A Blanket of Steel by TSJ is now on the 2024 GLOBAL THRILLER Award Longlist


If you know anything about me, you know that I surround myself with creative inspirations. My John Carpenter Movie Poster Museum, in my basement rec-room/theatre, is a perfect example:

This low budget science fiction film made in 2013 has crossed my digital feed several times in the past year. I had heard rumblings about it being “one of the best SF films in recent years” and other glowing comments of that nature. To be honest, when I finally sat down to watch it …

The article is informative, interesting, and provides a great deal of insight into the series, the rationale, and the reasoning behind the world and story.

Here is my podcast appearance on “Author in the Headlights” with the spotify link, embedded below.

It was the warmest Halloween in memory. The trick-or-treaters wore some amazing costumes. The most common were Ghostface (Scream) and Michael Myers. There was also one young Freddy Krueger in my neighbourhood, which warmed my heart There were also a collection of the usual superheroes and hockey players. I did not see any examples of Jason Voorhees, who is just as iconic as the other 1980’s slashers. Perhaps it’s a sign that a new reboot of Friday the 13th is in order.

It’s the final stop (for now) on the A Blanket of Steel book tour!