Craig W. Chenery

Craig W. Chenery is a British-American author, screenwriter and artist with a particular interest in the dark humor, zombie, horror, comedy, pop culture, Star Wars and special effects genres.

Craig W. Chenery
2022 ©Craig W. Chenery/Shannon Dia Used with permission.
2022 ©Craig W. Chenery/Shannon Dia Used with permission.
Genrehorror, dark humor, children's, steampunk, science fiction
Years active1996–present

Writing

Craig W. Chenery is the author of Blood Splatter: A Guide to Cinematic Zombie Violence, Gore and Special Effects.[1] It is a study of the zombie genre as defined by gore and special effects. Chenery interviewed genre professionals, including Greg Nicotero, Tom Savini, John Russo and Lloyd Kaufman of Troma Entertainment.

Chenery is the co-author of the Butch G. Cat series of children's novels children's book series. The first two books in the series were released in late 2012 and book three was released September 2013. As of 2014, these books are out of print.

In 2014, Chenery released the bestselling The Comicon and Convention Survival Guide. It is an in-depth study of the logistics behind attending pop culture events. The second edition followed in October 2015. He has also contributed stories and articles to numerous horror and Steampunk anthologies and magazines.

In 2019, Chenery finished the long-in-development novel God Just Wanted to Play Golf, the first book in The Oceanview Trilogy. Lucifer Just Wanted To Pet Kittens book two in the series, was released December 2022. Chenery is currently working on book three tentatively titled Death Just Wanted To Eat Waffles.

In 2019, Chenery started writing the screenplay for "Dr. Saville's Horror Show". The movie was filmed in 2019 and 2020, and was released April 4th, 2023.

Bibliography

Books

Year Title Genre Notes
2011 The Undead The Saved Christmas 2 Horror Author of "The Last Noel"
2011 The Undead That Saved Christmas: Vampire Edition Horror Author of "In The Twilight Of Christmas"
2012 Blood Splatter: A Guide to Cinematic Zombie Violence, Gore and Special Effects Reference: Horror WINNER Dead Letter Awards – Best Horror Reference Book
2012 Z Magazine Horror Author of "The Zombie Survival Guide: Essential Reading or Bible of Hatred?"
2013 Steampunk Originals: Volume 1 Steampunk, Horror Author of "Vow". Illustrated by Dominic Black
2014 The Comicon and Convention Survival Guide Reference: Pop Culture
2015 The Comicon and Convention Survival Guide - Second Edition Reference: Pop Culture
2019 God Just Wanted To Play Golf Humor, Horror Book 1 of The Oceanview Trilogy
2022 Lucifer Just Wanted To Pet Kittens Humor Book 2 of The Oceanview Trilogy
2023 The Star Wars Saga As Told In Haiku Humor
2023 A Failed Screenwriter's Guide To Screenwriting Humor
2023 Ricochet Sci-Fi
2024 Death Just Wanted To Eat Waffles Humor Book 3 of The Oceanview Trilogy

Comic Books

Year Title Genre Notes
2023 Lost Souls Fantasy Co-writer with Kevin R. Phipps
2023 Shadowblade Post Apocalyptic action Created with Kevin R. Phipps
2023 The Rejects Superhero action

Screenplays

Year Title Notes
1996 Married... With Children "Singing to a Different Fortune" - Co-written with Danny Renfroe (unoptioned screenplay)
1997 Butterfinger Co-written with Danny Renfroe (unoptioned screenplay)
2008 Blood Brothers Script Doctor (optioned screenplay)
2011 The Butch G. Cat Movie Co-written with Danny Renfroe (optioned but stalled in development)
2022 Dr. Saville's Horror Show Completed
2023 Shadowblade In development
2023 God Just Wanted To Play Golf In development

Public appearances

Chenery has been interviewed by numerous podcasts and radio shows on a variety of subjects related to horror, special effects, science fiction, and mental health.

In 2012, Chenery was invited to present at Phoenix Comicon on the evolution of special effects in zombie cinema. In 2013, Phoenix Comicon invited Chenery to present new panels, including A Visual History of Zombie Cinema and a ten-year retrospect of cult classic, Shaun of the Dead.[2] Chenery was also a guest judge at the Zombie Beauty Pageant. Chenery has been a staple presenter at the event, and continues to present.

He was also a guest at the Rapture Horror Expo in October 2012 and 2013. Chenery was a guest author at Phoenix FearCon VII in 2015, VIII in 2019 and X in 2021. In 2017, he was a guest presenter at Westercon.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Max Power Hour British Journalist Season 1, Episode 6 "Innerview"
2008 Inside Patsy Jason Patton Season 1, Episode 2 "Audit"
2008 Evil Breakfast Dead Club Boom Operator Promotional trailer
2009 An Uplifting Tale Narrator
2010 Vincent and Me Narrator Season 3, Episode 7 "Vincent's Christmas Carol"
2013 .357 Night Club patron Uncredited
2017 Surviving The Zombie Plague Zombie, FX Artist
2017 Friday the 13th Part 3: The Memoriam Documentary Himself
2018 Strange Nature Thanks
2022 Dr. Saville's Horror Show Screenwriter, producer
2023 Shadowblade Screenwriter, producer

Other acting

Chenery is also a member of The Gentleman's Club Comedy Improv troupe.[3] The troupe is Arizona's only long form three-man monoscene Improv Troupe and were nominated for Arizona's Best Comedy or Improv Troupe two years running.[4] The Gentleman's Club performed monthly at Club Mardi Gras in Scottsdale, and Space 55 in Phoenix. In 2010, they appeared at the Phoenix Improv Festival.[5] He has also performed with The Phoenix Neutrino Project where he both acted and scored the live soundtrack on numerous improvised live movies.

Art

In January 2017, Chenery debuted his latest project called "Comicones".[6] Comicones is an art design project that presents a playful look at pop culture characters, including Disney, Star Wars, DC Comics, Marvel Comic, Doctor Who and many more. He has also included celebrities including Tommy Wiseau and Weird Al Yankovic. At present, Chenery has created over 1000 characters. In his words "Comicones is a celebration of equality, but also of uniqueness". Comicones is an official licensee of Jay and Silent Bob, Star Trek, Shaun of the Dead, Adventure time, and Rick and Morty. Chenery is working on more official licensing for the brand.

Critical reception

Chenery's work has been positively reviewed by numerous print publications such as Fangoria Magazine,[7] Rue Morgue Magazine,[8] Gore Noir Magazine,[9] Ultra Violent Magazine, Z Magazine,[10] Stiff Magazine,[11] and genre websites such as Dread Central[12] and Bloody Disgusting. Issue 312 of Fangoria called Blood Splatter "A Must Have". His debut film, "Dr. Saville's Horror Show", has won numerous awards and has been an official selection at twelve film festivals across the globe.

Improv

Year Title Event Award Result
2010 The Gentleman's Club Arizona Republic Arizona's Best Best Improv or Comedy Troupe Nominee [4]
2011 The Gentleman's Club Arizona Republic Arizona's Best Best Improv or Comedy Troupe Nominee [13]

Writing

Year Title Event Award Result
2013 Blood Splatter: A Guide to Cinematic Zombie Violence, Gore and Special Effects Dead Letter Awards Best Horror Reference Book Won[14]
2019 God Just Wanted To Play Golf Maxy Awards Best Independent Horror Novel Runner Up.[15]


Film

Year Title Event Award Result
2022 Dr. Saville's Horror Show Atlanta Horror Film Festival Best Horror film Official Selection
2022 Dr. Saville's Horror Show Tucson Terrorfest Best Arizona Horror film Won[16]
2022 Dr. Saville's Horror Show Frights and Fears Horror Festival Best Film Won[17]
2022 Dr. Saville's Horror Show Frights and Fears Horror Festival Best Cast Won[18]
2022 Dr. Saville's Horror Show Frights and Fears Horror Festival Best Kill Won[19]
2022 Dr. Saville's Horror Show Thrills and Chills International Film Festival Best Film Official Selection
2022 Dr. Saville's Horror Show Tokyo Film Awards Best Horror Film Won
2022 Dr. Saville's Horror Show Reel Screen Film Fest Best Horror Film Official Selection
2022 Dr. Saville's Horror Show Scream Queen Film Festival Best Horror Film Official Selection
2022 Dr. Saville's Horror Show Sweden Film Festival Best Horror Film Won
2022 Dr. Saville's Horror Show Budapest Best International Film Festival Best Horror Film Won
2022 Dr. Saville's Horror Show Boden International Film Festival Best Horror Film Official Selection
2023 Dr. Saville's Horror Show Worldwide Women's Film Festival Best Horror Film Won[20]
2023 Dr. Saville's Horror Show Calgary Horror Con XI Best Horror Feature Official Selection
2023 Dr. Saville's Horror Show Horror Island Best Horror Feature Official Selection

References

  1. Bartkowski, Becky (15 June 2012). "Top 5 Things to Do This Weekend". Phoenix New Times.
  2. Phoenix Comicon webpage for Craig W. Chenery
  3. Escudero, Nicki (20 May 2010). "Class Act". Phoenix New Times.
  4. "Readers' Choice: Best Local Performer". archive.azcentral.com.
  5. "Phoenix Improv Festival - IRC Improv Wiki". wiki.improvresourcecenter.com.
  6. "Comicones – A World of Pop Culture From a New Perspective". Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  7. Fangoria Magazine (May 2012 Issue 312)
  8. Rue Morgue Magazine (June 2012 Issue 123)
  9. Gore Noir Magazine (June 2012 Issue 5)
  10. Z Magazine (Spring 2012 Issue)
  11. Stiff Magazine (June 2012 Issue 11)
  12. Serafini, Matt Blood Splatter Dread Central (2 March 2012)
  13. "Readers' Choice: Best Stand-up, Sketch or Improv Comedy". archive.azcentral.com.
  14. Koch, Derek M. "Mail Order Zombie #203 - 5th Annual Dead Letter Awards".
  15. "Maxy Award - 2019 Recipients". Maxy Awards.
  16. "Tucson Terrorfest Best Arizona Horror Film". Tucson Terrorfest.
  17. "Frights and Fears Horror Festival- Best Film". Frights and Fears Horror Festival.
  18. "Frights and Fears Horror Festival- Best Cast". Frights and Fears Horror Festival.
  19. "Frights and Fears Horror Festival- Best Kill". Frights and Fears Horror Festival.
  20. "Worldwide Women's Film Festival - Best Horror Film". Worldwide Women's Film Festival.
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