Happy Holidays

Everyone have a happy holiday, whatever that holiday is you celebrate. Thank you all for making this year a memorable one and here's to a swank new year to come.

Two New Websites

There's two new websites that have gone live:

DJKiltboy.com - Philadelphia DJ that specializes in Dark Alternative music.

DaveGhoul.com - My professional DJ and event promotions site. I perform under the name Dave Ghoul.

So if you need a spooktacular DJ for you clubnight or event, check them out.

Scheduled Server Maintenance Tonight

Just a heads-up that the GDDS server will be undergoing a scheduled maintenance tonight at 11:00 PM EST.

The server will stay online during this time however all GDDS websites will be unavailable for an estimated 30-45 minutes. During this time an unbranded, generic "Under Maintenance" page will be displayed instead of the website content. Once finished all GDDS websites will be back online.

2008 Philcon Progam Schedule

Below is the schedule for panels I'll be participating in during Philcon, which takes place this upcoming Friday, Saturday and Sunday.


Fri 8:00 PM in Plaza III (Three) (1 hour)
DIGITAL TOOLS FOR ARTISTS (102)

[Panelists: D.E. Christman (mod), Alan Beck, Sally Wiener Grotta, John Picacio]

Technical stuff we love to use to creating our art.


Sat 2:00 PM in Plaza III (Three) (1 hour)
SCARY PICTURES! WHAT IS THE ALLURE OF HORROR ART? (105)

[Panelists: D.E. Christman (mod), Joseph L. Bellofatto, Jr., Alan Beck, Diane Weinstein]

Why artists want to make horror art, and why people love it


Sat 3:00 PM in Plaza III (Three) (1 hour)
WHY HORROR IS NOT DEAD (71)

[Panelists: Dina Leacock (mod), D.E. Christman, Sara Harvey, Jennifer Williams]

Despite the naysayers and the disappearance of the category in some bookstores, it's still out there. Why?


Sat 9:00 PM in Plaza IV (Four) (1 hour)
THE BIG, BAD ZOMBIE PANEL (141)

[Panelists: D.E. Christman (mod), Tony Finan, Jennifer Williams, Matt Black]

BRAAAAAAAINS!


Sun 11:00 AM in Plaza III (Three) (1 hour)
BEYOND ILLUSTRATION: ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO SELL ART. (106)

[Panelists: D.E. Christman (mod), Emily Kwait, Ruth Lampi, Heidi Hooper, Ray Ridenour]

Prints, T-shirts, Collectibles, Web Comics, Subscriptions, other ways to sell your images beyond book cover illustration

Happy Halloween Everyone

Happy Halloween to everyone out there! Here's to a spooktacular day!

New Logo Designs

I just added a bunch of new logos, all of which you can find in the Portfolio section of the site.

Digital Ferret Art / Music Event - Sept. 26th

SalonCon Next Weekend

After much nagging from many of my beloved fans (you know who you are, ya lovable scamps), I made a last ditch effort to get my sorry ass into the vendor's room for next weekend's SalonCon... which panned out. Yes lords and ladies (or in my case hooligans and harlots) Grendel's Den Design Studio will be attending SalonCon, spooking the joint up.

For those of you not in the know, SalonCon is a gathering of folks who do what we oldsters call 'Steampunk'. Lots of you young'ns like to call it 'Neo-Victorian' or yeah, Steampunk. Right. In any case it's a pretty swank affair at a pretty swank price (25 shells if you nab them online by tomorrow, 35 bucks at the door). Check out the website for the shindig's schedule, which include a performance from Abeny Park.

See you there!

New Logos & Print Material, Sponsorships & Upcoming Shows

I just added a slew of new logo designs and print designs. You can view them in the Portfolio page. I also updated the list of upcoming appearances and added a list of events that Grendel's Den Design Studio is sponsoring:

Upcoming Appearances
•Digital Ferret: 9.26
•Philcon: 11.21-11.23
•Wicked Faire: 2.20.09-2.23.09

Upcoming Sponsored Events
•Clark Park Fest: 9.20
•Philly Zombie Prom: 9.28
•Philly Pirate Cruise: 10.25

New Book & Websites, HorrorFind Weekend

Just uploaded a new piece entitled READ YOUR FEARS, which you can check out to the right. The piece was done as a cover for the newly released book 'Read Your Fears' from Tricorner Publishing. The book sales will benefit the charity Scares That Care which will donate the proceeds to the Johns Hopkins Children's Cancer Center. You can grab you copy in the Store section of this site.


There's also two new sites designed and hosted site by Grendel's Den Design Studio:

Clark Park Music and Arts Fest, which is a concert series in West Philadelphia.

Philly Pirate Cruise, which is a Halloween event when folks dress like pirates and cruise up and down the Delaware River on the Capt. Lucky.


And on the convention front Grendel's Den Design Studio will indeed be at next month's HorrorFind Weekend! Not only will I be participating and assist in running the art show, but I will also be one of the guest panelists as well. HorrorFind Weekend takes place the 15th, 16th and 17th of August.

The Totally Normal Event

This Saturday Grendel's Den Design Studio be attending Jeff Mach's The Totally Normal Event, a benefit show for the SPARC Summer Experience which is a summer program for gifted youth combining elements of summer camp with the multilevel benefits of rigorous academic achievement.

The event includes a tun of performers like The Dresden Dolls, Freezepop, The White Elephant Burlesque Society, The Mighty Mike Saga, Voltaire and many more, as well as vendors and artists, movies, panels and a large interactive story you can participate in throughout the event.

I'll be one of the panelists for "Genius At Work: Multidisciplinary creators talk about the creative process, their work, and what it's like to try to be a professional creator." which takes place at 8:00 pm in the Council Room.

Visit the The Totally Normal Event website for full details, location and directions.

Photos from Midwest Haunters Convention

Just uploaded all of the pictures from the Midwest Haunters Convention, which you can find here.

Midwest Haunters Convention

Don't forget, the Midwest Haunters Convention is this upcoming weekend. You can find Grendel's Den Design Studio at booth 612. The traidshow will be held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio.

You can find full details at the Midwest Haunters Convention website.

Wizard World Philly This Weekend

I'll be participating in the Artist Alley once again at Wizard World Philly. I'll be at table 1808 pimping my shiznit as usual. Stop on by and say hi.

Wizard World Philly will be held this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107.

www.WizardWorld.com for more info.

New Artwork and Website, Another Convention Added

Just uploaded a new piece entitled AGELESS, which you can check out to the right. The piece is also available as an 8.5 inch by 11 inch print. Visit the Store section to purchase yours.

JenniferBrozenske.com is a newly designed and hosted site by Grendel's Den Design Studio. It's the Internet presence of opera singer Jennifer Brozenske, who's been a big supporter of Grendel's Den for years. Go and check her out!

Grendel's Den Design Studio will indeed be at next month's Midwest Haunters Convention! This massive Haunted Industry trade show will take place the 13th, 14th and 15th of June at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. Stop on by table 612 and visit us!

Photos from Eastern Haunters Convention

Got back yesterday from the first ever Eastern Haunters Convention which was held in the Philadelphia area this weekend. Check out all of the pictures for the spooktastic fun here.

New Logos, Web Sites and More!

Things have been pretty busy here at Grendel's Den Design Studio. The convention season is well on its way (look to the right under APPEARANCES for dates), new book covers designed, new sites built and new CD media designs. Here's an overview:

Zombie Monkey Projects - The site has been totally overhauled into a weblog that covers all sorts of creepy, freaky and generally odd things for folks like you and I. This change was due to the fact that ZMP was no longer organizing events on a regular basis. So instead of trashing the entire thing it was given a makeover. You can visit the PORTFOLIO page to view the new logo.

Philly Frights - Philly Frights is an upcoming project that will be a resource site covering all things horror, haunt and generally spooky in Philadelphia and its surrounding region, which is sorely needed. A launch-date has not been set but I can say that it will be this year. You can visit the PORTFOLIO page to view the new logo.

Dancing Ferret Discs - There are some new CD designs that were created for Dancing Ferret Discs:

• Rewind by Sunshine Blind is a two disc release with reissues of the albums Liquid & Love the Sky to Death


• Mo-Do's Eins, Zwei, Polizei is a limited edition (1000 copies) collector's EP that brings Mo-Do's best-known tracks to an American audience for the first time.


• Information Society remastered and will be releasing Don't Be Afraid v.1.3, which also includes two bonus tracks.

Orgy of Souls - The hardback edition will be available later this year. It will be signed (tip-in sheet bound with book) and limited to only 350 copies, half of which are in line for me to sign and the other half is ready to go... as you can see from the picture below.

Orgy of Souls

I just uploaded the cover design for the upcoming book Orgy of Souls (by Maurice Broaddus and Wrath James White) into the Gallery. The book is available for order at Apex Publishing and is available in hardcover and trade paperback. Only 350 copies of the hardcover will be produced, each signed by the authors and myself as well as numbered 1-350.

Here's a one of the reviews:

"ORGY OF SOULS is a gripping tale of two brothers whose lives have taken radically different paths — but those paths intersect via some surprising twists and turns. With raw prose, vividly drawn characters, and a chilling touch of the occult, Broaddus and White draw you in and belt you right in your emotional gut."

--Stephen Mark Rainey, author of BLUE DEVIL ISLAND and THE LEBO COVEN

M is for Monster

Just uploaded a new piece - M IS FOR MONSTER. You can view the entire piece to the right.

New Prints Available

There are three new 8.5" x 11" prints available - Gimme A Kiss, The Horned God and Portrait of Krampus. You can buy yours in the Grendel's Den Design Studio Store.

Planet Lovecraft Magazine

Newly launched Planet Lovecraft Magazine not only features my piece Gimme A Kiss on its cover but also has a very swank interview with me inside. You can buy your copy by visiting their website store!