Credits
433 credits in total
Contributors and inspirations that help(ed) make my work possible
Contributors
74 contributors in total
Direct
4 contributors
Below are direct contributors — listed in alphabetical order
Credit | Purpose | Notes |
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Anonymous artist #1 (credit as anonymous) | Cover artist for Parallel | Paid contributor; art produced for me licensed under CC BY 4.0; requested anonymity |
Anonymous Filipino #1 (credit as anonymous) | Creative consultant | Paid and unpaid contributor; requested anonymity except for origin |
Grey Liliy | Constructive feedback for Schizoid Nightmares Anthology I | Unpaid contributor |
Vlad Momot | Cover artist for Schizoid Nightmares Anthology I and The Flippers | Paid contributor; art produced for me licensed under CC BY 4.0 |
Indirect
70 contributors
Below are indirect contributors — listed in alphabetical order
Credit | Purpose | Notes |
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Affinity Designer | Vector production | Paid software |
archive.today | Web archiving | Free service |
Azgaar’s Fantasy Map Generator | For my article “How to generate custom biomes in Azgaar’s Fantasy Map Generator” | Licensed under the MIT License |
Cgzzz | Field recording | Free content |
Cloudflare, Inc. | Host for schizoidnightmares.com and absurdrealms.com | Freemium service |
Code Climate | Code analysis | Freemium service |
colordesigner.io | Colour tools | Free service |
Compress PNG | PNG file compression | Free service |
CompVis | Stable Diffusion | Research group at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich |
cottonbro studio | Stock videos | Licensed under the Pexels License |
Creative Commons | Licensing | Free service |
Dan Grossman | Online articles on airships | Free reference |
David Merfield | Public Icons (derived) | Licensed under CC0 1.0 |
diagrams.net | Diagram and flowchart creation | Freemium service |
EleutherAI | Stable Diffusion | Non-profit organization |
Encyclopædia Britannica | Encyclopedia | Free service |
favicon.io | Favicon generator | Free service |
Font Awesome | Free icons (derived) | Free icons licensed under CC BY 4.0 |
Fontello | Icon fonts generator | Licensed under the MIT License |
GarageBand | Music production | Free software |
Gideon Greenspan | Family Echo | Free service |
GIMP | Raster production | Free software |
GitHub | Software host and version control | Freemium service |
Google Sheets | Spreadsheet production and hosting | Freemium software |
Grammarly | Proofreading | Freemium service |
Hampie | Stock videos | Licensed under the Pexels License |
Hayk An | Scale | Free tool |
hcodes | fast-average-color | Licensed under the MIT License |
iMovie | Video editing and compiling | Free software |
Internet Archive | Web archiving | Free service |
Jay Near | Stock videos | Licensed under the Pexels License |
Jekyll | Static site generator for schizoidnightmares.com and absurdrealms.com | Licensed under the MIT License |
jekyll-paginate-v2 | News pagination | Licensed under the MIT License |
jekyll-tidy | Plugin for tidying up HTML | Licensed under the MIT License |
KandooAI | Juggernaut XL | Free software under the Stability AI CreativeML Open RAIL++-M License |
Kelly Lacy | Stock videos | Licensed under the Pexels License |
LAION | Stable Diffusion | Non-profit organization |
Leniolabs | LayoutIt! | Free tool |
Lora by Cyreal | Font; used on schizoidnightmares.com and absurdrealms.com | Licensed under the OFL |
MAMP | Local full-stack development | Freemium software |
MasterClass | Writing tutorials | Freemium resource |
Material Theme Builder | Website colour scheme generator | Free tool |
MDN Web Docs | Web development reference | Free service |
Miguel Á. Padriñán | Stock videos | Licensed under the Pexels License |
NightCafe Studio | AI art generator | Freemium service |
Njalla | Domain registration | Paid service |
Open Sans by Steve Matteson | Font; used on schizoidnightmares.com, absurdrealms.com, and schizoidnightmares.net | Licensed under the OFL |
Pages | Word processor | Free software |
Pexels | Stock videos | Licensed under the Pexels License |
Pinas Update | Stock videos | Licensed under the Pexels License |
Pixabay | Stock videos | Licensed under the Pexels License |
RubyGems | Ruby packages | Free service |
Runway AI, Inc. | Stable Diffusion | Private company |
Sasha Trubetskoy | List of 20 Simple, Distinct Colors | Free resource |
Self-Publishing School | Parts of a book | Free reference |
Shaping Design Blog | Font size guidelines | Free service |
Stability AI | Stable Diffusion | Private company |
Stack Overflow | Programming help | Free service |
Tally | Form builder and hosting | Freemium service |
The Markdown Guide | Markdown syntax reference | Free service |
Thesaurus.com | Thesaurus | Free service |
TMDHosting | Website host for schizoidnightmares.net | Paid service |
Tom Fisk | Stock videos | Licensed under the Pexels License |
Tutorialspoint | Web development reference | Free service |
UnifrakturMaguntia by J. Mach Wust | Font; used on plotbible.com | Licensed under the OFL |
UptimeRobot | Uptime monitoring | Freemium service |
Visual Studio Code | Source-code editing | Free software |
W3Schools | Web development reference | Free service |
Wiktionary | Dictionary | Free service |
XenForo | Forums software powering schizoidnightmares.net | Paid software |
Inspirations
359 inspirations
Below are my sources of inspiration — listed by type in alphabetical order
Films
134 inspirations
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
- 2081 (2009)
- 28 Days Later (2002)
- A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
- Ad Astra (1974)
- Akira (1988)
- Alien & Aliens (1979, 1986)
- Alien vs. Predator (2004)
- Annihilation (2018)
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
- Avatar (2009)
- Back to the Future (1985–1990)
- Battle Royale (2000)
- Ben-Hur (1959)
- Bionicle (2003–2005)
- Blade Runner & Blade Runner 2049 (1982, 2017)
- Bourne (2002–2007)
- Brazil (1985)
- Cargo (2017)
- Children of Men (2006)
- Civil War (2024)
- Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
- Cube (1997)
- Dawn of the Dead (1978, 2004)
- Day of the Dead (1985)
- Dead Alive (1992)
- Dead Space: Downfall (2008)
- Death Race 2000 (1975)
- Death Wish (1979)
- Dirty Harry (1971–1988)
- District 9 (2009)
- Doomsday (2008)
- Dr. Strangelove (1964)
- Dredd (2012)
- Dune & Dune: Part One (1984, 2021)
- Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
- Empire of Dust (2011)
- Escape from New York & Escape from L.A. (1981, 1996)
- Falling Down (1993)
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
- Fire in the Sky (1993)
- First Blood (1982)
- Fortress (1992)
- Gattaca (1997)
- Gladiator (2000)
- Gremlins & Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1984, 1990)
- I, Robot (2004)
- I Am Mother (2019)
- Idiocracy (2006)
- Jaws (1975–1987)
- John Carter (2012)
- Joker (2019)
- Judge Dredd (1995)
- Jurassic Park (1993–2001)
- K2 (1991)
- King Kong (1933, 2005)
- Lord of the Flies (1990)
- Mad Max (1979–1985)
- Meet the Robinsons (2007)
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
- Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
- Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
- Nope (2022)
- Oblivion (2013)
- Osmosis Jones (2001)
- Pandorum (2009)
- Planet of the Apes (1968–1973)
- Poltergeist (1985)
- Predator & Predator 2 (1987, 1990)
- Quarantine (2008)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
- Ready Player One (2018)
- Rec & Rec 2 (2007, 2009)
- RoboCop (1987, 1990, 2014)
- Robots (2005)
- Rollerball (1975)
- Scarface (1983)
- Shaun of the Dead (2004)
- Sicario & Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2015, 2018)
- Silent Running (1972)
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
- Soldier (1998)
- Soylent Green (1973)
- Spartacus (1960)
- Star Wars (1977–2005 Skywalker Saga)
- Starship Troopers (1997)
- Taken (2008)
- Taxi Driver (1976)
- Terminator (1984–2003)
- The Beach House (2019)
- The Blob (1988)
- The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
- The Circle (2017)
- The Day After (1983)
- The Dead Don’t Die (2019)
- The Descent (2005)
- The Hindenburg (1975)
- The Fifth Element (1997)
- The Fly (1986)
- The Girl with All the Gifts (2016)
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
- The Hunger Games (2012)
- The Land Before Time (1988)
- The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003)
- The Matrix (1999–2003)
- The Mist (2007)
- The Mosquito Coast (1986)
- The Mouse That Roared (1959)
- The Mummy Returns (2001)
- The Night Eats the World (2018)
- The Platform (2019)
- The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
- The Road (2009)
- The Star Chamber (1983)
- The Stuff (1985)
- The Time Machine (1960, 2002)
- The Thing (1982)
- The War of the Worlds & War of the Worlds (1953, 2005)
- They Live (1988)
- Things to Come (1936)
- Threads (1984)
- THX 1138 (1971)
- Tides (2021)
- Tomorrowland (2015)
- Total Recall (1990)
- Transcendence (2014)
- Triumph of the Will (1935)
- Underwater (2020)
- V for Vendetta (2005)
- Virus (1999)
- Waterworld (1995)
- Zombie Movie (2005)
- Zombi 2 (1979)
- Z.P.G. (1972)
Games
75 inspirations
- Aliens Versus Predator 2 (2001)
- Aliens vs. Predator (2010)
- Arma (2009–2013)
- Assassin's Creed (2007–2009)
- Atomic Heart (2023)
- Beneath a Steel Sky (1994)
- BioShock (2007)
- Citystate (2018)
- Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge (2003)
- Crysis (2007–2011)
- Dead Rising (2006)
- Dead Space, Dead Space: Extraction, & Dead Space 2 (2008, 2009, 2011)
- Democracy 3 (2013)
- Destroy All Humans! (2005)
- Detroit: Become Human (2018)
- Dishonored (2012)
- Doom 3 (2004)
- Dungeons & Dragons
- Dwarf Fortress (2006)
- Fallout (1997–2015)
- Far Cry 4 (2014)
- Frostpunk 2 (2024)
- G String (2020)
- Gears of War (2006)
- Half-Life (1998–2007)
- Halo (2001–2007)
- Harvester (1996)
- High on Life (2022)
- I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (1995)
- Jade Empire (2005)
- Jaws Unleashed (2006)
- Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death (2005)
- Kenshi (2018)
- King Kong (2005)
- Left 4 Dead (2008–2009)
- Mass Effect (2007–2012)
- Minecraft
- Myst (1993–2001)
- NationStates
- Night of the Consumers (2020)
- Observer (2017)
- Oddworld (1997–2005)
- Overgrowth (2017)
- P.A.M.E.L.A. (2020)
- Paranoia
- Pariah (2005)
- Particracy
- Postal 2 (2003)
- Predator: Concrete Jungle (2005)
- Prey (2017)
- Prison Architect (2015)
- Project Zomboid (2013)
- Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare (2010)
- RimWorld (2018)
- Rome: Total War (2004)
- Scorn (2022)
- Scrapland (2005)
- Shenmue & Shenmue II (1999, 2001)
- Sid Meier’s Civilization
- SimCity
- SimEarth (1990)
- Soma (2015)
- Spore (2008)
- Star Wars: Battlefront & Star Wars: Battlefront II (2004, 2005)
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003)
- Startopia (2001)
- Stellaris (2016)
- Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse (2005)
- System Shock 2 (1999)
- Terminator 3: The Redemption (2004)
- The Forest (early access)
- The Longest Journey & Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (1999, 2006)
- Tropico 3 & Tropico 4 (2009, 2011)
- Unreal II: The Awakening (2004)
- Unreal Tournament (1999)
Literature
77 inspirations
- “Harrison Bergeron” (1961)
- “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream” (1967)
- “Roller Ball Murder” (1973)
- “The Concentration City” (1957)
- “The Lottery” (1948)
- “The Marching Morons” (1951)
- 2000 AD
- Akira (1982–1990)
- All You Need Is Kill
- Animal Farm (1945)
- Annihilation (2014)
- Anthem (1938)
- Atlas Shrugged (1957)
- Bourne (1980–1990)
- Brave New World (1932)
- Captive Universe (1969)
- Childhood’s End (1953)
- Colossus (1966)
- Concrete Island (1974)
- Das Kapital (1887)
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968)
- Dune (1965)
- Ender’s Game (1985)
- Fahrenheit 451 (1953)
- Frankenstein (1818)
- Future Shock (1970)
- Goosebumps (1992–1997)
- Holes (1998)
- I, Robot (1950)
- Industrial Society and Its Future (1995)
- Inverted World (1974)
- Jennifer Government (2003)
- Jurassic Park (1990)
- Leviathan (1651)
- Lord of the Flies (1954)
- Make Room! Make Room! (1966)
- Marvel Zombies (2005–2006)
- Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949)
- Non-Stop (1958)
- Orphans of the Sky (1963)
- Ready Player One (2011)
- Republic (375 BC)
- SCP Foundation
- Silent Spring (1962)
- Starship Troopers (1959)
- The 100 (2013–2016)
- The Art of War (5th century BC)
- The Bible
- The Children of Men (1992)
- The Circle (2013)
- The Communist Manifesto (1850)
- The Edict (1971)
- The Four Books and Five Classics
- The Girl with All the Gifts (2014)
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
- The Hunger Games (2008)
- The Inflationary Universe (1997)
- The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955)
- The Metamorphosis (1915)
- The Mist (1980)
- The Mosquito Coast (1981)
- The Mouse That Roared (1955)
- The Population Bomb (1968)
- The Quran
- The Road (2006)
- The Shape of Things to Come (1933)
- The Time Machine (1895)
- The Trial (1925)
- The War of the Worlds (1897)
- The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island (2005)
- The Zombie Survival Guide (2003)
- To Kill a Mockingbird (1960)
- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1872)
- V for Vendetta (1982–1989)
- We (1924)
- We Can Remember It for You Wholesale (1966)
- Who Goes There? (1938)
Places
48 inspirations
- Ancient Athens
- Ancient China
- Ancient Egypt
- Ancient Rome
- Bhutan
- Burkina Faso (1980s)
- Chile (1970s–1980s)
- Chuck E. Cheese fun centres, Ontario
- Cuba
- Davao City
- Detroit, Michigan
- El Salvador
- Fantasy Fair, Woodbine Centre, Toronto
- Germany (1910s–1940s)
- Greater Toronto Area
- Great Wolf Lodge, Niagara Falls
- Home Depot superstores, Ontario
- Indus Valley Civilization
- Iran (1950s–1970s)
- Kigali
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Libya (1960s–2010s)
- McDonald’s restaurants, Ontario (1990s–2000s)
- Mexico
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- National Capital Region
- Nepal
- Paramount Canada’s Wonderland (1993–2006)
- Peru
- Philippines
- Province of Cebu
- Rhodesia
- Russia (1910s–1950s)
- Rwanda
- Singapore
- South Africa
- South Korea (1960s–1970s)
- Sumer
- Syria (2000s–2010s)
- The Grand Canyon
- The Himalayas
- Tibet
- Tropical Islands Resort, Brandenburg
- Turkey (1920s–1930s)
- Walmart superstores, Ontario
- Walt Disney World (1970s–2000s)
- West Edmonton Mall, Alberta
Television
19 inspirations
- Beavis and Butt-Head (1993–1997)
- Black Mirror (2011–2017)
- Daybreak (2019)
- Dead Set (2008)
- Doctor Who (2005–2010)
- Futurama (2008–2013)
- Kingdom (2019–2020)
- South Park
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Squid Game (2021)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
- Survivor (2000s)
- The 100 (2014–2020)
- The Last of Us (2023)
- The Magic School Bus (1994–1997)
- The Simpsons (1989–1999)
- The Twilight Zone (1959–2003)
- The Walking Dead (2010–2021)
- Wipeout (2008–2014)
Web
6 inspirations
- “Biome placement for fantasy worlds” (2016)
- 8values
- Fandom
- iSideWith
- The Political Compass
- Wikipedia
Origins
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