Sunday, March 30, 2014

Buccaneer's Beech, Big Bugs, and Gnome Homes

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Andi "AndiMN" Newton and Chad "CJBowser" Bowser ...
Saturday, March 29, 2014

Freebies Are Nice, But...

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A fellow writer's recent post on Facebook highlighted a situation that I encounter, not frequently, but with some regularity, and that...
Thursday, March 27, 2014

Oh, the Sickness

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I blame Brugger.
Sunday, March 23, 2014

Nine Dawgs on Panther Creek

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Old Rodan, stylin' and smilin' As of some weeks ago, Rob ...
Saturday, March 22, 2014

Black Man With a Horn at Cedarock

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Not much sense of scale here, but I'm pretty sure this was a big old s...
Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Godzilla at Geeksboro!

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If were still a very young man, say, twelve or fifty four years old, I might get pretty excited over this. Last summer, the Geeksboro Coffe...
Sunday, March 16, 2014

Geocaching and Shopping

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Kimberly and I went to Durham this weekend to visit my former neighbors, Paul and Jamie (a.k.a. TravelinFarmFam), and you might be able to g...
Saturday, March 15, 2014

Chambers of Horrors

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I've been on a tear writing the short fiction lately, and most of the tales I've dreamed up have found respectable homes. Here are t...
Sunday, March 9, 2014

Ice In, Lights Out

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The third significant winter storm in as many weeks here in the North Carolina Piedmont, this one resulting in over 400,000 people in ...
Thursday, March 6, 2014

R.I.P. Brandy Rainey

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I received the sad news yesterday that my mom's little dog, Brandy, after rapidly increasing physical decline, had finally been put to s...
Wednesday, February 26, 2014

WORLD WAR CTHULHU: The Indiegogo Campaign

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Here is the ever-so-lovely cover image for World War Cthulhu: A Collection of Lovecraftian War Stories , which features my story, "The...
Monday, February 24, 2014

Darkness Falls Restored

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That scary fellow in the photo there is a tired but very satisfied Mr. Rodan after finishing up the restoration of "Darkness Falls...
Friday, February 21, 2014

Restoring Darkness Falls

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No, not the 2003 movie — which I vaguely remember seeing, though I have little recollection of it — but a night cache called "Darkness...
Thursday, February 13, 2014

The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas

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It's review time! The current weather couldn't be more conducive to watching this venerable 1957 Hammer film, and last night, after ...
Wednesday, February 12, 2014

The Great White Beast

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Evening serenity at Casa de Rodan It's a perfect blend of anger, frustration, relief, and thankfulness. If you're anywhere in ...
Tuesday, February 11, 2014

War Is Coming

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World War Cthulhu: A Collection of Lovecraftian War Stories will be available for pre-order from Dark Regions books beginning February 25...
Sunday, February 9, 2014

R.I.P. Norman "Spring1" Dillon

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Norman Dillon — known to the geocaching community as one half of "Spring1" — of Danville, VA, passed away on Friday, February 7,...
Wednesday, February 5, 2014

And This Just in From the War Room

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Wow — right on the heels of The Mountains of Madness, Dark Regions Books announces the upcoming release of World War Cthulhu , a new antho...
Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Beyond the Mountains of Madness

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It's been a long, strange road for this volume of blood-chilling tales to see the light of day. A few years back, director Guillermo de...
Monday, February 3, 2014

Super Bowl Blowout

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The closest I came to the Super Bowl yesterday was hearing the pre-game show running in the background while I sat at the bar at Fitzgerald...
Thursday, January 30, 2014

Jon Gnagy — Learn to Draw!

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If you're of the age that's too old to rock & roll but too young to die, perhaps you'll remember Jon Gnagy, the televisio...
Thursday, January 23, 2014

Another Dark Regions Special: THE GAKI

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Okay, please do pardon this bit of follow-up promo, but I mean, damn! This is deeply serious, scary stuff! Dark Regions is offering the t...
Wednesday, January 22, 2014

33% Off — OTHER GODS from Dark Regions

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For a limited time, Dark Regions is offering the signed, limited hardcover edition of my short-fiction collection, Other Gods , at a disc...
Saturday, January 18, 2014

The Oddities at Shallow Ford

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Rock cairn photobombing ol' Rodan — or is it the other way around? ...
Monday, January 13, 2014

Lovecraft eZine Talks With Old Rodan

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An enjoyable conversation hosted by Lovecraft eZine editor Mike Davis, with Rick Lai, Peter Rawlik, Matthew Carpenter, and Joe Pulver. Wh...
Sunday, January 12, 2014

Bee Afraid

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A view of the Dan River, near flood stage, from along the Riverwalk Trail ...