icul ously ▁hyper ▁detailed ▁small ▁scale ▁p enc il ▁draw ings , ▁not ▁exceed ing ▁one ▁in ch ▁by ▁one ▁in ch ▁in ▁dimension , ▁carefully ▁craft ed ▁onto ▁the ▁inside ▁cover ▁of ▁v int age ▁strike - on - front ▁match books . ▁ ▁D ' A qu ino ' s ▁illustr ations ▁visit ▁them es ▁of ▁evil , ▁cruel ty , ▁mad ness , ▁and ▁loss ▁of ▁innoc ence . ▁These ▁mot ifs ▁derive ▁themselves ▁from ▁his ▁passion ▁for ▁mystery ▁and ▁mac ab re ▁: ▁his ▁greatest ▁influ ences ▁being ▁H . ▁P . ▁Love craft , ▁Edward ▁G ore y , ▁Hans ▁Bell mer , ▁Maurice ▁Send ak , ▁and ▁serial ▁kill ers ▁such ▁as ▁Ed ▁Ge in ▁and ▁su nd ry ▁other ▁real - life ▁mon sters ▁and ▁devi ants ▁of ▁true ▁crime . ▁ ▁Biography ▁▁ ▁D ' A qu ino ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Long ▁Island , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁P urchase ▁College ▁in ▁West chester , ▁NY , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁Visual ▁Arts . ▁ ▁After ▁sp ending ▁some ▁time ▁in ▁King ston , ▁NY , ▁he ▁re located ▁to ▁Buff alo , ▁NY , ▁where ▁he ▁currently ▁res ides . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁being ▁a ▁fine ▁artist , ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁t atto o ▁artist ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Jason ▁found ▁his ▁soul mate ▁in ▁artist / ps ych ic /