Gothic Horror Book Cover Design for The Black Rose of CapistranoGothic Horror Book Cover Design for The Black Rose of Capistrano
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Ahmer Anis
• Oct 20
THE BLACK ROSE OF CAPISTRANO - Gothic Horror Book Cover Design | Van Helsing Vault Book 1
THE BLACK ROSE OF CAPISTRANO - An Original Gothic Adventure Book 1 - By Dario Vega | Part of the Van Helsing Vault Universe
A gothic horror cover designed for the origin story of Dario Vega - the half-vampire hunter who later appears in Blood Moon Over Whitechapel.
Concept: The brief was to create a dark, cinematic western-gothic look - a lone hunter in a cursed Spanish mission town at dusk. The Black Rose is not a flower, it's a legend.
Design Elements:
Custom illustrated cowboy gothic hunter with cross & rosary
Moody Capistrano mission backdrop with lantern lights
Vintage gold typography - THE BLACK ROSE OF CAPISTRANO
Atmospheric fog + cinematic lighting for 6h+ audiobook feel
Branding consistent with Van Helsing Vault (Book 1 by Dario Vega)
Tools: Midjourney + Photoshop + Lightroom
Project Type: Book Cover Design - Horror / Gothic / Western
Author: Ahmer Anis - Karachi, Pakistan - Creator of 9-Book Van Helsing Vault Series (Shadow of Prague to Red Eclipse)
Full series on Google Play Books: Blood Moon Over Whitechapel (Book 4) now LIVE at $3.99
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