Hi, I’m Brian…
I’m an award-winning author, editor, publisher, Facebook-famous YouTuber, and former mortician’s assistant. My work has appeared in publications from Stormgate Press, Atomic Press, Stone Door Studios, Pro Se Press, Flinch Books, Crazy 8 Books, Silver Phoenix Entertainment, Becky Books, Hogan’s Alley, BEN Books, TwoMorrows Publishing, GDC Publishing, and Lion’s Share Press, as well as my own Rising Tide Publications and Freelance Words imprints.
My output covers many genres: Action/Adventure, New Pulp, Contemporary Fantasy, Horror, Humor, Westerns, Non-fiction, and even Romance. In addition to my own original characters (Vulcana, Santastein, Doc Saga, D’Arcy Clay, Reverend Death, Harriet Houdine, etc.), I’ve gotten to write new adventures of characters created by Bobby Nash, Charles F. Millhouse, Jim Beard and John C. Bruening, along with several classic public domain comic book personalities created by Jerry Siegel, Gardner Fox, Richard Hughes, and Charles Nicholas.
I’m a frequent guest on many podcasts, but in addition to my current Monday @ 9 a.m. interactive talk show, NO WARNING, I’ve also created shows such as Nevermind the Furthermore, Clever Title Pending, BKMinutes, and Comic Book Spectrum. An Illinois native, I live in Central Indiana with my wife, Cookie, who is also a freelance editor and book designer, along with no children, no pets, and too many comic books. #alwayspromote #alwayspromoteyourfriends #fueledbyspite
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Streams
BETWEEN TWO BRIANS when one Brian just won't do 5-28-2024
The return of CLEVER TITLE PENDING with JIM BEARD
NO WARNING - Putting the "IN" in "INTERACTIVE" 5-20-2024
BETWEEN TWO BRIANS -- Creativity On a Budget 5-14-2024
Santastein
Santastein
In this tale of irreverent holiday horror, Dr. Victor Frankenstein raids the graveyard to assemble not just a man, but the Spirit of Giving himself. However, will the creature save Christmas for the village or will he lead to its destruction?
This book has sold in six different nations, five of whom still get along with us for some odd reason. We say that Santasteinis laugh out loud funny, but we’re only going by what other people tell us.
If you found The Nightmare Before Christmas to be way too saccharine, this is the book for you. Read it aloud to someone you love and try, just try, to maintain a straight face.
This book has sold in six different nations, five of whom still get along with us for some odd reason. We say that Santasteinis laugh out loud funny, but we’re only going by what other people tell us.
If you found The Nightmare Before Christmas to be way too saccharine, this is the book for you. Read it aloud to someone you love and try, just try, to maintain a straight face.
Conflict
Conflict
CONFLICT is the first in the Archtypical Musings series where classic pop culture figures are reduced to their basic essences in an dramatic tale torn from real life and drawn from the media that spawned our new mythology. In this first book, the heroine’s old enemy arranges for a father to kidnap his own daughter as unwitting bait. Despite her power, her strength, all her toughness, the Heroine knows her weakest point is in danger … her heart.
A dramatic change of pace from author Brian K. Morris (Santastein, Bloodshot: The Coldest Warrior, With Great Power).
A dramatic change of pace from author Brian K. Morris (Santastein, Bloodshot: The Coldest Warrior, With Great Power).
Vulcana
Vulcana: Rebirth of the Champion
When blogger Angelique Forge reunites with a long-lost friend, she didn’t realize it would lead to her death at the hands of an impossible monster.
With one pantheon of gods on the verge of non-existence, can Angelique save herself from becoming a sacrifice to an ancient deity craving entry to this world?
How will discovering the ARMOR of VULCANS’ FALLEN CHAMPION transform Angelique into the mighty VULCANA before the world ends?
With one pantheon of gods on the verge of non-existence, can Angelique save herself from becoming a sacrifice to an ancient deity craving entry to this world?
How will discovering the ARMOR of VULCANS’ FALLEN CHAMPION transform Angelique into the mighty VULCANA before the world ends?
Malicious Mysteries
Malicious Mysteries
When Patricia Davis suddenly left this world on August 22, 2015, her death devastated a family who loved her more than the world. On top of everything, she had no life insurance, leaving her three sons to raise the money to pay the very understanding owners of the funeral home who hosted her funeral. When her youngest son, who is an author, discussed the issue with some of his colleagues, they decided to put together an anthology of short stories. And, since Patricia loved crime stories, they selected that as the theme.
The stories feature Metahumans, CSI agents, and even a story based loosely on historical figures. All proceeds of each sale go to the Funeral Fund of Patricia Ann Davis.
The stories feature Metahumans, CSI agents, and even a story based loosely on historical figures. All proceeds of each sale go to the Funeral Fund of Patricia Ann Davis.
Skyman
The Original Skyman Battles:
The Master of Steam
DATELINE: 1939…A Nazi wearing steam-driven armor kidnaps North America’s greatest scientists. When he takes aeronautical scientist Peter Turner, the next stop is Berlin.
Allan Turner refuses to take his uncle’s kidnapping lying down. Instead, he becomes the swashbuckling Skyman, America’s National Hero.
With the help of feisty Fawn Carroll, the Skyman must rescue his uncle before a weapon travels to Germany that could give America’s enemies control of the skies. Problem is, the Skyman’s now wanted for murder…the murder of Allan Turner.
Written like the Saturday morning serials of old, The Original Skyman Battles the Master of Steam delivers action, larger-than-life characters, humor, romance, and so much more.
Allan Turner refuses to take his uncle’s kidnapping lying down. Instead, he becomes the swashbuckling Skyman, America’s National Hero.
With the help of feisty Fawn Carroll, the Skyman must rescue his uncle before a weapon travels to Germany that could give America’s enemies control of the skies. Problem is, the Skyman’s now wanted for murder…the murder of Allan Turner.
Written like the Saturday morning serials of old, The Original Skyman Battles the Master of Steam delivers action, larger-than-life characters, humor, romance, and so much more.
Bachelors Grove
The Haunting Scripts of Bachelors Grove: If Only Death Meant the End
Based on the real-life haunted cemetery, the book features comic scripts from The Haunting Tales of Bachelors Grove comic book, as well as advice on how to write comic horror and break into the independent comics market. The book also contains three brand new prose stories of mature horror, based on the Bachelors Grove legends.
Space Gods
Quest for the Space Gods: The Chronicles of Conrad Von Honig
ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS
Murder, intrigue, betrayal, suspense… Most authors merely write about such things. Conrad von Honig lives them.
As a world-renowned yet controversial best-selling author, Von Honig’s only real satisfaction comes from his quest for the truth. He believes that aliens from outer space visited our planet long ago and left behind a stunning footprint in the form of not only human impressions of their presence, but actual artifacts of their advanced technology.
But is humanity truly prepared to believe him? Did these “astronauts” from other worlds actually exist? Did they impact our species and influence human evolution in ways far beyond our comprehension? Conrad von Honig will find the truth, or die trying.
Murder, intrigue, betrayal, suspense… Most authors merely write about such things. Conrad von Honig lives them.
As a world-renowned yet controversial best-selling author, Von Honig’s only real satisfaction comes from his quest for the truth. He believes that aliens from outer space visited our planet long ago and left behind a stunning footprint in the form of not only human impressions of their presence, but actual artifacts of their advanced technology.
But is humanity truly prepared to believe him? Did these “astronauts” from other worlds actually exist? Did they impact our species and influence human evolution in ways far beyond our comprehension? Conrad von Honig will find the truth, or die trying.
Book Reviews
Amazon Book Reviews Made LESS Impossible: A Reader’s Guide to Rewarding Authors
Why are reviews important for authors? How do even one-star reviews help? Why aren’t more writers asking for them? Here’s where you find out!
Nightmare Collective
The Nightmare Collective
Enjoy the creepy places authors go when they fall asleep. This anthology is sure to keep you up all night with the terrifying visions dancing through your head. A book for the true horror fanatic, make sure this is on your ‘To Read’ list!
Pulp #1
Pulp Reality No. 1: Action & Adventure Publication
Winner of the 2021 Pulp Factory Awards for Best Anthology and Best Cover by Damian Aviles.
Car chases, two-fisted heroes, underwater mayhem, the coming of B-Man…!!
This is Pulp Reality. A collection of seven short stories from today’s top authors and artists in the genre of NEW PULP.
Take a seat, as we pull back the curtain on days gone by – with heroic escapades of yesteryear and edge of your seat adventures in the vein of the old pulps from the golden-age of storytelling.
Car chases, two-fisted heroes, underwater mayhem, the coming of B-Man…!!
This is Pulp Reality. A collection of seven short stories from today’s top authors and artists in the genre of NEW PULP.
Take a seat, as we pull back the curtain on days gone by – with heroic escapades of yesteryear and edge of your seat adventures in the vein of the old pulps from the golden-age of storytelling.
Pulp #2
Pulp Reality No. 2: An Action & Adventure Publication
Stormgate Press Presents: Ten new short stories from today’s leading authors and illustrators in the New Pulp genre. Packed with Pirates, Private Eyes, Aliens, automatons, villains and vigilantes. High adventure, wondrous fantasy, mysterious horror and startling science fiction await you. Be transported to astonishing places and travel to amazing times in the Golden Age, Pulp Style. This is Pulp Reality 2.
Pulp #4
Pulp Reality No. 4: An Action & Adventure Publication
The Award-Winning Pulp Reality returns with another action-packed issue featuring some of the best authors and artists in the New Pulp genre.
Featured in this issue are Charles F. Millhouse, Bobby Nash, Clyde Hall, Brian K. Morris, Brian Rodman, Rick Bradly, Jeffrey Ray Hayes, Clayton Murwin, Ted Davies, Stephen Burks and Erikius Castro.
From high-flying action to the ghostly hauntings at #17, to off-world mayhem, PR4 has something for everyone.
Inspired by the Pulp Magazines from the 1930’s and 40’s Pulp Reality is a throwback to days gone by. Take a seat, sit back and be whisked away to Adventure.
Featured in this issue are Charles F. Millhouse, Bobby Nash, Clyde Hall, Brian K. Morris, Brian Rodman, Rick Bradly, Jeffrey Ray Hayes, Clayton Murwin, Ted Davies, Stephen Burks and Erikius Castro.
From high-flying action to the ghostly hauntings at #17, to off-world mayhem, PR4 has something for everyone.
Inspired by the Pulp Magazines from the 1930’s and 40’s Pulp Reality is a throwback to days gone by. Take a seat, sit back and be whisked away to Adventure.
Snow #2
Snow Shorts #2
2022 PULP FACTORY AWARD WINNER – BEST SHORT STORY: Snow Ambition by Brian K. Morris.
SHORT STORIES! BIG ACTION! Declassified at last! Snow Shorts delve into the adventures of Abraham Snow, his family, and his friends in short, bite-sized action/thriller tales. Volume 2 contains stories featuring Abraham Snow, Tom “Mac” McClellan, and Archer Snow.
SHORT STORIES! BIG ACTION! Declassified at last! Snow Shorts delve into the adventures of Abraham Snow, his family, and his friends in short, bite-sized action/thriller tales. Volume 2 contains stories featuring Abraham Snow, Tom “Mac” McClellan, and Archer Snow.
Snow #4
Snow Shorts #4: Snow Ambition
2022 PULP FACTORY AWARD WINNER – BEST SHORT STORY
When an ex-flunky devises an insane scheme to get back on the good side of crime lord Miguel Ortega, he finds James Sheppard who could make the plan succeed. Unfortunately, Sheppard is really Abraham Snow, to say nothing of allegedly being dead. If Snow walks away from the plan, his family could die. If he goes along with the scheme, he could die, this time for real. Ambition can be a real killer. From the pages of the SNOW series comes a new Snow Short featuring Abraham Snow.
When an ex-flunky devises an insane scheme to get back on the good side of crime lord Miguel Ortega, he finds James Sheppard who could make the plan succeed. Unfortunately, Sheppard is really Abraham Snow, to say nothing of allegedly being dead. If Snow walks away from the plan, his family could die. If he goes along with the scheme, he could die, this time for real. Ambition can be a real killer. From the pages of the SNOW series comes a new Snow Short featuring Abraham Snow.
Captain Hawklin
Captain Hawklin: The Skyhook Remnant
When Captain Steven Hawklin escaped from what remained of Skyhook’s Island, at the end of “Captain Hawklin and the Skyhook Pirates”, he hoped he’d seen the last of the aerial pirate crew known as the Projectile Men. To his dismay, when career criminal Jake Longham also escaped the doomed island with a spare suit of flying armor, Steven’s stroll through hell had merely begun..
Blue Grotto
OOOFF! BOFF! SPLATT!
The Subterranean Blue Grotto Essays on Batman ’66 – Season 3
Is This Finally the End for Gotham City?
The city’s peerless protectors, the famous Caped Crusaders, Batman and Robin, steel themselves against the storm clouds that even now gather to rain danger and disaster down on Gotham’s citizens, and, what’s more, bring the curtain down on what will surely be the hard-working heroes’ final battles against the forces of evil!
Once you open this book, the die is cast. The last cathode-ray tube adventures of the dashing Dynamic Duo will be yours for perusal and pondering, a smorgasbord of sallies with the Joker, the Penguin, Catwoman, Egghead, King Tut, and more dissected and discussed by the cream of the crop of ebullient essayists with only one powerful purpose behind their efforts: Call them as they see them, for better or for worse!
The city’s peerless protectors, the famous Caped Crusaders, Batman and Robin, steel themselves against the storm clouds that even now gather to rain danger and disaster down on Gotham’s citizens, and, what’s more, bring the curtain down on what will surely be the hard-working heroes’ final battles against the forces of evil!
Once you open this book, the die is cast. The last cathode-ray tube adventures of the dashing Dynamic Duo will be yours for perusal and pondering, a smorgasbord of sallies with the Joker, the Penguin, Catwoman, Egghead, King Tut, and more dissected and discussed by the cream of the crop of ebullient essayists with only one powerful purpose behind their efforts: Call them as they see them, for better or for worse!
Blue Circle
The New Adventures of The Blue Circle
Sometimes one good man is enough to save a city from crime. But sometimes that one good man needs the support of a council of formerly evil men to have any hope of rescuing a city from its own darkness.
Len Stafford is a millionaire inventor, but when crime strikes, he leaves his penthouse apartment to become THE BLUE CIRCLE, masked crusader for justice. He leaves notes on blue paper with a large blue circle to relay messages, either to strike fear in his enemies or to summon help from those allied with him. He carries no weapons aside from his powerful fists, athletic ability, and keen analytical mind.
THE BLUE CIRCLE, however, is more than just a man in a mask. The name also refers to seven former criminals. While in prison, each member showed enough remorse for their crimes for Stafford to write letters of commendation to the State Governor. In turn, the governor granted the seven people early paroles. In return for their release, these people advise Stafford in his costumed identity, acting as consultants, even sometimes taking a hand alongside their representative in the streets.
Three of today’s best genre fiction authors take on this nearly forgotten classic character from the Golden Age of Comics in three new stories. Even when the Blue Line may not be enough, criminals fear THE BLUE CIRCLE!
Len Stafford is a millionaire inventor, but when crime strikes, he leaves his penthouse apartment to become THE BLUE CIRCLE, masked crusader for justice. He leaves notes on blue paper with a large blue circle to relay messages, either to strike fear in his enemies or to summon help from those allied with him. He carries no weapons aside from his powerful fists, athletic ability, and keen analytical mind.
THE BLUE CIRCLE, however, is more than just a man in a mask. The name also refers to seven former criminals. While in prison, each member showed enough remorse for their crimes for Stafford to write letters of commendation to the State Governor. In turn, the governor granted the seven people early paroles. In return for their release, these people advise Stafford in his costumed identity, acting as consultants, even sometimes taking a hand alongside their representative in the streets.
Three of today’s best genre fiction authors take on this nearly forgotten classic character from the Golden Age of Comics in three new stories. Even when the Blue Line may not be enough, criminals fear THE BLUE CIRCLE!
Major Majorie
Major Marjorie
In the mid-1940’s at the height of the Second World War, Major Marjorie: Space Star Ranger burned up the airwaves in her weekly radio series, battling alien invaders at every turn.
Little did her adoring fans realize, that reality mirrored fiction and Marjorie Pettice was a member of the Intergalactic Ranger Patrol, charged with protecting the Earth from the horrific Manglers, and their human allies bent on world domination.
Aiding Marjorie in her fight is her husband Paul, and their friend and confident Stumbly. Together they stand watch protecting mankind from the evil forces of the galaxy.
Now, for the first time in print, the stories of Major Marjorie are told from some of today’s leading authors in the New Pulp genre, brought to you in a way that only Stormgate Press can.
Little did her adoring fans realize, that reality mirrored fiction and Marjorie Pettice was a member of the Intergalactic Ranger Patrol, charged with protecting the Earth from the horrific Manglers, and their human allies bent on world domination.
Aiding Marjorie in her fight is her husband Paul, and their friend and confident Stumbly. Together they stand watch protecting mankind from the evil forces of the galaxy.
Now, for the first time in print, the stories of Major Marjorie are told from some of today’s leading authors in the New Pulp genre, brought to you in a way that only Stormgate Press can.
Rising Sun
Rising Sun Reruns
TIME FOR TOKUSATSU!
From the 1960s to the 1990s children in the West were gifted with a bounty of amazing TV shows to watch and enjoy—but it wasn’t nearly enough to satisfy their voracious appetites for adventure! It took an intriguing immigration of imported shows from the East to fill their afternoons with all the fun and fantasy they craved!
Grab a TV tray and hunker down in the family den with a group of grown-up kids as they reminisce about their favorite exotic Japanese TV shows of yore! In these pages you will find glowing memories of flights of fancy such as Ultraman, Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot, Astro Boy, Battle of the Planets, Space Giants, Speed Racer, Robotech, and many, many more—including a few you may never even heard of!
From the 1960s to the 1990s children in the West were gifted with a bounty of amazing TV shows to watch and enjoy—but it wasn’t nearly enough to satisfy their voracious appetites for adventure! It took an intriguing immigration of imported shows from the East to fill their afternoons with all the fun and fantasy they craved!
Grab a TV tray and hunker down in the family den with a group of grown-up kids as they reminisce about their favorite exotic Japanese TV shows of yore! In these pages you will find glowing memories of flights of fancy such as Ultraman, Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot, Astro Boy, Battle of the Planets, Space Giants, Speed Racer, Robotech, and many, many more—including a few you may never even heard of!
Memoirs of the Morbid
Memoirs of the Morbid: Red Edition
5 self-contained horror/suspense stories in the style of Creepshow or Tales From the Crypt.
Spurs & Six Shooters
Spurs & Six Shooters: Tales of the Old West
The Old West lives again in the pages of Spurs & Six Shooters: Tales of the Old West. A collection of nine short stories written by seasoned authors including John C. Bruening, (The Midnight Guardian Series) Brian K. Morris (Vulcana: Rebirth of the Champion) & Cindy Koepp (Condemned Courier), and prolific western storyteller Howard Donovan: while introducing new and upcoming writers, Adam Wayne, Ray Mackay, Robert E. Akers and Jarrett Mazza.
The Terrors
The Terrors
The BLACK TERROR returns! But NOT as you remember him…
In 1940, the U.S. Government forced the super-heroic Terror Twins to give up their costumed identities and keep their loved ones safe. Thus, The Terror and Kid Terror retired to a mundane life of work, school, and home.
And to see their adventures whitewashed and reduced to comic book propaganda as “The Black Terror.”
But two years later, The Terror puts on his mask again to fight political corruption, organized crime, and illicit drugs in Raceway City.
As The Terror navigates this dangerous new landscape, he encounters a former New York City cop with his own set of wild powers. But is he friend or foe?
Can The Terror become the hero Raceway City needs, or will his return to action be cut short by the beguiling and dangerous Sylvia Devereaux?
In 1940, the U.S. Government forced the super-heroic Terror Twins to give up their costumed identities and keep their loved ones safe. Thus, The Terror and Kid Terror retired to a mundane life of work, school, and home.
And to see their adventures whitewashed and reduced to comic book propaganda as “The Black Terror.”
But two years later, The Terror puts on his mask again to fight political corruption, organized crime, and illicit drugs in Raceway City.
As The Terror navigates this dangerous new landscape, he encounters a former New York City cop with his own set of wild powers. But is he friend or foe?
Can The Terror become the hero Raceway City needs, or will his return to action be cut short by the beguiling and dangerous Sylvia Devereaux?