Influences

• Shakespeare, John Webster, myth, fairy tales, folklore, Alan Moore, Samuel Beckett, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, country noir, Utah's geography, Catherynne M. Valente, Michael Ende, Brothers Grimm

Favorite Books

• Watchmen, The Neverending Story, The Black Dossier, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Crime and Punishment, Mishpocheh, Cheesequake Smash-up, Blood to Remember, The Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde, The Complete Works of Shakespeare, The Duchess of Malfi, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Dombey and Son, The Noonday Demon, Harry Potter, Dr. Faustus, Yume no Hon: The Book of Dreams, Fables, Brothers Grimm, Watch Your Mouth, House of Leaves

Favorite Authors

• Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, Alan Moore, Catherynne M. Valente, Stanley Barkan, Lemony Snicket, Daniel Handler, Michael Ende, Fyodor Dostoevsky, John Webster, J.K. Rowling, Bill Willingham, Erzebet YellowBoy, Nick Cave, Mark Z. Danielewski

What I'm Reading

• Journey to the Center of the Earth,

Web Links

• Ossuary
• Sleeping Beauty, Indeed