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Castlia House Reviews Hell Spawn
Over at Castalia House, Jon Mollison reviewed Hell Spawn. Played entirely straight, the result is an urban fantasy for people who don’t like urban fantasy. Instead of the usual kitchen sink approach as seen in the “Iron Druid” series and … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Horror, Personal Posts, Reviews, Superhero, Thriller
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Writing an action Saint
Hell Spawn was a nice change because I was forced by the character to make him a good guy.If I have one running theme in my books, it’s that “People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men … Continue reading
The Dragon Award nominated Honor at Stake is Undead Once More
You’d think with all my experience on Twitter, I’d have more pithy titles. Anyway, yes, Honor at Stake is back. The Award nominated book is possibly the best thing I’ve ever done. If you don’t believe me, look at the … Continue reading
Book Awards Season, 2018
If you’re like me, you’re a little weary of posts about awards. Though I’m of the persuasion where I ignore everything but book awards, and I still ignore most of those. This will be a quick reminder for those out … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction
Tagged DragonCon, John Ringo, Larry Correia
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Not Clowning Around: a Catholic Take on IT
I’m not someone who generally seeks out horror movies; when I went to see the new film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel IT, I was doing going to see a movie with friends. I wasn’t quite sure what I was … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Horror, Reviews
Tagged Adaptations, Horror Movies, IT, Pennywise, Stephen King
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Review: Monster Hunter Files
If you don’t know Larry Correia’s Monster Hunter International series, this would be a place to start. It’s a world where the forces of darkness are driven back by men and women with nerves of steel, bullets of lead, silver, … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Thriller, Uncategorized
Tagged Jim Butcher, Larry Correia, Monster Hunter International, Monster Hunter Series
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Tales of the Once and Future King Anthology is here
Okay, to be perfectly technical, the anthology Tales of the Once and Future King is only available for preorder. And, as of this exact minute, only available as a Kindle.Yeah. I know. Don’t look at me, I’m not in charge of this … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction, Writing
Tagged Books, Superversive Fiction
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DragonCon 2017: Keeping the Peace: Liaison Characters in UF
Whether striving to improve communication & relations between supernatural & human communities, or between different groups within the supernatural world, our panelists’ characters often find themselves in the position of peacemaker. Panelists: Patricia Briggs, Jim Butcher, Delilah S. Dawson, Kim … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Writing
Tagged Delilah S. Dawson, DragonCon, Faith Hunter, Jim Butcher, Kim Harrison, Nancy Holzner, Patricia Briggs, Urban Fantasy
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Why Vatican Ninjas?
I think the first time I came up with the concept of Vatican ninjas was as a joke during a Dan Brown review. The protagonist stated that he, personally, knew the current pope, and therefore he was certain that the Catholic … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, History, Horror, Plugs and Promotions, Thriller
Tagged Fantasy, Honor At Stake, Larry Correia, Urban Fantasy, Vampires, Vatican Ninjas
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The Epic Conclusion to the Dragon Award Nominated series
Live and Let Bite is the second book of the Love at First Bite Series to be nominated for a Dragon Award. Yes, when half of my quartet is nominated for an award, it’s “the award nominated series.” So what does … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Horror, News, Personal Posts, Thriller, Writing
Tagged vampire, vampire novel, Vampires, Writing
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The 2017 Dragon Award Ballot Is In!
Vote early, vote often …. Sorry, some Chicago humor. Anyway, he Dragon Award Ballot went live for 2017 Let’s take a look, see if we know any names. Best Science Fiction Novel Babylon’s Ashes by James S.A. Corey A Closed and Common … Continue reading
Catholic Dragon Award Suggestions
Since we have not mentioned this since February, It’s occurred to me that the first post was probably a little too cavalier in that Dragon Award post. We should spell out what the bleep is going on a little bit … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, News, Romance, Science Fiction, Superhero, Thriller, Writing
Tagged Alternate History, Arrow, Catholic Fiction, Daniella Bova, DragonCon, Grand Admiral Thrawn, Grimm, John C. Wright, John Ringo, Karina Fabian, L. Jagi Lamplighter, Larry Correia, Military, Monster Hunter International, Monster Hunter Series, Star Wars, Superversive Fiction, Timothy Zahn, vampire, vampire novel, Vampires, Winter Born
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Netflix’s “Death Note”: A Trailer Analysis
Well. It has come to this. Netflix is finally producing a live-action USA-based adaptation of Death Note, the hit manga/anime where a teenager with a god complex gets a notebook that he can use to magically murder people. It’s better … Continue reading
Quick Anime Review: Mob Psycho 100
It’s been a while, folks! And I’m a good deal late on this review (blame the part-time work I’ve picked up in the meantime–a small blessing, but it does interfere with my blogging), but I’m determined to get it through … Continue reading
Dragon Awards Are Live
Last year, we released footage of the first annual Dragon Awards, the official award of DragonCon, one of the world’s largest SFF conventions. And now, the Dragons are once again upon us. The nominations process has begun. However, I don’t recommend … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Gaming, Horror, News, Romance, Science Fiction, Tabletop RPGs, Thriller, Video Games, Writing
Tagged DragonCon, Honor At Stake, live and let bite
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Top 10 Catholic Books to Give this Christmas
In my family, the easiest thing in the world is to give the gift of books. And, seriously, who doesn’t read? If your first thought is “I don’t read,” then I will ask you how exactly this post is getting … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Superhero, Thriller
Tagged adam baldwin, Ann Margaret Lewis, baldwin, C. S. Lewis, Dystopia, Dystopian Fantasy, John C. Wright, Larry Correia, Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes
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A Flight of Dragon Awards
DragonCon is a convention that takes place every year over the Labor Day weekend in downtown Atlanta, GA. It is, by all accounts, the largest sci-fi and fantasy convention on the planet Earth. If you don’t believe me, their minimum … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Board Games, Commentary, Fantasy, Fiction, Gaming, Horror, News, Romance, Video Games
Tagged AKA Jessica Jones, Ant-Man, Arrow, Captain America: Civil War, Card, Daredevil, David Weber, DC, DC Comics, Deadpool, Declan Finn, Doctor Who, DragonCon, Flash, Game, Game of Thrones, Gaming, George R. R. Martin, Honor At Stake, Honor Harrington, Hugo Awards, Jessica Jones, Jim Butcher, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Comics, Military, Sad Puppies, Science Fiction, Star Wars, Urban Fantasy
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The Exorcist has Returned
A while ago, I did a personal blog discussion “The Return of everything.” I didn’t quite mean it to be this literal. Welcome to the return of The Exorcist.
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fiction, Horror
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The Catholic Geek: Karina Fabian and Becky Geist on audio books and Zombies 10/18
Description: On October 18, in time for Halloween, join host Declan Finn (author, Honor at Stake) as he discusses the the return of Karina Fabian’s awesome heroine, Neeta Lyffe: Zombie Exterminator. Join us as she and book reader Becky Geist … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Horror
Tagged Catholic Fiction, Catholic Writer's Guild, Comedic Horror, Comedy, Karina Fabian, Neeta Lyffe, Zombies
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“Annihilation” and My Spiritual Journey
About halfway through Lent, I decided to check out a new sci-fi horror film called Annihilation, which follows a group of scientists on an expedition into a mysterious “shimmer” that has already swallowed up multiple military teams. It’s an excellent … Continue reading →