The Review Corner
A few months ago, we opened up our doors for folks to submit reviews of books, movies, etc. One of the folks that answered that call was Stephen Roche. Stephen, in his free time,…
A few months ago, we opened up our doors for folks to submit reviews of books, movies, etc. One of the folks that answered that call was Stephen Roche. Stephen, in his free time,…
by Stephen Roche Hype. That’s what it’s all about. The second season of Stranger Things was so hyped up that you could have found yourself liking it because you feel like you are obliged…
Train to Busan 1 hour 58 minutes | Action/Drama/Horror | 2016 While a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan. Guest Movie Review…
Adrian and I [Dustin] had big dreams for Aphotic Realm from the very beginning. As we see those dreams come to fruition, the bigger Aphotic Realm is going to get. Chris has been a fantastic addition to the team, a truly invaluable asset that we have come to rely on since we brought him on board and we see big things on the way for our newest addition.
Without further ado, we'd like to introduce the newest member of Aphotic Realm!
Meet Gunnar Larsen! You may recognize his name. That's because he is the artist behind the gorgeous the covers of Apparitions and the upcoming Grimdark Grimiores Anthology.
Gunnar Larsen has been drawing for as long as he can remember. He started out trying to draw the box art for old Sega Genesis and Nintendo games. As he grew up, he slowly started getting more and more into drawing demons, fantasy characters, and ideas he got from reading horror novels and old occult books he stumbled across on the internet.
After sketching swords and monstrosities throughout high school and his life as a young adult, Gunnar decided to pursue a Bachelor's of Science degree in Game Art at Full Sail University. He realized about halfway through the program that it wasn't what he wanted to do, but still finished his courses, graduating as Salutatorian of his class in August of 2014. He decided to focus on illustration after this, as it was the art form he always had a passion for.
When Gunnar isn't drooling over other people's art or illustrating Void & Valor, you can usually find him hanging out with his cat, googling weird things, or trying to further educate himself.
We've received such positive feedback on his work it felt foolish not to bring him on board. Gunnar will be filling the role of Art Director here at Aphotic Realm. His duties will include scouting for potential art, reviewing artwork submitted to Aphotic Realm, and securing any pieces/artists of interest.
Gunnar is constantly studying his craft and as a result, pours through tons and tons of artwork/pieces daily. His artistic eye and existing immersion into that community will be an invaluable asset to Adrian and I as it will free us up to further the Aphotic Realm brand and reach--just as we envisioned.
Please take a moment to welcome Gunnar to the Aphotic Realm team!
-Dustin
Aphotic Realm Editors
Aphotic Realm Magazine, Issue #2, BANISHED Trailer is here!
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Today we would like to announce… GRIMDARK GRIMOIRES: A DARK FANTASY ANTHOLOGY Swords and Sorcery. Demons and Dragons. Bards and Battlements. Strange and Sinister. SUBMISSION STATUS: OPEN SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 15th, 2018 STORY…
Submissions are now officially closed! Thank you to everyone who took the time to submit their stories! We have a lot of work ahead of us. The few we’ve read so far are fantastic!…
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A Note of Thanks and What We Learned. First of all, we would like to thank all of our contributors that made the debut of our first issue, Apparitions, possible! We couldn’t have done…