J. Ishiro “Ishii” Finney is a dark-eyed, pale-skinned creature who spends the majority of his time tapping away at a keyboard in a darkened room somewhere in the Arizona desert. There he writes tales of sci-fi, alt-history, horror, and occult noir.  In a past life he worked as a music journalist, graphic designer, and had a very brief stint playing in an industrial band. He’s written for Industrial Nation, B-Side Magazine, and Alternative Press. In the realm of comics, he’s written and illustrated books with Archaia Entertainment(now Boom!), 01Publishing.

He’s best known for Casefile: Arkham, a graphic novel series which author Jonathan Maberry called “A wickedly entertaining noir mystery spin on Lovecraft’s cosmic horror… which is perfect for fans of The Dresden Files and Hellblazer.”

Finney also scripted the audiodrama adaptation of his book, Titanium Rain. In 2013 was nominated for two Audie Awards through the Audiobook Publishers Association in the categories of Best Audio Drama and Best Original Work. It also won the Earphones Award from AudioFile magazine and the Silver Mark Time Award.

Most recently, Finney published the sci-fi novella, SCARS. David J. West (author of the BRUTAL Saga) said of SCARS, “This was an amazing quick read, detailing the horrors of war and the beauty of brotherhood even that between the species. Simply amazing.”

His short stories have appeared in PseudoPod, Whispers from the Abyss, and NuMedia Journal. When not writing, Finney hosts a weekly podcast where he frequently claims to be a 600-year-old Zeta-Reticulan piloting a biomechanical flesh-suit. This is probably not true.