It sounds funny, and I hope not too narcissistic – but the actual inspiration comes from my own life. I had a rough childhood – not as rough as somebody in the war-torn Middle East or a kid growing up in an urban ghetto. But I saw a lot – men particularly – struggling with alcoholism and drugs and behaving abominably. So I’m pretty well acquainted with human weakness. “Y’know I look back and so much has influenced me Monty Python, the films of David Lynch and John Waters, horror films, and writers from William Faulkner to the Marquis de Sade. What was your inspiration for that character? In Evocronik the main character of Nina has a very tragic life with some disturbing events that change her for the worse. I knew I wanted a photographic treatment for the cover, something that looked more like key art for a movie than the typical illustration you would see for a book.” “I spent some time on the different photo sites and found this great series with this model and thought, wow,” “So I brought her into Photoshop and made her bald and worked through a bunch of design ideas until I got to the cover.” It started out as a screenplay, when I was living in Hollywood, and has evolved steadily for many years. I attempted a couple of times to do it as a graphic novel. And I’ve had friends who were artists come up with different character sketches along the way. “The story for Evocronik has been in development since the late nineties. Where did you get the idea for the cover and how did that come together for you?

The Hungry Monster was given the chance to interview JC Weatherby, author of Evocronik 1.0 and talk to him about the flavorful taste of his book.

Evocronik 1.0 by J.C. Weatherby