Think About It! The truly horrific part of the famous AFib Paddles bursting through Vance’s Chest Sequence in John Carpenter’s THE THING, is NOT Vance Norris’s chest turning into a giant mouth full of jagged fangs and biting Dr. Copper’s hands off! The truly horrific part, that lingers in your mind long after seeing the…
by Michael H. Hanson Over half way into John Carpenter’s 1982 horror/sci-fi motion-picture masterpiece, THE THING, near the end of the Second Act, comes a now legendary scene that film critics and fans alike have declared ‘supremely suspenseful,’ one that arguably ranks right up there with Private Pyle’s murder-suicide in Stanley Kubrick’s FULL METAL JACKET,…
by Michael H. Hanson Two men sit on the freezing ground of Antarctica at night, exhausted, facing each other, wary of each other, the last two survivors of a great massacre, the attack of an unrelenting, savage, merciless, shape-shifting alien life form. Welcome to the wrenching finale of director John Carpenter’s seminal sci-fi/horror motion picture…
by Michael H. Hanson To quote Claus Appel: “If you read Lovecraft, you will notice that he carefully stacks the deck against the occasional unlucky soon-to-be-psychologically-challenged protagonist. Said characters tend to be ‘educated,’ ‘isolated,’ and end up in ‘mortal danger.’ These characters experience a long string of escalating disquieting discoveries which, coupled with isolation, leaves…
A favorite poem of Michael H. Hanson that was published in 2018 and is eligible in the Short Poem category of the Rhysling Awards. ——– THE SEA HORSE ISLES His father was a fishermanknown for trawling the Sea Horse isles,a stretch of brine only his clanhad dared to challenge with their wiles. They say it…
Just CLICK for a FREE read of Michael H. Hanson’s short story, “The Trial of Nommo“at Nth Degree Magazine. This galactic tale is actually a Prequel to the entire SHA’DAA shared-world dark-fantasy series. Enjoy!
It’s a sad day when a beloved celebrity dies, especially one in their prime of activity, charm, and work. For many the mere thought of depression and suicide, connected with a person so vital and outspoken, so downright successful, is hard to grasp. But reality has a way of rudely slapping us all in the…
Copper Dog Publishing LLC is coming to RavenCon 13, Williamsburg, VA, April 20-22, 2018. We will have a sales table in the Dealers Room which will be staffed by author Edward McKeown and author/poet Michael H. Hanson. We’re offering great prices and discounts throughout the convention. Come check us out! We look forward to seeing…
From the amazing mind of multi-genre author Eric S. Brown comes the ultimate lycanthropy collection, WOLFPACK [published by MoonDream Press (an imprint of Copper Dog Publishing LLC)]. They are known as the “Family”, and they kill folks for a living. They are the very best at dealing death, and defeating it. Their legendary saga spans…