Tobias Youngblood lives in Coastal Virginia, where he grew up inspired by the likes of J.R.R. Tolkien, Stephen King, Michael Crichton, Clive Barker, Ray Bradbury, Ursula K. Le Guin, and far too many others to name. He is also particularly fond of the Alien movie franchise, the Thing, and The Fly, as well as all things involving dark mashups of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. His own work tends to a variety of speculative fiction which blends these elements.<br> <br>In 2023, Tobias released Grave Covenant, Book #1 of his urban fantasy Projectionists series. He has also recently published Death Sketch, the first book in the Nightmares series of short horror fiction with co-author Oliver Shade.