Josh Viola

Joshua "Josh" Viola is a science fiction/fantasy/horror writer best known for Denver Moon.[1]

Joshua Viola
Born (1983-07-23) July 23, 1983
Pen nameJ.V. Kyle and Trevor Jones
OccupationWriter
GenreScience fiction, horror and fantasy
Notable worksDenver Moon
Cyber World
Nightmares Unhinged
Website
www.joshuaviola.com

Background

In 2012, Viola collaborated with Klayton and his music label/publisher, FiXT Music, where Viola is the author of the novels Blackstar[2] and The Bane of Yoto.[3]

He directed the “Unshakeable”[4] animated music video for Celldweller.

Viola is owner of publishing house Hex Publishers.[5][6] He edited their Denver Post number one best selling[7] horror anthology, Nightmares Unhinged,[8] featuring Bram Stoker, Hugo and Nebula Award winners such as Jason Heller, Steve Rasnic Tem, Edward Bryant and Stephen Graham Jones.[9] He co-edited Cyber World, a cyberpunk anthology, with Jason Heller for Hex Publishers in 2016, which was a 2017 Colorado Book Award finalist[10][11] and named one of the best anthologies of 2016 by Barnes & Noble.[12] Blood Business, a paranormal crime anthology co-edited by Mario Acevedo, was a 2018 Colorado Book Award finalist.[13] In 2019, his comic book collection, Denver Moon: Metamorphosis, was included on the 2018 Bram Stoker Award Preliminary Ballot for Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel.[14] He was nominated for his fourth Colorado Book Award in April 2020 for his Denver Moon sequel, The Saint of Mars,[15] a year after the first book, The Minds of Mars, was nominated for the 2019 award.[16]

Bibliography

Novels

Novellas

  • Denver Moon: The Minds of Mars with Warren Hammond (2018)
  • Denver Moon: The Saint of Mars with Warren Hammond (2019)

Anthologies edited

  • Nightmares Unhinged[17] (2015)
  • Cyber World with Jason Heller[18] (2016)
  • Georgetown Haunts and Mysteries with Jeanne Stein[19] (2017)
  • Blood Business: Crime Stories from this World and Beyond with Mario Acevedo[20] (2017)
  • Psi-Wars: Classified Cases of Psychic Phenomena[21] (2020)
  • It Came From The Multiplex: 80s Midnight Chillers[22] (2020)

Comic books

  • Tooth and Claw with Angie Hodapp and Aaron Lovett[23] (2017)
  • Denver Moon: Murder on Mars with Warren Hammond and Aaron Lovett (2018)
  • Denver Moon: Rafe's Revenge with Warren Hammond and Aaron Lovett (2018)
  • Denver Moon: Transformations with Warren Hammond and Aaron Lovett (2018)
  • Denver Moon: Metamorphosis with Warren Hammond and Aaron Lovett (2018)

Children's books

  • Boomer and Friends! with Lindsey Bell and Aaron Lovett[24] (2017)

Short stories

  • "Luna One" (2014)
  • "The Camera" (2015)
  • "The Librarian" (2015)[25]
  • "Needles" with Dean Wyant (2015)
  • "Scarecrows" (2015)[26]
  • "Fangs" as J.V. Kyle (2015)
  • "Bathroom Break" as J.V. Kyle (2015)
  • "Finder's Fee" (2016)[27]
  • "Outsorcery" (2016)[28]
  • "Notches" with Sean Eads (2017)[29]
  • "Straight to the Top" as Trevor Jones (2017)[30]
  • "Denver Moon: Metamorphosis" with Warren Hammond (2018)
  • "For the Road is Heaven" with Sean Eads (2018)[31]
  • "Our Hero" with Sean Eads (2018)[32]
  • "Many Carvings" with Sean Eads (2018)[33]
  • "Eunuch's Code" with Sean Eads (2019)[34]
  • "BFG" with Sean Eads (2020)[35]
  • "The Sommelier" with Sean Eads (2020)[36]
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References
  1. "Book Review: 'The Bane of Yoto' by Joshua Viola", Burkart, Gregory, for FEARnet, 15 August 2012, retrieved 14 March 2013
  2. Barkan, Jonathan. "Celldweller Plans New Music, Book Series, And More", Bloody Disgusting, 27 February 2013. Retrieved on 14 October 2015.
  3. Johnston, Rich. "Could The Bane Of Yoto Herald In A New Look For Digital Comics?", Bleeding Cool, 5 March 2012. Retrieved on 14 October 2015.
  4. Crane, Matt. "Celldweller Releases Music Video for Unshakeable", Alternative Press, 10 December 2013. Retrieved on 14 October 2015.
  5. Wenzel, John. "Erie-based Horror publisher uses unlikely way to bankroll, empower writers", The Denver Post, 4 September 2015. Retrieved on 14 October 2015.
  6. Siebrase, Jamie. "Hex Publishers, a New Local Press, Plans to Release a Dark, Twisted Anthology", Westword, 9 February 2015. Retrieved on 14 October 2015.
  7. The Denver Post. "Books: Denver best sellers, 9/20/2015", The Denver Post, 20 September 2015. Retrieved on 14 October 2015.
  8. Jules, Damnetha. "Nightmares Unhinged (Book Review)", Horror Palace, 5 September 2015. Retrieved on 14 October 2015.
  9. Barkan, Jonathan. "Witness The Unveiling Of Nightmares Unhinged (Exclusive)", Bloody Disgusting, 9 July 2015. Retrieved on 16 July 2015.
  10. Wenzel, John. "“Cyber World” anthology brings darkly alluring sci-fi back to the future", The Denver Post, 26 October 2016. Retrieved on 16 July 2015.
  11. Colorado Humanities. "“2017 Colorado Book Award Finalists", Colorado Humanities. Retrieved on 12 September 2017.
  12. Cunningham, Joel. "The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Collections and Anthologies of 2016", Barnes & Noble, 21 December 2016. Retrieved on 25 February 2019.
  13. Colorado Humanities. “2018 Colorado Book Award Finalists", Colorado Humanities. Retrieved on 25 February 2019.
  14. Locus Magazine. "2018 Stoker Awards Preliminary Ballot", Locus Magazine, 21 January 2019. Retrieved on 25 February 2019.
  15. Locus Magazine. "2020 Colorado Book Awards Finalists", Locus Magazine, 7 April 2020. Retrieved on 16 April 2020.
  16. Westword. "Colorado Book Awards Finalists Announced", Westword, 21 March 2019. Retrieved on 16 April 2020.
  17. Froyd, Susan. "Nightmares Unhinged Launch Party", Westword, 9 September 2015. Retrieved on 16 July 2015.
  18. Wheeler, Isaac. "Cyber World Demonstrates the Future of the Cyberpunk Genre", Neon Dystopia, 11 November 2016. Retrieved on 19 December 2016.
  19. Kirkus Reviews. "Georgetown Haunts and Mysteries", Kirkus Reviews, 9 August 2017. Retrieved on 12 September 2017.
  20. Kirkus Reviews. "Blood Business", Kirkus Reviews, 26 September 2017. Retrieved on 28 November 2017.
  21. Kirkus Reviews. ", Kirkus Reviews, 13 April 2020. Retrieved on 16 April 2020.
  22. Facebook. ", Facebook, 17 January 2020. Retrieved on 16 April 2020.
  23. Hex Publishers. "Tooth and Claw", Hex Publishers. Retrieved on 12 September 2017.
  24. Wenzel, John. "The Secret Ingredients to a Great Children's Book", Denver Post, 4 August 2017. Retrieved on 12 September 2017.
  25. HorrorNews.net. "Paul Campion's 'The Librarian' Optioned Short Horror Story To Screen", Horror News, 30 October 2015. Retrieved on 12 September 2017.
  26. Anderson, Derek. "Exclusive: Read a Short Story from NIGHTMARES UNHINGED: TWENTY TALES OF TERROR", Daily Dead, 28 August 2015. Retrieved on 14 October 2015.
  27. Siebrase, Jamie. "Get Lost at a Celebration of Found, a Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Anthology", Westword, 4 October 2016. Retrieved on 19 December 2016.
  28. GoodReads. "The Literary Hatchet #15", GoodReads. Retrieved on 12 September 2017.
  29. Blood Bound Books. "DOA III", Blood Bound Books. Retrieved on 12 September 2017.
  30. Hex Publishers. "Blood Business", Hex Publishers. Retrieved on 28 November 2017.
  31. Kirkus Reviews. "Blood and Gasoline". Retrieved on 25 February 2019.
  32. RMFW. "2018 Anthology", RMFW. Retrieved on 25 February 2019.
  33. Horror After Dark. "Doorbells At Dusk". Retrieved on 25 February 2019.
  34. Blood Guts and Story. "Crash Code". Retrieved on 25 February 2019.
  35. Birdy. "Birdy Magazine". Retrieved on 16 April 2020.
  36. Birdy. "Birdy Magazine". Retrieved on 16 April 2020.
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