WandaVision (2021) review
Being an author doesn't leave as much time for reviews as I used to do and so my blog has suffered a bit. However, I still manage to squeeze in time for a review of books and games that I like....
View ArticleThe Horror of Supervillainy available on audiobook!
Guess just what came out on Audible my fellow supervillains? Yes, THE HORROR OF SUPERVILLAINY (book #7) as narrated by Jeffrey Kafer. Gary's most startling adventure yet! Gary Karkofsky, a.k.a....
View ArticleVampire: The Masquerade: Winter's Teeth vol. 1 review
VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE: WINTER'S TEETH VOLUME 1 is a collection of the first five issues of the Vampire: The Masquerade comic book by Tim Seeley, Blake Howard, and Tini Howard. It is set in the...
View ArticleVampire: The Masquerade: Cults of the Blood Gods review
CULTS OF THE BLOOD GODS is a somewhat controversial topic to begin with as it is a book that reflects Kindred (vampire) religion. One of the elements that makes V:TM so interesting is that it...
View ArticleMarch 99c Book Sale!
Hey folks, I'm having a sale on no less than four of my books this month and thought I would share with you guys. Urban fantasy shifters, cyberpunk assassins, slashers with secret hearts of gold, and...
View ArticleEldritch Ops and Agent G: Assassin nominated for Indie Audiobook awards
Hey guys!Great news! I'm pleased to say that I have been nominated for two audiobook awards at the Indie Audiobook Awards at the HearNow Festival. PARANORMAL: ELDRITCH OPS by C.T. Phipps as narrated by...
View ArticleJustice League: Snyder Cut review
JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE SNYDER CUT is something that I wasn't initially looking forward to. While I'd liked MAN OF STEEL and WONDER WOMAN, I pretty much had written off the DC Cinematic Universe as a...
View ArticleWerewolf: The Apocalypse: Earthblood review
WEREWOLF THE APOCALYSPE: EARTHBLOOD is a AA video game developed by Cyanide studios and published by Nacon. I mostly know them from 2018's CALL OF CTHULHU game that started very strong and then...
View ArticleThe Horror of Supervillainy is available on Kindle, A Nightmare on Elk Street...
Hey folks, I'm pleased to say that I have more news to share about my release schedule. As of today, The Horror of Supervillainy is now available in Kindle, Audible, and paperback form! Gary and a...
View ArticleAnother 25 Recommended Indie Fantasy and Sci-Fi
Gratuitous pic of my 1st book.Listicles are one of those things that are inescapable on the net and that's because they're awesome, at least some of the time. However, no more useful a listicle is the...
View ArticleVampire: The Masquerade: Children of the Blood review
CHILDREN OF THE BLOOD is a supplement to CULTS OF THE BLOOD GODS and a stretch goal for its Kickstarter. Basically, it is a book of NPCs (or SPCs as White Wolf is now styling its terminology) as...
View Article101 Mundane Details for Vampire: The Masquerade
V5 Chronicle Tips1. Ten Tips to Running the Anarchs in V5 2. Ten Tips to Running the Second Inquisition in V5 3. Ten Tips to Running the Sabbat in V5 4. Ten Chronicles for Sabbat PCs in V5 5. Ten Tips...
View ArticleMortal Kombat (2011) review
I am a huge MORTAL KOMBAT nerd. I played the first three arcade games in movie theaters and have kept abreast of the series in various formats across multiple consoles since. I can tell you who...
View ArticleBlood Price (Vicki Nelson #1) by Tanya Huff review
BLOOD PRICE is the first of the Vicki Nelson (or Blood) series by Tanya Huff. Originally published in 1991, it's hard to believe that it has been thirty years since I remember this book first...
View ArticleFevre Dream by George R.R. Martin review
I became acquainted with Fevre Dream due to a very unusual story. The song "George R.R. Martin is not your [Expletive]", a letter by Neil Gaiman that was put to music by John Anealio. It's a...
View ArticleWorldbuilding #4: The Rules of Vampires in my Books
Worldbuilding Posts1. The Supervillainy Verse2. The Lucifer's Star Universe3. The United States of Monsters 4. The Rules of VampiresSo how do vampires work in The United States of Monsters and...
View Article101 Street Crime and Personal Horror Scenarios
V5 Chronicle Tips1. The Social Satire of Vampire: The Masquerade2. An analysis of Anarchs in Vampire: The Masquerade3. Ten Tips to Running the Anarchs in V5 4. Ten Tips to Running the Second...
View ArticleDeadlands: The Weird West (2021) review
I've always been a fan of DEADLANDS but I've also felt it was one of those games that cobbled together everything the writer thought was cool and shoved it in a blender before hitting frape. That's...
View ArticleDeadlands: Blood Drive review
DEADLANDS: BLOOD DRIVE is a hardback edition assembling three adventures written for DEALANDS: RELOADED (Bad Times on the Goodnight, High Plains Drovers, and Guess Whose Coming to Donner). The...
View Article52 Deadlands Adventure Hooks
Hey folks,I've been enjoying a recent Deadlands campaign and decided to do a bunch of adventure hooks for it the same way I have done material for Vampire: The Masquerade. Here's a bunch of ideas I...
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