Publishing my secret Ripper theory… Live, laugh, SHOVE… GRRM’s election talk…

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Dear Boss,

I keep on hearing The Horror Within Magazine has stopped the press but they won’t fix me just. I have laughed when they look so clever and talk about being on the right track.

Laughed? Not so much. I do have a secret theory about the Jack the Ripper murder mystery which has taken some 25 years to approach in my mind. As an enthusiast I love reading all types of Ripper material, fiction, non-fiction, and just plain make-believe books. My theory? It involves something quite different. I’m thinking outside the box. There is something recurring which shows up in more than one investigation and it shouldn’t. It also does on modern serial killer cases. Sorry, that’s all you get for now while I consider moving forward. Until then, MURDER RED INK is my fictional slant on the subject (and includes a fantastic Foreword by Casebook.org senior forum moderator Robert E. Anderson). Aren’t cryptic clues what fuel this subject?

That joke about brothers gave me real fits. I am down on dromers and I shan’t quit ripping them ’til I do get buckled.

Rigs says it in the latest novel of the Tales of Eclipse saga, GHOSTS OF THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE. Blame her, not me… makes a bunch of sense though. I have a brother, she’s onto something.

Grand work the last job was. THWM gave fans no time to squeal.  How can they catch me now. I love my work and want to start again.

Yes, now that THW has closed, Jack the Ripper’s Sandcastle is open for business again.

You will soon hear of my with my funny little games. I saved some of my original memes in a ginger beer bottle over the last job to write with  but it went thick like glue and I can’t use it. My pen’s so nice and sharp I want to get to work right away if I get a chance. Good luck (with next week’s election).

Yours truly, Mord the Writer

For non-Westeros politics see GRRM’s livejournal. He’s been battling his ‘fans’ over the truth behind political ads. Fun stuff. Here’s the link.

 

The Three Stooges… Abbott and Costello… Spring Break Massacre

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I took a third job.

It’s going to cut into time that wasn’t there to begin with.

No big deal, but the blog might be the place that suffers. I’m cutting back to blog once a month, maybe bi-monthly. It’s not because I don’t have material to talk about. I spent today in a Three Stooges marathon… I found out I didn’t like the Abbott and Costello TV show as much as I like their movies (because of rerun MeTV), I discovered Svengooli and his dumb horror movie theatre show (which is the sort of thing I love)… I have a 3 day convention appearance in March called HorrorRealmcon.com ‘s “Spring Break Massacre.” I’m reading Under the Dome and writing a horror television commentary for THE HORROR WITHIN MAGAZINE…

Blah blah b-lah.

So you see, I’ve crap to blog about. But I’m going to get real a moment. I see blog notifications ALL the time with people who have crap to talk about. I’ll be honest, I send them to the recycle bin most of the time. Not because it’s not interesting. BECAUSE THERE IS SUCH A THING AS TOO MUCH BLOGGING.

So… as it is now, I blog upon whim without a schedule. I’ll be choosier about the crap I discuss.

To update a few things on the writing side of things:

1. 2 winners were chosen by goodreads.com and both are from the UK.
2. OFAH first refine is nearing completion. The characters have told me the whole story and now I need to capture the moment. This is my first fantasy novel and as my other work is proof I am rethinking the entire fantasy thing…
3. AN “official Mord-McGheeniverse” timeline has been produced and given to the publisher TSPress. It may be included in the sequel to Ghosts of San Francisco. The sequel to Ghosts of San Francisco has a rough draft at 50% and a title…
4. THE HORROR WITHIN upstarts in May…. my article has been completed and attached to a Pony Express messenger.
5. Swag for the conventions is here.
6. I’M READY FOR SUMMER! Winter can bite my…

That’s enough. Follow the blog if you like it, don’t if you don’t.

The camera pulls back… Jack scrapes the sand into a pyramid shape. The tide brushes against his leg and he crawls back a few steps. He turns, scratches a symbol into the triangular pile of sand. It’s two “M”s. The blade leaves a streak of red in the cuts. The tide pulls away and Jack swears he sees something move offshore. It has the head of a horse and the neck of a dinosaur…

…his head tilts to the side. The mysteries of his sandbox elude him.

WINTER IS COMING and House McGhee dislikes snow… A FEW MOVIE REVIEWS

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The holidays are over. Whether or not I survived is debatable.

So hit the >> button on your remote control and let’s review some movies I was able to see in the last few weeks. Some are new, some on demand. Five stars for the big screen version of INTO THE WOODS, a musical I’d yet to stay awake through. In all fairness, it was never live theatre but it was a theatre on dvd version. Next up BLACK WATER CREEK: The Legend of Sasquatch, sorry boys I won’t give a review despite being a sucker for the subject matter. I made it four minutes into the movie before <click>. THE MUPPETS:Most Wanted FIVE Fozzie bears! From the “sequel” music sequence to the “lemur” ending I was in love with Kermie and the gang all over again. Last but not least THE HOBBIT:BATTLE OF FIVE ARMIES. Maybe you didn’t like the bunny sled or made up love plots…. I don’t care. FIVE dead orcs for the conclusion. Sure it’s a fantasy based loosely on the Hobbit and I don’t give a darn. I’d love to see a special dvd edition that has “less” material and 1 disc. Cut out some of the silly from the three and make 1 fluid and awesome 4 hours movie.

See what I did there?

House McGhee hates snow

I create fiction and books are subject to reader reviews.

I don’t take reviews to heart like I did when I first began this journey but I still read them from time to time just to touch base with what people want in their respective reading habits. Since I work by word of mouth for a small press I have the luxury of deciding what I want to add or not add. I have presented a vision of 5 novels that redefine the idea behind what science fiction, fantasy, and horror can be and my publisher has given a green light. That’s it. But I take it all with a grain of salt because good writing is polarizing. It tweaks emotion and gets juices flowing. It also misses expectations and sometimes surpasses them too. I have been quoted in print with two missions: No Scooby Do moments and No Holding Back.

I appreciate your feedback whether you “get it” or not… Whether you “like it” or not…  whether you think I do or not.

On a last note:

WINTER IS EFFING COMING AND I’M NOT HAPPY! Snow hurts my bones and wreaks havoc on my heart and head. Well, I’m looking out the window. It’s here.

I’m a creep, I’m a weirdo. What the Hell am I doin’ here?

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Yes, that is a chorus from the song Creep by Radiohead. Why?
First off…. MORDMCGHEE.COM is up and running.
Now, this is why.
There was a commercial made where I performed the song in a Jack the Ripper costume as man + acoustic guitar…
IT NEVER SAW THE LIGHT OF DAY.
I didn’t like the finished product and the ad was cancelled.
What’s the point?
Well… I guess there is no real point.
I’m that kinda dude.
So I am going to just convey how relieved I am to finish my new book “MURDER RED INK.”
It’s a good book. That’s what they tell me.
Here’s the blurb from a world reknowned scifi best-selling author:
“Intense, graphic, and provocative. The psychological thriller has a new voice and it is MORD MCGHEE.”
–STEVE ALTEN, NYTimes best-selling author of MEG & THE LOCH
Great, right? So what’s up, Mord?
IT WAS A GRUELING EXPLORATION INTO A REAL LIFE MONSTER AND A TIME THAT WAS AWFUL, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN AND WOMEN.
That being said, I stand by my motto:
“It’s not dystopia to think that history will repeat itself.”
I’ll add a new one…
“Remember the past so you don’t forget the future.”
When all is said and done I’m looking forward to the change of pace coming with my next project.
And I want to add a little secret just for you…
2015 will see another book release from Mord McGhee. This one is a bit of a surprise…
Here’s the cover art for my Nov. 25th 2014 release of MURDER RED INK