Jude S. Walko, a thirty-year Hollywood veteran actor/producer/director and lifelong horror fan, stops by today to talk about what motivated him to finally write his debut novel, The Unhallowed Horseman, a contemporary reimagining of the American classic “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
I loved working with Jude S. Walko on The Unhallowed Horseman, a contemporary reimagining of the American classic “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Set against the backdrop of a seemingly peaceful, picturesque American small town with an iconic past, the story follows Vincent, a distraught and troubled high schooler, and his descent into the demons that plague his mind.
No Consent, a collaboration between authors L.J. Sellers and Teresa Burrell, uses the recent groundswell behind the #MeToo movement as a jumping off point for a legal thriller in which the way society views the concept of consent crashes headlong into a prosecutor’s search for justice, and an ex-con’s search for his missing sister.
Today is the start of Banned Books Week.
“Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held during the last week of September, BBW highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted banning of books across the United States.
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I had the pleasure of working with Michael Caudo on Return of the Prodigal, which finds Philly ex-pat Nick Di Nobile returning home after nearly two decades. He soon finds himself stalked by a crooked FBI agent, a Russian oligarch, and an old nemesis, all of whom are convinced Nick’s late father kept a priceless painting hidden for decades.
