Category: Thriller

Article, Awards, Inspirations, Science Fiction, Suspense, Technology, TechnoThriller, The Rise of Oceania, The Savage Deeps, The War Beneath, Thriller, Underwater Thriller, Writing

Newspaper Article on TSJ and THE SAVAGE DEEPS

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Newspaper Article on TSJ

There was a wonderful article on my writing and books yesterday in The London Free Press.  The topics focused on my writing philosophy, mission, inspirations, and important themes in my new series The Rise of Oceania:  resource exploitation, climate change, and the legacy our fathers leave for us, for good or for bad.  I hope you enjoy the article (link below).  Thanks to entertainment reporter Joe Belanger.

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BluRay, Character Development, Horror, Inspirations, Movie Review, Movies, Mystery, Science, Science Fiction, Suspense, Technology, The 1950's, Thriller, Writing

TSJ Reviews THE FLY

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TSJ on THE FLY Starring Vincent Price

Movie: THE FLY (1958)
Starring:  Vincent Price, David Hedison, Patricia Owens
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Sequels: RETURN OF THE FLY, CURSE OF THE FLY, THE FLY, THE FLY II
Writer:  George Langelaan (original story in Playboy)
Screenplay:  James Clavell! (THE FLY was his first filmed screenplay)

During this Coronavirus outbreak, I took the opportunity to watch the original film THE FLY with my 12 year old daughter.  We’re shuttered inside, and while I spend a great deal of my time writing, we’re also watching a lot of movies, streaming shows, and playing games.  THE FLY is a wonderful “horror” film from the 1950’s, part of my new BluRay package of FLY films, and has an important message for all content creators and creative writers.

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Article, Inspirations, Research, Science, Science Fiction, Suspense, Technology, TechnoThriller, The Rise of Oceania, The Savage Deeps, The War Beneath, Thriller, Timothy S. Johnston, Underwater Thriller, Writing

The Second Cold War is Coming, and the Culprit is Climate Change

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Article by TSJ at The Speculative Fiction Showcase

Here’s a new article I wrote about how climate change and the need for new resources to sustain exploding populations might trigger a new Cold War. 

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History, Inspirations, Research, Science, Technology, TechnoThriller, The Rise of Oceania, Thriller, Underwater Thriller, Writing

TSJ Visits Cold War OBERON Class Submarine HMCS Ojibwa

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TSJ Visits Cold War OBERON Class Submarine HMCS Ojibwa

Last summer I had the pleasure of visiting the HMCS Ojibwa, located in Port Burwell, Ontario, at the Museum of Naval History on the shore of Lake Erie.

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Science Fiction, Technology, TechnoThriller, The Rise of Oceania, The War Beneath, Thriller, Timothy S. Johnston, Underwater Thriller

Grade 9 English Project Based on TSJ’s THE WAR BENEATH

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Grade 9 Student Creates Project Based on  The War Beneath

This arrived in my inbox the other day, and it absolutely blew me away.  A Grade 9 student used my book, The War Beneath, as the basis for her English project in school.  She created a diorama of Trieste City.  Here’s a schematic of the underwater city as it appears in the book:

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Book Review, Science, Science Fiction, Suspense, Technology, TechnoThriller, The Rise of Oceania, The Savage Deeps, The War Beneath, Thriller, Timothy S. Johnston, Underwater Thriller

New Review of THE SAVAGE DEEPS

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New Review of TSJ’s The Savage Deeps

Over at SFcrowsnest, writer Kelly Jensen has posted a review of the new installment of  The Rise of Oceania, and it’s very positive.

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