Josh Viola

Joshua Viola
Born	July 23, 1983
Pen name	J.V. Kyle
Occupation	Writer
Genre	Science fiction, horror and fantasy
Website
www.joshuaviola.com

Joshua "Josh" Viola is a science fiction/fantasy/horror writer best known for his novel, The Bane of Yoto.^[1]

Background

In 2012, Viola collaborated with Klayton and his music label/publisher, FiXT Music, where he is the author of the novel Blackstar^[2] and The Bane of Yoto.^[3]

He directed the “Unshakeable”^[4] animated music video for Celldweller.

Viola is owner of publishing house Hex Publishers.^[5][6] He edited their Denver Post number one best selling^[7] horror anthology, Nightmares Unhinged,^[8] featuring Bram Stoker, Hugo and Nebula Award winners such as Jason Heller, Steve Rasnic Tem, Edward Bryant and Stephen Graham Jones.^[9]

Bibliography

Novels

• The Bane of Yoto (2012)
• Blackstar (2015)

Anthologies edited

• Nightmares Unhinged^[10] (2015)

Short Stories

• "Luna One" (2014)
• "The Camera" (2015)
• "The Librarian" (2015)
• "Needles" with Dean Wyant (2015)
• "Scarecrows" (2015)^[11]
• "Fangs" as J.V. Kyle (2015)
• "Bathroom Break" as J.V. Kyle (2015)

References

1. "Book Review: 'The Bane of Yoto' by Joshua Viola", Burkart, Gregory, for FEARnet, 15 August 2012, retrieved 14 March 2013
2. Barkan, Jonathan. "Celldweller Plans New Music, Book Series, And More", Bloody Disgusting, 27 February 2013. Retrieved on 14 October 2015.
3. Johnston, Rich. "Could The Bane Of Yoto Herald In A New Look For Digital Comics?", Bleeding Cool, 5 March 2012. Retrieved on 14 October 2015.
4. Crane, Matt. "Celldweller Releases Music Video for Unshakeable", Alternative Press, 10 December 2013. Retrieved on 14 October 2015.
5. Wenzel, John. "Erie-based Horror publisher uses unlikely way to bankroll, empower writers", The Denver Post, 4 September 2015. Retrieved on 14 October 2015.
6. Siebrase, Jamie. "Hex Publishers, a New Local Press, Plans to Release a Dark, Twisted Anthology", Westword, 9 February 2015. Retrieved on 14 October 2015.
7. The Denver Post. "Books: Denver best sellers, 9/20/2015", The Denver Post, 20 September 2015. Retrieved on 14 October 2015.
8. Jules, Damnetha. "Nightmares Unhinged (Book Review)", Horror Palace, 5 September 2015. Retrieved on 14 October 2015.
9. Barkan, Jonathan. "Witness The Unveiling Of Nightmares Unhinged (Exclusive)", Bloody Disgusting, 9 July 2015. Retrieved on 16 July 2015.
10. Froyd, Susan. "Nightmares Unhinged Launch Party", Westword, 9 September 2015. Retrieved on 16 July 2015.
11. Anderson, Derek. "Exclusive: Read a Short Story from NIGHTMARES UNHINGED: TWENTY TALES OF TERROR", Daily Dead, 28 August 2015. Retrieved on 14 October 2015.

External links

• , Official website of Josh Viola
• , Westword
• , Hex Publishers