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In two chilling stories that blend elements of traditional Inuit mythology with the modern horror genre, debut Inuk author Jamesie Fournier brings the hidden, ancient creatures of early Inuit folklore into a contemporary setting, with horrifying results.
About the author
An Inuk raised in Denendeh,
Jamesie Fournier's work has appeared in Inuit Art Quarterly, Red Rising magazine, Northern Public Affairs, and the anthology Coming Home: Stories from the Northwest Territories. His brother, Zebede Tulugaq Evaluardjuk-Fournier, illustrated his last two projects with Inuit Art Quarterly. Jamesie was guest author at the 2018 & 2020 Northwords Writers Festivals and a runner up for 2018 Sally Manning Award for Indigenous Creative Non-Fiction. He lives in Iqaluit, Nunavut.
rom his early days of reading sci-fi and fantasy books,
Toma Feizo Gas has been fascinated with the dramatic scenes portrayed on the covers of those books. There started his lifelong love affair with telling stories through pictures. Today, Toma's key influence remains the people in these stories, the motives that drive us, and the decisions that shape us, propelling him to craft bold visual statements and contrast in his own art. As a career illustrator, his work can be found gracing the pages and covers of titles such as
Dungeons & Dragons,
Pathfinder, the
Star Wars and
Mutant Chronicles role playing games, as well as several upcoming fantasy novel series.
Summary
In two chilling stories that blend elements of traditional Inuit mythology with the modern horror genre, debut Inuk author Jamesie Fournier brings the hidden, ancient creatures of early Inuit folklore into a contemporary setting, with horrifying results.
