nightmares Unhinged (Book Review)", Horror Palace, 5 September 2015. Retrieved on 14 October 2015.
- ↑ Barkan, Jonathan. "Witness The Unveiling Of Nightmares Unhinged (Exclusive)", Bloody Disgusting, 9 July 2015. Retrieved on 16 July 2015.
- ↑ Wenzel, John. "“Cyber World” anthology brings darkly alluring sci-fi back to the future", The Denver Post, 26 October 2016. Retrieved on 16 July 2015.
- ↑ Colorado Humanities. "“2017 Colorado Book Award Finalists", Colorado Humanities. Retrieved on 12 September 2017.
- ↑ Froyd, Susan. "Nightmares Unhinged Launch Party", Westword, 9 September 2015. Retrieved on 16 July 2015.
- ↑ Wheeler, Isaac. "Cyber World Demonstrates the Future of the Cyberpunk Genre", Neon Dystopia, 11 November 2016. Retrieved on 19 December 2016.
- ↑ Kirkus Reviews. "Georgetown Haunts and Mysteries", Kirkus Reviews, 9 August 2017. Retrieved on 12 September 2017.
- ↑ Kirkus Reviews. "Blood Business", Kirkus Reviews, 26 September 2017. Retrieved on 28 November 2017.
- ↑ Hex Publishers. "Tooth and Claw", Hex Publishers. Retrieved on 12 September 2017.
- ↑ Wenzel, John. "The Secret Ingredients to a Great Children's Book", Denver Post, 4 August 2017. Retrieved on 12 September 2017.
- ↑ HorrorNews.net. "Paul Campion's 'The Librarian' Optioned Short Horror Story To Screen", Horror News, 30 October 2015. Retrieved on 12 September 2017.
- ↑ Anderson, Derek. "Exclusive: Read a Short Story from NIGHTMARES UNHINGED: TWENTY TALES OF TERROR", Daily Dead, 28 August 2015. Retrieved on 14 October 2015.
- ↑ Siebrase, Jamie. "Get Lost at a Celebration of Found, a Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Anthology", Westword, 4 October 2016. Retrieved on 19 December 2016.
- ↑ GoodReads. "The Literary Hatchet #15", GoodReads. Retrieved on 12 September 2017.
- ↑ Blood Bound Books. "DOA III", Blood Bound Books. Retrieved on 12 September 2017.
- ↑ Hex Publishers. "Blood Business", Hex Publishers. Retrieved on 28 November 2017.