Jason V. Brock

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Jason V. Brock
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Brock in 2013
BornJason Vincent Brock
(1970-03-01) March 1, 1970 (age 54)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupation
  • Filmmaker
  • editor
  • artist
  • scholar
  • lecturer
  • writer
  • musician
Period2005–present
Genre
Notable works
  • Milton's Children
  • Disorders of Magnitude
  • A Darke Phantastique
  • The AckerMonster Chronicles!
Notable awardsRondo Hatton Classic Horror Award winner, 2013 (Best Documentary)
Spouse
Sunni K. Brock
​
(m. 2004)​
Website
www.jasunni.com

Jason Vincent Brock (born March 1, 1970) is an American author, artist, editor [1] and filmmaker.

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He is the CEO and co-founder (with his wife, Sunni) of JaSunni Productions, LLC, whose documentary films include Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone’s Magic Man, [2] the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award-winning The AckerMonster Chronicles!, [2] and Image, Reflection, Shadow: Artists of the Fantastic. [2] 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. [3] 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. He is also a writer for the comic book/graphic novel, Tales from William F. Nolan's Dark Universe (also from Bluewater). [3]

He served as managing editor/contributor and art director for Dark Discoveries magazine for over four years. [4] His novella, Milton’s Children, was published by Bad Moon Books in early 2013. [5] [6] In addition to award wins and nominations, Brock's work has generally been well-received, and his poetry, short stories, nonfiction articles, introductions and essays have been widely published internationally online, as well as in dozens of horror, science fiction and fantasy books 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], etc.), and multiple anthologies working with a wide array of publishers and editors (Butcher Knives and Body Counts, S. T. Joshi's Black Wings series, Matt Cardin's Teeming Brain website and his book Horror Literature Through History, Animal Magnetism, and so on). [7] A content expert in multiple areas, he has been 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.). [3] [6] He has also been a guest lecturer and speaker at various colleges and universities (including at the invitation of James E. Gunn to the University of Kansas Center for the Study of Science Fiction). [8] [9] In 2015, at the invitation of author Greg Bear, Brock and Nolan contributed writings, along with others, as examples from significant Washington State authors to the Washington Centennial Time Capsule. [10] A sealing ceremony was held in the state capital of Olympia, Washington. 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 of mixed racial heritage, and has dyslexia. [3] His father, James Brock, 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. [7] He also assisted his father 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 [11] under Mark Williams, in addition to assisting on several low-budget movie efforts in his spare time (including a brief period with filmmakers Harry Joyner and Jet Eller). [5] [6]

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, [5] politically liberal, [5] and has characterized himself as a "soft" atheist with "Buddhist and Hindu leanings". [5] 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. [3]

Major works

Single-author fiction collections

Single-author nonfiction collections

Single-author poetry collections

Novels, novellas, and novelettes

Comics and graphic novels

As editor (books)

As editor (periodicals)

As publisher (others)

Films

Affiliations and memberships

Awards and nominations

Category, year, and nominated workAwards bodyResult
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 [15]

The AckerMonster Chronicles!

Rondo Hatton Classic Horror AwardsWon
Best Book, 2014 [16]

Disorders of Magnitude

Rondo Hatton Classic Horror AwardsNominated
Superior Achievement in Anthology, 2014 [17]

A Darke Phantastique

Bram Stoker AwardsNominated
Superior Achievement in Nonfiction, 2014 [17]

Disorders of Magnitude

Bram Stoker AwardsNominated

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  6. 1 2 3 Lilith, Kasandora. "Author Interviews". SNM Horror Magazine. Steve Marshall.
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  11. ↑ Reflection Sound Studio
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  14. ↑ "THE ACKERMONSTER CHRONICLES | American Cinematheque".
  15. ↑ Best Documentary, 2013
  16. ↑ Best Book, 2014
  17. 1 2 "Final Ballot for Bram Stoker Awards® 2014". 23 February 2015.
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