Craig W. Chenery

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Craig W. Chenery
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Genredark humor, dystopian, horror, children's, science fiction, steampunk
Years active1996–present

Craig W. Chenery is a British-American author, screenwriter, comic book writer, and artist with a particular interest in the dark humor, zombie, horror, comedy, pop culture, Star Wars and special effects genres.

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Writing

Craig W. Chenery is the author of Blood Splatter: A Guide to Cinematic Zombie Violence, Gore and Special Effects. [1] It is a study of the zombie genre as defined by gore and special effects. Chenery interviewed genre professionals, including Greg Nicotero, Tom Savini, John Russo and Lloyd Kaufman of Troma Entertainment.

Chenery is the co-author of the Butch G. Cat series of children's novels children's book series. The first two books in the series were released in late 2012 and book three was released September 2013. As of 2014, these books are out of print.

In 2014, Chenery released the bestselling The Comicon and Convention Survival Guide. It is an in-depth study of the logistics behind attending pop culture events. The second edition followed in October 2015. He has also contributed stories and articles to numerous horror and Steampunk anthologies and magazines.

In 2019, Chenery finished the long-in-development novel God Just Wanted to Play Golf, the first book in The Oceanview Trilogy. Lucifer Just Wanted To Pet Kittens book two in the series, was released December 2022. Chenery is currently working on book three tentatively titled Death Just Wanted To Eat Waffles.

In 2019, Chenery started writing the screenplay for "Dr. Saville's Horror Show". The movie was filmed in 2019 and 2020, and was released April 4th, 2023.

Chenery is a lifelong supporter of EFL Championship football team Ipswich Town F.C..

Bibliography

Books

YearTitleGenreNotes
2011The Undead The Saved Christmas 2HorrorAuthor of "The Last Noel"
2011The Undead That Saved Christmas: Vampire EditionHorrorAuthor of "In The Twilight Of Christmas"
2012Blood Splatter: A Guide to Cinematic Zombie Violence, Gore and Special EffectsReference: HorrorWINNER Dead Letter Awards – Best Horror Reference Book
2012Z MagazineHorrorAuthor of "The Zombie Survival Guide: Essential Reading or Bible of Hatred?"
2013Steampunk Originals: Volume 1Steampunk, HorrorAuthor of "Vow". Illustrated by Dominic Black
2014The Comicon and Convention Survival GuideReference: Pop Culture
2015The Comicon and Convention Survival Guide - Second EditionReference: Pop Culture
2019God Just Wanted To Play GolfHumor, HorrorBook 1 of The Oceanview Trilogy
2022Lucifer Just Wanted To Pet KittensHumorBook 2 of The Oceanview Trilogy
2024The Star Wars Saga As Told In HaikuHumor
2024A Failed Screenwriter's Guide To ScreenwritingHumor
2024Death Just Wanted To Eat WafflesHumorBook 3 of The Oceanview Trilogy
2025RicochetSci-Fi

Comic Books

YearTitleGenreNotes
2024Lost SoulsFantasyCraig W. Chenery - writer, lettering. Kevin R. Phipps - writer, coloring. Ron Montoya - pencils and inks.
2024ShadowbladeDystopian action/adventureCraig W. Chenery - writer, lettering. Kevin R. Phipps - writer, coloring. Gianluca Testaverde - pencils and inks.
2024The RejectsSuperhero actionCraig W. Chenery - writer

Screenplays

YearTitleNotes
1996Married... With Children"Singing to a Different Fortune" - Co-written with Danny Renfroe (unoptioned screenplay)
1997ButterfingerCo-written with Danny Renfroe (unoptioned screenplay)
2008Blood BrothersScript Doctor (optioned screenplay)
2011The Butch G. Cat MovieCo-written with Danny Renfroe (optioned but stalled in development)
2022Dr. Saville's Horror ShowCompleted
2024ShadowbladeIn development
2025God Just Wanted To Play GolfIn development

Public appearances

Chenery has been interviewed by numerous podcasts and radio shows on a variety of subjects related to horror, special effects, science fiction, and mental health.

In 2012, Chenery was invited to present at Phoenix Comicon on the evolution of special effects in zombie cinema. In 2013, Phoenix Comicon invited Chenery to present new panels, including A Visual History of Zombie Cinema and a ten-year retrospect of cult classic, Shaun of the Dead. [2] Chenery was also a guest judge at the Zombie Beauty Pageant. Chenery has been a staple presenter at the event, and continues to present.

He was also a guest at the Rapture Horror Expo in October 2012 and 2013. Chenery was a guest author at Phoenix FearCon VII in 2015, VIII in 2019 and X in 2021. In 2017, he was a guest presenter at Westercon.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008The Max Power HourBritish JournalistSeason 1, Episode 6 "Innerview"
2008Inside PatsyJason PattonSeason 1, Episode 2 "Audit"
2008Evil Breakfast Dead ClubBoom OperatorPromotional trailer
2009An Uplifting TaleNarrator
2010Vincent and MeNarratorSeason 3, Episode 7 "Vincent's Christmas Carol"
2013.357Night Club patronUncredited
2017Surviving The Zombie PlagueZombie, FX Artist
2017Friday the 13th Part 3: The Memoriam DocumentaryHimself
2018Strange NatureThanks
2022Dr. Saville's Horror ShowScreenwriter, producer
2023ShadowbladeScreenwriter, producer

Other acting

Chenery is also a member of The Gentleman's Club Comedy Improv troupe. [3] The troupe is Arizona's only long form three-man monoscene Improv Troupe and were nominated for Arizona's Best Comedy or Improv Troupe two years running. [4] The Gentleman's Club performed monthly at Club Mardi Gras in Scottsdale, and Space 55 in Phoenix. In 2010, they appeared at the Phoenix Improv Festival. [5] He has also performed with The Phoenix Neutrino Project where he both acted and scored the live soundtrack on numerous improvised live movies.

Art

In January 2017, Chenery debuted his latest project called "Comicones". [6] Comicones is an art design project that presents a playful look at pop culture characters, including Disney, Star Wars, DC Comics, Marvel Comic, Doctor Who and many more. He has also included celebrities including Tommy Wiseau and Weird Al Yankovic. At present, Chenery has created over 1000 characters. In his words "Comicones is a celebration of equality, but also of uniqueness". Comicones is an official licensee of Jay and Silent Bob, Star Trek, Shaun of the Dead, Adventure time, and Rick and Morty. Chenery is working on more official licensing for the brand.

Critical reception

Chenery's work has been positively reviewed by numerous print publications such as Fangoria Magazine, [7] Rue Morgue Magazine, [8] Gore Noir Magazine, [9] Ultra Violent Magazine, Z Magazine, [10] Stiff Magazine, [11] and genre websites such as Dread Central [12] and Bloody Disgusting. Issue 312 of Fangoria called Blood Splatter "A Must Have". His debut film, "Dr. Saville's Horror Show", has won numerous awards and has been an official selection at twelve film festivals across the globe.

Improv

YearTitleEventAwardResult
2010The Gentleman's ClubArizona Republic Arizona's BestBest Improv or Comedy TroupeNominee [4]
2011The Gentleman's ClubArizona Republic Arizona's BestBest Improv or Comedy TroupeNominee [13]

Writing

YearTitleEventAwardResult
2013Blood Splatter: A Guide to Cinematic Zombie Violence, Gore and Special EffectsDead Letter AwardsBest Horror Reference BookWon [14]
2019God Just Wanted To Play GolfMaxy AwardsBest Independent Horror NovelRunner Up. [15]


Film

YearTitleEventAwardResult
2022Dr. Saville's Horror ShowAtlanta Horror Film FestivalBest Horror filmOfficial Selection
2022Dr. Saville's Horror ShowTucson TerrorfestBest Arizona Horror filmWon [16]
2022Dr. Saville's Horror ShowFrights and Fears Horror FestivalBest FilmWon [17]
2022Dr. Saville's Horror ShowFrights and Fears Horror FestivalBest CastWon [18]
2022Dr. Saville's Horror ShowFrights and Fears Horror FestivalBest KillWon [19]
2022Dr. Saville's Horror ShowThrills and Chills International Film FestivalBest FilmOfficial Selection
2022Dr. Saville's Horror ShowTokyo Film AwardsBest Horror FilmWon
2022Dr. Saville's Horror ShowReel Screen Film FestBest Horror FilmOfficial Selection
2022Dr. Saville's Horror ShowScream Queen Film FestivalBest Horror FilmOfficial Selection
2022Dr. Saville's Horror ShowSweden Film FestivalBest Horror FilmWon
2022Dr. Saville's Horror ShowBudapest Best International Film FestivalBest Horror FilmWon
2022Dr. Saville's Horror ShowBoden International Film FestivalBest Horror FilmOfficial Selection
2023Dr. Saville's Horror ShowWorldwide Women's Film FestivalBest Horror FilmWon [20]
2023Dr. Saville's Horror ShowCalgary Horror Con XIBest Horror FeatureOfficial Selection
2024Dr. Saville's Horror ShowHorror IslandBest Feature FilmWon [21]

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