Michael J. 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.