Category: Suspense

Action, Comedy, Movies, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense, The 1980's, Thriller

These Movies are all Forty Years Old This Year

I recently posted an article about Rocky IV being forty years old. That struck me as odd, because I don’t feel that old. I was only 15 years old the year it came out.

A Tom Cruise Underwater Thriller is Coming

Photo Credit: IMDB

Here’s more news about Tom Cruise and underwater action.

Tom Cruise Says the New MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE Features an Incredible Underwater Sequence

Tom Cruise Says the New Mission: Impossible Features an Incredible Underwater Sequence

I’m always interested in stories like this, not just because I am a fan of great escapist/action films, but also because I have written a six-book series that takes place 100% underwater.

2024 GRAND PRIZE Winner of the GLOBAL THRILLER AWARD: A Blanket of Steel by Timothy S. Johnston

WOW!

TSJ’s Blog LIFE AFTER GATEWAY — A Retrospective and a Primer

TSJ’s Blog Life After Gateway — A Retrospective and a Primer

Welcome to Life After Gateway, the blog I’ve been running for the past eight years. In some ways this is a ‘retrospective,’ meaning a look back at the past. In other ways it’s a ‘primer,’ for those new to my books, my site, and my love for the Sci-Fi / Thriller / TechnoThriller genres.

The First and Final Book Covers in The Rise of Oceania — An Interpretation

February 27, 2025 • 0 Comments

The First and Final Book Covers in The Rise of Oceania — An Interpretation

The Rise of Oceania, Books 1 and 6

I thought an examination of the first and final book covers would be interesting for my readers. It was a journey from 2018 to 2023, but there’s a little more to it than that.

A BLANKET OF STEEL: 2024 GLOBAL THRILLER Award Finalist

February 20, 2025 • 0 Comments

A Blanket of Steel: 2024 GLOBAL THRILLER Award Finalist

I’m excited to announce that my revenge thriller, released one year ago, is now a FINALIST in this award competition.

John Carpenter’s THE FOG — Forty-Five Years Old This Month

February 13, 2025 • 0 Comments

John Carpenter’s The Fog — Forty-Five Years Old This Month

It’s one of my favourite Carpenter films, and it’s forty-five years old this month. And that’s hard to believe.

A New Five-Star Review for TSJ’s THE SHADOW OF WAR!

January 19, 2025 • 0 Comments

A New Five-Star Review for TSJ’s The Shadow of War!

It’s a great review of The Shadow of War, my underwater heist/thriller. Thank you to Chanticleer Reviews. Check out a snippet here, and the link to the full review is underneath it, along with the book trailer. I love the final line: