M.J. Hook was born and raised in vanilla towns across the Midwest, and discovered immaturely that if you want flavor in life, the best waiter to order from is your imagination. After stuffing himself with fantasy and horror, then hurling the glut of his creativity onto drawing paper, canvas, and notepads, what emerged from the heartland was an artistically weird kid with an unhinged imagination.
He's into movies that tell a good story and reading books that force him to forget about responsibility. Currently stuck in Texas, his heart craves the Rocky Mountains and spends frequent imaginary visits to the Northwest. His wife and kids acknowledge the troll living in the cave, and frequently leave treats at the entrance to keep him alive and gruntled.