HORROR AND FANTASY WRITER
I follow several professional book reviewers in the horror genre because I learn a lot from their passionate and pinpoint critiques. I also get a lot of recommendations for my towering to-be-read pile. As I’ve scrolled my Twitter feed this summer, I’ve seen the hype for various horror novels, and some have received noticeably more... Continue Reading →
I'm one of the most unknown horror and fantasy writers you could ever know. Or don't know, if I'm going to be completely accurate. But even I have a website (shameless parenthetical plug and link inserted here). I started my website in January of this year with zero expectations. I'm glad to report that I've... Continue Reading →
On Saturday, I returned from a week at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the one place I feel comfortable walking around without my shirt. Despite being an Alabama boy, I suffer from Pale Pasty Syndrome. My upper body is a fish-belly-white mass covered with patches of wiry, black fur. It’s not a pretty sight ... unless... Continue Reading →
I recently joined the team at HorrorAddicts.net as a writer/interviewer. My first interview was Fiona Jayde, the owner, art director, and award-winning designer of Fiona Jayde Media, a company that offers book cover design, editorial, and marketing services to authors. Check out the interview on HorrorAddicts.net here.
Most horror writers like to scare and unnerve with their fiction. We’re a little twisted that way. In today’s digital age, when everyone can see everything ever created to scare people by hitting play, the opportunities to terrify readers, moviegoers, and video gamers are more challenging than ever. A lot of people enjoy being scared... Continue Reading →
My favorite horror columnist, Bloody Disgusting's Meagan Navarro, delivered a halftime report for horror films released in 2018 with her June 11th post titled "Here Are the Best Horror Movies of 2018 (So Far)!" Navarro lists nine movies, and as usual, she nails it. I added a 10th at the end, but I totally agree... Continue Reading →
LAST DAY by extreme horror virtuoso Bryan Smith is a pre-apocalyptic novel about how people react when faced with the prospect of impending doom. Here's the Amazon description: The last day of the world starts out like any ordinary day. Everything seems normal. Then news breaks of an imminent killer asteroid strike and everything changes... Continue Reading →
BRING HER BACK by Bram Stoker Award-nominated author Jeff Strand combines the awkward sweetness of Strand's best characters with a tragedy that ends in brutal violence. Here's the Amazon description: Frank knows that he's creepy. There's nothing he can do about it. His creepiness — along with the fact that his father once killed... Continue Reading →
The low-budget horror thriller DESOLATION is one of those movies that I wanted to like a lot but ended up liking only some. Distributed by IFC Midnight and available on Netflix, DESOLATION follows grieving widow Abby, her young teenage son Sam, and her best friend Jen on a camping trip to a mountaintop where they... Continue Reading →
The post-apocalyptic zombie movie CARGO is not about the apocalypse or zombies. Released by Netflix, CARGO is a film about a father searching for someone -- anyone -- to care for his baby daughter. Starring Martin Freeman (THE HOBBIT, THE OFFICE) as Andy, CARGO is a family drama more concerned about what you would do... Continue Reading →
LIONEL RAY GREEN 