In addition to Hartigan, whom he cites as "bringing new insight to his work," Caniglia was also influenced by the
Old Masters including
Leonardo da Vinci and
Caravaggio.
and on CNN. He has created book covers for well-known mainstream authors (Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, Peter Straub, Douglas Clegg, F. Paul Wilson) and he has done cover art and illustrations for a number of noted horror and fantasy writers including Ed Lee and Charlee Jacob. His work has also appeared in Entertainment and horror magazines such as Rue Morgue magazine, Variety, Fangoria magazine, Flesh and Blood
, and Cemetery Dance''. Caniglia has also created artwork for public institutions and churches. In 2009 he created a
religious icon of
Saint Lucy for St. Francis Cabrini Church located in
Little Italy (Omaha), in
Nebraska. In 2013
Lonely Road Books published a special limited edition of
The Exorcist: The 40th Anniversary Revised Edition by
William Peter Blatty. The new, updated edition featured new and revised material that Blatty had left out of the original book. Lonely Road Books and William Peter Blatty brought in Caniglia to create all new cover and interior artwork for this special edition. Caniglia worked with
Warner Home Video creating artwork for the film documentary on William Peter Blatty and the creation of
The Exorcist directed by Laurent Bouzereau. In 2013
Cemetery Dance published a new limited Edition of
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by
Max Brooks. Caniglia created all new artwork cover for this special release to coincide with the film release of
World War Z. In the fall of 2013 he completed
Easton Press' 170th anniversary edition of
Charles Dickens'
A Christmas Carol. In the fall of 2016 he completed the
Easton Press' limited artist edition of
O.Henry' short stories. In 2017, Caniglia left Omaha to apprentice with the Norwegian figurative painter Odd Nerdrum. In 2020, David Weiss directed a documentary short film about Caniglia's life and work. This documentary was selected for Nebraska short films encore screening at the 2020 Omaha Film Festival. == Awards ==