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Classic Comic Cover of the Day
I remember this era of Swampy for the horrible logo and some pretty good (thought not Bernie Wrightson good) art.
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Thursday Thing
I remember when Fantastic Four was the crown jewel of Marvel's lineup. If only someone would treat the title with care and respect again.
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Pulp for Charty
This is the back cover for a new anthology of pulp fiction ( or "new pulp", as some like to call it) for Airship 27 Press. Benefiting Pro Se publisher Tommy Hancock, this book is going to be huge. I've...
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Legends of New Pulp Fiction
LEGENDS OF NEW PULP FICTIONis a charity anthology to benefit Tommy Hancock, a writer and publisher who has had some serious health problems. It’s 776 pages of new pulpy goodness and it’s on sale now....
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New Year's Eve Eve
Here’s me with the massive charity anthology Legends of New Pulp Fiction from editor Ron Fortier and Airship 27. I’m just guessing, but I’m pretty sure the book weighs 53 pounds.My story in the antho...
View ArticleThe Dead Sheriff Has A New Home
Several years ago I wrote the first novel in what was going to be a series called The Dead Sheriff.It was the legend of the Lone Ranger turned inside out and pureed in a blender.The myth of The Dead...
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Deadnecks in the 'Stan
So, we have a friend who is stationed in the Middle East. He can’t really talk about what he does, but he checks in frequently to let us know he’s safe. Before Christmas we sent him a package with...
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Another Dead Sheriff Custom-Made Figure
Last Christmas, my talented friend Brian Spears presented me with a custom-made Dead Sheriff action figure. Now, on the heels of the announcement of a new publisher for the character, Brian gave me...
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When We're Not Podcasting
Between episodes of Pod of Horror, you can find some other cool stuff on our site, including industry news and book reviews.We just put up a review of The Complex by Brian Keene, a novel that scored a...
View ArticleA Work In Progress
This isn't the opening to the novel I'm currently working on. It's a novella I started a few years ago and shelved to work on The Dead Sheriff, The Dead Earth books and some other stuff. I like the...
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Deadneck Dreaming
A couple of days ago I posted about a buddy of mine who is stationed in Afghanistan. He called me to say, among other things, that he’d just enjoyed my story “Deadnecks”. A little background:...
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The Dead Sheriff Reviewed
While digging through some books and magazines yesterday (okay, okay, the truth: a towering pile of unshelved books and unboxed magazines toppled over in our crowded den/writing office, and I was...
View ArticleMark Gets Marked Up
As a follow up to my posts this week on The Dead Sheriff, my wife pointed out that the original book is listed on Amazon for $201.70. Heck, there’s another copy listed for $390.56.Listen, I’ll be happy...
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Sunday
I spent the morning watching the Sunday news shows (I’m a news junkie, in case I’ve never mentioned it) and writing my weekly humor column for a local newspaper.Later, I recorded an interview with...
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Mr. Powerball
This week in my newspaper column, I reveal what I’ll do once I inevitably win the Powerball. You can read it for free here. My column is on page 2. Also, past columns are available in the archives.
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Yesterday I had occasion to be in a building where I once worked, more than 30 years ago.It’s a different place now. New business. New owners. Completely remodeled. Except...Except I could see the old...
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What I Did With My Sunday
In addition to writing, we recorded a great installment of The Call of Kalanta today. Nanci and I discussed David Bowie, The X-Files, The Taco Society and, oh, yeah, horror. Pod of Horror #80 will go...
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Best of Pod of Horror?
I’ve been thinking about doing an occasional “Best of Pod of Horror”, featuring excerpts from maybe three or so of our interviews over the past decade. Each “Best of” would have links to the full...
View Article4casting
I was asked this many times today: “How much snow we gettin’?”I checked four different weather forecasting services. The only thing they can agree on is that they can’t agree. When Norma was doing TV...
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For Your Snow Day Listening Pleasure
On Pod of Horror #80, Kealan Patrick Burke tells us about Sour Candy...Nanci and Mark talk about David Bowie, The X-Files and maybe some horror...and we review books by Kealan Patrick Burke and Brian...
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Land of a Thousand Leaks
You can read the column I write for a local newspaper right here. Just click on “Current Issue” and look for my piece at the top of page 2.
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