Kyle B. Stiff

I was influenced by the 80s. The bright glow of simple, iconic video games, the inorganic, DMT-flavored vibe of electronic music, a glowing futureworld always on the brink of violent collapse, and movies and cartoons that were over the top and unashamedly brutal.

I came of age during the demented "Satanic Panic," when being a creative nerd who liked Dungeons and Dragons and heavy metal music could get you thrown into a do-gooder's torture chamber. I came through that ridiculous era leery of "squares" - that is, people unconsciously driven to turn the world into an efficient, gray, lifeless, joyless control-grid. To me, the world is a wild, beautiful, terrifying place beyond anyone's control.

I stay busy writing my epic Demonworld series, a post-apocalyptic hero's journey available at Amazon, and Heavy Metal Thunder, a gamebook series available in all kinds of online app stores.