Now on sale: The Sci-Fi action yarn 'BUG STOMPERS of The 21st Century' from Double Dragon Publishing.  My thanks go out to Deron Douglas at DDP for his usual top-notch editing job, as well as for the kick-butt cover he produced that so profoundly captured the feel of the novel.  Also recently released onto an unsuspecting public is the mystery/suspense tale 'SPECTRAL REWIND: The Class of '81' from Swimming Kangaroo Books.  Thanks to Dindy Robinson and the good folks at SKB for seeing this project through.  As a writer, I was greatly influenced by the works of Stephen King (no shock there, right?), as well as other genre greats such as Robert R. McCammon, Dean Koontz, Ramsey Campbell, Thomas Harris and Robert Bloch. Rod Serling's 'TWILIGHT ZONE' and 'NIGHT GALLERY' programs helped shape my imagination for the fantastic at an early age, as did the comic book worlds created by Stan Lee and Marvel comics(CAPTAIN AMERICA, X-MEN, DAREDEVIL, IRON MAN, THE FANTASTIC FOUR, THE AVENGERS, THE INCREDIBLE HULK). Additionally, I cannot ignore the influence of such horror film classics as John Carpenter's 1982 remake of 'THE THING', as well as George A. Romero's 'DEAD' films. ALL-TIME FAVORITE TV SHOW: The Andy Griffith Show. A close second: the classic M*A*S*H. FAVORITE MOVIE: 1986's 'Aliens'. A close second: Romero's 1979 masterpiece 'Dawn of the Dead'. FAVORITE READ: Stephen King's (writing as Richard Bachman) 'The Long Walk'. A close second: Robert McCammon's horror collection 'Blue World'. CURRENTLY READING:  'The Lovely Bones' by Alice Sebold.   MUSICAL TASTES: Classic rock all the way, baby. UPCOMING PROJECT:  A sequel to 2006's 'Desolation Island', currently in the editing process.  You are cordially invited to visit my personal site, "GRAVEN IMAGERY" at http://tvzoner.tripod.com for a more in-depth look at my work and the people and places that have influenced it.

Graven Imagery
My personal site. Provides in-depth biographical info and details on my thirteen published works. Also covers the current state of genre films and literary works.

PUBLISHING NEWS: May 2007: 'THE DEAD EFFECT' has officially been unleashed onto the world via Double-Dragon Publishing! JULY 2007: Swimming Kangaroo Publishing has agreed to release 'SPECTRAL REWIND: The Class of '81', a mystery/suspense thriller with just a hint of the supernatural. Being that I myself am an eighty-one high school graduate from Red Bay High (Red Bay, Alabama), this allowed me a personal trip down memory lane. This looks to be a June 2008 release. AUG 2007: The 'unedited' 2007 version of 'MISTER HATE' is currently being edited, and should see a September publishing date from Double-Dragon Publishing. SEPT 2007: "Mister HATE 2007" on sale at Double-Dragon Publishing. This is a newly re-edited, partially re-written version of the 2003 novel. Can be purchased in paperback or ebook versions. Also on sale at Fictionwise.com. NOV 2007: While awaiting the final editing process for 'SPECTRAL REWIND: The Class of '81', a June 2008 release from Swimming Kangaroo Publishing, I've just finished outlining my newest project, a sequel to 2006's highly successful 'DESOLATION ISLAND' tentatively entitled 'DESOLATION OUTPOST', which will feature several characters from the previous novel in a suspense/mystery/horror setting. I hope to complete this full-length work by Spring of next year. JAN 2008: Double-Dragon Publishing has agreed in principal to publish my Sci-Fi/Horror novella 'BUG-STOMPERS OF THE 21st CENTURY' sometime in 2009. Meanwhile, editing continues on the upcoming release 'SPECTRAL REWIND' from Swimming Kangaroo Publishing, and I'm also 25,000 words or so into my newest work, 'DESOLATION OUTPOST'. I hope to have the first draft of this horror/mystery completed by the May/June 2008 timeframe. FEB 2008: Editing is complete on both 'YELLOW FEVER' and 'A CREEPING DREAD'. Thanks Mary K. for all your hard work on these twin projects. Double-Dragon will publish both E and paperback editions in late March. MARCH 2008: 'YELLOW FEVER' has just been released by Double-Dragon...soon to be on sale at Amazon.com, Fictionwise.com, and other on-line booksellers in both ebook and paperback editions. On Deck: 'A CREEPING DREAD', a horror-western also from Double-Dragon Publishing. Editing is now complete on 'SPECTRAL REWIND: The Class of '81'. This now looks to be a late summer release from Swimming Kangaroo Publishing. APRIL 2008: Double-Dragon has just released 'CREEPING DREAD' my horror-western. Coming directly off the heels of 'YELLOW FEVER', this is indeed a 'double-shot' of thrills from Double-Dragon! MAY 2008: Having completed the first draft, editing now begins on my action/adventure thriller, 'DESOLATION OUTPOST', a sequel to 2006's 'DESOLATION ISLAND'. From there, submissions will begin in earnest. JULY 2008: With 'DESOLATION OUTPOST' now in submission status, I turn my attention to outlining my newest project. Stay tuned. Also, the mystery/thriller 'SPECTRAL REWIND: The Class of 81' has finally completed the edit phase and looks to be a late August-early September release from Swimming Kangaroo Publishing. OCTOBER 2008: Still awaiting release of 'Spectral Rewind: The Class of '81' from Swimming Kangaroo Publishing, most likely around Halloween. How very appropriate. NOVEMBER 2008: 'SPECTRAL REWIND: The Class of '81' is finally released by Swimming Kangaroo Books. Seek out a copy for a equal doses of suspense and nostalgia for a more innocent, less technologically challenging era. JANUARY 2009: My first offering of the new year, the tongue-in-cheek Sci-Fi horror tale, 'BUG STOMPERS of The 21st Century', has just been released by Double-Dragon Publishing. Having spent the better part of a year as a pest control technician myself, my motivations for writing this particular project are obvious. Lovers of classic Sci-Fi 'bug movies' will have much to enjoy. OCT 2009: Double-Dragon Publishing has agreed to publish my sequel to 2006's 'Desolation Island', entitled 'Desolation Outpost'. More news to come...