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Review: THE WORLD’S END

The World’s End is the third and final film of the Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy (also known as The Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy) created by Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost. It is about five friends reuniting after twenty years to complete an infamous pub crawl in their hometown. The pubs include: The First Post, The Old Familiar, The Famous Cock, The Cross Hands, The Good Companions, The Trusty Servant, The Two Headed Dog, The Mermaid, The Beehive, The King’s Head, The Hole in the Wall, and, of course, The World’s End. Continue reading Review: THE WORLD’S END

Now Available: Sex, Drugs & Horror

Just released from James Ward Kirk Fiction is the anthology, SEX, DRUGS & HORROR, featuring my short story, “Sex Demon From Hell”. The book is described as thus: “Sex, Drugs & Horror is an all-out assault on the senses. Everything—from Splatterpunk to Horror Erotica will find a home here. This one is not for the squeamish or prudish. Filled with chills and thrills, this anthology will not disappoint!” I am honored to share a ToC with some familiar faces in the horror field. You can buy this now for paperback here. Check out below for the table of contents.

Introduction by J. Daniel Stone
“Red in the Hood” by Timothy Frasier
“The Witches” by Roger Cowin
3 Love Poems by Roger Cowin
“Love is a Gun” by Roger Cowin
“My Sweet” by Mathias Jansson
“Brothel of hell” by Mathias Jansson
“Flesh, Blood, and Bones” by Shawna Bernard
“Dentist” by Shawna Bernard
“Nightwing” by Shawna Bernard
“She” by Selene MacLeod
“Corpus Delectable” by Sydney Leigh
“Fair Play” by Brigitte Kephart
“Chalk” by K. Trap Jones
“Skin Flick” by Ken Goldman
“Happy as Cotton Candy” by William J Fedigan
“Sex Demon from Hell” by Max Booth III
“Smoke and Mirrors” by J. Daniel Stone
“My Dead Celebrity” by Shaun Avery
“Blood Soaked” by Jason Hughes
“Necessary Cold Ruthlessness” by Timothy Frasier
“Diagra” by Simon Critchell
“Senhpi ez hrl Dmajld (Coitus of the Damned)” by Christian Riley
“Just Take It” by Robert Holt
“Sunset Lake” by David Price
“Ashtray Kiss ” by Michael Lindquist
“Doing it for JRD (Justice, Revenge and Deliverance)” by David Eccles
“A Brief Held Beauty” by B.T. Joy
“Head Blown Out” by David L Tamarin
“Old Tricks” by Michael Zunenshine
“Sinister Desires” by Michael Randolph

Now Available: SHIFTERS!

Shifters: a Charity Anthology from Hazardous Press has just been released in both paperback and kindle. It features cover art by Glenn Chadbourne, back cover art by Diana Whiley, interior illustrations by Kris Freestone and Leia Napier. All  proceeds from this anthology will benefit the American Humane Association’s Red Star Rescue Team, which provides disaster response services for pets and domestic animals.

My story, “I’ll Be a Good Boy”, can be found inside, along with many other wonderful writers. Check out below for the full ToC.

“El Diablo de Punta Obispo” by Aaron Gudmunson

“16B” by David Wellington

“The First” by Kris Freestone

“These Parts” by Beryl Knight

“Cruel Moon” by D. Alexander Ward

“Out with a Whimper” by Doug Murano

“A Small Matter of Transmutation” by Adam Millard

“For Your Own Good” by Lisamarie Lamb

“Thicker than Water” by Steve Voelker

“Prey” by Jay Wilburn

“I’ll Be a Good Boy” by Max Booth III

“Rey-Ursal” by Chantal Boudreau

“Moon Dance” by Dana Wright

“Hooray for Boners!” by Mandy DeGeit

“Fucking the Dog” by Mandy DeGeit

“The End of the Trail” by Brent Nichols

“Growing Pains” by Lori Michelle

“Collision” by Cameron Suey

“Coyote Moon” by Rie Sheridan Rose

“Wolfsbane” by Dawn Napier

“Your Guide to Living with Were-Koalas” by Jen White

“One Bottle, No Label” by Christian A. Larsen

“The Selkie’s Child” by Cameron Johnston

“Spiritwalker” by Tara Fox Hall

“Huskies” by E.L. Kemper

“Night of the Hunter” by Kris Freestone

“Fog” by Amanda Pillar

“Wallflowers” by Jonah Buck

“Shed” by Emma Whitehall

“Dumpster Diving” by Christine Morgan

“Among the Animals” by Susannah Carlson

“Coming of Age” by Rose Blackthorn

“Slaughter Moon” by Terry Alexander

“Nurture” by Jay Wilburn

“Honeysuckle” by Robin Deffendall

“Slither and Squeeze” by Tracie McBride

“The Ring” by Matthew Wilson

“Schism” by Dane Hatchell

“The Cage” by Erzabet Bishop

BUY SHIFTERS ON AMAZON HERE

 

Now Available: Dark Moon Digest Young Adult Issue #1

Dark Moon Digest has started a new Young Adult edition, and its first issue was just released on Amazon. It has my story “Super” in it, along with many other authors who are a thousand times more respected than I am, such as Jonathan Maberry and Joe McKinney. Buy it here.

EAT SOME TABLE OF CONTENTS, FOOL:

“Among Men” by Joe McKinney

“Are the Stars Out Tonight?” by Nancy Holder

“Creepy Town” by C.W. LaSart

“Cyclops” by James S. Dorr

“Deadly Thin Ice” by Dawn Napier

“Franklinstein” by John Peel

“Lonely Is The Mothman” by JG Faherty

“Mounting Fairies for Display” by Kevin David Anderson

“Overdue Books” by Jonathan Maberry

“Rotten Inside” by Kimberly Yerina

“Scratch” by Jeff Szpirglas

“Smothered” by Sarah Ahiers

“Super” by Max Booth III

“The Nightmare Project” by Stacy Turner

“The Rainbow Coat” by P.B. Kane

Guest Article on Amy Rims’s Blog (How to Scare with Care)

Amy Rims was kind enough to give me a spot today on her blog to promote the Dark and Bookish Tour and the release of my new book, They Might Be Demons. In this post I teach valuable life lessons on how to properly scare someone. And before you ask, yes, cups of spiders are involved.

 

 

Join me in New Orleans at the World Horror Convention

So, a few people have let it slip already, so I am gonna go ahead and announce it as well. I will be a panelist at the World Horror Convention in New Orleans this year (June 13-16). I have gone my entire life successfully avoiding any sort of public speaking or even acknowledging other human beings, for that matter, so this will be very interesting. The panel in question will be about small press publishing. Seeing as I own my own small press, I do have quite a few things I’d like to discuss. Originally, I was scheduled to be on the Sexiest Writers Alive panel, but that was ultimately cut out of the convention for unknown reasons.

 

More details:

 

R16:11 SMALL PRESS PUBLISHING, PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE

Royal Room, Sunday 11am-Noon

We talk about the many small presses, what to look out for, how to find the right one for your writing and career endeavors, and so much more

Moderator: Charles Day

Panelists: Kim Richards, Max Booth III, Mark C. Scioneaux and Pete Giglio.

 

For more insight, Charles and Pete are the masterminds behind Evil Jester Press, Kim is the co-founder of Damnation Books, Mark is the co-founder of Nightscape Press, and Max (hey, that’s me!) is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing.

 

See you all there.

 

The Next Big Thang

It’s my turn to answer the designated questions for the Next Big Thang, after having been tagged by Mista Eric J. Guignard. In turn, I will tag authors Lori Michelle, Araminta Star Matthews and Suzie Lockhart. One week from now, on December 12, they will answer the same questions that I have answered today, and tag another 3-5 authors, and so on.

Right then.

1)      What is the working title of your next book?

The Mind is a Razorblade

2) Where did the idea come from for the book?

I’ve always loved stories that involve memory disorders. Nolan’s Memento is one of my all time favorites noir tales that incorporates memory loss. I wondered what I would do if I were to wake up in some strange place, with no memory of who I was. So I wrote out what I thought would happen. It is highly exaggerated. Highly.

3) What genre does your book fall under?

Neo-noir, horror

4) What actors would you choose to play the part of your characters in a movie rendition?

The narrator would definitely be played by Edward Norton. Although I have to admit it’d be hilarious if he was played by Jordan Prentice (the dwarf actor from In Bruges).

5) What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?

After a man wakes up next to two dead bodies with no recollection of his own identity, he will go through unspeakable lengths to discover the truth of who he really is.

6) Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?

I’ve vowed to never self-published, so it will be published under a small press most likely. I have a few in mind, but there’s no telling at the moment.

7) How long did it take you to write the first draft of the manuscript?

The first draft took a month to write. The second draft took a year, thanks to other projects getting in the way. Right now it’s going through final edits.

8) What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?

I suppose The Mind is a Razorblade can be compared to The Bourne Identity since it shares a similar quest to recover memory, and also to Song of Kali for having such a fucked up setting.

9) Who or what inspired you to write this book?

Well, what the hell else was I going to do?

10) What else about the book might pique the reader’s interest?

One of my other goals in writing this book was to take the whole “flashback” trope of certain fiction and make it unique again. I like to believe that I’ve offered a new and entertaining way to tell flashbacks, and I hope that potential readers enjoy it.

 

In Which I Take Over the HWA Blog and Pimp Zombie Jesus

So in case you didn’t know, I recently edited an anthology for Dark Moon Books called Zombie Jesus and Other True Stories. It comes out in just over a week. To promote it I wrote a guest post on the Horror Writers Association blog today; in this post you’ll find out how to win a free, signed copy of this book. So, ya know, maybe check it out.

Also, for another chance to win a free copy, go over to the promo blog I’ve been running and leave a comment on literally any post to be entered in the drawing. Or, you could just preorder the book right now and receive a free poster of the book cover. Which I’m sure you’ll be convinced to do once you lay eyes on this beautiful bastard below:

Slices of Flesh (and whatnot)

I know it’s been a hell of a long time since I’ve posted here, but I can totally explain. You see, I’m lazy.

Right, moving on then. The World Horror Convention was a blast. Will hopefully get around to writing about that sometime here soon, but then again, probably not. Let’s look at it this way, by the time I have a write up of all the crazy events that occurred in Salt Lake City, the NEXT World Horror Convention will have already passed. But WHC did mark the launch of Dark Moon Books’ charity anthology, SLICES OF FLESH, which includes one of my stories. It also features some of horror’s greatest authors, such as Jack Ketchum, Joe McKinney, and Not-Brian-Keene.

You can will buy it HERE.

Also, if you wanted a little taste on just how awesome this book really is, why don’t you take a stroll over to Tales to Terrify, where the ever so kind host has recorded my story, MONSTER, on his podcast. And let me just say–holy shit, it is awesome.

Let’s see, what else, what else. Oh yeah, my horror western novella, BLACK, is coming closer to publication in the anthology, WELCOME TO HELL. The incredible cover art is as follows:

Obviously you should all buy this book when it comes out, because it’s going to kick a ton of ass.

I guess that’s about it for the moment. Am going to try to write more on this friggin’ thing, but then again, netflix.

Oh yeah, and if you’re wondering why I’ve completely changed this site’s theme, it’s because I am astonishingly indecisive.

Updates (01/21/12)

First, in case you missed it, I got the pleasure to interview Cracked.com columnist, John Cheese, on the DMD blog a few weeks back. If you haven’t been following his column, then you’re truly missing out. Click here for the interview.

Secondly, I am currently editing an upcoming anthology for Dark Moon Books called Zombie Jesus and Other True Stories. The theme is alternate history horror, and yes, it is a paying market ($20 and a contributor’s copy). Click here for the rest of the information. It will be the first of three planned anthologies of 2012 that I will be editing along with writers Stan Swanson and Lori Michelle. Calls for submissions for the other two will be announced soon.

I’ve been working on writing The Ultimate Survival for Humanity: How To Survive Attacks From Zombies, Vampires, Ex-Lovers & Other Scary Things as of late, and it is coming together nicely. In case you have no idea what I’m talking about, this is a book I am co-authoring with Stan Swanson that will surely rock your socks off; it is scheduled to be published Summer 2012 by Dark Moon Books, so I am really kicking my ass to get this finished. Not to mention that at the moment I am also in the middle of writing a novel (about 25,000 words in it so far), a graphic novel, and a book of flash fiction. And other projects as they come up, I’m sure.

Hopefully the writing doesn’t get put too much on the backburner seeing as I was just hired full-time over at everyone’s favorite store, Walmart, as an overnight stocker. I doubt it does; actually, I think it will probably get me writing even more. It seems that the more free time someone has, the less productive they end up being. So this will be a good thing all around (especially the whole actually having money factor).

2012 is looking like a great year for writing, too. I already have three accepted tales so far, and that’s half of the number of acceptances I got last year, so yeah, things are definitely looking up. The three accepted tales being in the upcoming Dark Moon Digest Issue Number 7, an unnamed horror western anthology edited by Eric S. Brown, and the charity flash fiction book, Slices of Flesh, which also will be featuring perhaps one of the best horror writers in the game today, Jack Ketchum.

So that’s what’s going on there.

Now to end this post on a creepy note.

Today myself and the aforementioned Lori Michelle were visiting a flea market. Nothing unusual about that, people visit flea markets all the time, right? Of course they do. I even managed to get a sweet ass 1941 first printing of a Robert Louis Stevenson collection.

 

 

But then we found the heads.

The baby heads.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweet screams.