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About Me

Chadley McKnife - Multimedia Artist & Writer

I'm Chadley (He/It/They/She), a 21 year old writer, artist, student, and future corpse from the "United States." I have been drawing and telling stories my entire life, and have been seriously interested in visual storytelling since the start of my teen years. I'm interested in all aspects of storytelling, how to do it, and how it functions as a part of a culture. I've been doing my current webcomic, Life After Earth, since around 2018 (preperation and writing began in 2018, and I began uploading actual pages online in 2020).

What I do: Writing, drawing (including comics & cartoons), sewing, painting, animation, videos, photography, dollmaking, and more! I mostly write comic scripts and prose fiction, and my fiction is usually in the SFFH category. I currently do most of my digital art using Medibang Paint.

Other fun facts about me: I am an athiest, anarchist and feminist. Because of my interest in storytelling and narrative, I am also interested in belief and the way people narrativize reality. I enjoy learning about religion, folklore, the occult, conspiricism, and other things connected to the ways people try to make sense of the world! I'm also interested in history as a hobby. I like horror, particularly found footage/unfiction horror. I am Autistic, mentally ill, and queer, and I often include these subjects in my work.

Languages: Currently know: English (native language) - Currently learning: Esperanto + trying to learn a functional amount of English Sign Language and American Sign Language

Favorite movies (incomplete list): Heathers (1989), Ravenous (1999), Chicago (2002), A Field in England (2013)

Favorite shows (incomplete list): The End of the F***ing World (2017-2019), Marble Hornets (2009-2014), Mob Psycho 100 (2016-2022), Succession (2019-2023), Breaking Bad (2008-2013), Nirvan(n)a the Band the Show (2007-2010) (2017-2018)

Favorite comics (incomplete list): Johnny the Homicidal Maniac by Jhonen Vasquez, Mob Psycho 100 by ONE

Contact me:

Chadleymcknife@gmail.com

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Social Media

Art Tumblr ❀ Silly Tumblr ❀ Instagram ❀ YouTube ❀ Twitter
Letterboxd ❀ Bluesky ❀ Cohost

Disclaimer: To enforce healthy social media habits upon myself, I block liberally. Please don't take it personally if I've blocked you.

Ongoing/Current Projects

Life After Earth (webcomic)

Life After Earth is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi webcomic which follows the adventures of two kids trying to figure out what happens next after surviving an alien invasion. It is a story about grief, growing up, and the end of the world.
Teen & up, Contains: A few scenes of graphic violence, some mild swearing, intense themes, and discussions of homophobia.
Read it on Tumblr - Read it on Neocities

Webseries Content Warnings (blog)

Content guides for webseries, webcomics, and other niche or indie works that are harder to find content guides to.
Disclaimer: My content guides do not necessarily mean that I condone/support any of these works or their creators. They are for informative purposes only.
Read it on Tumblr - Read it on Neocities