Jason V Brock

Jason V. Brock

Jason V. Brock in 2013
Born Jason Vincent Brock
(1970-03-01) March 1, 1970
Charlotte, North Carolina
Occupation Filmmaker, editor, artist, writer, musician
Nationality United States
Period 2005–
Genre Horror, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Magic Realism, Poetry, Non-Fiction, Comics
Notable works Milton's Children, Disorders of Magnitude, A Darke Phantastique, The AckerMonster Chronicles!
Notable awards HWA Bram Stoker Award Nomination, 2014 (Nonfiction); HWA Bram Stoker Award Nomination, 2014 (Anthology); Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award Winner, 2013 (Best Documentary); Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award Finalist, 2014 (Best Book)
Spouse Sunni K Brock (m. 2004–present)
Website
www.jasunni.com

Jason V Brock (born March 1, 1970) is an American author, artist, editor, and filmmaker. He is the CEO and co-founder (with his wife, Sunni) of JaSunni Productions, LLC, whose documentary films include the controversial Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone’s Magic Man,[1] the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award-winning The AckerMonster Chronicles!,[1] and Image, Reflection, Shadow: Artists of the Fantastic.[1] He is also the author of Totems and Taboos, a compilation of his poetry and artwork, and an editor, along with William F. Nolan, of The Bleeding Edge: Dark Barriers, Dark Frontiers and The Devil's Coattails: More Dispatches from the Dark Frontier anthologies published by Cycatrix Press.[2] Brock shares story credit (he was Lead Story Consultant and Lead Designer) on the Logan’s Run: Last Day and related comic book series from Bluewater Productions. In addition, he is also a writer for the comic book/graphic novel, Tales from William F. Nolan's Dark Universe (again from Bluewater).[2]

He served as Managing Editor/Contributor and Art Director for Dark Discoveries magazine for over four years.[3] His novella, Milton’s Children, was published by Bad Moon Books in early 2013.[4][5] His poetry, short stories, nonfiction articles, Introductions and essays have been widely published internationally online, in books and in numerous horror, science fiction and fantasy and scholarly print magazines (Fangoria, Dark Discoveries, Calliope, Comic-Con International's Souvenir Book, the Weird Fiction Review (print edition), American Rationalist (an organ of the Center for Inquiry), and others) and multiple anthologies (Butcher Knives and Body Counts, S. T. Joshi's Black Wings series, Like Water for Quarks, Animal Magnetism, and so on).[6] He is a frequent special guest and panelist at many horror and science fiction conventions (such as Necronomicon-Providence, MythosCon, Norwescon, Crypticon, World Horror Convention, World Fantasy Convention, and others) and film festivals (including the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival, Buffalo International Film Festival, Lovecraft's Visions, etc.).[2][5] He has also been a guest lecturer and speaker at various colleges and universities.[7][8] In late 2015, he was featured as the Editor Guest of Honor at the largest science fiction convention in Oregon, OryCon 37.

Biography

Brock was born in Charlotte, North Carolina.[2] His father was a freelance journalist and graphic designer. His stepfather, Danny Thomas, was a drummer for the 13th Floor Elevators. As a teenager, Brock led the Progressive Rock/Avant-Garde band ChiaroscurO in Charlotte for about five years; the band had several lineup changes, but played live on a regular basis, and produced multiple original demos which Brock is remastering for eventual release, along with new material.[6] He also assisted his father, James Brock, in writing and design. He later worked for James Robert Smith (editor, and author, The Flock) at a comic book store where he met many like-minded individuals and honed his creative writing and artistic skills. After that, he worked as a graphic designer for Morris Costumes in their catalog department, then as an artist’s apprentice for Pat Piro, and later as an audio engineer trainee at Reflection Sound Studio under Mark Williams, in addition to assisting on several low-budget movie efforts in his spare time (including a brief period with Harry Joyner, and filmmaker Jet Eller).[4][5]

Brock has lived on the West Coast since 1993, spending time in Seattle, Los Angeles and Vancouver, Washington. He has been married to writer and computer technologist Sunni K Brock since 2004. He is a longtime ethical vegetarian and animal rights enthusiast, politically very liberal, and has characterized himself as a "soft" atheist with Buddhist and Hindu leanings. He describes his written work as Dark Magical Realism. Prior to becoming a full-time creative, he was an award-winning Field Service Engineer and Regional Manager for several photo companies (Kits/Ritz Cameras, Konica Quality Photo West) before working as a Product Specialist for Fuji Photo Film; he left to form (with his wife) JaSunni Productions, LLC in 2005.[2]

Works

Anthology appearances

2005-2011

2012-2014

2015

2016

Single-author collections

Novels

Poetry

Comic and graphic novels

Other print and online appearances

2007-2011

2012-2014

2015

2016

Films

Affiliations & Memberships

Awards & Nominations

Category/Year/Nominated Work Awards Body Result
Book and Jacket Design, 2010

The Bleeding Edge

Pacific Printing Industries Association (PPI) Won
Book and Jacket Design, 2012

The Devil's Coattails

Pacific Printing Industries Association (PPI) Won
Best Documentary, 2013

The AckerMonster Chronicles!

Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards Won
Best Book, 2014

Disorders of Magnitude

Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards Nominated
Superior Achievement in Anthology, 2014

A Darke Phantastique

Bram Stoker Awards Nominated
Superior Achievement in Nonfiction, 2014

Disorders of Magnitude

Bram Stoker Awards Nominated

References (partial)

  1. 1 2 3 Elliot, Tom. "Charles Beaumont: Twilight Zone's Magic Man". The Twilight Zone Podcast. The Twilight Zone Network. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Prolific author William F. Nolan lured to Vancouver by an unlikely friendship". The Columbian. 2010-02-28.
  3. "About Page". Dark Discoveries.
  4. 1 2 Beach, James R. (Summer 2009) [2009], "Jason V Brock: Filmmaker, Writer, Provocateur", Dark Discoveries (Issue 14)
  5. 1 2 3 Lilith, Kasandora. "Author Interviews". SNM Horror Magazine. Steve Marshall. Retrieved 07-03-2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  6. 1 2 "Jason V Brock". Author Biography. Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Horror Writers Association.
  7. http://ooligan.pdx.edu/writetopublish/
  8. "Charles Beaumont Film Event - Lawrence Kansas". www.midamericon.org. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  9. Brock, Jason V (September 1, 2011). "Red-Wat-Shod, The Underground". Guest Writer. Shadow Writer.
  10. Joshi, S. T. (March 2011). "Nolan on Bradbury". Nolan on Bradbury. Hippocampus Press.
  11. Comtois, Pierre. "Fungi 21, Summer 2013". Fungi 21.
  12. http://www.teemingbrain.com/category/columns/monstrous-singularities/
  13. Vanderburgh, George. "Arkham House Forthcoming List (2011-2014)" (PDF). The Batteredbox’s Weblog.
  14. Gresh, Lois. "The Future of Arkham House (and Other Weird Matters)". LOIS GRESH: Author.
  15. Brock, Sunni K (March 12, 2010). "Back From the Edge". Extras. Cemetery Dance.
  16. Datlow, Ellen. "Best Horror of the Year Vol. 3". Ellen Datlow's Journal. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  17. "The Devil’s Coattails – Book Review". Hellnotes. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  18. Brock, Sunni K (May 28, 2010). "Learning the Tricks of the Trade". Extras. Cemetery Dance.
  19. "Here Are The Winners of Rondo XII". Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards. May 12, 2014.

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