Dal 2023 ho deciso di dare una forma visiva alle mie storie. La mia attività di sceneggiatore spazia tra il weird, la fantascienza distopica e il grottesco, collaborando con editori e artisti indipendenti per trasformare le parole in tavole disegnate.
Alcune mie pubblicazioni:
- La musica del diavolo: Ho avuto il piacere di firmare il soggetto per questa storia pubblicata su Dylan Dog Enciclopedia della Paura 2025 (Sergio Bonelli Editore). Un incontro tra la mia anima musicale e l’indagatore dell’incubo. La sceneggiatura è di Andrea Cavaletto mentre i disegni sono di Antonio Marinetti.
- La grotta di Lamia: Una storia dalle atmosfere weird pubblicata da Menhir Edizioni nel volume INKSTORY Legends (2024).
- Il Condominio: Un tuffo nel grottesco inserito nell’antologico 90WTD, disegnato da Lorenzo Nicoletta in arte “Malacarne” e curato dal collettivo ARTSTEADY (2025).
- Dystopian Stories: Il mio “episodio zero” approdato sulla piattaforma Kunda Comics nel 2023 nella versione inglese.
- The Island: Un progetto manga a cura di GalloLab che ho scelto di lanciare come autoproduzione insieme alla bravissima Anna Rita Rimini, per esplorare stili e narrazioni differenti
- Storie Brevi Vol. 1: Un progetto GalloLab autoprodotto contenente tre brevi storie ovvero Jack Grise episodio 0 ( disegnato da Paolo Murgia) , L’ imbroglio ( disegnato da Luigi Mascolo) e Dystopian Stories episodio 0 (disegnato da Antonio Farano)
Altre collaborazioni sono presenti sul web come ad esempio con Leandro Conti Celestini e per il suo personaggio TigerHeart per il quale ho scritto alcuni testi e con Anna Liuzzi con la quale ho lavorato a “La piccola Jodi” con alcune vignette pubblicate sui social.
Progetti Nuovi
Sto lavorando a diversi progetti con editori italiani e stranieri, progetti di cui non parlo per scaramanzia. E continuo a portare avanti il progetto GalloLab nel quale confluiscono i progetti autoprodotti e quelli che sono in cerca di un editore da libreria. Se sei un disegnatore e vuoi saperne di più vai nella sezione contatti e scrivimi.
HTMLTALONS
Written by Andrea Girolamo Gallo
Character Descriptions
- Enrico (Dad): In his 40s, round glasses, short hair, casually dressed. He wears the expression of a man constantly at war with the world, utterly overwhelmed by life.
- Loredana (Mom): 35 years old, beautiful but seemingly cold, icy, and detached.
- Chiara: The 13-year-old eldest daughter. She physically resembles her mother, but her personality is obnoxious and spiteful, typical of a teenager.
- Oscar: 9 years old. He has a lost, haunted, and tormented gaze—reminiscent of the boy from The Sixth Sense.
- The Monster-Woman: We never see her face. A threadlike, emaciated figure with long, dark hair. Her most striking and terrifying features are her talons.
Page 1
PANEL 1-2 (Wide Horizontal Panel)
Space reserved for the title and credits. Two massive, dark talons appear to violently tear through the empty spaces between the letters of the title text.
PANEL 3
EXT. HIGHWAY – NIGHT
An overhead, perpendicular bird’s-eye view looking down at the highway. A small, modest family car is being flanked and overshadowed by a massive, sleek black SUV.
CAPTION: After an hour on the road, the Moretti family’s small car was flanked by a massive SUV.
PANEL 4
INT. FAMILY CAR – NIGHT
A sudden cut inside the car. A tight close-up on OSCAR (9). His eyes are wide, glassy with absolute terror.
OSCAR: Dad! That woman… in the big car!
PANEL 5
INT. FAMILY CAR – NIGHT
A view from behind Oscar (over-the-shoulder). He is desperately trying to grab his mother’s attention, frantically tapping on the back of her seat. In the background, LOREDANA (Mom) turns her head toward him, though half of her face remains obscured by the headrest.
OSCAR: Her eyes are red! And she has talons!
PANEL 6
INT. FAMILY CAR – NIGHT
The camera angle shifts, positioned right on the dashboard looking back at the family. ENRICO (Dad) is in the foreground, his face tight with frustration, eyes rigidly locked on the road ahead. Loredana gently places a hand on his shoulder in a calming gesture. In the gap between the two front seats, CHIARA’s face pops forward from the back; she looks thoroughly annoyed and exasperated.
LOREDANA (MOM): Chiara, did you make your brother watch some horror trailer again?!
Page 2
PANEL 1
INT. HIGHWAY SERVICE STATION – NIGHT
The toy and gadget aisle of a bright highway rest stop. The lighting is harsh, fluorescent, and completely aseptic. OSCAR stands entirely still, his eyes wide and staring blankly forward toward the reader. He looks small, completely “lost” amidst the crowded shelves of colorful toys.
CAPTION: An hour later. A stop at the service station.
PANEL 2
INT. HIGHWAY SERVICE STATION – NIGHT
A close-up focusing on a woman standing nearby. She is seen from behind, casually browsing snacks or souvenirs. She has long, pitch-black hair.
PANEL 3
INT. HIGHWAY SERVICE STATION – NIGHT
Back on Oscar. Abruptly, ENRICO (Dad) steps into the frame from the side, firmly grabbing Oscar by the shoulder. The mysterious dark-haired woman is still visible in the background.
ENRICO (DAD): What is wrong with you? You’re pale as a ghost. Go use the restroom!
PANEL 4
INT. HIGHWAY SERVICE STATION – NIGHT
A sharp close-up on Enrico, looking utterly spent and exasperated by his son’s behavior.
ENRICO (DAD): Fine, have it your way, you stubborn kid!
PANEL 5
INT. FAMILY CAR – NIGHT
A sudden cut inside the moving car. Oscar is curled up on the backseat, his eyes wide open in the dark, unable to sleep.
PANEL 6
INT. FAMILY CAR – NIGHT
A tight close-up on Oscar. His face shows sheer exhaustion, but his expression is now mixed with the clear, painful urgency of needing to relieve himself.
OSCAR: Dad… I really have to go!
Page 3
PANEL 1
INT. FAMILY CAR – NIGHT
A frontal view of Enrico and Loredana bickering. Loredana has a stern, lecturing expression on her face; Enrico looks intensely annoyed, gripping the steering wheel.
LOREDANA (MOM): We can’t stop here.
ENRICO (DAD): Loredana, don’t you start too!
PANEL 2
EXT. DIRT LAYBY – NIGHT
The small car has pulled over into an isolated, unmarked dirt layby off the side of the highway. The car’s headlights are the only source of illumination in the pitch-black night, casting long, distorted, eerie shadows into the surrounding emptiness.
PANEL 3-4 (Double Vertical Panel)
EXT. DIRT LAYBY – NIGHT
Oscar has stepped out of the car. He looks tiny, completely swallowed by the oppressive darkness surrounding the vehicle.
ENRICO (DAD) (V.O.): Make it quick! And don’t wander off!
PANEL 5-6 (Double Vertical Panel)
EXT. CORNFIELD – NIGHT
The camera angle drops to ground level, focusing tightly on the edge of an adjacent cornfield. The darkness here is almost absolute, but a faint glint of light catches something moving in the shadows.
SFX: Sshhh…
Page 4
PANEL 1
EXT. CORNFIELD – NIGHT
A close-up of Oscar’s face, enveloped in deep shadows. He is finally relieving himself near the edge of the tall stalks. For a brief second, his face shows a moment of pure relief.
OSCAR (THOUGHT): Okay, quick. And then right back to the car!
PANEL 2
EXT. CORNFIELD – NIGHT
Oscar’s eyes snap wide open, frozen in pure terror. He has just heard a sharp noise directly in front of him, coming from the darkness of the crops.
SFX: FRUSSSHH!
PANEL 3-4 (Double Horizontal Panel)
EXT. CORNFIELD – NIGHT
Breaking through the sharp stalks of corn, two gaunt, emaciated hands burst forward, tipped with massive, wicked black talons.
PANEL 5-8 (Quadruple Splash Panel)
EXT. CORNFIELD – NIGHT
A massive, terrifying final image. In the foreground, Oscar stares directly out at the reader, his face twisted in agonizing pain and sheer terror, as if begging for help. One of his hands is desperately thrust forward, clawing at the empty air. Right behind him, the long, black talons have violently clamped onto him, dragging him backward. In the semi-darkness of the background, the silent cornfield swallows the scene.
Narrativa Weird, Sci-Fi e Horror
La mia scrittura non si ferma alle storie a fumetti; ho sperimentato gli angoli più oscuri e futuristici della narrativa, collaborando con importanti realtà editoriali di genere in Italia per dare vita a visioni distopiche e incubi moderni. Tra le mie pubblicazioni:
- Il Quadro e Rivelazione (Delos Digital): Due racconti horror dove esploro le paure più profonde e l’inquietudine dell’ignoto.
- Time Collapsed (Delos Digital): Un’incursione nella fantascienza dove il tempo smette di essere una certezza.
- Il notiziario (Bloody Coffin Press): Un’opera che conferma la mia fascinazione per le atmosfere dark e le narrazioni perturbanti.
Antologie e Collaborazioni:
Le mie storie brevi hanno trovato casa in numerose antologie, nate dalla collaborazione con collettivi e case editrici che amano il genere tanto quanto me. Potete trovare i miei racconti nei volumi pubblicati da:
Bloody Coffin Press, Rudis Edizioni, Atlas Books, Esecranda. Letteratura Horror, Parossismo Darkzine, l’Alcova Letteraria, Libri in Audio e il collettivo La Soglia Oscura.
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