Alex McVey is an American fine artist and illustrator from

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, mostly known for his work on high-end limited edition books and album art. He has illustrated the works of

Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high s ...

, William Peter Blatty, Brian Keene,

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, and others. McVey is known for his work within the horror genre, and for his use of a variety of styles, subject matter, and media. Clients include: Cemetery Dance Publications, Bloodletting Press, Weird Tales,

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, Team Y&R, and others.

Selected bibliography

Alex McVey has illustrated works for:

Authors

* William Peter Blatty *

Kate Morton Kate Morton (born 1976) is an Australian author. Morton has sold more than 16 million books in 42 countries, making her one of Australia's "biggest publishing exports". The author has written six novels: '' The House at Riverton'' (The Shifting ...

* Brian Keene *

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* John Shirley *

Dean Koontz Dean Ray Koontz (born July 9, 1945) is an American author. His novels are billed as suspense thrillers, but frequently incorporate elements of horror, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and satire. Many of his books have appeared on ''The New Y ...

* John Farris *

Ronald Kelly Ronald Kelly is best known as a speculative fiction and "southern-fried" horror writer. His tales are usually set in the Southern United States and feature language and actions that are associated with those regions. Biography Ronald Kelly ...

* Ray Garton * Richard Matheson * Joe Hill * Norman Partridge * Gahan Wilson *

Christa Faust Christa Faust (born June 21, 1969, in New York City) is an American author who writes original novels, as well as novelizations and media tie-ins. Faust won the 2009 Crimespree Award (Best Original Paperback) for '' Money Shot''. ''Money Shot'' ...

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J. F. Gonzalez Jesus F. Gonzalez was an American author, primarily of horror fiction (writing under the pseudonym J. F. Gonzalez). He has written many notable novels and has done collaborations with Bram Stoker Award winners Mike Oliveri and Brian Keene. H ...

*Nate Southard *

Ramsey Campbell Ramsey Campbell (born 4 January 1946) is an English horror fiction writer, editor and critic who has been writing for well over fifty years. He is the author of over 30 novels and hundreds of short stories, many of them winners of literary awa ...

Gary Braunbeck Gary A. Braunbeck (born 1 July 1960) is an American science fiction, fantasy, mystery and horror author. Biography Braunbeck was born in Newark, Ohio (the city that serves as the model for the fictitious Cedar Hill in many of his stories). He w ...

*James Newman *

Greg F. Gifune Greg F. Gifune (born November 12, 1963, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts) is a horror author, the recipient of multiple Bram Stoker Award and International Horror Guild Award nominations in addition to one for the British Fantasy Award. Chr ...

* Richard Dean Starr *

James A. Moore James Arthur Moore is an American Horror fiction, horror novelist and short story writer. In 2003, he was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel, "Best Novel" for his book ''Serenity Falls''. In 2006, the novell ...

* Douglas Clegg * Edward Lee

Companies and publishers

* Merde Skateboards *

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*Team Y&R

Film

* Troublemaker Studios *

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*Bamfer Productions

Book & magazine publishers

*Apex * Bloodletting Press * Cemetery Dance Publications *Centipede Press * Delirium Books *

Earthling Publications Earthling Publications is an American small press run by Paul Miller and specialising in limited edition books in the horror and dark fantasy genres. In 2003, Earthling won the Horror Writers Association Specialty Press Award. Books published b ...

*Full Moon Press *

Lonely Road Books Lonely Road Books is a small press publishing company founded in 2007 by Brian James Freeman and Richard Chizmar and based out of Forest Hill, Maryland. They are a publishing company that specializes in deluxe signed limited edition books. L ...

*Necessary Evil Press *Night Shade Books *Paradox Magazine *Thunderstorm Books * Weird Tales

Role playing games

* Z-Man Games *

Hero Games Hero Games (''DOJ, Inc dba Hero Games'') is the publisher of the Hero System, a generic roleplaying rules set that can be used to simulate many different genres, and was the co-developer of the ''Fuzion'' system. History In 1981, George MacDon ...

Fantasy Flight Games Fantasy Flight Games (FFG) is a game company based in Roseville, Minnesota, United States, that creates and publishes role-playing, board, card, and dice games. As of 2014, it is a subsidiary of Asmodée Éditions. History Fantasy Flight Publish ...

Steve Jackson Games Steve Jackson Games (SJGames) is a game company, founded in 1980 by Steve Jackson, that creates and publishes role-playing, board, and card games, and (until 2019) the gaming magazine ''Pyramid''. History Founded in 1980, six years after the cr ...

Musicians and albums

''When Skies Wash Ashore'' and ''The Word Made Flesh'' * Elisium's ''Things They Carried'' album *King Phaze

External links

Alex McVey's official websiteArticle on Alex McVey from ghoulfriday.com
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