Mutant Brainchild

The brainchild of author and game designer Geoff Gillan

The brainchild of author and game designer Geoff Gillan
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Zero in the DolomitesMutant Brainchild is the publishing imprint of author and game designer Geoff Gillan, specializing in genre fiction.

Our latest release is Zero in the Dolomites, a short story in The Man from Z.O.M.B.I.E superspy/zombie series. Zero in the Dolomites introduces the world of the Man from Z.O.M.B.I.E. for newcomers and provides a new adventure for current readers. The story is currently free on DriveThru Fiction.

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Latest Posts

New Witchwound Sisters cover by Lucille Gillan

Geoff's daughter Lucille Gillan has created a striking and evocative new cover for the forthcoming fantasy epic, The Witchwound Sisters. The cover now graces the book's page on this site. Enjoy! Read more

Cthulhu Reborn does the Cold War

Man from ZOMBIE fans might be interested in Cthulhu Reborn’s release of Cold War SRD for gaming in the Cold War era using the Cthulhu Eternal system. Read more

Happy 3rd Birthday Convicts & Cthulhu

The Man from ZOMBIE for the Convict Era As Geoff is the co-creator of the Convicts & Cthulhu game setting it seems only right to celebrate the third anniversary of its release on May 30th 2019. And since this is the Mutant Brainchild site, we thought the best way to do this is to present what The Man from ZOMBIE might look like if it was a product of the early modern era rather than the 1960s. Read more

Working with Beta Readers

The Beta Readers comments are due this month for our forthcoming book The Witchwound Sisters, a kind of epic fairytale on steroids. This made us think about the processes of using beta readers which we can highly recommend for those small press publishers as well as authors who want to put their work through a few paces before it is submitted to an editor. Read more

New Website!

We have launched our new website! This is less of a redesign than a taking out its skeleton and putting in something more robust. Read more

Mutant Brainchild is a Registered Business Name of Geoff Gillan ABN 46 901 518 594.

All material except where noted otherwise is copyright © 2025 Geoff Gillan. Logos and cover designs by Dean Engelhardt.