John Hornor Jacobs is an accomplished American author, known for his genre-blending novels and his ability to write captivating stories for both adult and young adult audiences. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Jacobs is also a senior art director and partner at Cranford Co., an advertising agency in his hometown.
Jacobs' first novel, "Southern Gods," was a southern Gothic thriller that won the Darrel Award and received a nomination for the Bram Stoker Award for Excellence. The novel, which combines elements of Cthulhu mythos and blues music, was praised by The Onion AV as a "sumptuous Southern Gothic thriller steeped in the distinct American mythologies of Cthulhu and the blues." Following the success of "Southern Gods," Jacobs wrote "This Dark Earth," a zombie novel that was described by Brian Keene as "the best zombie novel I’ve read in years."
In addition to his work in horror and thriller genres, Jacobs has also made a name for himself in young adult fiction. His "Incarcerado" series, which includes "The Twelve Fingered Boy," "The Shibboleth," and "The Conformity," has been hailed by Cory Doctorow on BoingBoing as "amazing" and "mesmerizing." The series follows the story of a group of teens with special abilities who are incarcerated in a prison run by a corrupt warden. Jacobs' first fantasy novel, "The Incorruptibles," was nominated for the Morningstar and Gemmell Awards in the UK. The novel, which is set in a world that combines elements of ancient Rome, the wild west, and Faustian mythology, was described by Patrick Rothfuss as "strange alchemy, a recipe I’ve never seen before."
Jacobs' fiction has been published in various magazines, such as Playboy Magazine, Cemetery Dance, and Apex Magazine, and his essays have been featured on CBS Weekly and Huffington Post. He currently lives in the south of the US, where he spends most of his time writing or thinking about his next title. Jacobs has a wide range of works, from horror and thriller to young adult and fantasy, which makes him a versatile and accomplished author.