As I’ve discussed before, as much as I love reading, it takes me a little longer to get through huge volumes than it might for the average reader. As a result, delving into the seven-book Harry Potter collection (four of which are the size of Webster’s Dictionaries) seemed more than a little daunting. But after years of putting it off, I finally decided enough was enough. On a soggy Thursday back in March, while sitting in a jury duty waiting... Read more
Blurb: Sometimes, the most evil things come from the most holy… Conflicted with his faith in God and the hypocrisy of the church, Aidan Schaeffer, a young assistant pastor, is in a constant state of spiritual turmoil. When Aidan learns that his ex-fiancée is the first victim in a string of ritualistic killings, he finds himself in the middle of an even deeper fight. Tormented by demonic threats and haunted by spirits, Aidan throws himself into investigating Amanda’s death; all... Read more
We at Geek Goes Rogue love the old school Creature Feature hosts. Miss Misery, the horror hostess of San Francisco, has grown her following not only in the bay area, but around the country. She is a dark maven of all things spooky, so we thought it would be great to interview her for Halloween Welcome Miss Misery, and thank you for spending some time with us on Halloween – and your birthday! We at Geek Goes Rogue wish you... Read more
Reformation Day is Dumb. There, I’ve said it. I’ve been wanting to say it for as long as I can remember. As many of you recall, I just resigned my Presbyterian ordination back in April. It was not an “I’m angry at Evangelicals” decision. It was a deeper, more profound reconnection with the Catholicism of my youth. While I’ve not “taken the Tiber plunge” just yet, much of my system of Christian thought is now fully Catholic. Now, some of... Read more
I’ve been a Derek Webb fan for years, having been drawn in by his willingness to wrestle through tough questions and creatively confront various cultural and religious issues in his songs that many artists of the same ilk seem to try and avoid. It also doesn’t hurt that the guy’s a tremendous songwriter and performer. Over the past decade, he’s released ten solo records to go along with his large volume of work in Caedmon’s Call before that. When I... Read more
(Alan Jacobson is a New York times bestselling author with the hit “Karen Vail” series. We share the same publisher and he did me the honor of sitting down for an interview.) 1) What inspired you to start writing? What has been your experience with publishers and getting your work out there? I had a unique, and inspiring, English teacher in middle school who showed me the beauty of the language, and how fun writing (and, yes, even grammar!) can... Read more
Every author relies on people to spread the word about their book. To that end, many of you have asked how to help promote 3 Gates of the Dead. First, thank you very much for offering. Much appreciated. Here are some very simple ways. .5) Quick note, 3 Gates is not strictly horror. Many have told me they don’t want to get the book because it seems too scary or they aren’t into horror. Well, its not horror, at... Read more
This week, I was graciously granted an opportunity to visit Creature Corps in Crestline Ohio to speak with Robert Kurtzman, world renowned Director/Producer/Special Effects Creator about the Kurtzman Institute of Art and his amazing new haunt, the Mad FX Lab. For SFX and horror movie geeks like me, this was an unbelievably exciting moment. For those of you who may or may not admit to hiding under your bed from the monsters Mr. Kurtzman created over the last three decades,... Read more
As many of you know, my publisher is running an Indie film maker contest inspired by my book, 3 Gates of the Dead.I love this contest because it supports indie artists and gives them “their shot”. For more on the contest, here are the details. So,along those lines, I’m doing my first book signing at the Eerie Horror Film Festival, October 18-20 in Erie, Pa at the historical Warner Theater in downtown. I will be making an announcement about... Read more
Thursday nights are a special night for me. It’s one of the few nights of the week that I don’t have many obligations, and my wife and I often find time to do a little something extra. This past week, that little something was taking in a show at The Old Rock House in St. Louis, Missouri. I found out about Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors through NoiseTrade.com when their song “Fire and Dynamite” was featured on a sampler being... Read more
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