Creepy Classics: A Conversation with Juliette Harrisson, Author

In these days of short attention spans, making the time to read a novel is a challenge. Short stories, however, can give us much of the same experience. Creepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient Rome (US link) and (UK link), by Doux Reviews’ Juliette Harrisson, treats us to 13 ghost stories situated in the ancient Roman world. Note: I would not write this piece if I could not recommend the book. The storytelling is crisp, and a general delight. Some passages even remind me of PG Wodehouse.

An Interview with Jeff Toobin

Late in the spring, I had the pleasure of talking to Jeff Toobin, author of The Run of His Life, the source material for the Emmys® Award winning TV series, The People v. O.J. Simpson. We talked about his collaboration with filmmakers Larry Karaszewski and Scott Alexander, as well as how a law degree has helped him as a writer. We touched on what it's like to consult on a piece of film that is dramatized non-fiction. There was even a mention of coming into one's genetic destiny!

Interview with the Subway Slayer April Weeden-Washington

[Originally published on a now defunct web magazine in 2003]

April Weeden-Washington has been doing stunt work since 1995 and has a long, impressive resume with over a hundred appearances in movies and television during her relatively short career. She has doubled for dozens of actresses, most notably Halle Berry, Jennifer Lopez, Pam Grier, and Vanessa Williams, and has worked in television and a number of movies, including The Scorpion King, Minority Report, Swordfish, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Lethal Weapon 4, Blade, The Replacement Killers, Starship Troopers, and The Others.

Interview with Buffy author Nikki Stafford

[Originally published on a now defunct web magazine in 2003]

Nikki Stafford is the author of Bite Me! An Unofficial Guide to the World of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, published by ECW Press in the fall of 2002.