Threads that Bind is a coalition of authors and artists specializing in things macabre. Monsters? We know monsters. Demons? We got ’em. Criminals of the nastiest sort? Do you have to ask? Here you’ll find the minds who bring you the stories and artwork that have you checking under the bed at night.

The Regulars

Andrea Merchak – Brian Tyler – CW Hawes

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David Lee Summers – Garrett Dennis – Negatrite

Andrea Merchak has been passionate about the horror genre since she was 4–5 years old and sneaked out of her bedroom to see the horror films her father watched. Her stories are pure, graphic, vicious horror that stay with readers long after they finish reading.

Brian Tyler, a.k.a. Draws With Shadows, is an original, talented and creative designer and freelance artist of 10 plus years. Skilled at quick but creative black and white artwork, Brian Strives to improve his art with each drawing and can be contracted for covers and illustrations.

CW Hawes is one of the hardest-working indies in the Craft today. Responsible for a number of series across multiple genres, CW brings the talent to succeed in all of them. Expect ghosts, goblins, and an eerily spot-on channeling of the Cthulhu Mythos in all of its glory.

David Lee Summers is a well-known writer in the fields of steampunk, sci-fi, and a very off-beat brand of the supernatural that indulges clockwork mummies in Victorian London and vampires in deep space. David labors in his “day” job as a full-time astronomer at the Kitt Peak Observatory, so his fiction is very much based in scientific fact. Every bit the gentleman that he appears to be, David is a delight to know, so be sure to say hello while you’re visiting the site!

Garrett Dennis is a Jekyll-and-Hyde indie author who’s retired from two careers (biologist, software engineer). He emulates the famous writer Margaret Atwood in that, like her, he has no set writing routine and writes when he can in between everything else. As Garrett Dennis, he’s known for his Storm Ketchum Adventures series of coastal tales set on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, a picturesque location that still leans pleasantly toward the quaint, but sometimes also toward the dark. That’s his Dr. Jekyll persona; in his Mr. Hyde persona, he writes risque horror / sci-fi as Gerhard Dennis. Mix up those two names at your peril. You’ve been warned!

William J. Jackson, who goes by his nom de plume, “Negatrite,” is a fine purveyor of alternate worlds such as the Legacy Universe, the World Of Luminous Perils, and more. He is a wandering goth, a Trekkie, and a man breaking out from many straightjackets.

Contributors

Jack Tyler – Tim Sorrensen

Thomas Davison – Venus Tyler

Jack Tyler is the Administrator and coordinator for the talented authors and artists of the site. He has several books and stories available from his younger days, and still manages to write an occasional grocery list or WalMart order.

Tim Sorrensen is an Australian writer known for his Hitchcockian twists. Whether he’s writing action, crime, or a thriller, you can always count on the sudden swerve at the end that takes the reader to a place he never expected to go. One of his creepiest is on display here on his personal page. You’ll find the tab above. You wouldn’t believe that he only started writing in 2018.

Dr. Tom Davison is an adjunct professor in a technical college prison program, which gives him access to all the inspiration any writer could need. As a writer, Tom understands horror deeply and thoroughly. Just consider his channeling of H.P. Lovecraft for all the credentials anyone could ask for.

Venus Tyler is a young artiste extraordinaire whose work has been featured at the San Diego Comic Con. She designed our cover page and can be contracted for cover and illustration jobs. The drop-dead looks of a cover model — which she is — combined with a quick wit and dry sense of humor make her a delight to know. Stop by and say hello… if you dare!

These are the denizens of Threads that Bind. We expect that more will join the fold periodically. There’s a lot of experience here to be plumbed, so bookmark the site and come back frequently for the latest from great creative minds. We’d love to… have you!