Monday, December 10, 2018
Saturday, December 8, 2018
A new Lord Shoutte story....
One of my Altiva/Lord Shoutte stories is up on the Aurorawolf.com...
https://aurorawolf.com/2018/12/the-priest-whispered/
https://aurorawolf.com/2018/12/the-priest-whispered/
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
A powerful new book by a wonderful author--
Shirley Meier’s Shadow of a Soul on
Fire is not an easy book to read, but it is a good one and an important one.
Not that it is not well written;
for it is. The prose are solid, at
times touching on the poetic, but it is a story that goes from the horror of a
an evil emperor’s existence to his literal cleansing of his soul and the
eventual expiation of his guilt and pain.
It is the confronting of that guilt
in the beginning of the book that makes it hard to get into, but I can tell you
as one who pushed on, it like the pain it lines gets better; much better.
It is ultimately a book about triumphing
over evil both internally and externally. It is about love conquering hate and
is a book for all who have suffered to reaffirm that they can be healed.
Not that it is not delightful in
parts—most notably the arrival of the uplifted, intelligent elephants- called
delightfully Rummummalos- and their interactions with the humans ‘strange’
customs.
This is a world so completely
created that it is an immersive trip into not only a nightmare, but a dream-
for the world the scarred and suffering Emperor Ahmiraz falls into is one we
all aspire to end up.
I heartily recommend this book to
any one who has suffered or who needs hope that it all gets better. Because it
does.
Kudos to Ms. Meier.
Teel James Glenn
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
a holiday anthology for charity-- that is FUN!
https://www.amazon.com/FLASHY-FROSTY-CHRISTMAS-ANTHOLOGY-BENEFITING-ebook/dp/B07K37K2Q1/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1542241775&sr=1-3&keywords=Teel+James+Glenn&dpID=51b72-WHWxL&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=srch
Fifteen multi-genre authors came together to celebrate the season and to give to charity. Twenty-three flash fiction stories inspired by Christmas songs we all know and love. Join them as they spin their heartwarming tales. My tale is inspired by "Grandma Got run over by a reindeer.....
Monday, October 22, 2018
Great review of Bloodstone Confidential
Trying to recreate
the feel of old pulp adventures, especially introducing a series character, can
go one of two ways:1. The writer tries too hard to be clever and infuses the
character and series with nods and winks.2. The writer actually hits the marks
of the genre and never oversteps the bounds of the books it’s trying to be
like.
Teel James Glenn’s THE FIRST SYNN: THE BLOODSTONE CONFIDENTIAL, the first entry in the Gideon Synn series, thankfully falls into category two. This feels like it could have easily been on the newsstands next to some of those old Street & Smith series.
Gideon Synn feels like an old pulp archetype, a mixture of Doc Savage and The Spider. That’s not to say the character is aping those two — just that the pulp heroes of that time are definitely an influence.
The story focuses on Synn and his team as they are called upon by Charity Bloodstone. It seems the women in her family have been cursed, in that at the age of 25, they die, usually killed by a The author really has a feel for the old-school pulps, while also giving us a nice little mystery.
Not to spoil the story, since it’s a rather short and extremely quick read, but Glenn throws a little surprise at the readers at a great point so it doesn’t come out so cut-and-dry, so to speak, while also providing great character development of Synn and his team.
THE BLOODSTONE CONFIDENTIAL is a nice entry into this ebook series. Hopefully, Glenn can come up with enough clever plots and enemies to throw at Synn for numerous further adventures. —Bruce Grossman
Teel James Glenn’s THE FIRST SYNN: THE BLOODSTONE CONFIDENTIAL, the first entry in the Gideon Synn series, thankfully falls into category two. This feels like it could have easily been on the newsstands next to some of those old Street & Smith series.
Gideon Synn feels like an old pulp archetype, a mixture of Doc Savage and The Spider. That’s not to say the character is aping those two — just that the pulp heroes of that time are definitely an influence.
The story focuses on Synn and his team as they are called upon by Charity Bloodstone. It seems the women in her family have been cursed, in that at the age of 25, they die, usually killed by a The author really has a feel for the old-school pulps, while also giving us a nice little mystery.
Not to spoil the story, since it’s a rather short and extremely quick read, but Glenn throws a little surprise at the readers at a great point so it doesn’t come out so cut-and-dry, so to speak, while also providing great character development of Synn and his team.
THE BLOODSTONE CONFIDENTIAL is a nice entry into this ebook series. Hopefully, Glenn can come up with enough clever plots and enemies to throw at Synn for numerous further adventures. —Bruce Grossman
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
My newest adventure book is here!
https://www.amazon.com/Gunmaster-Fear-Reaper-Pulpsploitation-Book-ebook/dp/B07GJXFFT8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1535507502&sr=8-1&keywords=gunmaster+teel+james+glenn&linkCode=sl1&tag=superpowercast-20&linkId=84300d317b169ccf09fca45d9d22ebe5&language=en_US
People are dying, murdered
by the mysterious Reaper and only Darian Poe, the legendary Gunmaster can find
out who and why!
When members of a tontine
of weapons manufacturers fall one by one before the deadly Reaper it is up to
the Gunmaster- from his base in Hong Kong and under the guidance of ancient
masters of the Bonpo religion- to carry out his sacred trust, find the culprit
and bring him to justice.
With the help of the sexy
and spectacular Majesty Blayde- hottest freelance adventuress to ever shoot a jive
turkey- The Gunmaster fights modern day buccaneers to save the world from both
a horrible new and mythological ancient weapon too terrible to be imagined.
The bloody battle rages
from a hidden sanitarium in the mountains of upstate New York to Hong Kong and
ends at an ancient temple in the jungles of Cambodia. It is a journey that will
test The Gunmaster like no opponent has ever tested any Gunmaster for many
generations and the fate of the world at stake!
Written with all the punch
and raunch of a 1980s men’s adventure novel Fear the Reaper continues the
generational adventures of The Gunmaster- legendary figure who fights the
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the world- from Pulpspotations
“Praey for the Raven!” with nonstop
action and thrills!
Monday, August 6, 2018
had an incredible time at the book launch for The New York State of Fright: horror stories from the Empire State (in which I have a short story)- from Himmocampus Press.
A New York State of Fright: Horror Stories from the Empire State
- Edited by James Chambers, April Grey, and Robert Masterson
Enter the shadows of New York’s dark secrets and haunted past!
From a city and state that have witnessed all manner of menace—from serial killers and corrupt political machines to natural disasters and terrorist attacks—come twenty-four visions of dread from New York horror authors—all to benefit the next generation of New York writers. Presenting stories set in New York locations, A NEW YORK STATE OF FRIGHT gathers tales by new and established writers who give voice to New York’s everyday fears, macabre mysteries, and worst nightmares.
To help New York’s rich literary tradition endure into the future, the authors, editors, and publisher of A NEW YORK STATE OF FRIGHT pledge to contribute all proceeds to New York City’s Girls Write Now non-profit organization, which pairs at-risk teen women interested in writing with professional writing and career mentors. Find out more at www.girlswritenow.org.
From a city and state that have witnessed all manner of menace—from serial killers and corrupt political machines to natural disasters and terrorist attacks—come twenty-four visions of dread from New York horror authors—all to benefit the next generation of New York writers. Presenting stories set in New York locations, A NEW YORK STATE OF FRIGHT gathers tales by new and established writers who give voice to New York’s everyday fears, macabre mysteries, and worst nightmares.
To help New York’s rich literary tradition endure into the future, the authors, editors, and publisher of A NEW YORK STATE OF FRIGHT pledge to contribute all proceeds to New York City’s Girls Write Now non-profit organization, which pairs at-risk teen women interested in writing with professional writing and career mentors. Find out more at www.girlswritenow.org.
Introduction ............. James Chambers
Heels ............. Alp Beck
East Side Devil ............. John C. Foster
Loathsome in New York ............. Monica O’Rourke
The Chosen Place ............. Patrick Freivald
The Hunting of the Kipsy: A Cryptozoological Report ............. Hal Johnson
A Few Leaves from the Travelogue of Doctor Julius Jonsson, Cryptobotanist and Hylesoprotolist: Bay Ridge, or, The Belief in the Undead Still Exists in New York ............. Erik T. Johnson
A Nightmare on 34th Street ............. Steven Van Patten
Hurricane Zelda, Part IV ............. Kathleen Scheiner
Shoal ............. Trevor Firetog
The Insects of Seneca Village ............. Jeff C. Stevenson
The Grim ............. Allan Burd
In A Pig’s Eye ............. Teel James Glenn
Welcome To Brooklyn, Gabe ............. Marc Abbott
Machine Gun/Latté ............. Amy Grech
The Spouting Devil ............. Meghan Arcuri
Rescue Shelter ............. David Sakmyster
Blood Will Tell ............. JG Faherty
The Lady in the Sideshow: A Circuspunk Story ............. Charie D. La Marr
Pink Elephants: A Murphy's Lore Tale ............. Patrick Thomas
Everybody Wins ............. Lisa Mannetti
Edna’s Soul Kitchen ............. Elizabeth Crowens
Eyes Left ............. Jack Ketchum and Edward Lee
Tales of the White Street Society: The Hairy Ghost ............. Grady Hendrix
The Long Lost and Forgotten ............. J. Daniel Stone
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