MICHAEL PICCO
INTRODUCTION
Michael Picco's work has been described as "gripping and deliciously disturbing", "full of foreboding and malicious intent", and "adaptive and exceptional." One editor says: "{Picco} conducts his nightmares with something between feverish grace and clammy ease." He is known for his use of visceral imagery, which, when combined with atmospheric settings, produce tales that endure — lingering with readers long past the telling.
Folklore, parasitic morphology and theology are recurring motifs in his work. Scripture and classical literary references often form the ideological basis for a majority of his narratives. Folklore and regional cryptids feature prominently — with the intention of exposing readers to the lesser-known horrors that prowl the forsaken and abandoned corners of the world.
Picco's nuanced approach to horror creates a sense of growing unease and tension that has helped to establish him as a distinctive voice in the genre.
Picco received his B.A. in English from Western State College in Colorado. He is a member of the Denver Horror Collective, and the Colorado Independent Publishers Association. He is currently working on These Wretched Bones, a revision and expansion of some of his most popular published work.
Folklore, parasitic morphology and theology are recurring motifs in his work. Scripture and classical literary references often form the ideological basis for a majority of his narratives. Folklore and regional cryptids feature prominently — with the intention of exposing readers to the lesser-known horrors that prowl the forsaken and abandoned corners of the world.
Picco's nuanced approach to horror creates a sense of growing unease and tension that has helped to establish him as a distinctive voice in the genre.
Picco received his B.A. in English from Western State College in Colorado. He is a member of the Denver Horror Collective, and the Colorado Independent Publishers Association. He is currently working on These Wretched Bones, a revision and expansion of some of his most popular published work.
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