Steve Niles is a writer, best known for works such as 30 Days of Night, October Faction, Criminal Macabre, Simon Dark, Frankenstein Alive! Alive! and Batman: Gotham County Line. His new series, A Town Called Terror, with artist Szymon Kudranski has just finished its 6 issue run.
Steve has recently been writing with Storm King Comics. His new Western horror graphic novel, Black Sparrow (co-written with Jay Russell) came out in 2021. He's also published The Yard Gang, Monica Bleue, A Werewolf Story and Sacred Hearts with Storm Kids, the YA branch of Storm King. Other recent books include the special edition TPB of his acclaimed Freaks of the Heartland, as well as Spirit of the Demon and The Big Bleed Out, new books for his Criminal Macabre series.
Niles got his start in the comic industry when he formed his own publishing company called Arcane Comix, where he published, edited and adapted several comics and anthologies for Eclipse Comics. His adaptations include works by Clive Barker, Richard Matheson and Harlan Ellison.
The success of 30 Days of Night sparked renewed interest in the horror genre; Steve's comic was released as a major motion picture in 2007. His ongoing IDW series, The October Faction, was made into a Netlix TV show in 2020.
Steve resides outside Los Angeles with his wife, Monica, four dogs, two cats and Gil the tortoise.