Analog Horror
Retro is scary for many reasons.
Turn off the lights and brace yourself for a chilling experience as we tap into the eerie world of retro technology and unsettling, low-fi frights. From distorted VHS tapes and cryptic radio signals to grainy broadcasts that reveal something sinister, these stories bring old-school horror to life in all its disturbing, glitchy glory.
Luke W. Henderson (They/Them) is a writer of comics, prose, and poetry. Their work has been published in multiple anthologies and zines including Corrupting the Youth, Sage Cigarettes, and The Dark Side of Purity Vol. 3 (Bands of Bards) with upcoming works in Project Big Hype Vol. 3 and Comics from the Kitchen (Foreign Press Comics).
A graduate of the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon & Graphic Art, Inc. Claudio Ghirardo loves to experiment and push the boundaries of comics.
Patrick Hicks lives in Minnesota and has been writing since that time he shattered his leg in 7th grade. He’s written short stories, comics, and once spent a year interviewing a former Mafia Made Man and writing a novel of his life (seriously). Has been known to drop everything and start structuring a new story at all hours of the night. He loves discussing outlines and story structure and can be reached on https://www.instagram.com/patrickhickspy/
Jack Van Thomme illustrates comics and pitches in when he can. You can see the things he likes to draw and read the things he likes to talk about on Twitter and Instagram @Real_JackVT https://www.instagram.com/real_jackvt/
Michael Howe is a mainly-digital artist living in Colorado, who crafts characters and stories with heart, trying to help people feel adventure and wonder, generally through fantasy art of some kind. Also, he like trains. And animals. His Twitter and Instagram are both @MichaelHoweArts
Luis Godoy II is a writer/artist from southern California. He is married, has two kids and has been making comics for about five years.
Devin Whitlock is a writer and editor who helps run the Chicago Public Library s Comics Book Club, all of which you can read about in his newsletter (https://devinwhitlock.substack.com/). He has comics in two forthcoming anthologies and was a semifinalist for the Negative Spaces Diversity Comic Book Writing Competition. You can follow him on Instagram (https://instagram.com/devinagonistes) or Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/devinagonistes.bsky.social)
Ryan always enjoyed reading comics and copying the images, from Beano to the Real Ghostbusters to the Punisher. He joined a charity art group a few years ago which really got him back in to putting pen to paper. Now he is here at The Comic Jam and is getting to produce some great comics with other creatives.
Kylar Merrell is a writer and occasional artist from Oklahoma. When he’s not making comics, he’s probably teaching 3rd grade, or watching TV and thinking about how to make more comics. See his work at www.foreignpresscomics.com
