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SHORT STORIES
LITTLE BLACK DRESS
First published
in Gothic.Net, October 29, 2001.
(This
story was the "Most read piece in Horror Fiction" on Gothic.Net
for over a year - wracking up over 3,000 hits!).
BEYOND THE HAZE
First published
on Horrorfind.com on March 15, 2002
This
story also appears in THE BEST OF HORRORFIND II, Edited by Brian Keene,
which debuted in August of 2003.
SECOND CHANCES
First published
in Gothic.Net, December 9, 2002
This
story received an Honorable Mention in the sixteenth annual edition of
The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror, edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri
Windling.
HEAD GAMES
First published on Horrorfind.com on March 14, 2003.
MERMAIDS
Co-written with Daniel G. Keohane, "Mermaids" was first publihsed in Cemetery Dance Magazine, Issue # 46, in October of 2003.
MATING ROOM
First published in House of Pain, November 15, 2003. Read it by clicking here.
ANIMAL BIOGRAPHIES
First published in the magazine Lullaby Hearse in Issue #5 (June 2004).
FETCH
First published on Horrorfind.com, October 8, 2004.
ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY FOR MIMES
First published in the Halloween issue of Twilight Times, which went online November 17, 2004.
Read it now at: Electroshock Therpay for Mimes
ROTTEN
First published in the magazine AOIFE'S KISS # 14, September 1, 2005.
THE BLOOD-SPLATTERED MIRROR BALL
First published in the chapbook RIGHT HOUSE ON THE LEFT, from Novello Publishers, October 31, 2005. LLS is one of the three featured writers, along with Mark McLaughlin and Steve Vernon.
THE NO! PLACE
First published in Horror Garage # 11, January 2006.
MUSCLE CAR
Co-written with Kurt Newton. First published in Bare Bone # 9, in the fall of 2006.
SOMETIMES THE GOOD WITCH SINGS TO ME
First published in the anthology COVER OF DARKNESS, by Sam's Dot Publishing, in May of 2007.
BRIGHT GREEN
First published in the anthology TRAPS, edited by Scott T. Goudsward, for DarkHart Press, November 2008
STILL LIFE WITH SOUL JUICE
First published in the anthology RAW: BRUTALITY AS ART, by Snuff Books, January 2009.
SOMETHING BLUE
First published in SHROUD MAGAZINE, ISSUE # 6, in fall of 2009.
MOONSHINER SAYS ALIENS "TASTE LIKE CHICKEN!"
First published in TABLOID TERRORS 3, Skullvines Press, January 2010
CROCODILES
First published in LIGATURE MARKS #1 (online webzine), January 2010
Read it now at: Crocodiles
POETRY
CIRCLES
First published in SPACE AND TIME Magazine # 100, in April/May. OUT NOW!
REVIEWS
For Various sites (Weird Times, DVD Resurrections and others) - did lots of solo reviews (before 2003), including: THE MATRIX TRILOGY: A CRITIQUE - First published in the Hellnotes newsletter on December 18, 2003.
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CINEMA
KNIFE FIGHT
-A movie review column written in
collaboration with Michael Arruda
(This column appeared on the fourth Thursday of each month
in HELLNOTES,
a weekly newsletter for the horror genre from April 2004 to March 2006).
The complete archives can be found on this site (simply click the menu). The columns include:
2004 COLUMNS:
KNIFE FIGHT # 1 - SECRET WINDOW - First published in the HELLNOTES newsletter on April 22, 2004 . ... ...
KNIFE FIGHT # 2 - VAN HELSING - First published in the HELLNOTESnewsletter on May 20, 2004. .. ...............
KNIFE FIGHT # 3 - THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW - First published in HELLNOTES on June 17, 2004.. .. ... .. ...
KNIFE FIGHT # 4 - JAWS - First published in HELLNOTES on July 15, 2004.
KNIFE FIGHT # 5 - THE VILLAGE - First published in HELLNOTES on August 19, 2004.
KNIFE FIGHT # 6 - EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING - First published in HELLNOTES on September 16, 2004.
KNIFE FIGHT # 7 - THE FORGOTTEN - First published in HELLNOTES on October 21, 2004.
KNIFE FIGHT # 8 - THE GRUDGE - First published in HELLNOTES on November 18, 2004.
KNIFE FIGHT # 9 - THE SEED OF CHUCKY - First published in HELLNOTES on December 16, 2004.
2005 COLUMNS:
KNIFE FIGHT # 10 - WHITE NOISE - First published in HELLNOTES on January 20, 2005.
KNIFE FIGHT # 11 - BOOGEYMAN - First published in HELLNOTES on February 17, 2005.
KNIFE FIGHT # 12 - CURSED - First published in HELLNOTES on March 17, 2005.
KNIFE FIGHT # 13 - SIN CITY - First published in HELLNOTES on April 21, 2005.
KNIFE FIGHT # 14 - WAR OF THE WORLDS - First published in HELLNOTES on July 28, 2005.
KNIFE FIGHT # 15 - SKELETON KEY- First published in HELLNOTES on August 25, 2005.
KNIFE FIGHT # 16 - THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE - First published in HELLNOTES on September 22, 2005.
KNIFE FIGHT # 17 - THE FOG - First published in HELLNOTES on October 20, 2005.
KNIFE FIGHT # 18 - SAW II - First published in HELLNOTES on November 23, 2005.
2006 COLUMNS:
KNIFE FIGHT # 19 - HOSTEL - First published in HELLNOTES on January 25, 2006.
KNIFE FIGHT # 20 - FINAL DESTINATION 3 - First published in HELLNOTES on February 23, 2006.
KNIFE FIGHT # 21 - THE HILLS HAVE EYES (2006) - First published in HELLNOTES on March 23, 2006.
2007 COLUMNS: (IT'S BACK!)
KNIFE FIGHT # 22 - (ROB ZOMBIE'S REMAKE OF) HALLOWEEN (2007) - First published on FEARZONE.com on September 15, 2007.
KNIFE FIGHT # 23 - 30 DAYS OF NIGHT - First published on FEARZONE.com on October 22, 2007.
KNIFE FIGHT # 24 (MAGAZINE KNIFE FIGHT) - FANGORIA VS. RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE - First published on FEARZONE.com on November 3, 2007.
KNIFE FIGHT # 25 - THE MIST - First published on FEARZONE.com on December 25, 2007
KNIFE FIGHT # 26 - SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET - First published on FEARZONE.com on December 27, 2007
KNIFE FIGHT # 27 - ALIENS VS. PREDATORS: REQUIEM - First pubished on Fear Zone on December 31, 2007
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FROM JANUARY 2008 - ON
JACK
KETCHUM'S THE GIRL NEXT DOOR
1/11/08
CLOVERFIELD 1/21/08
SEE JANE RUN 2/4/08
THE RUINS 4/6/08
PROM NIGHT (2008)
4/15/08
THE STRANGERS 6/2/08
THE HAPPENING 6/17/08
HELLBOY 2 7/13/08
THE X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE 7/27/08
MIRRORS 8/17/08
IGOR 9/25/08
QUARANTINE 10/14/08
THE HAUNTING OF MOLLY HARTLEY 11/3/08
CLIVE BARKER'S THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN 11/10/08
PUNISHER WAR ZONE 12/8/08
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (2008) 12/17/08
THE BEST FILMS OF 2008 1/2/09
THE UNBORN 1/11/09
MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D (2009) 1/19/09
THE UNINVITED 2/1/09
CORALINE 2/8/09
FRIDAY THE 13TH (2009) 2/15/09
WATCHMEN 3/8/09
THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT (2009) 3/15/09
TOKYO GORE POLICE 3/23/09
CINEMA STRANGEHOLD: ALIEN TRESPASS 4/6/09
TERMINATOR SALVATION 5/25/09
DRAG ME TO HELL 5/31/09
THE DUNWICH HORROR (2009) 6/22/09
ORPHAN 7/27/09
SLIME CITY GRINDHOUSE COLLECTION (DVD BOX
SET) 8/14/09
DISTRICT 9 8/16/09
HALLOWEEN 2 (2009) 8/31/09
ZOMBIELAND 10/4/09
THE FOURTH KIND 11/9/09
FROM NOVEMBER 2009 TO PRESENT - COLUMNS NOW POSTED ON THE OFFICIAL CINEMA KNIFE FIGHT SITE
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TV APPEARANCES & INTERVIEWS
WB 56 (WLVI-TV) Ten O'Clock News - segment on the return of "CREATURE DOUBLE FEATURE"- Originally aired Thursday, June 22, 2006.
Interviewed by Penny Dreadful for her SHILLING SHOCKERS TV show on Massachusetts cable access television. The topic of this special episode was "Horror Movie Hosts of the Past." I will post more information when an air date is announced.
Interview for the New Bedford STANDARD-TIMES in the Sunday, October 29, 2006 edition. The article is entitled "The Thrill of the Chill" by Tim Weisberg and he interviews several people who "face fear head on." I'm the guy who talks about horror movies, of course. You can read it here.