Horror Cover Design Services

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Nicole

Nicole

Chicago, IL, USA

Designer and Art Director with 10 years of industry experience, specializing in YA and Adult. Has worked on 15 New York Times bestsellers.


Work experience:

  • Sourcebooks
  • Self-employed

Services: Design Cover Design Typography

Genres: Coming of Age, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Horror, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Children's

Hampton

Hampton

Tampa, FL, USA

Greetings! I'm Hampton, a digital artist and designer. I enjoy creating works of fantasy and mystery for book covers and other mediums.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Forbes Books
  • Severn River Publishing

Services: Design Cover Design Typography

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Action & Adventure, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy

Dan

Dan

Solon, Iowa, USA

I specialize in Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Thriller covers, and will work with you to make sure your cover is both creative and commercial.


Work experience:

  • West Music
  • Parkview Church
  • Self-employed

Services: Design Cover Design

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Dystopian, Urban Fantasy

Kerry

Kerry

Seattle, WA, USA

With more than 20 years' experience in publishing, I've helped usher numerous books from manuscript to final production.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Design Cover Design Typography Book Interior Design

Genres: Classics, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Historical Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction

Rachel

Rachel

Charlottesville, VA, USA

Professional cover designer with experience designing for thrillers, literary fiction, poetry, and non-fiction.


Work experience:

  • C&R Press
  • Creature Publishing
  • The Scout Guide
  • Liberty University

Services: Design Cover Design

Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Action & Adventure, Women's Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Psychological Thriller

Matt

Matt

Castle Rock, CO, USA

Cover illustrator specializing in Fantasy and Sci-fi. Clients include Penguin / Random House, Ghostfire Gaming, Elder Scrolls and more.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Joe

Joe

New York, NY, USA

Freelance Illustrator specializing in book covers and editorial illustrations.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration Typography

Genres: Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Young Adult, Comics & Graphic Novels, Mystery & Crime, Espionage, Comics Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, True Crime

Stewart

Stewart

Morgantown, WV, USA

Over 30 years in publishing. Art Direction, Graphic Design, Typography, Illustration, Project Management. Two cats are also here to help.


Work experience:

  • Seattle Metropolitan Magazine
  • Sasquatch Books
  • Seattle Weekly
  • The Rocket
  • Self-employed

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design Production Management

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Contemporary Fiction, True Crime, Religion & Spirituality

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Dark and brooding books deserve sufficiently dark and brooding covers, no? Horror covers that successfully convey their stories’ creepy, unsettling, and hair-raising natures are guaranteed to catch readers’ eyes in a bookstore. Just look at the cover of Naomi Booth’s collection Dark Animals if you don’t believe us.


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