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- Hometown:
- A cursed place better left unnamed.
- About Me:
- Who am I? What am I? Well, I guess I'm a dark speculative poet, writer, and artist. I'm also someone with a deep interest in history, myth, legend, folklore, and the unexplained. Let's just say, based on my own personal experiences, I'm a believer in the paranormal.
My poetic and artistic works have appeared in quite a few on-line and print publications, including Niteblade, The Sword Review, Hungur, The Fifth Di..., Sounds of the Night, Aphelion, Bewildering Stories, and Sorcerous Signals. I'm also something of a regular illustrator at the sword and sorcery publication Flashing Swords.
- Favorite Authors
- J. R. R. Tolkien, H. P. Lovecraft, Bram Stoker, Edgar Allen Poe, Ursula K. LeGuin, Ewart Oakeshott, Katharine Briggs, Tanith Lee, Terry Brooks, Thomas B. Costain, Norma Lorre Goodrich, Ellis Peters, Brad Steiger, Frances & Joseph Gies, Lord Dunsany, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, J. S. LeFanu, Sir Walter Scott, Anthony Hope, H. G. Wells, Richard Matheson, Howard Pyle, & William Shakespeare.
- Favorite Books
- The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Dracula, Salem's Lot, Jurassic Park, War of the Worlds, The Prisoner of Zenda, Ivanhoe, The Black Arrow, An Encyclopedia of Fairies, plus several anthologies of classic horror tales, weird tales, and collections of works by Poe, Lovecraft, and Dunsany.
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"weeping tree" in SCIFAIKUEST
"Weeping tree" combines the concept of a weeping willow with the potentially dangerous, and possibly even murderous, a… Continue
Posted on November 1, 2009 at 7:24pm —
Why Monsters?
At times, I like to think of drawing monsters and writing about monsters as a bit of monster-slaying, creating diabolic beasts on paper to vanquish the demons in my past. And there are plenty… Continue
Posted on October 29, 2009 at 7:13pm —
Niteblade Art Blog: House of Chamberlin
Ch… Continue
Posted on October 28, 2009 at 11:50am —
Greg Schwartz's Article About Horrorku
Posted on October 26, 2009 at 8:29pm —
"Gathering of the Dead" in TALES FROM THE MOONLIT PATH
Gathering of the Dead" combines two things near and dear to my heart - ghost stories and fairy folklore. The fairy connection may simply be implied through the mention of… Continue
Posted on October 21, 2009 at 9:57pm —
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Gila Queen’s Guide To Markets #161
The newest issue of the Gila Queen's Guide To Markets is out. Chock full of the latest news on science fiction, fantasy, and horror markets, the issue, as all their issues, is delivered by email.Season of Mystery: The Cherry Blossom Murders
Last year Chet Williamson was commissioned by Square/Enix, the Japanese computer game company, to write a mystery game. After having worked on it with the development team and artists for nearly a year, the game has just been released.The Monster Book of Zombies
Originally published in 1993, The Mammoth Book of Zombies (edited by Stephen Jones) was re-released this year as a Barnes & Noble hardcover for $7.98 and re-titled, The Monster Book of Zombies.Storytellers Unplugged
Gorilla, My Love
[John is suffering computer woes at the moment. I told him I'd find something appropriate to fill his slot, and found this archived post of his from September of 2006. Enjoy!]
A long time ago, there was this gorilla I knew. I was out of work, and the gorilla was similarly unemployed. At [...]
A novel a month?
Well, it’s November again. Halloween is done Thanksgiving is on the way (Pause here, folks, and contemplate what you have to be thankful for. The odds are there’s a good deal going right, even if there’s some negatives out there.) and a plethora of various religious celebrations are eight around the corner. Some of my [...]
The Compounds (and compound-complexes) of Style
Perhaps you believe in the soul. Perhaps you don’t, and only view a living being as a series of biological functions acting in concert. Under either philosophy, you will view a dead body as different from a living person. All of the physical components are there, but the core of the individual is gone.
At this [...]
What I Learned From Blogging About the Kindle
Last month, when I finally decided to “come out” about owning a Kindle, I learned two things. One, after reading some of the comments about my blog entry, I realized that I have always written about “safe” topics, ones that are least likely to stir up controversy, and heaven forbid, make [...]
Let’s Just Pretend The Last 8 Months Never Happened
Looks like it was a sabbatical after all.
Last March, after close to a three-year tenure, I hung up my Storytellers U hat — the one with the Viking horns and a beer funnel — without knowing whether this would be permanent or temporary. Couldn’t help but notice, in the interim, that lords-of-the-manor [...]
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good to hear that your creative side are flourishing! You are one hell of a poet and artist, so that is really good to hear.
Now, cars are nothing but evil pieces of metal. My own car his hanging on for dear life and I am happy every time the damn thing goes where it is supposed to. I don't know the first thing about cars or machines. They are considering on creating a new law here in Sweden that will ban me from ALL kinds of tools and machinery for all eternity. I hope they do! When my girlfriend asks me to look at the car I understand what Jerry Seinfeld meant when he said: Well, you open the hood and hope that there will be a huge switch set to OFF!
And as you said: sometimes it just one small thing that can make all the difference.
Also, I would like to thank you for the very useful pointers you have given me. They have helped me a lot. Thanks a million!
By the way, have you tried out scribd?
Yours truly
Thom
I hope all is well with you my friend.
Yours truly
Thom Olausson
Just wanted to stop in and get your opinion on my latest cover design posted to my blog...
I would love your input.
Aidana WillowRaven
www.WillowRavenIllustration.com
901-325-1402
~M
I hope you brought water, a flare gun and extra underwear.
I will fully explore your artwork and blog as you suggest when I rise tomorrow. It's bedtime here right now. Great to know you.
Brian
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