I’m a big fan of D Alexander Ward’s work. I appreciate his influence over the current state of our genre as both an author and as an editor. Blood Savages is a creative work with a spectacular horror trope. D Alexander Ward was kind enough to provide 4 paperback copies of Blood Savages for readers …
Tag: horror
Vampire Christ and other terrible ideas …
by Jay Wilburn Do we just write things to get attention or to stir up trouble? Maybe. Controversy sells. Bad press is press which is generally better than no press and sometimes even better than good press. So maybe … If I write a story called “Vampire Christ: Blood of the Lamb,” I might be …
Nurse Blood Teaser
by Rebecca Besser Rebecca Besser resides in Ohio with her wonderful husband and amazing son. They’ve come to accept her quirks as normal while she writes anything and everything that makes her inner demons squeal with delight. She’s best known for her work in adult horror, but has been published in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for a variety …
Authors After Dark Savannah Wrap Up
by Jay Wilburn This year was the final Authors After Dark (AAD) convention. The organizers are moving on to other things. Armand Rosamilia and I discovered this convention after attending the Novel Experience Expo in Atlanta. Both of these conventions are focused primarily upon romance. I ghostwrite a good bit of romance for various outlets, …
Scares That Care Weekend 3 WRAP UP
by Jay Wilburn I want to start off by thanking Joe Ripple, Brian Keene and the entire Scares That Care team for all the work they put on before, during, and after the event in front of and behind the scenes to make this weekend great. It is not about us, but they worked hard …
Scares That Care 2016 is here!!!
by Jay Wilburn It’s going to be an interesting year. There are a lot of people from the horror community that are going to be there. That includes celebrities and top tier writers along with upcoming authors in the mid range and early portions of their careers. There are a lot of people in my …
Before Nightshift #StephenKingRevisited
by Jay Wilburn The plan is to reread all of Stephen King’s works in the order that they were published. Richard Chizmar of Cemetery Dance had the vision. I’m doing it because I am a writer and I want to improve my long fiction. I think there is something to be learned through this challenge. …
After Rage #StephenKingRevisited
by Jay Wilburn The plan is to reread all of Stephen King’s works in the order that they were published. Richard Chizmar of Cemetery Dance had the vision. I’m doing it because I am a writer and I want to improve my long fiction. I think there is something to be learned through this challenge. …
Summer of Zombie Alumni Post – Flashback Throwback Super Groovy – Where Are they Now? – Authors of Summers and Winters past
Summer of Zombie 2016 #SummerZombie As of the the end of this tour, Armand Rosamilia will have been doing the summer of zombie tours for five seasons now. The winter of zombie tours will have been running almost as long. Some years he had as many as 40 or more authors on. Even with regular …
The Case for Derek Ailes
by Jay Wilburn Derek Ailes is the brother of author Mark Cusco Ailes, but is an established author in his own right. Derek and Mark write together on a number of crazy projects, but create a body of work separate from each other as well. Derek says that Mark writes full-time while Derek fits his …