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About bmoviemonster

Horror author Mark McLaughlin’s fiction, nonfiction, and poetry have appeared in more than one-thousand magazines, newspapers, websites, and anthologies, including Cemetery Dance, Black Gate, Galaxy, Fangoria, Writer’s Digest, Midnight Premiere, Dark Arts, and two volumes each of The Best of the Rest, The Best of HorrorFind, and The Year’s Best Horror Stories (DAW Books). His latest book is the story collection, BEACH BLANKET ZOMBIE, from Wildside Books. Feel free to befriend Mark McLaughlin on Facebook at http://www.Facebook.com/MarkMcLaughlinMedia.

Thank You, Dr. Who, Dr. Hu, and King Kong

Posted on May 10, 2013

If it weren’t for English and Japanese entertainment, I probably wouldn’t be a writer. My rural childhood was extremely boring. One day, when I was caught up with my farm chores and no one else was in the house, I … Continue reading →

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A Loving Look Back at ’70s Horror Movies

Posted on May 5, 2013

Thinking back, it seems to me that horror movies stopped being scary back in the 1970s. Is it the movies, or is it me? I was younger then, so maybe it didn’t take much to scare me. Or maybe the … Continue reading →

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Super-Weird Story for Your Amusement

Posted on April 21, 2013

This story has been published in both the U.K. and America, and I think it may be my weirdest story yet. The character of the Cat Man also appears in my story, “Melina Mavrodakis and the Five Something-or-Others of the … Continue reading →

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Fear Times Two: Two Long Excerpts from BEACH BLANKET ZOMBIE

Posted on April 16, 2013

Feast your Internet-glazed eyes on these long excerpts from two of the 33 zombie and monster stories in BEACH BLANKET ZOMBIE… EXCERPT No. 1: The opening pages of the story, “Tell Your Secrets to the Slime”  “Mom,” I had asked her, … Continue reading →

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The Boundaries of Horror

Posted on March 24, 2013

Some people say, horror can ONLY happen in a mold-streaked castle or a moonlit forest. Some people say, horror should NOT feature comedic elements. Some people say, zombies MUST follow the rules of certain specific popular movies. To all that, … Continue reading →

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Terrifying, Monster-Packed Excerpts from PARTNERS IN SLIME

Posted on February 17, 2013

Below you will find two terrifying, monster-packed excerpts from the horror fiction collection PARTNERS IN SLIME, by Michael McCarty and Mark McLaughlin (that’s me). It was released by Damnation Books and is available as an e-book or as a paperback. … Continue reading →

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More Zombilicious Excerpts from BEACH BLANKET ZOMBIE

Posted on February 8, 2013

EXCERPT No. 1: All of the ooze-streaked criminals were dreamily uttering their secrets – some of the things they had to say were truly appalling. Secrets of violence, sexual abuse, greed, deception and more, more, more. Mom was there, too, … Continue reading →

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These Movies Don’t Exist – BUT THEY SHOULD!!!

Posted on January 26, 2013
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Fresh Slices from BEACH BLANKET ZOMBIE

Posted on January 12, 2013

Here are some fresh excerpts from some of the 33 zombie and monster stories in BEACH BLANKET ZOMBIE… ——– Irving crossed the basement and stood by his friend’s side, where he gazed in complete bewilderment at a black screen covered … Continue reading →

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Network with Me in 2013

Posted on January 6, 2013

Life in today’s world is all about networking, so if you’d like to network more with me in 2013, feel free! Here are some links to help you out: My Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/MarkMcLaughlinMedia My Author’s Page on GoodReads.com: http://www.goodreads.com/Mark_McLaughlin My … Continue reading →

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