My Story

Hey, I’m King — an illustrator hiding out in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, where the fog and forests do half the mood-setting for me.
I create grimdark renderings of folklore and occult horror, pulling from Viking, Celtic, and Eastern European myths, dark fantasy, and the creeping dread of cosmic horror. If you like your monsters ancient, your gods uncaring, and your heroes a little doomed, you’re in the right place.
I’ve been obsessed with dark fantasy and folklore for as long as I can remember. As a kid, I fell in love with Dungeons & Dragons, heavy metal, and the wild worlds living on album covers and in game books — all those impossible creatures, haunted landscapes, and strange gods. That obsession eventually pushed me into the tattoo world, where I worked as a tattoo artist for many years before deciding to deepen my craft at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design.
These days, my real focus is where my heart’s always been: pen and ink drawing, oil painting, and digital design, building worlds and characters that feel like they crawled out of an old myth or a forgotten grimoire.
On this site you’ll find:
  • Merch featuring my artwork — shirts, hoodies, prints, mugs, and more for people who live on a steady diet of folklore, metal, and monsters.
  • Freelance illustration for bands, authors, and games — from album covers and book covers to character art, monsters, and worldbuilding pieces.
I don’t take myself too seriously, but I take the work seriously: clean, detailed linework, strong compositions, and a commitment to making every piece feel like it belongs in its own dark little universe. You’ll be able to find me online and at conventions, talking art, horror, and whatever weird project I’m cooking up next.
If this all sounds like your kind of strange, you’ve got a few options:
  • Browse the shop and grab something covered in creatures and cursed symbols.
  • Follow my socials to see works-in-progress, new drops, and convention updates.
  • Contact me for commissions if you need grim folklore, occult horror, or cosmic weirdness brought to life for your band, book, or game.
Welcome to my dark fantasy. Stay as long as you like, though your sanity may leave at any time........