Neal Auch
Arthouse Smut is the brainchild of the artist and writer Neal Auch. Some years ago, Auch abandoned a career in theoretical physics to pursue a lifelong interest in the darkest, strangest, and smuttiest corners of the art world. Since that radical career transition, his images have been exhibited in galleries, licensed for commercial ventures, and analyzed in fine art magazines. Auch’s prose publications reflect his broad interests and multi-disciplinary approach to creativity, running the gamut from horror fiction and absurdist erotica to personal essays and cultural analysis.
Auch is the author of two fine art books. These have earned endorsements from notable figures in the horror community, including Agustina Bazterrica (Tender is the Flesh), Matthew Stokoe (Cows), Joe Koch (The Wingspan of Severed Hands), and Janice Poon (Feeding Hannibal: A Connoisseur’s Cookbook).
Arhouse Smut is a home for Auch’s experiments in erotica—the latest frontier in a career devoted to tackling low brow or taboo subject matter with a commitment to detail and depth usually reserved only for the fine arts.
Art Books
All is Vanity. July 2025.
Disassembly of the Pig. March 2024.
Short Fiction
“The Casting Couch.” God’s Cruel Joke Magazine, Issue 6, April 2026.
“Glory Hole.” Nightmare Magazine, Issue 151, April 2025.
“Orange Frenzy.” Skull & Laurel Magazine, Issue 2, January 2025.
“A Song for the Centipedes.” Three-Lobed Burning Eye Magazine, Issue 39, July 2023.
“and its place remembers it no more.” Nightmare Magazine, Issue 129, June 2023.
“Netterman’s Brand Chemical Drain Cleaner.” Cinnabar Moth e-Zine, Issue 3, Volume 12, December 2023.
“137.” Cinnabar Moth e-Zine, Issue 3, Volume 11, November 2023.
Essays
“The Philosophy of Zombie Strippers.” Typebar Magazine, Issue 6, May 2025.
“A Legion of Unclean Spirits.” Nightmare Magazine, Issue 143, August 2024.
“Notes from Underwater.” Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 196, Issue 23, June 2024.
“The Horror on the End of Every Fork.” Seize the Press Magazine, Issue 10, May 2024.
“Dirty Mouths Stinking of Plague.” Nightmare Magazine, Issue 137, April 2023.
“Bruyn’s Housefly.“ The Deadlands Magazine, Issue 12, April 2022.
Licensing
Cover art for Esse Magazine (Issue 115, 2025).
Album art for Holy Scum’s album All We Have is Never (Rocket Recordings, May 2025).
Contributions to several posters for the TV series The Chemistry of Death (Paramount+, 2023).
Cover art for Meat Photo by C.V. Hunt and Andersen Prunty (Grindhouse Press, February 2022).
Cover art for Hunger for Death by Joshua Marsella (November 2021).
Cover art for The Mud Ballad by Jo Quenell (Weirdpunk Books, April 2020).
Press
“The Queer Politics of Filth and Humility,” article by Chris Gismondi (Esse Magazine, Issue 115, 2025).
Author spotlight in Nightmare Magazine (April 2025).
Author spotlight in Nightmare Magazine (June 2023).
Artist interview with the Voices From the Mausoleum Podcast (March 2022).
Featured artist in Aesthetics of Sickness (Heavy Music Artwork, 2019).
Featured artist in Propulsion Magazine’s Halloween issue (October 2018).
Featured artist in Suspira Magazine’s Monster issue (March 2018).
Galleries & Markets
The Bazaar of the Bizarre (Toronto, October 2025).
The Bazaar of the Bizarre (Toronto, December 2019).
The Bazaar of the Bizarre (Hamilton, October 2019).
The Heart of Darkness Art Exhibition (Wisconsin, October 2019).
Resurrection Dance Night and Art Show (Toronto, April 2019).
The Shadowood Collective’s group exhibition Betwixt & Between the Monsters we Dream (London, February 2018).
The Bazaar of the Bizarre (Hamilton, October 2018).
The Bazaar of the Bizarre (Toronto, October 2018).
The Punk Rock Flea Market (Hamilton, October 2018).