Ahmer Anis
Ahmer Anis is a Gothic Horror Author & eBook Cover Designer.
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Gothic Horror Book Cover Design + Original Novel — Book 5 of The Van Helsing Chronicles.
I designed this cover and wrote the full novel — Victorian London 1888, Whitechapel mystery, The White Lady ghost protecting lost children.
This project includes:
→ Original gothic horror novel writing (75,000 words)
→ Book cover design — Victorian gas lamps, foggy Dorset Street, spectral children
→ KDP-ready formatting + Google Play Books publishing
→ Blogger + LinkedIn author marketing
This is part of my gothic universe:
Dario Vega: The Black Rose of Capistrano (Book 1)
Van Helsing: The White Lady of Dorset Street (Book 5) ← This cover
The Prague Coffin & Venice House Mystery — Coming soon Available on Google Play Books: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=DaYHEgAAQBAJ Blog: https://inspiringworldbyahmer.blogspot.com Tools: Photoshop / AI Cover Generation + My imagination + KDP Client: Self-published author project — Ahmer Anis, Karachi Pakistan © 2026 Ahmer Anis — All Rights Reserved. Original work. Looking for gothic horror book cover design? Let's work! #GothicHorror #BookCoverDesign #VanHelsing #IndieAuthor #BookDesign
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Title: DARIO VEGA BOOK FIVE - THE PRAGUE COFFIN - Gothic Vampire Novel Cover & Book
Designed and wrote original gothic vampire horror novel — Dario Vega Book 5: The Prague Coffin (20,000 words).
Project Details:
After Book 4: The-City-That-Remembers, Dario Vega is wounded and needs healing. The Prague Coffin moves every midnight on Charles Bridge, holding Van Helsing's original stake. This book connects all previous books:
Book 1 Black Rose of Capistrano → Black rose grows on coffin
Book 2 Cathedral of Shadows → Prague underground cathedral
Book 3 Thirteenth Window → Anna's attic window
Book 4 City-That-Remembers → Wound that remembers
Leads to Van Helsing Book 6 The Budapest Heart
What I did:
Original story concept + 12-chapter plot with logic (Why coffin moves, why Prague, moral choice ending)
Book cover design — Gothic castle, moving coffin, blue lantern, horror atmosphere
Kobo description + keywords + author note for Kobo approval (After 8 Days and Budapest Heart rejection fix)
Full series continuity
Tools: Canva AI, Photoshop, Story writing
Genre: Gothic Horror / Vampire Thriller
Author: Ahmer Anis | Karachi, Pakistan
Available on Kobo & Amazon soon.
#GothicHorror #BookCoverDesign #VampireNovel #DarioVega #AhmerAnis #HorrorEbook #VanHelsing #PragueHorror
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The Black Rose of Capistrano - Book 1 | Dario Vega Origin | Gothic Western Cover
The Black Rose of Capistrano — BOOK 1: Dario Vega
An Original Gothic Adventure
Where it all began. Before Dario Vega became the haunted investigator of Venice, Prague, and the city that never forgets... he was in California. Mission Capistrano. A black rose that shouldn't bloom. A masked figure that shouldn't exist.
This is Book 1 origin — Gothic Western meets paranormal mystery. I wanted a cover that feels different from my Van Helsing London fog — Hot, dusty, ruined Spanish mission, but still that same gothic dread.
The masked cowboy with a black rose = Dario Vega's first curse. The ruined monastery behind him? That's Capistrano itself — beautiful, crumbling, and hiding something in the bells.
Design breakdown:
Genre mash: Gothic + Western + Mystery — Very niche, needed to stand out on Kobo thumbnail
Typography: Weathered gold serif "THE BLACK ROSE OF CAPISTRANO" — Old wanted poster feel
Mood: Dusty sepia + cold moonlight — The rose is the only color
Character focus: Masked Dario holding the Black Rose — Instant icon for Book 1
First book in the Dario Vega saga — Prequel to The City That Remembers, The City That Never Forgets Earth, etc.
By Ahmer Anis — Gothic Horror Author & Designer | Karachi, Pakistan
Tools: Photoshop + AI concept + Typography
Writing a gothic western, horror, or mystery? I design covers that tell the story before page 1. Let's talk!
Tags:
Dario Vega, Black Rose of Capistrano, Gothic Western, Book 1, Origin Story, Book Cover Design, Western Horror, Masked Cowboy, Ahmer Anis, Kobo Cover, Indie Author, Paranormal Mystery
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Van Helsing - Book 8: The Venice House Is Awake | Gothic Horror Cover Design with Characters
an Helsing: Shadows Beyond — BOOK EIGHT — The Venice House Is Awake
The newest entry in my Van Helsing Chronicles series — and the most personal one yet.
After 7 books of Van Helsing hunting alone in foggy London, Budapest, Prague... this time he's not alone. Venice brings not just a house that is AWAKE, but a past that won't let go.
Story vibe for cover: Moonlit Venice, Grand Canal at midnight, a house with eyes in the clouds watching them, lantern light as the only protection. I wanted romance + dread in same frame.
This cover shows the shift in Book 8 — From lone hunter to protector. The glowing Venice basilica in back, the haunted sky face, the red title "IS AWAKE" — everything is alive.
What I did:
Full concept & storyboarding
Character design (Van Helsing + Elena)
Gothic horror composition + Venice atmosphere
Typography: Classic Van Helsing red distressed + gold author name
Kobo + Amazon + IngramSpark print-ready files
Book 8 in Van Helsing: Shadows Beyond series.
Live process: Book 7 just published, Book 8 in final edit — Cover reveal!
By Ahmer Anis | Gothic Horror Author & Cover Designer from Karachi, Pakistan
Need a bestseller-ready horror/mystery cover that stands out on Kobo & Amazon thumbnail? DM me — I design for indie horror authors worldwide.
Tags:
Van Helsing, Book Cover Design, Horror Cover, Gothic Cover, Venice, Paranormal Romance, Indie Author, Kobo Writing Life, Amazon KDP Cover, Character Cover, Ahmer Anis, Book Eight, Thriller Cover
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