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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?)

Please Don’t Feed the Escapees

February 18, 2009

I’ve mentioned before around here that my day job is conveniently location across from a rather large hospital. In fact, as soon as they finished the branch that doubled its size, they started building another branch on the other side that’s just as big. I’ve been at universities that were smaller. Anyway, not once but … More Please Don’t Feed the Escapees

Please Don’t Feed the Escapees

“Never Drop Stones Into the Well” (a parable)

February 11, 2009

There was once a village that settled around the largest source of water in the territory. To protect their source, a deep and wide well was built. To watch over it, a family of tenders was tasked. The tenders had one sacred law: never drop stones into the well. Over time, the village prospered. As … More “Never Drop Stones Into the Well” (a parable)

“Never Drop Stones Into the Well” (a parable)

Prone to Being Haunted? Don’t Ignore It

February 10, 2009

There was a film back 1981 called The Entity, reportedly based upon a true story. It starred Barbara Hershey as a woman being haunted, stalked, and periodically raped by an invisible entity or spirit. Whatever this thing was, it was obsessed with the person, not a location or object. I was reminded of this on … More Prone to Being Haunted? Don’t Ignore It

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Not Treating Paydays Like Holidays

February 5, 2009

If you’re living hand-to-mouth and saving nothing, or if the credit cards are maxed out and you constantly find your wallet empty once you’ve bought food, paid bills, and made minimum payments, it only takes one unplanned expense to cause everything to fall behind. Meeting these obligations feels great compared to the dread of deciding … More Not Treating Paydays Like Holidays

Not Treating Paydays Like Holidays

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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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  • My NaNoWriMo
  • 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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