Steve Niles

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**Steve Niles**
Born:
Occupation:	comic book author
Genres:	Horror
Influences:	Horror, Noir
Website:	SteveNiles.com

Steve Niles is an American comic book author. He is credited among other contemporary writers as bringing horror comics back to prominence,^{[citation needed]} authoring such works as 30 Days of Night, its sequel, Dark Days (IDW Publishing), and Criminal Macabre (Dark Horse Comics) with frequent artist collaborator Ben Templesmith.

Niles' start in the comics industry began with the formation of his self publishing company, Arcane Comix. He has published, edited, and adapted several comics and anthologies for Eclipse Comics, and has also worked for Disney and Todd McFarlane Productions where Niles wrote for Kiss Magazine before collaborating in the Hellspawn series with noted illustrator Ashley Wood after Brian Michael Bendis's departure.

After optioning 30 Days of Night in Hollywood, Niles formed a joint venture production company, Creep International, with 90's rocker and film director Rob Zombie. This project has produced two works to date: The Nail (with Nat Jones) through Dark Horse, and Bigfoot (with Richard Corben) through IDW Publishing. Upon placing that venture on hiatus, he then formed another similar company with actor Thomas Jane with the intention of bringing his Criminal Macabre character Cal MacDonald to the big screen after conflict with the studio, MGM that had optioned it. Niles and Jane also co-wrote the ill fated and yet to be completed Bad Planet (Image) with artists Lewis Larosa and Tim Bradstreet.

Niles has recently moved to work on corporate properties at Marvel and DC Comics; in 2006, he collaborated with artist Scott Hampton on a Batman miniseries Gotham County Line. Currently, Niles is writing another miniseries that retcons Steve Ditko's vintage character Creeper with DC artist Justiniano. In March 2007 he launched the miniseries City of Others through Dark Horse Comics, a collaboration with famed horror/fantasy artist Bernie Wrightson. 30 Days of Night is in development as a major motion picture, with Sam Raimi as producer. Other comics he has written that have been optioned for film include Criminal Macabre, In the Blood and Wake the Dead.