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October 19

I’m back! Multiverse was a lot of fun. I screened “Hostile” and “Gave Up The Ghost,” and we also showed a scene from “Moonlight Sonata, With Scissors,” (where I play a dead body) with an introduction from Darrell Grizzle, who wrote the short story it was based upon. I was on several panels, and of course we did the annual visit to Netherworld, the best haunted house in the United States of America. Was there a bonus trip to Expedition: Bigfoot? There sure was!

Meanwhile, last night I typed “The End” on my novelization. Today I’m going to go through the entire thing, and sometime soon I’ll announce what it is. Stay tuned…

October 8

My brief gap in events is ending next weekend, where I’ll be at Multiverse in Atlanta. If you’re going to be there, this is where to find me:

The horror movie screening is the short film “Hostile” that I wrote. Be there!!!

October 5

I’m not QUITE in the final stretch of my novelization, but pretty close!

This afternoon I’m going to be a returning guest on the Drinking With Authors podcast. Last time my beverage was a can of Red Bull. This time…

I’m intrigued by this every time I see it. I know it’s a marketing gimmick. It’s a can of water. I don’t even like sparkling water. So every time I’m tempted, the rational part of my brain says “Don’t buy an expensive can of water just because they’re marketing it like poison.”

But since it’s Halloween month and I’m doing the podcast, I decided to splurge and try it out. Will it, as the tagline claims, murder my thirst? I guess you’ll find out when the episode goes live…

October 2

Yes, work continues on the novelization! Hoping to have it done by October 10th, though since I don’t have a deadline, nobody is going to break my legs if that doesn’t happen.

A few days ago I took the evening off to watch a couple of episodes of The 101 Scariest Movie Moments of All Time on Shudder. If you ignore the order and just think of it as “101 scary movie moments,” with commentary, it’s great stuff. I love these countdown-type shows.

Speaking of Shudder, they now have the movie May, one of my all-time favorites. When I got to choose the double feature at the Alamo Drafthouse on their “An Evening With Jeff Strand,” this was one of them. May was my first time seeing an obscure flick at a film festival (I believe this was the Florida premiere) and going absolutely nuts over it in a “OMG you have to see this when it gets released!!!” manner.

Meanwhile, this afternoon I’m recording an episode of the Mothers of Mayhem podcast (Bridgett “A Bouquet of Viscera” is also a guest). It’ll be on video, so I’ll have to tidy up my office and put on a nicer shirt. I’ll post when it’s available for your viewing ecstasy.

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September 28

“I’ve done bad things. Terrible things. Hurt so many people I care about. My guilt is all-encompassing, and I do not deserve to experience joy.” — What I assume is viewers’ rationale for purposely choosing to watch Rob Zombie’s THE MUNSTERS.

This tweet made some people mad, including somebody who said “Let’s admit it. Not all of your books were great, either.” That’s fine. I’m not trying to yuck anybody’s yum. All I’m saying is that I wouldn’t even want to watch a good movie version of THE MUNSTERS.

Beyond that, when I’m not enraging MUNSTERS enthusiasts on social media, I’m still working on the novelization. It’s moving along nicely, though it won’t be everybody’s yum.

September 27

Work continues on the novelization!

Though I’d like to get back on the “every other week” schedule with my newsletter, which means the new issue should go out…today. But, hey, I just finished this issue’s original story (“Crunchy”) and so all I need is to write the bonus feature, which is usually a fake interview.

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September 25

It’s pouring as I write this, but fortunately the back porch has a roof, so I’m okay. At some point in the near future I’ll have to trade writing on the back porch for writing in my upstairs office with the heat on, but today is not that day!

Hey, I’m a stretch goal! My nemesis Stephen Kozeniewski has started a Kickstarter campaign to fund an anthology of stories set in the world of his novel (co-written with Wile E. Young) The Perfectly Fine House. If the campaign reaches its $2000 stretch goal, I’ll be forced to write a story for it. Check it out HERE.

Work on the novelization continues to go well. My goal is to finish it before Multiverse next month, which allows me an occasional “lighter” writing day. I took advantage of that yesterday and finally watched X, which I loved. Today will NOT be a lighter writing day, so off I go…

September 24th

I didn’t draw that. That’s way better than anything I could draw.

It’s actually the rough sketch for my horror/comedy version of “Taming of the Shrew.” The comic book is a bonus perk in the Kickstarter campaign for the anthology Shakespeare Unleashed, edited by James Aquilone. This rough sketch will be transformed into beautiful art by Marco Finnegan.

The campaign is over, but you can still pre-order the anthology and the comic book! Get it HERE.

Another productive day on the novelization yesterday. Sweet.

September 23

Well, I guess it’s time to officially transition from whining that it’s too hot to whining that it’s too cold. Yep, I’m out on my back porch in a light jacket. Autumn is here!

Another productive day on the novelization yesterday. I may start throwing out some clues about which movie it is. Or I may remain annoyingly vague.

Still no update on the big news that I was supposed to hear on Monday…