Title: DARIO VEGA BOOK FIVE - THE PRAGUE COFFIN - Gothic Vampire Novel Cover & Book
Designed and wrote original gothic vampire horror novel β 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 β Black rose grows on coffin
Book 2 Cathedral of Shadows β Prague underground cathedral
Book 3 Thirteenth Window β Anna's attic window
Book 4 City-That-Remembers β 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 β 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.
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The Black Rose of Capistrano - Book 1 | Dario Vega Origin | Gothic Western Cover
The Black Rose of Capistrano β 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 β Gothic Western meets paranormal mystery. I wanted a cover that feels different from my Van Helsing London fog β 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 β beautiful, crumbling, and hiding something in the bells.
Design breakdown:
Genre mash: Gothic + Western + Mystery β Very niche, needed to stand out on Kobo thumbnail
Typography: Weathered gold serif "THE BLACK ROSE OF CAPISTRANO" β Old wanted poster feel
Mood: Dusty sepia + cold moonlight β The rose is the only color
Character focus: Masked Dario holding the Black Rose β Instant icon for Book 1
First book in the Dario Vega saga β Prequel to The City That Remembers, The City That Never Forgets Earth, etc.
By Ahmer Anis β 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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