This isn’t part of my three-week theme, but I thought it was too historically significant not to comment on: Five hundred years ago today, in 1517, a young priest named Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses, a document protesting the abuses of church leaders, to Read More …
Month: October 2017
Intrepid Force Inspirations: Dr. Blood and the State Fair
My second year of college, about a month after I’d finished that second draft of Intrepid, my friends and I took a trip to Shreveport, to the Louisiana State Fair. I wrote about it in my journal, so I still have details I’d have otherwise Read More …
Intrepid Force: A Strange Brew
I’m finishing up my “Three Weeks of Halloween” theme this week with the first book of my Intrepid Force series. Intrepid Force isn’t really a horror novel, but the first third takes place in October in New Orleans, and it does have gas lamps, old Read More …
Chinchuba: Truth in the Dark
Scott Derrickson is a Christian filmmaker. Interestingly enough, he mostly makes horror films. (“Dr. Strange” and the Keanu Reeves version of “The Day the Earth Stood Still” are exceptions.) Derrickson’s films are not made for exclusively Christian audiences, and they do not appear to be Read More …
Chinchuba Connections: NASA is in Mississippi?
One of the sites that appears in Mike Casey’s Chinchuba novel is a NASA facility located in rural southern Mississippi. I’ve been there. If you drive about 45 minutes east of New Orleans on Interstate 10, you’ll cross a tall bridge over the Pearl River Read More …
Chinchuba Connections: Voodoo Priests and Dark Powers
This week, I’ve been writing about the inspirations behind Mike Casey’s horror novel, Chinchuba. I published it for him back in 2005. It has been sitting on its virtual shelf on Amazon for the past few years, and I thought it was time to revive Read More …
Chinchuba Connections: Ghostly White Alligators
What is it about big, white animals that makes them more beautiful and more terrifying than big, normally-colored animals? Herman Melvile pontificated at length about that very subject in the forty-second chapter of Moby Dick. Since Mr. Melville covered the psychology of big, white, scary Read More …
Chinchuba: How I Became a Publisher
Last Monday, I introduced my “Three Weeks of Halloween” theme. As I noted then, many of the books I’ve published have a horror element though I’ve tried to avoid the excesses of the genre. This week, my posts will be related to a book called Read More …
Haunted Summer Inspirations: Before We Move On to Haunted Autumn…
As part of my “Three Weeks of Halloween” theme, I’ve been writing about inspirations and experiences surrounding my novel, Haunted Summer. The inspirations have been many, of course. You might see elements of The Haunting, Agatha Christie, and even a wink at Scooby Doo. It Read More …
Haunted Summer Inspirations: The First Flying Saucers
In one of the scenes I ended up cutting from the final manuscript of Haunted Summer (I had to tighten up the flow.), Todd and Lindsey interview a UFO abductee. The man’s poignant story and disturbing experiences made a strong enough story to keep for Read More …