Craig W. Chenery is a British-American author, screenwriter, comic book writer, and artist with a particular interest in the dark humor, zombie, horror, comedy, pop culture, Star Wars and special effects genres.
Writing
Craig W. Chenery is the author of Blood Splatter: A Guide to Cinematic Zombie Violence, Gore and Special Effects. 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 his debut 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 4 April 2023.
Chenery is a lifelong supporter of EFL Championship football team Ipswich Town F.C. and USL Championship team Phoenix Rising FC.
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
Comic Books Year Title Genre Notes 2024 Shadowblade Issue #1 Dystopian action/adventure Craig W. Chenery - writer, lettering. Kevin R. Phipps - writer, coloring. Gianluca Testaverde - pencils and inks. 2025 Shadowblade Issue #2 Dystopian action/adventure Craig W. Chenery - writer, lettering. Kevin R. Phipps - writer, coloring. Gianluca Testaverde - pencils and inks. 2026 Shadowblade Issue #3 Dystopian action/adventure Craig W. Chenery - writer, lettering. Kevin R. Phipps - writer, coloring. Gianluca Testaverde - pencils and inks. 2026 Shadowblade Issue #4 Dystopian action/adventure Craig W. Chenery - writer, lettering. Kevin R. Phipps - writer, coloring. Gianluca Testaverde - pencils and inks.
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 Ghostwriter (optioned but stalled in development) 2011 The Butch G. Cat Movie Co-written with Danny Renfroe (optioned but stalled in development) 2022 Dr. Saville's Horror Show Completed and released in 2023 2025 Angel of Death In post production - "Rest Stop" screenwriter 2026 Shadowblade In development 2026 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.Phoenix Comicon webpage for Craig W. Chenery 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 2025 Angel of Death Screenwriter "Rest Stop" short
Other acting Chenery was also a member of The Gentleman's Club Comedy Improv troupe. The troupe was a long form three-man monoscene Improv Troupe and have previously been nominated for Arizona's Best Comedy or Improv Troupe two years running. 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. 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". 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,Fangoria Magazine (May 2012 Issue 312) Rue Morgue Magazine,Rue Morgue Magazine (June 2012 Issue 123) Gore Noir Magazine,Gore Noir Magazine (June 2012 Issue 5) Ultra Violent Magazine, Z Magazine,Z Magazine (Spring 2012 Issue) Stiff Magazine,Stiff Magazine (June 2012 Issue 11) and genre websites such as Dread CentralSerafini, Matt Blood Splatter Dread Central (2 March 2012) 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 2011 The Gentleman's Club Arizona Republic Arizona's Best Best Improv or Comedy Troupe Nominee
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 Winner 2019 God Just Wanted To Play Golf Maxy Awards Best Independent Horror Novel Runner Up.
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 Winner 2022 Dr. Saville's Horror Show Frights and Fears Horror Festival Best Film Winner 2022 Dr. Saville's Horror Show Frights and Fears Horror Festival Best Cast Winner 2022 Dr. Saville's Horror Show Frights and Fears Horror Festival Best Kill Winner 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 Winner 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 Winner 2022 Dr. Saville's Horror Show Budapest Best International Film Festival Best Horror Film Winner 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 Winner 2023 Dr. Saville's Horror Show Calgary Horror Con XI Best Horror Feature Official Selection 2024 Dr. Saville's Horror Show Horror Island Best Feature Film Winner
References
External links
Craig W. Chenery at the Internet Book List