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Jason Brannon

"We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution o

About Me


So just what is The Cage? It's my newest novel. Here's a brief description.
Freakshow... ...A caravan proclaiming itself Captain Omaha's Cryptozoological Fair and Freak Show pulls into the town of Crowley's Point, bearing cargo that is both deadly and highly intelligent. .....A broken family embarks on a day of fun to try and repair all of the damage that adultery has wrought, unaware that there are things loose in the world that can tear a family apart which have nothing to do with infidelity. ....A storm is brewing that will pit man against beast and beast against something much, much worse. ....In the span of a few hours the zoo known as The Preserve will become a breeding ground for atrocity and bloodshed. The family trapped inside will forget all about their own inner turmoils and focus on fending off the cryptozoological monsters that a raging storm has let loose. The zoo has become much more than a zoo. It has become a cage, and humans are now the ones being held captive by Mother Nature and her bloodthirsty children. ....Will any of them survive as The Chupacabra, The Jersey Devil, and The Beast of Exmoor run wild, seeking delicate human morsels to devour? ....Will any of them escape The Cage?
Copies can be ordered at just about any online bookstore (Amazon, Barnes and Nobel, etc) or directly from the publisher at www.khpindustries.com . Also, you can visit my website at www.jbrannon.net and find out more about this book and some of my other titles.
Blurbs:
"It is a rare treat to find a modern horror writer whose work is truly a mirror of the darkest corners of the world we all share. Every one of his haunting stories is infused with clear ideas and startling notions submerged in a straightforward and engaging prose. His visions linger with you long after the book has been closed. Jason Brannon is one to watch."--Stephen Susco, Screenwriter (The Grudge, The Grudge 2, Pulse, Red)
"From his style, you'd think Jason Brannon was the dark double of Ray Bradbury. He cares more about character and realism than most writers I've read and his plots flow like well-orchestrated music. Indeed, Brannon's writing has a classical feel, reminiscent of the best traditional work in the genre, even when he's going for gut-wrenching terror and torture in-extremis. It takes talent to pull off what Brannon does and he does it oh so well. He's definitely a writer to watch with both eyes wide open." -- Michael Arnzen, International Horror Guild Award winning author of Grave Markings (Dell Abyss)
"Biblical prophecies come to life at your local hardware store? What's not to like? WINDS OF CHANGE is a wild ride and then some -- Jason Brannon's characters live and breathe in every story, and his horrors crawl up your spine like an icy finger in the dead of night. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough!"--James Newman, author of Midnight Rain (Leisure Books)
"Jason Brannon's Winds of Change is the sort of collection that should make it to everyone's must read list. His prose is deceptively powerful and his stories are the stuff that revives my love of the genre."--James A. Moore author of Serenity Falls (Jove)

My Interests

Music:

Here are the bands I'm digging right now (this list changes periodically as I tend to get tired of listening to the same old thing all the time):Black Label Society Shinedown Lacuna Coil A Perfect Circle Breaking Benjamin Silvertide Godsmack Queensryche (Mindcrime II is awesome) Black Sabbath

Movies:

Favorite Movies:The Goonies (gotta side with my brother on this one) Fright Night The Lost Boys Tombstone Saw Seven From Dusk Til Dawn Stand by Me American Psycho Pet Sematery The Evil Dead I and II Army of Darkness Stir of Echoes Rush Hour Frailty Signs The Village The Sixth Sense

Books:

Anything by: Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, Richard Laymon, Ray Bradbury, Joe Lansdale, Richard Matheson, James A. Moore, Clive Barker, Bentley Little, Tom Piccirilli, and Neil Gaiman.

My Blog

New Cover Art for Winds of Change (German Version)

I just got wind of the new cover for the German translation of my collection, Winds of Change.This book was originally published in trade paperback and hardcover by the now-defunct Nocturne Press. I'...
Posted by Jason Brannon on Thu, 29 May 2008 06:04:00 PST

Interview with R. Thomas Riley

Today's interview is with R. Thomas Riley, author of Through the Glass Darkly.  Having shared a table of contents with Thomas on a few occasions I can attest to the quality of his fiction.  ...
Posted by Jason Brannon on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:17:00 PST

The Machinery of Infinity

This week’s free fiction appeared first at AlienSkin magazine in 2003.  Enjoy! The Machinery of Infinity The tick-tock of the clocks was soothing. It was like being in the womb and listen...
Posted by Jason Brannon on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:58:00 PST

Invasion

Every so often, I’ve been posting an old short story that hasn’t seen the light of day in quite a while.  Today’s story is called Invasion and was originally published in a mag...
Posted by Jason Brannon on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:23:00 PST

Interview with Joel A. Sutherland

Today’s interview is with Joel A. Sutherland, editor of "Fried! Fast Food, Slow Deaths" and author of "Frozen Blood" 1. First off, let’s talk about Fried! Fast Food, Slow Deaths, the ant...
Posted by Jason Brannon on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:14:00 PST

The Cage reviewed at Blogcritics.org

Alex Hutchinson just did a great new review of The Cage for Blogcritics.org.  Reviews like this one always make my day.     Read the review here:  http://www.msplinks.com...
Posted by Jason Brannon on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:18:00 PST

Contest 1

I've recently started doing a few interviews on my website @ http://www.jbrannon.net and MySpace page @ http://www.myspace.com/darkgraffiti.  So far I've interviewed John Grover, Steven Lloyd, Da...
Posted by Jason Brannon on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:07:00 PST

Interview with Brandon Ford

Today's interview is with author Brandon Ford. Read on to learn more about Brandon's new novel, Crystal Bay. 1. For the uninitiated tell us what your novel, Crystal Bay, is about.Crystal Bay is sor...
Posted by Jason Brannon on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 07:06:00 PST

Eternal Vigilance

I just did an interview over at the Eternal Vigilance site. Follow this link to read the interview: http://www.gabriellefaust.com/archives/331...
Posted by Jason Brannon on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 07:03:00 PST

Interview with Derek Gunn

Today's interview is with Derek Gunn, author of Vampire Apocalypse.  Read on to see what Derek has to say about his take on vampires, optioning his novel for film, and what he's working on for t...
Posted by Jason Brannon on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:03:00 PST