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The Three Investigators, Forgotten Heroes of Horror?
Lately I’ve been questioning what got me interested in the horror genre. Was it the numerous Alfred Hitchcock suspense films like Rebecca, Rear Window and Vertigo my mother took me to when I was growing…
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Superman, Spider-Man and the Pursuit of the Perfectly Pure Protagonist
Complaining about readers is not a wise pursuit for a humble author who desires an audience, and I acknowledge that one could read the following as doing exactly that. In my defense, I’m not so…
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Describing Emotions in Fiction
Note for readers: This post is a reprint (with a few updates and edits) of a blog post I did for the web site Tuna for Bernadette in 2013. Despite the piece’s advanced age (ten…
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Interview at “Book Notions”
It was a blast to be interviewed at the web site Book Notions about my upcoming novel “What Waits in the Shadows” and horror writing in general. Click here to check it out!
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Promo animation of ARC Reader comments for “What Waits in the Shadows”
I’ve been getting some great reviews for advanced reader copies of my upcoming horror novel, “What Waits in the Shadows.” I’ve collected several into this short video animation, which features one of my music compositions.
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All my thoughts on “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (all at once)
I finally watched last year’s best pic Oscar winner, ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once.’ My thoughts as I viewed it were that I was seeing the product of true geniuses (it had two directors) who…
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“Screams from the Ocean Floor” anthology is coming
I’m drenched with anticipation about the above named underwater horror anthology coming soon from Broken Brain Books. It features works from a plethora of great horror authors, including big names like Angel Van Atta, Gage…
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A few thoughts on generative fiction
There’s no doubt the most interesting thing happening in the world of fiction writing is the development of AI tools like Chat GPT that are capable of writing readable fiction. (“Readable” is admittedly a low…
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The horror of the first blog post
I can think of no greater horror than the sensation that comes when confronted with writing the first post in a newly christened blog. What should I say? Will I be judged harshly for my…