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Dropping Payload… HorrorRealmCon Guest Report… Chiller Theatre

09 Monday Mar 2015

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Camp Sleepaway, chiller theatre, fright, frightfest, horror, horror conventions, It's Alive, Jason, living dead, old school zombies, People Under the Stairs, Perihelion, Pittsburgh, Predators, scary movies, scifi, scifi conventions, scream queens and kings, sharknado, sharknado 2, walking dead, zombies

I’ll keep it short and sweet. Pittsburgh’s Horror Realm Con invited me to their Spring Break Massacre. I’ll post some pictures at the end of the blog and sum the experience up with one word: HOLYSHITWASTHATAFUNTIMEANDTHEPEOPLETHEREWERESOTALENETEDITBLEWMEAWAY

Well, it’s a word…

I found out that the horror community is one of the coolest group of folks that ever lived. MURDER RED INK is the first thing I’ve done in the scary book category and I was new to the floor. Now, after having attended and being in the presence of greatness… I’m humbled, honored, and grateful for the invitation.

I won’t name drop but I have special thanks for Felissa, Tiffany, Derek, Sean, John, George, Cheryl, Paul, Angela, Stacie, Chey, Larry, Bob, Macabre, Russ, Tony, Rose, Mike, Tom, Dan, Z.Santa, The HRC organizers, Angela’s Mom, ToeTag, TSPress for forcing me to go, Dawn, my table workers and fans, McGhee’s Maniacs that provided some pics to me, the Jagoffs, and ANYONE that was nice (you know who ya’ll are).

I’m a karma guy. I believe in good. What comes around goes around.

Dropping Payload is a story that is slated to be published and appear in the March 12, 2015 Issue of Perihelion Magazine. Scifi readers will find it free. I’ve been reading it for two months now. Excellent magazine.

And one last thought (again not naming names), F-U to my TV content provider for taking away my beloved “It’s Alive Show.” It’s a small world and somehow I was lucky enough to hang out for a few minutes with Hellga (a pic below’s been photo-shopped so that I’m smiling, because I’m a frownie sometimes) and Doug from the show. Though I haven’t been able to watch it on Saturday nights for years now, I retain my passion for this local Pittsburgh chiller theatre. I still listen to “Me Love” and “Make Way” by Deathmobile to “get into the horror mood” sometimes.

That’s all I got. Enjoy the pics from Pittsburgh. And for a bit more, I posted a video on instagram too. It let’s you see what the world thinks of writers FOR REAL. I didn’t even pretend to think I did anything worth while and still got kung-fu’d.

And I apologize, I didn’t get enough pictures because Pittsburgh kept us rocking!

PS.  “M is for Matchmaker” on you tube. Watch this 3 minute gem with some of my favorite people. Not for the squeamish but DEFINITELY for the screamish!

"They're Dead. They're all messed up!" The Sheriff from Night of the Living Dead, George Kosana

“They’re Dead. They’re all messed up!” The Sheriff from Night of the Living Dead, George Kosana

Hellga from It's Alive and my photoshopped smile

Hellga from It’s Alive and my photoshopped smile

The Great John Russo

The Great John Russo

HorrorRealmConMarch8_2015EndOfCon - Copy

The end of the con. I was fortunate and didn’t have much to tear down.

The amazing @DerekMears , hanging at Horror Realm Con Pittsburgh. 5-6-15

The amazing @DerekMears , hanging at Horror Realm Con Pittsburgh. 5-6-15

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Yeah Yeah, it’s been a while since I could look at myself straight

13 Monday Oct 2014

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Blogs…. who reads them? I’m not going to waste your time. Fast and to the point: “Murder Red Ink” is in its final stages but the date can’t be pinned down as of yet. In the mean time the fantasy book is under way with a working premise….

…but then today the plot of Tales of Eclipse Vol2 hit me out of the blue. So now both are underway. Please like facebook.com/mord.McGhee to keep up on the news.

I love this time of the year because it’s not snowing and it’s not super hot. But winter is coming…

…and winter here SUCKS. We should all band together and drive it back into the sea. Oh, speaking of the sea…. wouldn’t it be a blast to watch Saucy Jack build a sandcastle? In a kingdom by the sea….

Promising more regular blogs…

ps. If you are new to the blog or my fiction…. EVERYTHING I write is linked in one way or another. It won’t be easy to figure out but it’s there. My science fiction is a living, breathing realm that is dictated by the characters.

Memorial Day… Love… Conventions…

26 Monday May 2014

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ImageThis is the gravesite of Jennie Wade. She was the only civilian casualty during the Battle of Gettysburg. For a Memorial Day blog, I can’t think of a better picture. I’ve been told my #Mondayblogs have been a bit solemn… maybe that’s true. Let me change the flow early on…

I MARRIED THE LOVE OF MY LIFE YESTERDAY!

Despite the odds and being born on opposite ends of the USA we met five years ago this weekend… and now the anniversary is official. We had a wonderful ceremony and after dinner, then a follow up celebration for my side of the family on Sunday. We head to meet her side of the family next week to celebrate with them (and also the 25th Anniversary of her parents!)

The picnic put a whooping on us and today we opted to recover. Naps, movies, and cuddling.

We did learn about the Pun-fest in Austin, TX. That sounds like fun… hours of eye-rolling dad jokes.

OK, lastly… I am being tempted by conventions. I have had very little luck with social media translating into sales. I’m not sure how to generate more interest. I wonder if sitting at conventions can help me achieve the lifelong dream?

Beats me… ah well, back to writing. See you in two weeks!

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