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James Scott Byrnside

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Preliminary sketch for the back cover.

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 jamesscottbyrnside

I know this blog has been nothing but crappy drawings lately, but it's crappy-drawing time in my process. My blog will reflect this. In the coming months, there will be gorgeous pictures, I promise. I have capable people who have agreed to make me look good. In the meantime, this is the back cover. While… Continue reading Preliminary sketch for the back cover.

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Rejected covers: Vampire take 2

February 21, 2020 jamesscottbyrnside

I have no idea what I'm doing. Ever.

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Rejected Covers: Vampire take 1

February 3, 2020 jamesscottbyrnside

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Locked Room Murders: Supplement

January 29, 2020 jamesscottbyrnside

Two years ago, I received my copy of Adey's Locked Room Murders from our overlords at Amazon. I pored through the endless supply of problems with excitement. As an impossible-crime fanatic, I loved having a reference book. At the time, I had published Goodnight Irene, but no one was really reading it. Today, I received… Continue reading Locked Room Murders: Supplement

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The Corpse in the Waxworks

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 jamesscottbyrnside

What if the secret society of Eyes Wide Shut were combined with the atmospheric horror of The Mystery of the Wax Museum and the whole enterprise had John Dickson Carr at the helm? The Corpse in the Waxworks (32) doesn't quite live up to that promise, but it comes damn close. It's Paris, which means… Continue reading The Corpse in the Waxworks

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