Kristian Michael Hickman         

(illustrator of Winston Churchill in the book)

Kristian, a ten year veteran of the special effects and film industry, has been credited on many levels for his make-up & gore FX. His talents as a designer, sculptor and overall artist has gotten him work on movies with the likes of Greg Nicotero of KNB FX and Jamie Nash the writer of Universal Pictures‟ “Altered” and the feature “Lovely Molly”. More recently Kristian's original FX work was seen at Chicago's #1 haunted attraction “The Fear” located at the famous Navy Pier and on the feature film "The Moleman of Belmont Avenue" starring Robert Englund of "A Nightmare on Elm Street" acclaim. Outside of the SFX world Kristian has been a founding partner and VP of two production studios and has written and produced commercials, industrials and corporate pieces for various fortune 500 companies. He is currently living and working in New York City and is a co-founder and partner of the creative content company Zero/End.