My third novel, DEVIL’S ROW, is available now through Severed Press. As the back jacket blurb says, “Before FERAL consumed an entire town in lycanthropic fury, werewolves stalked DEVIL’S ROW.” That’s a none-too-subtle way of telling you that, yes, this is a prequel to my earlier werewolf novel. I decided against putting the word ‘feral’…
Ghoulies isn’t a very good movie, and I believe that only the most nostalgically challenged would say otherwise. It’s very poorly paced, and directed with the most workmanlike style. It was salvaged entirely on the strength of its great ad campaign (tagline and poster/VHS box art). I mean, if you were any age in the…
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine tweeted that a movie was about to hit VOD starring Nick Damici as a grumpy, blind war veteran who battles a werewolf brought to life entirely through practical FX. Needless to say I was sold, and that was before learning that Tom Noonan, Lance Guest, and Dana…
If you follow me on social media, then there’s a pretty good chance that I’ve annoyed you lately with my barrage of promotional tweets concerning the release of my new novel, UNDER THE BLADE. I apologize for this burst of self-centeredness, but take solace in knowing that I give you people nothing but social gold* the rest of…
Is it a sequel? A remake? A tax shelter movie? Who knows!
For many, word that Dario Argento has made a bad film isn’t exactly news. I get it, even though I largely disagree with that stigma. I’m under no illusion that there’s a pretty sizeable gap between his greatest works (everything pre-1990) and “modern” output (everything after it). With the exception of Phantom of the Opera,…
It’s hard not to get excited about something that was practically booed off the screen at Cannes. I know that sounds a bit contrarian, but the awful truth is that I consistently find myself on the opposite end of popular opinion when it comes to matters of cinema. So when the early word was that…
In between updates on my writing, I thought it would be a good idea to sound off on some of my other interests from time to time. At least so my site averages more than one post a year. And with Lee Daniels’ compelling piece of swamp noir, THE PAPERBOY, hitting Blu-ray/DVD/VOD in just over…
As you might be aware, my debut novel, FERAL, has been available in e-book form for about a week now. Today, paperback copies are available via Amazon for those of you who still prefer the good, old-fashioned feel of paper in your hands. As I’ve said elsewhere on this site, FERAL will be made available…