The Secrets of Secret Dead Men (Second in a Series)

Here’s another shocking revelation about Secret Dead Men (cough, cough, soon available from Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and direct order through Wildside Press, cough, cough, hack!… ahem).

Anyway…

Secret #2: SDM was also inspired by Jim Warren, who gave us magazines such as...

Warren is the Philadelphia-born genius behind Famous Monsters of Filmland, Creepy, Eerie and Vampirella, among other fine publications.

I could explain more, but why should I, considering that—by some strange coincidence—a profile of Mr. Warren by your Favorite Polish Blogger appears in today’s Philadelphia City Paper.

While I’m not old enough to be a first-generation Warren fan, I am the son of a dedicated Warren fan, and his love for the horror genre was passed on to me at a genetical level.

Which is why I decided to write a murder mystery from the perspective of a dead guy who collects souls. Go figure.

Could have been worse.

I could have written it from the perspective of Billy Joel.