I’m Josh Sutphin, also known as invicticide online. I write speculative fiction that’s drawn from the darkness: brooding fantasy, dystopian science fiction, horrors both terrestrial and cosmic.

As of February 2025, I’m working on:

• Briarcliff—A horror short that goes hard on environmental storytelling to explore one man’s desperate sacrifice to a prehistoric supernatural force.
• The Deep—A cosmic horror story about a deep sea salvage dive’s encounter with a threat beyond human understanding.
• Working through The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron.
• Participating in the Yearlong in Speculative Fiction workshop at Hugo House.

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I’m also a veteran game developer, and I’m currently available for work and/or commissions in that space. Here are my portfolio and resume.