Carver Pike

My name is Carver Pike. I’m a 3x Splatterpunk Award-nominated horror author. I also host my own YouTube show called First Chapter Freakshow where I read other horror authors’ books and talk about the world of indie horror publishing. Most of the time I’m busy carving up terror, one bloody tale at a time, but I also love dark fantasy and grimdark. So, I’ve been known to play in that sandbox, too. Since as far back as I can remember, I've been fascinated by everything horrific and strange. I'd sit cross-legged in front of the TV and get excited as soon as I saw the cloudy skies and crushed pumpkins at the beginning of a Halloween movie. My day was made when I heard the ominous music at the beginning of the original Children of the Corn or the wisecracking voice of Jack Burton over the CB radio as the opening credits rolled for Big Trouble in Little China. At some point, I knew I couldn't sit back and keep watching this horror world from the stands. I wanted to be in the game. So, now I wield this virtual pen and sling ink onto the page from my home in West Virginia where the people are friendly, the scenery is gorgeous, and horror story inspiration is in every nook, cranny, and holler. I want to create those worlds you disappear to when you need a break from this exhausting one, and I want to entertain you in ways only the greatest storytellers can. As a Christian, a man of faith who writes some pretty messed up stories, I want to create some of the vilest creatures you’d ever imagine, so we can slay them together. That's enough about me. This is about you, the reader, enjoying the ride. Hopefully, we'll form a great author-reader relationship and you'll come to trust that Carver Pike will always keep you entertained. Be advised, most of my books are very graphic in nature. Most are packed with foul language, violence, gore, sex, and more. My books are not for young readers or people who are easily offended. I'm tastefully twisted at telling tasteless tales.