THEBOGHEART

How I write horror short stories:

• SURPRISE the reader. When you think about your story, if you are not EXCITED by just IMAGINING the big reveal, it’s not an interesting enough story.

• Think about an experience from your PERSONAL life that relates to the twist. The intense FEELING you get when you think about that memory is your GUIDING STAR. Story isn’t working? Recreate the feeling you got from the experience.

• Make sure the story is CHARACTER-MOTIVATED. Give your characters HIDDEN MOT...

  2025-06-14 15:41:53 +0000 UTC View Post

O Captain, My Captain

Thank you for being my first patron, Captain Harlock!!

I'm currently working on a horror-mystery series for reels. The premise is "12 people in an apartment vote on what hell is."

It's like if "12 angry men" meets "and then there were none" meets "strangers from hell (the kdrama). A big theme for the story is the struggle with faith in all its forms and the search for "home."

The writing is the hardest and most important part. It's where the magic happens. But it's also the ...

The Break

Echo and Narcissus from Hades 2

Redesigning The Bogheart Logo

I wanted to create something more… “SpiderWick” and “Swampcore”.

I abandoned the neon Colors for more neutral hues and gave the logo more organic shape language.

John Tenniel, Brian Froud, and Louis Le Briton were big inspirations; coincidentally, I find that my inking style feels a little like Akutami Gege’s work.