Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have been writing since the 1980s, starting out with punk ‘zines and international magazines. I’ve written four nonfiction books and two horror novels.
My latest horror novel “Black Devil Spine” has gotten some amazing reviews despite its subject matter. Horrorcultfilms.com gave it one of the best reviews I have ever received.
If you are a film fan, you may want to check out my Sinful Cinema series. The third volume is due out soon.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My last book was volume two of the Sinful Cinema series, where I delved into “Crypt of the Living Dead,” a long forgotten vampire movie. I started to write this book knowing next to nothing about the film, and when I finished I uncovered a story about a film that seems to be the director’s last gasp at achieving fame and starring a man who was a suspect in a murder case that had ties to the JFK assassination!
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I get up around four a.m. so that I can write before the world awakens. If that’s unusual, so be it.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
There are so many … Stephen King, James Ellroy, Jack Ketchum, Peter Sotos … the list goes on.
What are you working on now?
I’m currently working on my next horror novel, which is also set in Humboldt County, California. I’m also working on the third volume of the Sinful Cinema series. I won’t discuss which film is being covered, but it will take people by surprise.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I am truly horrible at promoting. Once I publish I feel like the book should speak for itself. This isn’t always the best route.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep at it. Don’t write to an audience. Write what you want to read. If you set out to please everyone, you will please no one.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write every day. Nothing could be truer.
What are you reading now?
Easter Eggs and Bunny Boilers.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I’ll be plugging away on my next novel and the next volume of the Sinful Cinema series.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
I would never put myself in this situation. What fool would.
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