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Author: Kevin A. Ranson

Film Critic & Horror Writer. Heeding a macabre calling listening to “Mother Ghost Nursery Rhymes” in kindergarten, Kevin A. Ranson wrote in grade school and filled countless notebooks with story ideas while touring the Mediterranean in the US Navy. Author of The Spooky Chronicles, the thriller series The Matriarch Vampires, and critic for MovieCrypt.com as host Grim D. Reaper #grmdrpr. Sith master of Google-Fu, Bing-Jitsu, and buttered toast (you want some toast?)

Poorly-Worded Laws & Underaged Sex Offenders

March 27, 2009

Have you heard about the 14-year old New Jersey girl who photographed herself nude and posted the images to a website, presumably to entice a boy to look in her direction? According to Megan’s Law, the girl herself is now being threatened to have to register herself as a sex offender for posting her own … More Poorly-Worded Laws & Underaged Sex Offenders

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An International Currency for a New World Order

March 25, 2009

Anyone listening to talk radio has been getting an earful of what’s starting to crop up into the news: Republicans vs. Democrats and their plans within plans. Republicans just want to be rich and keep the poor where they are, while Democrats are transforming the United States into a Socialist and destroy Capitalism in all … More An International Currency for a New World Order

An International Currency for a New World Order

“The Man Show” vs. “Sex in the City”

March 19, 2009

I’ve admitted it before, but here it is again: I’ve seen every episode of “Sex in the City.” It wasn’t my choice, but in the interest of keeping the peace in a prior relationship, it was on the tube, and after a while I started paying attention. In a vain attempt to keep my man … More “The Man Show” vs. “Sex in the City”

“The Man Show” vs. “Sex in the City”

Thinking (Smarter) Inside the Box

March 10, 2009

There’s an article on Wired.com entitled Design Under Constraint: How Limits Boost Creativity. It cites the economy as a reason to think “inside the box,” maximizing what you can do within the limits of what you have or are given. I LOVE this concept. I have practically devoted my life to it. Like Doctor Who’s … More Thinking (Smarter) Inside the Box

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If you’re looking for my film critique, visit MovieCrypt.com hosted by my alter-ego Grim D. Reaper #grmdrpr. 

Writings...

  • A Knife In the Dark
  • Deep In the Shadows
  • It's Not the Scythe That Matters
  • Keening from the Catacombs
  • Parables for the Restless
  • The Matriarch Vampires
  • The Spooky Chronicles

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  • Rotten Tomatoes Critic Page
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  • Twitter Page
  • WTF Books
  • YouTube Channel

Writer Resources...

  • DavidFarland.net
  • Francesca Pelaccia Blog
  • LitReactor
  • Professor Awesome’s University
  • Terrible Minds
  • Writer's Digest
  • Writing in the Dark
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