About Me

Hey, I’m Dave — an illustrator obsessed with the weird corners of the world. I make cryptid horror art for people who love their folklore a little darker, their shadows a little longer, and their monsters a little too believable. My work lives somewhere between storybook charm and late-night dread: crooked silhouettes, eerie whimsy, and that feeling like you’ve just heard a twig snap behind you… but you’re trying to pretend you didn’t. Stylistically, I grew up loving exaggerated shapes, playful nightmare energy, and ink-heavy worlds that feel handmade. You might notice echoes of that “twisted fairytale” vibe people associate with Tim Burton or Dr. Seuss — but what I create is its own creature. My monsters don’t belong in a children’s rhyme or a film set. They belong in the bush, the forest line, the fogbank, the abandoned road, and the margins of an old field journal. Cryptids are my favourite subject because they sit right on the edge of belief. They’re folklore, yes — but they’re also warnings, regional myths, campfire confessions, and that one story your mate swears is true. That’s the exact zone I like to draw in: the “maybe” zone. The place where wonder and fear shake hands. A lot of my pieces are built like evidence: field report layouts, classified notes, specimen sketches, and annotated pages that look like they were pulled from a sealed archive. I want you to feel like you’re not just looking at art — you’re looking at documentation. Like someone saw something, recorded it, and hoped nobody would ask questions. When I’m not drawing, I’m usually collecting reference material (old photographs, vintage document textures, maps, creature lore), building new series concepts, or turning a single creepy idea into a full world: posters, zines, prints, and “case file” style collections. If you’re into cryptids, paranormal folklore, and horror that still has style — welcome. You’re in the right place. Thanks for stopping by.
And… if you hear something outside tonight, no you didn’t.

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