“As you can see, there were two snake daggers in this case. One’s accounted for out on the steps. The other is gone. Nearly everyone around here thinks that they are voodoo daggers with magical powers. They were found in an overseer’s grave during the restoration of the mansion thirty years ago…” –From White Witch […]

“Remember, when you pitch an investor to finance a film, you’re selling something different. You’re selling the magic and the sizzle of Hollywood and most importantly, you’re selling yourself along with the upside (or fallacy) of what their investment might return. If someone is really in the position to write a check to finance a […]

Benjamin Mester is native of San Diego but can often be found wandering the woods of northern Minnesota. He fell in love with language at an early age – the eloquence of poetry or the grandeur of an epic story. Fantasy is his favorite genre, crafting new and magical places of heroism and adventure. When […]

Cooper Daniels has come up with a sure fire plan. Take the marijuana he and his buddy, Davis, has grown and processed, stuff it in some furniture, load that furniture and a bunch of other assorted junk into one of those container units, and ship it down to Texas. Let somebody else do the high […]

About a half hour ago, Mr. Avery was released from Iron Gate Territorial Prison in the Arizona Territory.  A transport wagon driven by Rudy Haemmler is being used to transport the just released convict to the nearest town of Fordsburg. Mr. Avery has no idea why the four men on horseback on the narrow trail ahead […]

Game Warden Joe Pickett has a new boss. Above her is a new boss as well as Wyoming has a newly elected Governor. Governor Colter Allen and Pickett recently got off on the wrong foot. Pickett isn’t thrilled that he has been summoned to meet the Governor’s plane on landing in Saddlestring.  Governor Allen is […]

Li’l Tom and the Pussyfoot Detective Bureau: The Case of the New Year Dragon is the second book in this fun mystery series. It follows The Case of the Parrots Desaparecidos that came out in 2015. While the new book is a sequel, one does not really need to have read the first book in […]

Here is part of the press release Alamo Drafthouse’s American Genre Film Archive, the largest non-profit genre film archive in the world, and Something Weird are excited to announce an July 10, 2018 release date for the GODMONSTER OF INDIAN FLATS Blu-ray. After a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2015, AGFA purchased a 4K film scanner […]

Most small businesses by this point in time have developed a website because they understand this is how they find new customers. People simply search online for most things, and without even a small website, it’s difficult to capture a larger market share. Yes, Google local will tell them where you are, the hours of […]

Real money online slots are beautiful inventions that have earned themselves a negative public perception over the years. The very first slots were made available to the public in the last years of the 19th century. Charles Fey’s Liberty Bell can claim to be the first of this legion of digital entertainment. These gambling machines […]

The online gambling business has witnessed visitors in the millions over the past two decades that the industry has been up and running. During this time, the venture has grown to become one of the biggest revenue generators, amassing well over four hundred billion dollars in the last year alone. This has allowed the establishment […]

If you watch or read the news these days, you might be forgiven for thinking that there are problems for the economy at every turn. Even when things do start to look up, there is always someone who predicts that a downturn is not far away. This can make the idea of starting your own […]

Have you just graduated from college with a law degree? If so, you are most likely contemplating joining an established firm. The reason most college graduates do not consider starting their own firm after law school is lack of funding. While this is a major hurdle to jump, it is still possible to successfully start […]

“With one powerful yank, the man tore the bag from Nikki’s outstretched arm causing her to lose balance. Blinding pain shot through her system as Nikki’s head smacked against the concrete sidewalk. She moaned softly while straining to see through the rapidly collecting haze. Nikki’s eyelids continued to flutter as the gray turned to black, […]

What would you like to drink? The young man asked. What draft beer do you have? I expected the usual Lite crap, and indeed they had all of the Lite crap, then he said Stella Artois.   When it arrived, I told the young man that I had not had a Stella Artois in 38 […]

This documentary has been kicking around for several years, I am glad that IFC and Sundance have decided to give it another push. In part the Press Release reads: Directed and produced by Christopher Quinn (Sundance award winner God Grew Tired of Us), Eating Animals tells the story of the beginning of the end of […]

This is a guest article by Silvio Aladjem MD. I remember as it were today . She wanted to come and talk to me. I was home. Knowing Vivien, I anticipated that this will not be an inconsequential talk. I would know soon enough. She arrived shortly thereafter. As usual, we went into the library, […]

Ok so guns are not the issue. I keep hearing this when a school shooting occurs. The NRA insists that the problem is Mental Health and we should invest more money in that area, rather than attacking the 2nd amendment. Some people also claim the violent video game are a serious factor, that argument does […]

Loren Evarts is a very accomplished musician and Home Again is one of the best Solo Piano albums I have heard in a while. I am not a classically trained musician so I can not comment on Timing or Chord Progressions or any of the other technical stuff that experts whip out in learned discussion, […]

Lets start with the presser and then get down to business:   Curved Air Founding Member & Legendary Violinist Darryl Way to Release First Ever Rock Version of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons – Out Now! Almost 50 years after the creation of his classic rock anthem Vivaldi, Curved Air’s trail blazing violinist Darryl Way, has arranged […]

I love a good joke as much as the next person, a good rib tickler . Today in the snail mail I got a letter informing me that one of my URL’s was expiring in early September. Factually this is true, I do indeed have a web address that expires in September, and my domain […]

Christine Amsden has been writing fantasy and science fiction for as long as she can remember. She loves to write and it is her dream that others will be inspired by this love and by her stories. Speculative fiction is fun, magical, and imaginative but great speculative fiction is about real people defining themselves through […]

I am a pretty easy going music reviewer, about the only genres I refuse to touch are Rap and Hip Hop, I’ll even do the occasional Country album, but you need to find me in a really good mood for all of the winging and whining about pick up trucks and tumbleweeds. A genre that […]

As President of the Shorty Mystery Fiction Society, it gives me great pleasure to share the news of our 2018 Derringer Award winners. https://shortmystery.blogspot.com/2018/05/2018-derringer-awards.html

Black Cat Mystery Magazine: Issue One opens with a note from editors John Gregory Betancourt and Carla Coupe stating that their magazine will focus on mystery short stories. In addition to publishing the occasional classic piece from decades ago, they will publish quality mystery stories regardless of the niche the story fits in the genre. […]

The issue opens with “Love On The Rocks” by Steve Liskow. The Monday night football game is on so Karin is hoping for good tips.  She is in school so every dime helps which is why she is good at her job and pays attention to all of her customers. Working only three nights a week […]

Michael Okon is an award-winning and best-selling author of multiple genres including paranormal, thriller, horror, action/adventure and self-help. He graduated from Long Island University with a degree in English, and then later received his MBA in business and finance. Coming from a family of writers, he has storytelling in his DNA. Michael has been writing […]

Cam Reynolds has a simple job. Collect the money owed to his boss, Tommy, Jr. He is the son of the legendary and now deceased mob boss, Tom Colcetti. The kid may not value him as much as his father did, but the kid is keeping the family business going and Cam still has a […]

It has been several years since the events of The Last Second Chance: An Ed Earl Burch Novel and private detective Ed Earl Burch still carries those scars and many more. Many of those scars haunt his dreams and daylight memories often inspired by drinking, smoking, or the way a woman’s hair moved on the […]

As The Chalk Pit: A Ruth Galloway Mystery begins, Forensic Archeologist Ruth Galloway is beneath the surface of the ground and not happy about it. She is in one of the many tunnels that are passageways below Norwhich. She does not like small spaces as it is and being underground with the reality of all […]