In celebration of all things spooky, here’s a photo of the painting I did for the cover art work for my novella, Zombie Reflux.
Pretty gory, but then again I am a huge horror fan. I did the initial sketch in pencil, then painted over with acrylic – the whole thing took me about 2 hours in A3 size.
In terms of horror, the funny thing is, I tend to read more than I write. My short fiction is more on the surreal, or even downright weird side – you can read some of my literary oddities at Weirdyear, Linguistic Erosion or Mad Swirl.
Zombie Reflux has its creepy moments, but overall it’s more of a satire than a horror. Still, feel free to check out my Amazon Page where I have both Kindle and print copies of the novella for sale. Better watch out if you have a dodgy stomach though. You don’t want to end up like my protagonist, Eric. Happy Halloween!
About Leilanie Stewart
Leilanie Stewart is an award-winning author and poet from Belfast, Northern Ireland. She writes ghost and psychological horror, as well as experimental poetry. Her writing confronts the nature of self; her novels feature main characters on a dark psychological journey who have a crisis and create a new sense of identity. She began writing for publication while working as an English teacher in Japan, a career pathway that has influenced themes in her writing. Her former career as an Archaeologist has also inspired her writing and she has incorporated elements of archaeology and mythology into both her fiction and poetry.
In addition to promoting her own work, Leilanie runs Bindweed Anthologies, a creative writing publication with her writer husband, Joseph Robert. Aside from publishing pursuits, Leilanie enjoys spending time with her husband and their lively literary lad, a voracious reader of sea monster books.
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