About Me.

Roy Monday writes at the edges—of genre, of history, and of reality.

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A former nomad and veteran of the book convention circuit, Roy spent a few years at Shire Post Mint, marketing merchandise for legends like George R.R. Martin, Robert Jordan (through his estate), and J.R.R. Tolkien (through Middle-earth Enterprises).

 

Somewhere after the fanfare and the freight trucks faded away, he rediscovered his first love: storytelling.

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His fiction blends gothic horror, science fiction, and mythology, echoing through haunted plantations, hidden bunkers, and the cracks between worlds. Whether exploring posthuman conspiracies in Black Site: Dugway or the ghosts of antebellum Charleston, Roy's work is rooted in memory, identity, and the meaning of surviving the abyss.

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With a background in English and Anthropology, Roy’s narratives dig deep, literarily speaking. His characters are haunted not only by what they've lost, but by what they've become. He’s also written award-winning screenplays with a longtime collaborator, and his stories have been optioned, adapted, and shouted over drinks in bars lit by UFOs and neon.

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When not writing, he’s probably chasing storms in the desert, eating pastries in Paris, researching lost civilizations in the Middle East, or trying to figure out if the government really did bury something in 1968.

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He writes under the banner of Black Site Books, where the motto is clear:

 

—Ink from the Abyss.