MUSINGS FROM THE MYSTERIOUS MANSION

I wanted to take time out today to discuss a few things related to me and my blogs (including the one you're at here): FEAR IN FOUR COLORS, THE JACK PIERCE MAKEUP MEMORIAL, and THE ORIGINAL ARKHAM PRESS. WORLD OF MONSTERS is my flagship blog and I've managed to average at least one post a day for the last seven years.

FEAR IN FOUR COLORS and THE JACK PIERCE MAKEUP MEMORIAL are related to writing projects, but I don't post to those anywhere near as much as I do for WoM. The Arkham Press site is an artifact that I still have a placeholder for, and in the off chance I may end up publishing something down the line, it'll most likely be mentioned there.

I've had a busy year writing articles (and one fiction story!) for various magazines. Needless to say, the research and writing of these takes a considerable amount of time. Luckily, I have a fairly sizable library here at the Mysterious Mansion, which saves time waiting for inter-library loans (my local libraries don't have a lot of the books I need for reference). Although there are numerous trustworthy sites, I try to keep away from the internet for obvious reasons.

As for upcoming articles, the next two months will see a few more of them published. Coming next month, I'll have an article in CRYPTOLOGY #5 about The Pirates of the Caribbean model kits (the ride, not the films) and another one coming up sometime after that.

I'll also have work appearing in the Fall issue of PREHISTORIC TIMES (WHEN DINOSAURS RULED THE EARTH); the sixth installment of my horror comics history series, "Fear In Four Colors: The Hideous History of American Horror Comics" is slated for NIGHTMARE ABBEY #9 and I've got not one, but two articles coming up in CASTLE OF FRANKENSTEIN #42. one on the 100th anniversary of Lon Chaney's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and the 90th anniversary of BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN.

I consider myself fortunate to get on board with TwoMorrow's CRYPTOLOGY, just one of the many high-quality titles published by the company. I've got the green light to write two more articles for them which will take some in-depth research and time to write. In the midst of all this, I'm still writing a book with my co-author that has been lagging more than I care to admit. As a result, this will probably diminish my resources for my other projects, in particular my time spent blogging. I don't expect any serious drop-offs, especially on Wom and FIFC, but if you notice fewer lengthy posts and skipped days, you'll know why.

In the meantime, I appreciate all of you who visit one or more of these sites regularly and I'll keep you up-to-date with all the news as it happens.