The plan is to reread all of Stephen King’s novels. Richard Chizmar of Cemetery Dance has a financial stake in this challenge. It is still not a terrible idea. I’m doing it because I am a writer and I want to improve my long fiction. I think there are secrets to be discovered or rediscovered …
Cover Reveal EP Soundtrack — The Sound May Suffer: Songs from the Dead Song Legend Book 1
The Sound May Suffer: Songs from the Dead Song Legend Book 1 January A 5 song EP soundtrack from the world of the Dead Song dodecology as if recorded live from the apocalypse by Tiny Jones and the characters of the story. CLICK HERE to preview the album. Tracks 1 and 4 you can listen …
Cover Reveal — Dead Song Legend Book 1: January from Milwaukee to Muscle Shoals
The Dead Song Legend Dodecology Book 1: January from Milwaukee to Muscle Shoals CLICK HERE! Also in ebook. Artwork by Luke Spooner of Carrion House. Edited by Lori Michelle. Music produced by Bryan Eckardt of Wayward Son Productions. Written by Jay Wilburn.
My Razzle Dazzle: An Outsider’s True Story by Todd Peterson
My Razzle Dazzle: An Outsider’s True Story by Todd Peterson is a candidate for the great, American novel in my expert opinion. I’m bringing it to people’s attention because it is one of those rare works that is both important to read and great to read. A lot of books accomplish one or the other, …
Something to Say and the Mouth to Say It
HOLLYWOOD HELLMOUTH is available in paperback now. It has the voices of four different authors blended into one novel and a voice that is all its own. Armand Rosamalia, Jack Wallen, Brent T Abell, and myself Jay Wilburn give an interview explaining ourselves a bit. As we passed the novel around chapter to chapter, the …
Hellmouth at MidSouth
The co-authored novel HOLLYWOOD HELLMOUTH will be debuting at MidSouth Con held at the Hilton Memphis March 20 – 22. All four authors will be there including myself, Jack Wallen, Armand Rosamilia, and Brent Abell. If you are anywhere around or are already planning on attending this great convention, please come check out our panels …
When the Hellmouth Speaks
I don’t know what makes a good idea anymore. That’s assuming I ever knew. Three out of the four authors of HOLLYWOOD HELLMOUTH are full-time writers. All four write heavily in the zombie sub-genre. All four decided to try their hands at a four-way collaborative novel completely outside their usual pattern. Who are we fooling? …
Some Days Have Shadows
Shadows are the evidence of something of substance in the light. There has to be an object blocking the light to have a shadow. In horror, shadows represent fear, danger, and mystery. Shadows are where things lurk. Sometimes the shadows themselves are the things lurking. Other times shadows are shade that protect us from the …
Out of the Box Zombies — Rebecca Besser
Rebecca Besser knows about stuff and things including zombies and the meaning of life. I asked her to come talk about zombies. She was also kind enough to kick in a teaser for Undead Drive-Thru. Keep reading to see all of this. Welcome, Rebecca Besser. If you clap hard enough, she can hear you through …
Mark Tufo’s “Through my Baby’s Eyes”
Mark Tufo is one of the great under-appreciated writers of our time. He is bringing a talent to the zombie genre that is showing what is possible and challenging the rest of us to do better. To be clear, when I say he is under-appreciated, I mean that I DON’T APPRECIATE him. Everyone else that …