Horror

Joseph VanBuren has been haunted since birth—and he wouldn’t have it any other way. A multimedia storyteller with nearly thirty years of experience conjuring tales from the dark side, Joseph weaves horror into everything he touches: music, books, film, video, and even the occasional blood-spattered notebook.

His terrifying talents first took shape in a legitimately haunted house (yes, really), where shadowy figures and unexplained whispers made him fall in love with fear. Ever since, the ghosts have followed him—from the creaking floorboards of childhood trauma to the flickering lights of mental struggle—and they’ve inspired him every step of the way.

Whether he’s scoring indie films that make your skin crawl, composing sinister soundtracks for his own books, or crafting scary stories to read by candlelight on stormy nights, Joseph brings a personal touch to horror. His pain, his past, and his passion all bleed into his work, giving it a soul that howls throughout the night.

From demo tapes in the basement to cursed compositions for video content, he’s explored nearly every medium. These days, his focus is Shadowlore Symphony—a music collective that lurks in the deep end of dark genres, crafting mood music for media that dares to linger under moonlight.

So if you’re searching for someone who understands the beauty in the eerie, the poetry in the macabre, and the art in the shadows… Joseph VanBuren is the guy to work with. Just don’t ask him why the mirror fogs up and animals react when he enters a room. He doesn’t like to talk about that.