The JLH Collective

“It's odd for a sequel to be better than the original (Darkening Sturgeons), but that might be the case here.”  “…you can tell that the author has reached a maturity that allows a much more controlled writing style…” “John reels you into his book with credible characters and a plot with twists and turns.”  “All in all this story is an American tragedy that makes you think.”  get ebook You can leave a review of  HAUNTING STURGEONS  in the comments below.

  “What do I remember about the day my hometown was destroyed?”  Jimmy Schroder was 11 years-old when his brother disappeared and the town of Sturgeons was wiped off the map.    Now, ten years later, Jimmy has returned to his rebuilt childhood home in search of answers.    Answers to what happened to his brother and who exactly was responsible. Will reconnecting with an old friend alter Jimmy’s trajectory through the streets of Sturgeons or will the shadow of Stickler Hill, the last place his brother was seen alive, continue to pull him towards the darkness within?  get ebook

  The Collective Eye is on...  WHAT SHOULD THE WORLD KNOW ABOUT YOU?  We have been friends since middle school and fans of horror and B-movies since the invention of the video rental store. In the eighties, we watched the original Halloween about two dozen times over a two year span. With a group of friends, we even filmed our own version of numerous scenes from the movie including wandering the grounds of the local psychiatric hospital in the middle of the night in bathrobes. …If we reveal anything more, we would have to kill you. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR BLOG?  It’s all about horror: good and bad. We don’t discriminate. WHO/WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO START BLOGGING?  Andrew :  Fame (definitely not fortune). Michael :  I ’m a fan of author John Joseph Miller (probably best known as a contributor to George R. R. Martin’s Wild Card series). He used to write for a blog called Cheese-Magnet (all hail the Cheese-Magnet) and after conversing with him and some of the other bloggers on the site,

  The Collective Eye is on...  WHAT SHOULD THE WORLD KNOW ABOUT YOU?  Although I have had my struggles in life, I don't give up. For example, i've a learning disability but I don't let it define me or bring me down. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR BOOKS & ART?  I want the world to be a happier place. I am a very creative person & I want people to smile when they see my art & when they read my books. WHO/WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO BEGIN WRITING & CREATING ART?   The art, clearly visiting museums when I was younger.     Being taken to art museums in my youth has impacted me enormously. As for my writing. I am very much inspired by the classics, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, George Elliot, the Brontë sisters, etc. WHAT ARE 5 OF YOUR FAVORITE ART STYLES?   I am obsessed with the art of the 19th century and early 20th century. I love the impressionists, the post impressionists, the pre-raphaelites, the arts & crafts movement & art nouveau. IF YOU WERE A DESSERT,   

  The Collective Eye is on...  WHAT SHOULD THE WORLD KNOW ABOUT YOU?    I have dyslexia.    It was discovered when I was quite young, but I never let it hold me back.    Some people have said my books could use one last edit, and they are probably right, but at least I am out there doing it.    I’m writing books.    (I have a wonderful editor now, JD Reed.)   To have a full and rich life, I believe people should do extraordinary things.    Don’t play video games, make them.    Don’t read books, write them.   I know, I just told everyone not to read my books, but this is what I told my students.    I tried to inspire them to go outside their comfort zone and try to do something they only dare to dream of.    A few of my students wrote and published novels of their own before they graduated.   HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR BOOKS ?   My zombie apocalypse series is not your garden variety undead tale.    I chose a scientist and a Radio Shack manager as my heroes.    They are joined by a grou

The Collective Eye is on...  WHAT SHOULD THE WORLD KNOW ABOUT YOU? I get bored easily, so the fact that I’ve continuously run a blog for nearly 11 years never ceases to surprise me. In addition to my blog, I’m a contributor to The Dark Pages, a film noir newsletter (watch for my latest article in the upcoming Annual GIANT Dark Pages issue). On a side note, when I’m not writing I love to take my camera everywhere (much to my family’s chagrin), and photograph the Pacific Northwest. Okay, there’s one more thing… For a while, I’ve been working on a secret writing project, an as-yet-untitled book, taking a deep dive into cinematic depictions of sideshows from the beginning of film to the present. I plan to hopefully complete it within the next couple of years. Yes, folks, you’ve heard it here first! HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR BLOG? Cinematic Catharsis describes my sometimes contentious, ultimately cleansing relationship with film. While I wouldn’t necessarily describe all movies as “cathar