Livid Comics Lair -0063- Aaron Bedard (Vocals: Bane)
Aaron Bedard is an American musician. He was the lead singer for the American hardcore punk band Bane until they disbanded in 2016.
Bedard is known for his powerful, and often shouted, vocals. He writes all of Bane's lyrics. Before joining Bane, he sang for the band Backbone with Chris Pupecki (from Doomriders) and Dave Green, then formed Raging Hope. He is originally from Worcester, Massachusetts, but lives outside of Boston, Massachusetts.
Livid Comics Lair -0060- Nick Roberts (Horror Author)
Nick Roberts was born on October 17, 1986 in Charleston, West Virginia. He was raised by his parents, Kit and Jane, along with his siblings, Kit Jr., Rae, and Beth, in St. Albans, WV. A lifelong storyteller, Nick began writing and illustrating children’s books in elementary school, grew into screenplay writing in high school, and then transitioned into short stories and novels. He is currently an English teacher by day and author by night.
Nick resides in St, Albans, WV with his wife, Amy, and their two children, Keagan and Cora. He enjoys spending time with his family, weightlifting, and advocating for people in recovery from substance abuse by serving on the Board of Directors for Recovery Point West Virginia. His debut horror novel, Anathema, was published by J. Ellington Ashton Press in 2020 and won the 2020-2021 Horror Authors Guild Award for Debut Novel of the Year. His second novel, The Exorcist’s House, will be released on May 6, 2022 Crystal Lake Publishing.
Through his writing, he explores themes of guilt, redemption, and the darker side of humanity. His works have been published in The Fiction Pool, The Blue Mountain Review, Haunted MTL, Stonecrop Magazine, Falling Star Magazine and various anthologies by publishers such as J. Ellington Ashton Press and Sinister Smile Press.
For more information on Nick’s story of recovery, check out his narrative on Movable Project.
Livid Comics Lair -0058- Briana Morgan (Horror Author)
Briana Morgan (she/her) is a horror writer and playwright.
As of 2021, Briana is the author of several novels and plays, including The Tricker-Treater and Other Stories, Unboxed, and more. She’s a proud member of the Horror Writers Association and a book review columnist for the Wicked Library. When not writing, she enjoys gaming, watching movies, and reading.
Briana lives in Atlanta with her partner and two cats.
Livid Comics Lair - 0053- Rio Youers (Author: Refrigerator Full of Heads, No Second Chances)
Rio Youers is the British Fantasy and Sunburst Award–nominated author of Westlake Soul and Lola on Fire. His 2017 thriller, The Forgotten Girl, was a finalist for the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel. He is the writer of Refrigerator Full of Heads, a new six-issue series from DC Comics, and Sleeping Beauties, based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King and Owen King. Rio’s new novel, No Second Chances, is available now from William Morrow.
Livid Comics Lair -0044- Richard Ashley Hamilton (Author)
Richard Ashley Hamilton is the award-winning screenwriter and author best known for his storytelling across multiple DreamWorks Animation franchises including How To Train Your Dragon and Guillermo Del Toro's Tales of Arcadia. He wrote on the first season of Netflix's Dragons: Race to the Edge, which earned a Daytime Emmy for Best Writing, and has also developed animated series for such companies as Skybound Entertainment, SuperProd, and Lionel Trains. Additionally, Richard served as a writer and creative consultant for brands like Trolls, Wizards of Once, Voltron, Captain Underpants, B.O.O., Masters of the Universe, and IKEA. Apart from his work in animation, Richard has also authored numerous Trollhunters and 3Below middle grade novels for Simon & Schuster, inventing new characters, locations, and plotlines to advance the world-building for each property. His writing also appears beyond publishing, most notably in the How To Train Your Dragon: Hidden World Tour (winner of the 2020 Lumiere Award for Best Entertainment VR Experience and nominee for the Producers Guild of America Innovation Award) as well as in the DreamWorks Dragons: Flight Academy VR Experience, one AAA console video game, and the Kirkus-starred DreamWorks Press: Dragons digital storybook. But in his heart, Richard remains a lifelong comic book fan and has scripted and developed titles for Dark Horse Comics, DC Entertainment, Dial "C" for Comics, and Papercutz. Richard currently writes his ongoing original YA graphic novel series, SCOOP, for Insight Comics and lives in Silver Lake, California, with his wife and their two sons.
Livid Comics Lair -0037- Chris Condon, Writer for Image Comics
Chris Condon is the writer of the ongoing series THAT TEXAS BLOOD with artist Jacob Phillips. Chris was born and raised in the small New Jersey transit hub of Metuchen, a stone's throw from the behemoth that is New York City and has devoted himself to the mythical power of storytelling from an early age. In the second grade, he attempted to launch a cinematic remake of James Cameron's Titanic but things soon fell apart when his 7-year-old brain could not conceptualize how to build working (and life-size) smokestacks. As stated, Chris is not a native Texan, though he does enjoy a Terry Allen tune and a good chicken fried steak. Depending on who you ask, that's about halfway there.
Livid Comics Lair -0035- Sal Abbinanti, Art Agent for Alex Ross & Bill Sienkiewicz, publisher Mercury Comics
Sal Abbinanti, is the art agent for Alex Ross and Bill Sienkiewicz. In addition to being an art dealer, he is also an artist. His recent graphic novel THE HOSTAGE is loosely inspired by Brazilian religions, including the Umbanda and Ibeji, and the plight of kids living in the favelas is now available!
Livid Comics Lair -0033- Raudric Curtis, Royal House Comics
Raudric Curtis is an indie comic book creator, publisher and podcaster.
Livid Comics Lair -0032- Christopher Golden, Author
Christopher Golden is the New York Times bestselling, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of such novels as Road of Bones, Ararat, Snowblind, and Red Hands. With Mike Mignola, he is the co-creator of the Outerverse comic book universe, including such series as Baltimore, Joe Golem: Occult Detective, and Lady Baltimore. As an editor, he has worked on the short story anthologies Seize the Night, Dark Cities, and The New Dead, among others, and he has also written and co-written comic books, video games, screenplays, and a network television pilot. In 2015 he founded the popular Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Festival. He was born and raised in Massachusetts, where he still lives with his family. His work has been nominated for the British Fantasy Award, the Eisner Award, and multiple Shirley Jackson Awards. For the Bram Stoker Awards, Golden has been nominated ten times in eight different categories, and won twice. His original novels have been published in more than fifteen languages in countries around the world.
