Horror Cover Design Services

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Mike

Mike

Minneapolis, MN, USA

I'm an adept book and cover designer with experience working on a wide range of titles from indie darlings to solo endeavours.


Work experience:

  • Mayfly Design
  • 11:11 Press
  • Fonograf Editions

Services: Design Cover Design Typography Book Interior Design

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Poetry, Plays & Screenplays, Short Story, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Architecture, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Literary Fiction

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

Eugene

Eugene

Chicago, IL, USA

I'm a talented freelance illustrator who specializes in creating eye catching sci-fi, fantasy, horror and YA fiction illustrations.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Comics Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction

David

David

Decatur, GA, USA

Award winning illustrator. Clients: Macmillan, HarperCollins, Scholastic, Bloomsbury, Audible, Walker Books, Highlights Magazine and Hasbro.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Bento Box ATL
  • Soup2Nuts

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration

Genres: Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Science Fiction, Picture Books

Christine

Christine

Jersey City, NJ, USA

Art director, graphic designer, and illustrator with over 16 years of experience specializing in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror.


Work experience:

  • Tordotcom Publishing
  • Grand Central Publishing/Forever Books
  • Oxford University Press
  • Self-employed

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration Typography

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Contemporary Fiction, Anthologies, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Gaming & LitRPG, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction

Jeff

Jeff

New York, NY, USA

Jeff is an Art Director from NYC. He specializes in the Fantasy, YA, and Sci-Fi genre. Known for creating cover for Snow Like Ashes series.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Young Adult, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Management, Computers & Internet, Technology, History, Religion & Spirituality, Nature, Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Cultural & Ethnic, Holiday, Inspirational, Women's Fiction, Music, Entertainment, New Age, Mashups, Themes & Motifs, Writing & Publishing, Mystery & Crime, Comics & Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Sports & Outdoors, Science Fiction, Economics, Design, Photography, Architecture

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

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

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Hire the best horror book cover designers


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.


When you hire a horror book cover designer, you know your work’s frightening atmosphere will be justly represented on your cover, immediately pulling the readers in. Head over to the Reedsy marketplace and look through our designers’ profiles — they’ve all been carefully vetted to ensure they have the skills and experience necessary to help you with your project.


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