Why Werewolves?

By Slade Grayson My novel, Autumn Moon, is about a pack of werewolves that control a small town in Montana. Things have run smoothly for over a century, until an idealistic (and troubled) young minister comes to town and upsets the status quo. “Why werewolves?” That’s the question I get a lot. Certainly, the plot of

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An Interview with Exit Zero author Neil Cohen

“As for rebuilding society, that is someone else’s genre. I enjoy tearing it down.” Name: Neil A. Cohen Rank: None Serial Number: None of your damn business. I am the author behind the zombie novel Exit Zero.  Some would say I am the culprit behind Exit Zero for my murder of the English language, destruction of proper sentence

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An Interview with Jason Bovberg, Author of Blood Red

1. Please introduce yourself to our readers. Tell us a little about yourself… I’m a father. (I have two daughters who challenge me every day.) I’m a book collector. (My favorite books are I Am Legend, TheSilence of the Lambs, and To Kill a Mockingbird.) I’m a movie buff. (My favorite movies are Raiders of the Lost Ark, SE7EN, and

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The Thing: An Allegorical Argument

By Gerald Dean Rice Like every horror writer, I’m a fan of horror movies. I saw movies like Creepshow and The Howling when I was five years old. I’ve seen my fair share of really bad ones and some good ones too. Occasionally, there are great horror movies that I see something new even after watching them hundreds of times. One such

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12 Questions with William Vitka

What books have you written? Stranded, Emergence, Live From the End of the World (nee Infected), A Man and His Robot, Blood God, Kill Machine (all are part of the Hroza series), the Bartender series, and there are a few more in the pipe coming from Permuted and Post Hill Press. What first inspired you

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Cults

By Jamie Mason You know who I’m talking about. Close your eyes and you can picture them, the freaks. Their strange beliefs, their weird customs and rituals that prompt you and the rest of your “normal” friends to roll your eyes, point and laugh. They’re freaks, these people – absolute, total weirdos and outsiders. You

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Zombies and Terrorists

By Neil Cohen If I told you a horde of zombies over a thousand strong and growing in numbers had marched through a village in Africa killing everyone they encountered, what would you do? I am sure you’re running through all the preparedness activities you and your co-workers or friends have discussed over a beer

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Why We Love Scary Stories

By Kerry Alan Denney Ghosts, Monsters, Aliens, and Other Dreadful and Dangerous Creatures …and lions and tigers and bears, oh my! We may as well toss vampires, dragons, werewolves, demons, chimera, zombies, and shape-shifters in the mix too. Why do we love to tell scary stories? Better yet, why do we love to be scared

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A Risk We Have to Take: Space Mining

By Timothy Johnson For as long as we can collectively remember, we’ve looked to the stars, and until we could touch them, it was an endeavor of awe, imagination, and curiosity. Now, however, it’s a conversation about pragmatism. What’s the point in exploring space? Our home is here. The psychological quandary of why we look

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Die Hard

By Thomas J. Wolfenden Several weeks ago, I was originally asked to write a guest-blog for Permuted Press to coincide with the upcoming release of my second novel, One Man’s War, and to be honest, after reading several of my fellow author’s blogs, I felt completely at a loss over the subject I’d write about.

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