Nathan lives in Richmond, Virginia with his two kids and fat dog. His first novel, THE REAPER VIRUS, uses many real life people and places set against an apocalyptic turn of events. Its sequel, THE REAPER VIRUS: WHAT REMAINS was released by Permuted Press in on May 12, 2015. SARCOPHAGUS is a companion story set in the same literary world ravaged by the Reaper Virus. He also wrote the darkly humorous novella, MY FRIEND ASMODEUS, and has stories featured in several horror anthologies. Check out more at belligerentbarnes.com or madnerddads.com