Ben Templesmith  is a  New York Times  best selling artist and writer most widely known for his work in the comic book industry where he has received multiple nominations for the International Horror Guild Awards as well as the industry's top prize, the Eisner Award. He also won a Spike TV Scream Award. As a creator, his most notable works have been  30 Days of Night  (which spawned a major motion picture) and  Fell . His other projects include the critically acclaimed serial  Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse , as well as  Welcome to Hoxford , and  Singularity 7 , all of which he also wrote.