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Weston

Superhero For Rent

About Me

Hi. My name is Weston and I've been writing science fiction and horror since the mid-90s. In fact, I'm obsessed with it. I've won the Bram Stoker Award, been nominated for the Pushcart Prize for Fiction and can't get enough.
I've been in a bunch of magazines, anthologies and comic books, such as The Keep , Angel, CSI:NY and Shadowplay , as well as Horror Garage and Insidious Reflections . I have written articles on writing which have appeared in such books as the Writer's Digest Book's Writing Horror .
My first novel, Scarecrow Gods , sold out to popular acclaim in the summer of 2005. My second novel, Recalled to Life , sold out to similar acclaim in 2006. Scarecrow Gods is due out in paperback in May 2008. The sequel to Recalled to Lif e is called The Golden Thread and is due out in July 2008.
Other than writing, I live in Southern Arizona with my wife and fellow author, Yvonne Navarro, and my two steeds (Great Danes) Pester Ghost Palm Eater and Goblin Monster Dog. I am a retired U.S. Army Interrogator, have traveled to over 50 countries and have a story for every occasion.
Please email, comment or write to me. Whichever way you choose, I promise I'll write back. This is not a threat.
BOOKS - FANCLUB - PHOTOS - BLURBS - MAP - LIVE JOURNAL
Who I'd like to meet:
Readers! Go to your local bookstore, Amazon.com or Horror-Mall and pick up a copy of one of my novels, short story collections, magazines or comic books. You'll be supporting a new writer, and you'll get a cool read out of it. I'll even sign it for you...e-mail me and I'll tell you where to send it.

My Interests

I consider myself a postmodernist. I love all genres and consider Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, Peter Straub, Clive Barker and Dashiell Hammett my literary Charons. I love comic books, read voraciously about pop culture, and try not to get bogged down in politics.

I'd like to meet:

Readers! Go to your local bookstore, Shocklines.com or Delirium Books and pick up a copy of one of my novels, short story collections, magazines or comic books. You'll be supporting a new writer, and you'll get a cool read out of it. I'll even sign it for you...e-mail me and I'll tell you where to send it.
If you want me to kill you in very special ways in one of my next stories, we can definitely work this out too. Just let me know the gory details and I'll let my pen fly.

MUY MAL PRIMER
There's a bunch of you who don't know about this enterprise that John Urbancik, Mike Oliveri, and I are engaged in. Called Muy Mal, it is a shared world where we present our own serialized tales for free. Totally free.

Music:

Wide open from Folk to Heavy Metal to Rap. Queens of the Stoneage! Papa Roach! Imogene Heap!

Movies:

Anything from Quinten Tarantino, Akira Kurisowa, M Night Shyamalan, Guy Ritchie and Kevin Smith. Favorite movies include Hidden Fortress, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Dogma.

Television:

Battlestar Galactica, Nip/Tuck, and The Shield.

Books:

Glory Road - Heinlein (Best Book Ever Written)
Shantarum - Roberts (Best Biography)
Boy's Life and Summer of Night (Best Horror Tear Jerkers)
So damn many, and I've read most of them. Want to get me going? Ask me about books. I love books.

Heroes:

Captain Marvel, Silver Surfer and Desolation Jones.

My Blog

Publishers Weekly Loves Scarecrow Gods

"God speaks through odd prophets in this schizophrenic tale...[whose]... underlying themes of faith, martyrdom, madness and loss are richly, sometimes achingly portrayed." - Publishers WeeklyFrom Publ...
Posted by Weston on Wed, 21 May 2008 08:41:00 PST

New Skinny, Interviews and Testimonials

1. Interview by David Niall Wilson at Macabre Ink. This interview talks about some of my influences and includes some answers that have never appeared before in print. A link can be found at www.scare...
Posted by Weston on Mon, 05 May 2008 08:36:00 PST

Writing Life on the Mexican Border 1

So I'm now back fro Salt Lake City and the World Horror Convention.  I had a terrific time.  I spent a lot of time on panels and started right out talking about folklore and urban legends.&n...
Posted by Weston on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:31:00 PST

Scarecrow Gods Website

Scarecrow Gods now has its own website.Try it atScarecrow Gods and tell me what you think.
Posted by Weston on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:12:00 PST

Scarecrow Gods Trailer - Paperback Edition

It's here!!!  Check it out on my Myspace page and tell me what you think!
Posted by Weston on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 08:30:00 PST

Scarecrow Gods Testimonial Contest

For all of you out there who have read and love Scarecrow Gods, have I got a contest for you. I am calling for video testimonials about Scarecrow Gods. These can be done in any way you want, with musi...
Posted by Weston on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:11:00 PST

Gasden Hotel Book Signing

Centennial Celebration of the Gadsden Hotel The Second Week of November Yvonne Navarro and I went to the historic Gadsden Hotel for a book signing and a formal dinner party. We had a blast! There w...
Posted by Weston on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 11:21:00 PST

Finished The Golden Thread

Lots of great things happening.  I don't want to bombard everyone so I'll parse them over the next few days.  The biggest thing to happen, without a doubt, was that I completed the novel The...
Posted by Weston on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 07:02:00 PST

Spend the Day with Weston and Pancho Villa

PRESS RELEASE Local Authors Help Celebrate Gadsden Hotel's 100th Anniversary Sierra Vista authors Weston Ochse and Yvonne Navarro have been asked to participate in the Centennial Celebratio...
Posted by Weston on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:18:00 PST

TUS-CON Sci Fi - Horror Convention

Tomorrow, Yvonne and I are going to TusCON Sci Fi convention. It's been going on in Tuscon for 34 years. John Ringo is the GoH and it looks like I will be the Toastmaster. Ed Bryant usually comes down...
Posted by Weston on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:13:00 PST