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JeffStrand

Seriously Whacked Author

About Me

My novels include: PRESSURE, THE SINISTER MR. CORPSE, GRAVEROBBERS WANTED (NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY), SINGLE WHITE PSYCHOPATH SEEKS SAME, CASKET FOR SALE (ONLY USED ONCE), MANDIBLES, OUT OF WHACK, and HOW TO RESCUE A DEAD PRINCESS. I've also done the chapbooks SOCIALLY AWKWARD MOMENTS WITH AN ASPIRING LUNATIC and TWO TWISTED NUTS: A CHAPBOOK OF TESTICULAR TERROR. Check out my Seriously Whacked website at http://www.jeffstrand.com/

My Interests

Writing, horror, humor.

Music:

They Might Be Giants, Weird Al Yankovic, Barnes & Barnes, Henry Phillips, The Arrogant Worms, Alice Cooper, The Dead Milkmen, any funny music.

Movies:

Shaun of the Dead, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness, May, Monty Python & The Holy Grail, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Naked Gun & sequels, Hot Shots 1 & 2, A Fish Called Wanda, Speed, Indiana Jones trilogy, The Blob (remake), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original), Clerks, Dawn of the Dead, Die Hard trilogy, Halloween, Ghost, When Harry Met Sally, Finding Nemo, Toy Story 1 & 2, Four Weddings & A Funeral, Misery

Television:

Survivor, The Simpsons, Lost

Books:

Gobs.

My Blog

HAUNTED FOREST TOUR Friendship Reborn Through Dark Scribe Award

For Immediate ReleaseTHE HAUNTED FOREST TOUR Friendship Reborn Through Dark Scribe Magazine Award From all outward appearances, James A. Moore and Jeff Strand, co-authors of THE HAUNTED FOREST TO...
Posted by JeffStrand on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 04:06:00 PST

Well I’ll Be Gosh Durned!

THE HAUNTED FOREST TOUR won the Reader's Choice Award for Best Small Press Title in the Dark Scribe Awards!Verify the authenticity of my statement here:http://www.darkscribemagazine.com/winners/Boo-ya...
Posted by JeffStrand on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:13:00 PST

It’s Super Bowl Time!

Goooooooooooooooooo Orioles!!!
Posted by JeffStrand on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:25:00 PST

Book of the Week, Episode V

When Greg Lamberson asked me to write the foreword to his novel JOHNNY GRUESOME, I told him to feel free to keep me in mind as a last-minute emergency backup, but that he should really try to get some...
Posted by JeffStrand on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:56:00 PST

Cheap(er) DISPOSAL! Today Only!

Today you can get 20% off DISPOSAL (or any in-stock book at Shocklines)! But only today, Friday the 25th! Don't dilly-dally!Just visit http://shocklines.stores.yahoo.net/dinobjestbha.html, and th...
Posted by JeffStrand on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:31:00 PST

It’s Newsletter Time!

I just sent out my first Seriously Whacked newsletter of 2008. If you're a regular reader of my blog, there's probably not a whole lot of motive to subscribe to the newsletter, since it basically just...
Posted by JeffStrand on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:15:00 PST

Bad Candy House (With Ketchup!)

Today I discovered an odd new treat in the vending machine: Ketchup & Fries flavored potato chips. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, we've now reached a point in our culture where we're selling fried pot...
Posted by JeffStrand on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:57:00 PST

Flashback: My First Published Work

I've taken the free Christmas story down from my website, and replaced it with a merry stroll down memory lane and my first published piece, a comedy skit called "This Skit is Extinct," from Liquid Oh...
Posted by JeffStrand on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:07:00 PST

GMT & BL TOC

Yesterday's blog was sullied by faulty intelligence. GLEEFULLY MACABRE TALES, the collection that received a splendid review right here...http://www.darkscribemagazine.com/reviews/gleefully-m acabre-ta...
Posted by JeffStrand on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:16:00 PST

The 1st Official GLEEFULLY MACABRE TALES Review!

By Michele Lee for Dark Scribe Magazine. Says stuff like "Gleefully Macabre Tales, a collection likely to achieve cult classic status, is a must-buy for horror lovers." Of course, you can't must-...
Posted by JeffStrand on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:51:00 PST