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Steven Prouse

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in Gilbert, SC, The United States

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Horror, Fantasy, Philosophy

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Steven Prouse was born in Gilbert, SC in 1977. The first son of a volunteer firefighter and a badass woman able to lift the world and make it seem easy, he graduated from Gilbert High School in 1995. At the University of South Carolina, Steven studied Media Arts with a focus in television and film production and a little religious studies on the side. He completed an internship at Rocket Science Labs in Hollywood, CA where he learned that he was cut out for showbiz but not reality television.

After graduating USC (the one that was a school before California was a state), Steven dove into comic books. Partnering with writer Chuck Brown and artist Anthony Hightower, the trio decided to assemble local (to central SC) and regional comics creato Steven Prouse was born in Gilbert, SC in 1977. The first son of a volunteer firefighter and a badass woman able to lift the world and make it seem easy, he graduated from Gilbert High School in 1995. At the University of South Carolina, Steven studied Media Arts with a focus in television and film production and a little religious studies on the side. He completed an internship at Rocket Science Labs in Hollywood, CA where he learned that he was cut out for showbiz but not reality television.

After graduating USC (the one that was a school before California was a state), Steven dove into comic books. Partnering with writer Chuck Brown and artist Anthony Hightower, the trio decided to assemble local (to central SC) and regional comics creators and publish a collection of short stories. As independent books go, 803 was a success. After their trial by fire, the three joined Dre & Sammy Lopez and formed 803 Studios - a grouping under which they published exceptional comic books through 2010. The studio grew to include Eraklis Petmezas, Rob Hicks, Corey "RocBottom" Davis, and Y K Mann. By 2012, everyone pursued their own passion projects and the studio disbanded, but the creative energies flowed.

Sharing his stories with his sons drove Steven to begin writing again. He published his first novel, Handlebars, in 2022 with a new collection of horror short stories, Notes From a Monkey With a Hand Grenade II, and his children's book, Sammy the Squirrel(tle), in 2023. Their enjoyment makes the writing more enjoyable.

In addition to his self-published titles that can be found here, Steven scripted for The Grey Rooms horror podcast, wrote corporate communications and videos, and scripted a television pilot and multiple screenplays that received recognition in competitions around the country.

Steven loves stories. Writing them. Reading them. Watching them. They are our doorway to understanding what it is to be human. He is a social hedonist, a leftist atheist living in the Bible Belt, and an unhealthy consumer of pastries. ...more

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	Swamp Thing #105 by Doug Wheeler, Steven Prouse (Goodreads Author) (Cover Art), Tatjana Wood (Colorist) 3.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coin Operated Boy: Preview by Steven Prouse (Goodreads Author), Caitlin Maloney (Cover Art), Rob Grabe (Artist) 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Handlebars really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Notes From a Monkey With A Hand Grenade: Graphic Short Stories by Steven Prouse - Unexploded Ordinance Edition by Steven Prouse (Goodreads Author), John Pading (illustrator), Dre Lopez (illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Notes From a Monkey With A Hand Grenade 2: Horrific Short Stories by Steven Prouse by Steven Prouse (Goodreads Author), Dre Lopez (illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sammy the Squirrel by Steven Prouse (Goodreads Author), John Pading (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nine Seconds From Yesterday by Steven Prouse (Goodreads Author), Logan Jones (illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ride:Savannah it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Jakey by Steven Prouse (Goodreads Author), Whitney Cogar (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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