Locke began working in 1986, illustrating zombie horror comic Deadworld, which became an underground hit. Since then he has done work on several different comics, including one Judge Dredd story. He gains notoriety by creating ultra-violey watercolour paintings for album covers and for dark-fantasy novels. (source)
Locke's use of imaginative play with surreal creatures gives all his works a chilling feel and a shock factor that makes his pieces memorable. He uses the idea of taking the human form and distorting it into something shocking and horrific, using conventions of horror. The research into what makes something chilling is evidential in his work, and his use of snarling, slimy creatures show a real sense of style and character in his work.
