Award-winning author of 32 books, including First Blood, which introduced the world to Rambo. 18 million copies in print translated into 30 languages.
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I wouldn’t have written FIRST BLOOD if I hadn’t read a book about Hemingway by Penn State professor Philip Young. I was so impressed, I resolved to move from Canada to the United States and study w/Young. On this podcast I discuss that formative adventure.
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44 years ago, this month in 1982, the film adaptation of my novel FIRST BLOOD debuted. I fondly recall the thrill of seeing it with an excited audience. It changed action movies, just as I had the goal of changing action novels.
Bargain alert. The e-book of my first executive-protection novel THE FIFTH PROFESSION is now on sale for $1.99 on Amazon. Lots of fascinating research with world-class protectors.
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The darkest secrets live in places you’re not supposed to be...
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One of my favorite movies for Halloween, THE CHANGELING, stars George C. Scott as a composer who moves into a haunted mansion in Seattle. Peter Medak directed the 1980 Canadian supernatural horror film. Great stuff.
Need more ideas for scary movies to watch this Halloween? Here’s a list from Variety’s movie critics of the 100 best horror films of all time.
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Just in time for Halloween, Publishers Weekly has an article about the growing popularity of “horromance,” (horror/romance) a “kiss me/kill me” genre that could be a spin off from “romantasy.”
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The hottest trend in publishing apparently is part of a centuries-old heritage. Read about “romantasy” and its ties to medieval romances in The Guardian.
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“Mysterious lights, an isolated research facility, and characters as real as your next-door neighbor elevate this techno-thriller into a masterpiece of suspense.”—James Rollins
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The worst is coming. Over 300 movies and streaming shows have already used A.I., in some cases for writing. Soon the only things I’ll watch will be productions before this year.
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Delighted that my short story “The Corpse Collector,” first published in the Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine,” is included in the new THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE, which publishes today. Edited by Megan Abbott and Steph Cha.
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I love CBS’s new legal drama CUPERTINO about a law firm’s fight against the abuses of high tech. Lively, witty, timely & each episode is blessedly self-contained rather than carrying the bloat of most ltd series. The title refers to a Silicon Valley community. Also on Paramount+.
My favorite ghost novel for Halloween is Henry James’s THE TURN OF THE SCREW (1898). He wrote it so that the reader can’t be certain if the ghosts are real or imagined, calling it “a trap for the unwary.” My essay about James’s ghost stories is in my collection STARS IN MY EYES.
THE YEAR’S BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE will publish next week (Oct. 20). Edited by Megan Abbott and Steph Cha, it includes my short story “The Corpse Collector,” first published in the Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. Pre-order here:
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Get into the Halloween spirit with a look at five horror movie locations, including THE SHINING’S Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, CO.
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“Crack this novel and it’s like an alien abduction of your brain—forget resuming your normal life until it’s finished.” —Douglas Preston
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From a new imagining of THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE to a recasting of an H.P Lovecraft tale, THE HORROR AT RED HOOK, The Guardian gives a roundup of the best recent horror, fantasy, and sci fi fiction.
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“Don’t chase the market. You’ll always see its backside.” That’s one of the premises of THE SUCCESSFUL NOVELIST, my book about writing. Read a sample chapter on my website.
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