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May 24, 2016
Back Home…
Yep, I’m back home after a crazy month that included the World Horror Convention, StokerCon, and Dayton Hamvention (where I accepted a posthumous Hall of Fame award for my dad’s achievements in the world of amateur radio). I’ve got a signing at Barnes & Noble on June 10th, and I’ll be at the American Library Association Conference June 24-27, but for the most part my events are done for a while.
I finished my latest young adult novel yesterday in an airport. I owe about eight short stories right now, but for the first time in a while I don’t have any novel deadlines. Of course, I’m leaping right into a new book and plan to acquire some new stress-inducing deadlines in the near future.
I’ve got “promising but not remotely guaranteed” news on The Odyssey of Harriett. Keep watching this space.
Casting is almost finalized for Mindy Has To Die, which is the feature film adaptation of Stalking You Now. It’ll be shooting ridiculously soon in Belfast, Ireland. Updates as I get ’em.
Lots going on behind the scenes of the feature film version of Cold Dead Hands, which will be shooting soon but not ridiculously soon. My comments on Lynne Hansen’s screenplay are generally worthless, but at least I did my tiny little part.
Expect (no, demand!!!) daily blog updates for the next few weeks, at least.
May 23, 2016
Welcome to Gleefully Macabre!
Welcome to my website! Whether you were brought here by interest in my work or a Google search gone terribly wrong, I encourage you to hang around and start clicking away!
My new novel, The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever, is available at bookstore near YOU! Or, if you’re on online shopper, pre-order it from Amazon.
The hardcover limited edition of Blister is available for pre-order until June 15 from Sinister Grin Press.
The hardcover limited edition of Wolf Hunt 2 is now available! Get it from Dark Regions Press or the paperback edition from Amazon. Or get it for your Kindle!
My novel, Kumquat, is now available! Get the Kindle edition or the print edition from Amazon!
(P.S.: People who leave reviews on Amazon deserve great big hugs!)
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May 18, 2016
Eating the Fantastic
Scott Edelman’s podcast Eating the Fantastic has a simple premise: he talks to his guests over a restaurant meal. This past weekend, Lynne Hansen and I recorded an episode with Scott at the Carnegie Deli in Las Vegas.
Like a total wuss, I got the half-sized sandwich, which was still more sandwich than a human being needs to consume in one sitting.
You can listen (for free, of course!) by checking out the following link:
Check out Eating the Fantastic Episode 8 with guests Lynne Hansen and Jeff Strand
Blister
The hardcover limited edition of my new novel Blister is now up for pre-order from Sinister Grin Press.
They call her Blister. She’s a hideously disfigured twenty-three year old woman, living in a shed next to her father’s house, hidden away from the world.
Jason Tray is a successful cartoonist, banished to his agent’s lakeside cabin for a few days of mandatory rest and relaxation. One night, while hanging out with a couple of the locals at a dive bar, he takes them up on their offer to go “see Blister,” having no idea what they’re talking about.
He peeks through the window at the most nightmarish thing he’s ever seen.
In the morning, he wakes up, hung over and regretful. He’s better than this. He needs to…apologize?
From the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of Pressure and Dweller comes a tale of fiendish secrets, ghastly crimes, and human monsters.
The pre-order period for Blister ends on June 15th. The number of copies ordered during those 30 days (yeah, I’m late posting this, but I was at StokerCon!) will determine the print run. Hardcovers are scheduled to ship in September.
The Kindle edition will be available shortly after the hardcover pre-order period ends.
Order the hardcover HERE.
Star In Your Own Story!
Time is running out to bid on an auction to be the star of your own story!
I’ll write you as the star of a flash fiction (1000-1500 words) story. Your friends, family, and pets can be in it, too. Before I start, we’ll exchange a couple of e-mails to figure out what tone you’d prefer, though this is unlikely to be a story with high literary merit. The assumption is that this story will be pretty ridiculous…but, hey, you’re the boss! You will receive a signed printout of the completed piece, and get all rights to do with the story as you wish. It’s yours! Story will be delivered no more than three weeks after the auction ends.
Proceeds benefit the Wordier Than Thou bookstore.
Bidding ends at 12:00 PM on May 20th.
Click HERE for the details.
May 10, 2016
Double Dose of Movie Magic
Website updates have been scarce recently, and will probably continue to be scarce (or at least really brief) but the next couple of weeks. But then I’ll have a lot of catching up to do, including my World Horror Convention recap.
However, before I head off to StokerCon, two upcoming movies based on my books have been announced! Both are in the early stages of pre-productions and are scheduled to go before the cameras this year.
Cold Dead Hands, based on my upcoming book, will be directed by Lynne (“Chomp”) Hansen, who also wrote the screenplay! You can follow the film’s progress on its Facebook page HERE. Learn more about Without Warning Media HERE.
Mindy Has to Die is an adaptation of my novella Stalking You Now, written and directed by George Clarke. Its Facebook page is HERE. Learn about Yellow Fever Productions HERE.
The hardcover limited edition of Blister will go up for pre-order from Sinister Grin Press while I’m out of town, but hopefully I’ll have a chance to post a reminder. If not…there’s a 30-day ordering window (the print run will be determined by the number of orders) so you won’t miss out even if I share the link a couple of days late.
April 27, 2016
Horror Zine
Hey, the May issue of The Horror Zine has been posted, and it includes my story “Apocalypse of the Yard Gnome.” All it costs you is the energy to click the link below, and a few minutes of eyeballs-moving-across-words time.
April 20, 2016
Doomed
I am posting this posthumously.
April 18, 2016
Unpacking the Dead Clowns
The “unpacking video” trend seems silly until it’s YOUR book (in German!) being unpacked…
