Category Archives: Films

Rango – The Post-Apocalyptic Western

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Mike

The Western was the Post-apocalyptic fiction of its day. Continue reading →

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I Just Found My 1999 Website

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Mike

I had fun making a book trailer back in 1999 before Youtube and before anyone was making book trailers. It was a lot of fun, but it’s very dated. Hey, it’s 2012. 1999 is a long time ago. Continue reading →

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Priest: Not Like My Vampire Novel

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Mike

The biggest similarity between my vampire novel and the vampire movie Priest is the concept of a religious order that has trained specifically to fight vampires. Continue reading →

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Busted a Deadline

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Mike

People are watching the movie Priest as I write this, but they aren’t reading my vampire novel because it’s still in my hard drive. Continue reading →

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Kindles Everywhere

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Mike

Look out Sony e-reader, Nook and Kobo, because Amazon announced this week that Kindles are now on display and available for purchase at 3,200 Walmart stores. Continue reading →

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Priest Forces My Hand

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Mike

I can’t wait to see Priest, because I’m pretty sure that the movie’s high-tech take on vampire fighting is very different from my post-apocalyptic novel where gunpowder is so scarce that people carry swords and cross bows as supplementary weapons. Continue reading →

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