Only 36 Deadnecks Left!

There are only 36 copies left of Deadneck Hootenanny and it's just arrived from the printer.

If you've ordered a copy, you'll get yours soon.

If you haven't it's not too late...if you act now.

Ten bucks for all the body parts and belly laughs you can handle?

I don't care who you are, that's a deal!

Order from the publisher.

Order from Shocklines.

Order from Bloodletting Press.

Me and the boys thank ya.

Vacation Zips Along

Here I am midway through the second of two week's vacation, and I haven't accomplished a thing.

But I guess that really depends on how you define vacation. Me, I'm always torn between a need to rest up from my mentally-demanding job and the urge to get a lot of writing done. So I vacillate between the two until I stress out. Then I collapse on the couch like a slug for a few days with a pile of books and DVDs. That's what I'm doing now. I just took a bathroom break and passed the computer, so I thought I should update the ol' blog.

I actually had family matters that took me out of town last week, plus Pulpcon. Dave Wilbanks and I took care of some Dead Earth business, including the copy for the dust jacket. We'll see if PS likes it.

I also got some advance money this week from two books, so I was able to score major husband points by buying Beauty and the Beast: Season Two for Norma. Or, as I like to call it, The Show Where the Chick from Terminator and the Guy Who Played Hellboy (But Looks Like A Giant Cat Here) Whisper to Each Other.

Pulp Paradise

Yesterday I finally attended my first Pulpcon. The details can be found here.

The Deadnecks Are Getting Closer

Publisher Nick Cato tells me that Deadneck Hootenanny is at the printer. I could be signing copies as early as next week.

I'll let you know when the beasts are released.

Superhero Spotted at Local Park

Sad But Not Unexpected

"Hi, I'm Scooter Libby. I spilled classified secrets for my boss Dick Cheney and was found guilty, and boy, I was punished, cuz I, uh, well, you see, I, er...Well, I missed several lunches at the club when that pesky trial was going on."

Does Size Matter?

As you might have guessed from the title, this is NOT work friendly.

25 Years of Being Married To Me????

Yep, 25 years ago Norma and I were hitched. I often tell people -- after they tell me I married up (which I get a lot) -- that alcohol was involved. Really, though, I don't know what made her say yes and what has kept her around for a quarter century. But I'm glad she has.

It's great to know someone has my back, and vice versa, no matter what happens. I'm not sure what influence I've had on her, but any tiny hint of social grace I possess is due to Norma. She's made me a better person, since it's impossible to be around her kindness and unselfishness every day and not be affected. And she had always had faith in my writing, long before I did.

Did I mention that she's beautiful and she's a great cook?

Sometimes it doesn't suck to be me.

Happy anniversary, honey.

TV Guide's Top 30 Cult TV Shows

My personal Top Ten highlighted in red.

30) Strangers with Candy (1999-2000)*
29) Absolutely Fabulous (1994-2003)
28) Stargate SG-1 (1997-2007)*
27) H.R. Pufnstuf (1969-1971)
26) Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1975-1978)
25) Firefly (2002-2003)*
24) Twin Peaks (1990-1991)
23) Dark Shadows (1966-1971)
22) Doctor Who (1963-present)
21) Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000)

20) The Avengers (1966-1969)
19) Quantum Leap (1989-1993)
18) Veronica Mars (2004-2007)*
17) Beauty and the Beast (1987-1990)
16) Babylon 5 (1994-1998)
15) Family Guy (1999-present)
14) Battlestar Galactica (2003-present)*
13) Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1989-1999)
12) Pee-Wee's Playhouse (1986-1991)
11) Jericho (2006-present)*

10) Xena: Warrior Princess (1995-2001)
9) Twilight Zone (1959-1964)
8) The Simpsons (1989-present)
7) The Prisoner (1967-1968)
6) Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969-1974)
5) Lost (2004-present)*
4) Farscape (1999-2003)
3) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)
2) The X-Files (1993-2002)
1) Star Trek (1966-1969)

The full article.

Good Cop, Baby Cop

Watch this:



Then go here.

Here's The Cover to DE:TGD

Nice.

You can find a link at the left or by scrolling down.

A New Humor Column

I have a column in the new issue of Bridges magazine, about the difficulties of being a manly he-man. You can see why they came to me, right?

Right?

Ahem.

In any case, their site seems to be down, but I believe they will give you a free subscription if you give them a call at 606-329-8383.

Another Place to Get DE:TGD

Diabolical Dave Wilbanks clued me in to this link for ordering Dead Earth: The Green Dawn at Bloodletting Books.

Larry Roberts has put together a fine online bookstore that will continue to flourish as Shocklines closes down.

And when you're over there, you can also get a copy of Deadneck Hootenanny.

My New Blog

This blog has evolved into posts almost exclusively about my writing, Pod of Horror and my personal life, and I have no problem with that.

But I'm also still a nut about comics, pulps, old paperbacks and other such nonsense, which now seems a little out of place here, so I've started a new blog.

Check out I Was A Bronze Age Boy.

Legends of the Mountain State

Editor Michael Knost let me know that there's a new pre-order site for this anthology of ghost stories set in West Virginia, which include my contribution "The Way Home". You can reserve a copy of this $14.95 trade paperback here.

The Big Book Anouncement

In 2008 Delirium Books will publish Bone Songs, my first collection, in a limited hardcover and trade paperback.

Bone Songs will include both previously published stories and several original pieces, including a brand-new novella.

Here’s what one writer says about the collection:

"With Bone Songs, Mark Justice has given us a genuine gift; by turns funny, horrifying, heartbreaking, and just plain weird, this is a real showcase collection, and a feast for readers. You never know from one tale to the next what he's going to hit you with, and it's that very unpredictability that makes this book so much more than the mere sum of its often-brilliant parts. Justice has a keen and unflinching eye for the telling details of human (and un-human) behavior, and a poet's economy with words. There is not a wasted syllable to be found between these covers, and at times I felt as if I were being given a writing lesson. I cannot imagine anyone reading powerhouse stories such as "Black Wings" and the hands-down masterpiece "Father's Day" without feeling envious that they didn't write them. I expected this collection to be good; I didn't expect it to knock my socks off and leave me so wrung out. This is what short fiction should be but too often isn't. If you don't get this collection, your life is going to be all the poorer for it -- and I've never said that about a book before."
--Gary A. Braunbeck, winner of the Bram Stoker Award and International Horror Guild Award, and author of Destinations Unknown and Mr. Hands

Thanks to Shane and Greg at Delirium for making this happen.

More details when they're available.

Pod of Horror #35

Pod of Horror #35 is here, kicking and screaming like Paris Hilton being dragged to jail. Here’s what we have for you this time around:

* Jeff Strand reveals the secrets of being funny, and dishes about three new books.

* Kevin Eastman tells us how he got rich with The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles AND why he brought Highlander back as anime.

* Nanci brings on the horror news in The Call of Kalanta.

* And we FINALLY have a Tomb of Trivia Winner.

Pod of Horror is hosted by Mark Justice. Download it at I-Tunes or direct to your desktop at.

And be sure to drop by the Justice & Wilbanks message board.

Interview

Eugie Foster recently asked me a few questions about Story Station.

A Little Piece of DEADNECK HOOTENANNY

There's an excerpt at Horror World.

And here's where you can buy it.

West Virginia is Scary

At least the writers of this anthology think it is:

Stories by:

• Thomas F. Monteleone
• Tim Waggoner
• Kealan Patrick Burke
• Scott Nicholson
• Joseph Nassise
• Bev Vincent
• Mark Justice
• Geoffrey C. Fuller
• Michael Hughes
• Jude-Marie Green
• Brian J. Hatcher
• Trent Walters
• Marta Murvosh

You can pre-order it here: http://shocklines.stores.yahoo.net/leofmostghta.html