John Urbancik

Rosa and her mother move into a big house far from civilization. Her only friends are the roses, the statues in the garden, and the raven that brings her gifts. But the house isn't the safe haven it's promised to be. There are wolves in the forest, a hidden graveyard, and a watchmaker residing in the house within the house. There are secrets in every room and around every corner. In an richly textured, old-style gothic tale, Rosa grows up in this house, her only company her mother and her uncles, of which there are many. Birthdays are the only time music is allowed to be played in the house, but sometimes she hears echoes of a piano. The roses in the garden grow black. The danger is closer than it seems.

The Secret History of the Palace Theater is the history of the world, life, and magic. Join the stage magicians and their assistants who made the Palace Theater their home. Witness the creation of everything, the creation of gods, the creation of theater, and the creation of magic. Follow its various magicians as they learn, struggle, and fight for their survival against cosmic terrors they cannot understand.

Part I: Annabel Lee, in Shadow. The narrator takes you on a perilous journey into shadow. Can he -- can you -- escape with your self intact? Part II: La Diosa del Fuego The Goddess of Fire -- a series of love poems for the person who will destroy you. Part III: Romance and Miscellany The third book of poetry by John Urbancik.

Five hundred years ago, he served as a priest during the Spanish Inquisition. When he thought his love affair, which had produced a child, had been discovered, he had the man who knew the secrets put to death. Then by his own decree, he had his lover put to death as well. Distraught, he took his own life, and woke up . . . And now, after one hundred years of awareness as a gargoyle, a woman identical to his lost love enters the church. And the gargoyle discovers that he can move . . .

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly at the Mountains of Madness. A weird western novella set in the desert of 1875.

Midnight, the City of Night, is home to artists of all types, wanderers, vagabonds, criminals, madmen, poets, and thieves. Sometimes, it's hard to know which you are.

Can you navigate through a horror story and survive? Can you rescue your lost love? Make the wrong choice, and you may find zombies, vampires, aliens, demons, spiders, witches, ghosts, nurses, cultists, werewolves, and almost anything else. This is not a game for the weak of heart.

Jack Harlow, DarkWalker, Destroyer of Hells. Once, he was able to walk through the dark untouched by all that he saw. He's grown too powerful to be so simply described anymore. But he isn't the only power on earth.There's another. A DarkCrawler intent on destroying Jack Harlow and all that he loves.It all starts when the ghosts - all the ghosts - return to life. Some desire vengeance. Justice. Solace. Some are merely confused. But this brings back Jack Harlow's lost love, Lisa Sparrow, and may lead to his ultimate destruction.Can Jack Harlow survive against a being designed to defeat him at his strongest?

Love. Loss. Grief.Bourbon. Magic. Jazz.A poetry and photography collection.

John Urbancik has written an exploration of our personal creativity that intends to inspire, encourage, and challenge.Part autobiography, part conversation, part field guide to creativity, part treatise on writing, filled with exercises and explorations, InkStained, from the InkStains project and podcast of John Urbancik, is at times humorous, at times brutal, and always honest."InkStained is a brilliant and fascinating exploration of the range of creative expression. In a series of stories of all kinds, John Urbancik takes us on a wonderful journey. Dark, disturbing, uplifting, and very well done."- Jonathan Mayberry, New York Times Bestelling author of V-Wars and Rage. "It's as if Urbancik graciously cracked open his skull, handed over the scalpel and told us to have at 'er."- Rick Hipson, Rue Morgue Magzine"Not only is John Urbancik giving sound advice about writing and inspiration, he's adding so many personal anecdotes and stories about his own journey...and this is where this book shines. An invaluable addition to your book collection."- Armand Rosamilia, author of Dirty Deeds "The InkStains podcast was the definitive lecture series on how to motivate and hone your create skills.InkStained is the accompanying textbook."- Thomas R Clark, Podcaster and Author

Jack Harlow, DarkWalker, walked untouched through the dark. But he never understand what he really was. Emerging from the Deep City a changed man, he's beginning to understand - but he's also harboring a great deal of anger at the organization that sent him there and the man in charge of it - his father.Gathering allies and setting out on a mission of vengeance, Jack Harlow discovers the fate of the world hangs in the balance. There are three threats that may destroy mankind, and he is one of them.One of the others involves Armageddon.Jack Harlow and his allies journey through a trail of secrets that leads to paradise, but will it all end in a final apocalypse?

Jack Harlow, DarkWalker, walks untouched through the dark.He doesn't have a lot of friends. When a former ally and vampire hunter enters the abandoned mine at Silver Blade, Jack Harlow and Naomi are called in to find him.The mine of Silver Blade has a history. Its depths hide were-bears and indefinable beasts, and an angel of death. Its vast arena is home to the undefeated, and its pits fall even deeper. Everything is a lie. The mine, the entire shallow city of Silver Blade, is a trap.But there are caves under the shallow city, and beneath those, a deep city. Defeated and divided, Jack Harlow, Naomi, and Nick Hunter must make their own escapes - if they can.No one will escape unscathed.