I am Stephen Wolberius, and I write novels of the dark and terrifying kind: gaslamp fantasy, horror and dark fantasy with demons, ghosts and vampires. I like to throw ghostly folklore in there as well.

My first foray into creative writing happened in 2008, when I participated in a text-based roleplay. I added fanfiction and short stories to that soon after. I took this hobby to the extreme, and by 2012 it occurred to me that I was writing novel-length stories. I had also developed several original characters and storylines by then. I wrote my first novel in 2018, an unpublished historical fiction. My real debut came in 2023 with Night Demon, a grimdark horror story combining gaslamp fantasy and dark fantasy.

My other hobbies are history and languages. All my stories have a historical setting, and I love exploring earlier times in combination with fantasy (most often dark) elements. Language is another crucial factor that goes into my writing, and that goes beyond just the words on the page. I enjoyed creating a fully-fledged constructed language (conlang) called Elilim for Night Demon.

What do I do when I'm not writing the next instalment of Night Demon or some other (gaslamp fantasy) story? I spend my days writing even more as a content writer! I currently live in the Netherlands, with plans to see more of the world soon.

Visit my website at www.wolberius.com for conlang geekiness, updates on my writing and promotions or freebies I'll give away.