All set up and ready for New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival this weekend in Edison, NJ. This one feels like a home show. Happy to be back. And with some minor improvements to the display. #NJHorrorCon #horrorconvention #horrorauthor #horrorartist

He just sort of started happening during my WhatNot stream. Might put up the finished version for claim or auction... #Skeletor #MastersoftheUniverse #MotU #penandinkart

From last week's WhatNot stream: Jinu (KPop Demon Hunters) and Thunderbunny (Packrat & Thunderbunny). Taking commissions every week at 7pm EST on WhatNot #KPopDemonHunters #PackratandThunderbunny #ACEO #artcommissionsopen

I like seeing how people display my work in their homes. An Orlok Creature Coffin™ & the 3D shadow box version of my plague doctor. These pics were sent to me a while ago. Just never got a chance to post them. "Submissions" always welcome. #artdisplay #hangingart #hangart

It's been a minute since I've vended at NJ Horror Con (not since the spring, somehow). Looking forward to coming back. Look for my booth in Edison this weekend! Dark fantasy prints, books, comics, stickers, t-shirts & coffins! #NJHorrorCon2025 #horrorconvention #horrorauthor #horrorartist

All set up at table L9 in Artist Alley at Granite State Comicon! It's good to be back at this show--and now with quite a lot of new items since 2023. #GraniteStateComiCon2025 #GraniteStateComiConArtistAlley

So many cool things happening behind the scenes over here... Can't wait to show off the ones that are almost done. Can't wait to bring the larger projects to completion and into your hands. #Anubis #spiritwolves #WIP #wipartwork #mixedmedia #LycanChapter4

The Raven is a newspaper that satisfies the darker side of the imagination. Stories, Comics, Movie Reviews & More--all of a creepy and spooky nature. Co-edited with a column by me (The Editor's Coffin). It comes out quarterly: akidandacomic.com From A Kid and A Comic #TheRaven #AKidandaComic

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New goodies you can get when you purchase a book or ask for one at @jmdesantis.bsky.social's table at a convention. (We haven't had the new logo on a bookmark until now.) #DarkFirePress #bookmarks #stickers #logodesigns

Release the Epstein files!!!

Is that...Packrat? Of Packrat and Thunderbunny?! Who have a second issue right now on KS?!?! #WIP #penciling #pencilsketch✏ #artworkinprogress #packratandthunderbunny

My second time at Granite State Comic Con after a year off. Excited to return to New Hampshire this weekend. Artist table L9 Prints, books, comics, stickers, t-shirts & coffins! #GraniteStateComicCon2025 #GraniteStateComicConArtistAlley

In a week of some pretty great things, it's hard to choose. But this is definitely the highlight of the show: FINALLY getting to meet Lloyd Kaufman of Troma Entertainment! (1/2) #tromaville #tromaentertainment #unclelloyd #Toxie #toxiccrusaders #toxicavenger

Hey.👋 Release your tongue from the roof of your mouth. Relax your jaw. Relax your shoulders and neck. Breathe awhile.

When at a book con, highlight the books! But I have plenty of items to choose from. Here at FrightReads Books Festival for the weekend in MD. Table 39 in the right-side building on the side wall. Horror & dark fantasy books, art & more. ##FrightReadsBookFestival #horrornovels ##darkfantasycomics

There is a battle of two wolves inside us all. One is evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, lies, inferiority, & ego. The other is good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, & truth. Which wolf wins? The one you feed. ~Native American Proverb #Lycan #wolvesatwar #wolffight

The writer in me wants to add to the experience of the Creature Coffins™ I keep thinking, in retrospect, maybe I should have run a Kickstarter for them. But would anyone back it? #CreatureCoffins #JMDeSantisCreatureCoffins #CountOrlok #Dracula #Cthulhu

First Comics News sat down with some of the creative dream team behind A Kid and A Comic for a big interview, including myself for both The Beast & Chadhiyana! www.firstcomicsnews.com/a-kid-and-a-... #akidandacomic #comiccreators #FirstComicsNews #newspapercomics #indiecomics #comicstrip

Nat 20? People say it's so rare? Try rolling it 4 times in an hour or so session. Only... ...it was on the red die...and that was for the enemies attacking me. 😬 #DnD #TempleofElementalEvil #DungeonsandDragons

Heading down to Maryland this weekend for FrightReads Book Festival. I'll have The Kirklyn Horror, Chadhiyana, and The Tainted Ones on hand, along with my usual collection of goodies. #bookfestival #horrorauthor #fantasyauthor #FrightReadsBookFestival

Both versions of Gobblers #3 have arrived in time for Terror Con Saturday & Sunday at Booth 505. Pick up a copy or any of my other offerings of prints, books, t-shirts & coffins! #TerrorCon2025 #horrorconvention #Gobblers

Sometimes, the first attempts aren't the best ones... #Chadhiyana #AKidandaComic #comicpanelart #comicart #revisedartwork

I love hiking in nature. Had a wonderful chance at the Air BnB a friend grabbed for a bunch of us in Delaware. Took only a few. I mostly just got to enjoy the silence as I got pulled further and further onward by the wanderlust.

October is going to be great fun! And it's the last hurrah before I start changing how I book shows going forward (again...). (Still will be on the road; no worries, just maybe a bit less.) #Halloween #SpookySeason #horrorartist #horrorauthor

A return to Terror Con this weekend, as the horror and Halloween shows roll through the fall... Booth 505 in the Artist Alley. #TerrorCon2025 #horrorconvention #HalloweenSeason #SpookySeason

The Haunted Market in Delaware by Grimoire Academy & The Tarot Goddess LLC. First time in DE. First of the Grimoire markets with my coffins! Sandwiched between my friends Adorkable Designs & Zotia Gems. Really excited to be here! #GrimoireStudios #GrimoireAcademy #TheHauntedMarket

I mean...there's also the possibility of even more... ...if I find it works well within the whole... #NoPromises (see yesterday's post) #TheKirklynHorror #indevelopment #prequelnovel #prequelnovella #amwriting #wipwriting #prewriting

It was not something I thought would happen, but lately, the gears began to turn after a few fans just enquired. This might make them happy... There certainly is content to explore there, without ruining or milking the original for too much. #indevelopment #prequelnovel #prequelnovella

Perhaps not the most amazing mandala ever seen, but for years, I've been meaning to practice these (with good reason). First attempt from yesterday's sketching session. #Mandala #MandalaArt #Chadhiyana #TalIfatir

People often ask me: "Do you Cosplay at conventions?" No. But I do Ren Faire. 😅 Been too many years, though since the last time I went. It was a fun day out.

It's been a few months since I've done a Grimoire event, and this'll be my first time doing a two-day. First time also vending in Delware, and first Grimoire event with my coffins. A lot of firsts, and I'm excited about that! #GrimoireAcademy #GrimoireStudios #TheTarotGoddess

Although, canonically, I don't know if Chadhiyana gets cold so easily, sometimes you gotta let go and have some fun. For an upcoming A Kid and a Comic promotion. Also, this is the first time I realised the colour schemes are similar: red, gold, & black #Chadhiyana #AKidandaComic #HolidayArt

I had a few different things going on WhatNot last night (a few unpictured, too). It was a fun evening. And, unrelated to the art, I have to go rewatch Dumb & Dumber and a few other comedy gems... 😆 #ITart #PennywiseArt #TheMaxx #JasonVorhees #8bitJason #artcommissionsopen #ACEOs #WhatNotArtist

Some of those WhatNot warmup ACEOs from previous weeks. I do them live at the start of the show, and then auction them off starting at $5. Wednesdays at 7pm EST under jmdwriteist: whatnot.com/s/okYldZR2 #WhatNotArtist #artcommissionsopen

I've noticed a substantial uptick in sales of The Kirklyn Horror lately. Have you experienced the Lunatic Rot? If you have, you reviewed it? (Amazon, B&N, Good Reads?) #HorrorNovel #indieauthor #horrorauthor #EldritchHorror #BodyHorror #TheKirklynHorror

A weekend off before the Gothic Market, and then September and October get intense before things ease up again: (List in comments) #horrorconvention #authorschedule #artistschedule

This one was done for a fan of Luis Guzmán to get signed at Monster-Mania Convention. 45 mins for a portrait was a lot of pressure, but I'm glad he liked it. That's the real reward for doing these. #LuisGuzman #wednesdaynetflix #thecountofmontecristo #Jacopo #Zatarra

If you happen to be in Cherry Hill, NJ Stop by and check out his works. He's an Excellent artist and writer, if I can tout how awesome my son is. 😉 bsky.app/profile/jmde...

Coming to Monster-Mania Convention today? Check out Gemini Crow Hot Sauce 's new Sausferatu (I got two)! And then come by my spot and pair it with one of my Orlok Creature Coffins™. #MonsterMania64 #CreatureCoffins #Sausferatu #Nosferatu

Off in my corner here at Monster-Mania Convention 64 right next to Capsule Collectibles! New deal on my coffins, too! Buy 3 and get $5 off the price of each (the different sizes nest in each other, did you know?). #MonsterMania64 #CreatureCoffins #horrorconvention #horrorauthor #horrorartist

I probably didn't understand the assignment on this commission, but it was still fun to do: A Wolvercorn! ...what? #Wolvercorn #UnicornArt #Wolfart #artcommissionsopen

I did this interview a week or so ago with Graphic Histories to talk about my work, influences, & some of the darker themes in & influences on my work. You can listen at www.graphichistories.com or anywhere you get your podcasts. #WriterArtist #PodcastInterview #AuthorInterview #CreativeProcess

Been drawing that girl a lot again, and other related works... #Chadhiyana #TheGirlwiththeFireRingedEyes

Two big shows in a row! Monster-Mania Convention in Cherry Hill, NJ, this weekend! Come by and see me. It's the first time my Creature Coffins™ will be at this event! #MonsterMania2025 #MonsterManiaCherryHill

Here we go FAN EXPO Boston! Artist Alley A1325. First time bringing my coffins to Boston! Plus check out my horror novel, my prints, and my comic, #Chadhiyana. Commissions available in show all weekend. #FanExpoBoston #FanExpoArtist #FanExpoAuthor

Please consider grabbing a subscription for the new A Kid & A Comic periodical, the horror and suspense newspaper, The Raven: akidandacomic.com I'm also co-editor & writing editorials for the anthology. #horrorcomics #horrorfiction #horrornewspaper #horrormagazine #horroranthology

Our friends at A Kid & A Comic are launching a new periodical, the horror and suspense newspaper, The Raven Please consider picking up a subscription on akidandacomic.com It's even co-edited with contributions by our owner, @jmdesantis.bsky.social #horrornewspaper #horrormagazine #horroranthology

Though I won't be at Wellsboro Comic Con either, this weekend, one of my publishers, A Kid and a Comic, is launching a second periodical: The Raven. It's a horror-themed newspaper, co-edited by yours truly, featuring all sorts of creepy goodies. Subscribe on akidandacomic.com Cover Art: Chris Ring

FAN EXPO Boston this weekend. I'll be in Artist Alley at table A1325. Come say hi and check out my work. #fanexpoboston #FanExpoBostonArtistAlley (see comments also)