It’s a new year, and in this little corner of the world, it’s the most important year of my life. On June 9th, my supernatural thriller, Personal Effects: Dark Art, debuts in bookstores. In the fall, Descent, the first novel in my 7th Son trilogy, will be released. My lifelong dream of being a published [...]

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Let me tell you something about author Jeremy Robinson. He’s dangerously good at what he does. The man is also a generous and kind-hearted soul — he recently read my manuscript for Personal Effects: Dark Art and called it “creepy as hell,” which is a big win for a little guy like me — but mostly, [...]

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Today, I received an email from Jeff Watson, a young fellow who’s been following my videos and updates about the recent F.E.A.R. 2 “Silver Case” mystery. Here’s the full text of the email: Hi JC, Ever since those weird cases started showing up my friend and I have been following the whole Armacham/F.E.A.R. 2 drama and we know [...]

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Yesterday, I concluded my Silver Case video series. Today, I received an email from the mystery man “R.” The plot thickens… Silver Casers will recall that “R” is the man who sent me the silver briefcase, and appeared in two videos — one on a DVD I received in the mail; the other, on the case’s [...]

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Can an ordinary wooden spoon become an instrument of terror? If it’s in the hands of horror/thriller novelist Scott Sigler, bet the farm on it. Behold THE SPANKY SPOON, one of 12 collectible online-exclusive posters celebrating the Dec. 30 release of Sigler’s latest hardcover horror thriller, CONTAGIOUS. (Click the image to download the high-resolution PDF.) Today, all [...]

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It’s the final episode in the Silver Case video series. Here, I share some parting thoughts about the mysterious case and its contents, and encourage viewers to further explore the Armacham.com website, and visit the sites of other Silver Case recipients. Newcomers: Here are links to Part One, Part Two, Part Three and Part Four of [...]

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Part One chronicled my acquisition of the mysterious Siver Case. Part Two revealed its contents. Part Three unearthed a mysterious video, and illuminated a package sent to me from the Armacham corporation. What we know so far: The Armacham Technology Corporation is working with the creators of the video game F.E.A.R. 2. Armacham has recruited me and others to participate [...]

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What is inside the Silver Case? As this video series has progressed, you witnessed the opening of the Silver Case, and saw and nearly all of its contents revealed. But what of the case’s shiny USB thumb drive … and what of the mysterious second envelope I received? Part One in this video series chronicled my journey [...]

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What is inside the Silver Case? In Part One of “The Silver Case” video series, I explained how I’d received two strange envelopes in the mail. One featured a hand-written address and USPS “delivery confirmation.” The other was from a company called Armacham. (Yes, yes, I know the company is fictional. Suspend your disbelief, for criminy’s [...]

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What is the Silver Case? What is inside the Silver Case? On a day in late November, I received two letters in the mail. One featured my name and address written on it, with USPS delivery confirmation. The second was from a company called Armacham. Neither had a return address. Intrigued by the hand-written letter, I opened [...]

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I don’t know about you, but I love to share. From Laughing Squid: ?A Shared Culture? is a new video that helps explain the idea behind Creative Commons. It was created by by Jesse Dylan, the director who made the extremely popular ?Yes We Can? video for Barack Obama.

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Welcome to the final episode of 7th Son: OBSIDIAN — and we’ve saved the best for last. Horror/sci-fi author Scott Sigler — the grand poohba of podiobooks himself — has the final story in this anthology, and it’s everything you’d expect from the master of horror podfiction. Called Eusocial Networking, the story is a monster [...]

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Welcome to the final video episode of “Voices From the Darkness,” where the stars and creators are 7th Son fans from across this globe. Today’s delightful episode was created by Dan Cohen and his family: Amanda, Danielle and Andrea. I can’t think of a more lovely and humorous way to conclude the “Voices From the Darkness” [...]

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Hey gang — after spending $40 a month for six months for an email blast service I wasn’t using, I’m giving ReverbNation a spin. Designed for independent musicians, the service seems very robust and flexible. Best of all, it’s free. If you’ve emailed me, like, ever, chances are you’re going to get an “opt-in” email from [...]

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Welcome to the seventh — and final — official audio episode of Voices From the Darkness. You’ll likely see a few more audio contributions in a “bootleg” episode down the road, but this the last audio “Voices…” presentation for OBSIDIAN. All of the audio in this episode was contributed anonymously by 7th Son fans around the [...]

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Welcome to the eighth video episode of “Voices From the Darkness,” where the stars and creators are 7th Son fans from across this globe. This is the third of a daily “triple play” of videos. There will be one final “Voices From the Darkness” episode later this week. Today’s fantastic episode was created by Dan Woodward [...]

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This is a fixed repost of OBSIDIAN episode 28. The video “froze” in the previous version of this episode, but has been fixed here. Please accept J.C.’s apologies for the inconvenience. Also, please see his note at the end of this post for another apology regarding another part of this vid. Welcome to the seventh video [...]

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Welcome to the sixth video episode of “Voices From the Darkness,” where the stars and creators are 7th Son fans from across this globe. This is the first of a “triple play” of videos: tomorrow and the next day will see releases of additional episodes, as well. Scene One: Chooch, Viv and family Scene Two: Corwin Scene Three: [...]

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Welcome to the sixth episode of Voices From the Darkness. All of the audio in this episode was contributed anonymously by 7th Son fans around the globe. If you recognize your contribution in this episode, please contact J.C. and he’ll include your credit in the shownotes here. Coming up on 7th Son: OBSIDIAN: More fan-created content [...]

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Today sees the release of the hilarious short-short story The Odds by the legendary Wichita Rutherford! Wichita Rutherford is the world-renowned podcast celebrity. He is recognized as a true pioneer of the podcasting movement and continues to push the envelope with his cutting edge, innovative digital content. He’s also … precious. When Wichita first came on the [...]

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Feast your ears on the penultimate showcase short story in 7th Son: OBSIDIAN — The Goodbye Party, by Christiana Ellis. Christiana Ellis is an award-winning writer and podcaster living in Morrisville, North Carolina. She has been podcasting since September of 2005, when she launched her first show, “Christiana Talks About Stuff.” Since then, podcasting has assimilated [...]

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Welcome the second half of J.C.’s UltraCreatives conversations with the creators of “Ask A Ninja.” Today, J.C chats with writer/producer/director Kent Nichols, who in 2005 — along with co-creator Douglas Sarine — debuted a very strange, very funny and what would soon become a very influential video podcast called “Ask A Ninja.” Since 2005, the show has [...]

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In this incredible episode of UltraCreatives, J.C. chats with Douglas Sarine and the Ninja, both from the chart-topping “Ask A Ninja” video podcast. While Douglas and Kent Nichols (whose own UltraCreatives interview will debut tomorrow) are credited as co-creators of the show, the Ninja reveals in this interview how he recruited the duo to bring [...]

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