D. William Graves is an American writer whose work blends cosmic horror and the strange, often-overlooked corners of history. His fiction explores the fault lines where ordinary life touches the uncanny, drawing on a lifelong fascination with the blurred boundaries between fact, folklore, and the mysteries people try not to name. Graves approaches horror not as a parade of shocks, but as a slow erosion of certainty-an insistence that the world is wider, older, and more unpredictable than it appears. Born and raised in Tennessee, Graves grew up surrounded by stories: family lore, local legends, and the spectral remains of rural history that cling to small Southern towns. He later developed a deep interest in American sports culture, particularly baseball and its long record of impossible moments that feel closer to supernatural events than athletic feats. That interest would eventually shape the foundation of his Dark Archives series, which reimagines real sports history through the lens of cosmic dread. Before turning to fiction, Graves built a career in technical writing and manufacturing documentation, sharpening a precision with language that carries over into his creative work.

He is also the founder of Lacandon Jungle Press, an independent publishing effort focused on both children's literature and dark speculative fiction. Through LJP, Graves writes for multiple audiences under distinct author personas, allowing him to explore wonder and terror with equal commitment. Graves's writing is driven by an interest in the hidden mechanics of the world-how culture, memory, and myth braid together to form the stories people tell about themselves. His work draws inspiration from cosmic horror pioneers, modern genre-bending storytellers, and the oddities of real life that prove stranger than fiction. Whether he is reconstructing a bizarre moment from sports history or imagining forces moving beneath the everyday world, Graves writes with a steady sense of unease and a fascination with the limits of human understanding. He continues to develop the Dark Archives, expanding its mythology across interconnected tales that reveal the unsettling shadows beneath American culture.