Category Archives: fiction

Horror Writing and Metal Music – Similar Process

Posted on July 10, 2019 by maronovitz2015

I know. My pic makes me look like a priest, but I am a rocker through and through. I also write professional horror stories, and the mechanics of forming a metal band and writing a horror novel are eerily similar. … Continue reading →

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Social Media Basically Sucks

Posted on July 9, 2019 by maronovitz2015

Of course I use social media, but it still basically sucks. Before discussing its uses (and misuses) as commercial and political conduits, let’s just look at what most people post. From my perspective, I am a small market horror writer … Continue reading →

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Review of Jordan Peele’s “Us.”

Posted on July 5, 2019 by maronovitz2015

There is much to like about Jordan Peele’s 2018 horror film, “Us,” that which he directed and wrote. First off, many of the shots are meticulously filmed and delightfully choreographed. The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (and beach) work quite well … Continue reading →

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The Story Behind “The Tool Shed”

Posted on July 3, 2019 by maronovitz2015

Re-blogging today about the inclusion of my short story, “The Tool Shed,” in Jason Henderson’s first anthology titled “Castle of Horror” (released on Amazon July 1st, 2019). I did talk about this more briefly on July 1st, but I thought … Continue reading →

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“Slender Man and Ghost Films in General”

Posted on July 2, 2019 by maronovitz2015

I just saw the film “Slender Man,” originally released in 2018, based on the “creepypasta internet meme” created by “Something Awful” forums user Eric Knudsen in 2009. It features a tall, thin, faceless dude who mostly exists in the shadows … Continue reading →

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Opinion Day

Posted on June 29, 2019 by maronovitz2015

I find it interesting that sometimes new college students find it difficult to disagree with a source. It seems the social media culture attacks deconstruction, as when one gives a negative opinion about something on Facebook, those who oppose automatically … Continue reading →

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Castle of Horror Anthology / July 1st

Posted on June 28, 2019 by maronovitz2015

Jason Henderson, author of Van Helsing, computer games, and several comic book series, is delving into editing and releasing his own anthologies. In a few days on July 1st, his antho titled “Castle of Horror,” named after his podcast, is … Continue reading →

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Writing and the Future

Posted on November 30, 2017 by maronovitz2015

I have spoken to many experts in the field of commercial and scholastic writing, and it seems formal composition must change. While there are some armchair philosophers that would claim our society lives in a current blur of ignorance, this … Continue reading →

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Nemesis and Other Things

Posted on February 16, 2017 by maronovitz2015

S.T. Joshi put together a new anthology with Hippocampus called Nemesis. I have a story in there, and all of us just sent bios. That means publication is coming soon. Exciting! I am enjoying writing the memoir The Electric 70’s. As I … Continue reading →

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Latest News

Posted on January 3, 2017 by maronovitz2015

My first collection titled Seven Deadly Pleasures, Hippocampus Press, will be out of print soon. Copies are still currently available on Amazon or the Hippocampus site. This book contains the story “How Bria Died,” which appeared also in Paula Guran’s The Year’s Best … Continue reading →

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