This site shown information and descriptions for books, both published and forthcoming, written by James Hartley. All of these books fall in the Fantasy/Science Fiction/Paranormal categories. His Fantasy novels "The Ghost of Grover's Ridge" and "Magic Is Faster Than Light" are available in most e-book formats from MuseItUp Publishing, and his next two, "Teen Angel" and "Cop With a Wand," will be available in e-book and POD format from MuseItUp during the next year. He has had stories appear in a dozen anthologies including "Desolate Places", "Strange Mysteries 1,2,&3", "Book of Exodi," and "Free Range Fairy Tales" anthologies, and in many e-zines and print magazines. more info >>

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For as hard as people have been clamoring for a live-action remake of the classic animated flick Heavy Metal, the live-action TV series Metal Hurlant Chronicles kind of came and went last year without making a huge impact. I mean, it made a lot of noise on its own, with all manner of big buff men yelling during slow-motion fight scenes, but it didn’t make for instant water-cooler conversation. It could be the name confused people, or perhaps the weird 300 aesthetic didn’t jive with people. Maybe that will all change with the upcoming monster-filled second season, which just premiered the new trailer seen above. Metal Hurlant Chronicles is based on the long-running French comic anthology Metal Hurlant, known in the U.S. as Heavy Metal. The series is also an anthology, with each episode taking on a different story, while all of them share the narrative point that the titular meteorite is passing by the planet as the stories are happening. Honestly, I’m confused by most if not all of this teaser taking place during one story, though that’s not a bad thing. Robot mechamorphs, endomorphs, an ugly alien, and Michael Jai White. That’s pretty much what I took away from this, and I’m perfectly fine with that. Because they aren’t taking them on merely by blasting them with huge guns or lasers; they’re punching them in their faces and roundhouse kicking them to death. It’s clear this series doesn’t have the mega-budget that most American productions have, but I love that they stick to practical effects and costumed makeups rather than messing with a ton of terrible-looking CGI. more info >>

Flash Flood Fiction is a completely free website devoted to helping fiction writers of any genre become better at their craft. With multiple posts each week, there is always something new and fresh for writers to delve into, including a practical advice series, resource reviews and links, videos, and more. The host is personable and welcomes interaction, whether it's through comments, email, guest-posting, or Twitter. He's been writing fiction for years and has multiple short stories published in various anthologies and magazines, as well as several contest-winning short stories, poems, and non-fiction pieces. Any and all fiction writers are invited to join the Flash Flood community! more info >>