Pulp fiction, writing, the Wold Newton Universe, crossovers, publishing, metafiction, fictional genealogy, Star Trek, pulp and paperback art, Philip Jose Farmer, good girl and bad girl pin-up art, Bettie Page, comics...
Music
The Dandy Warhols, Echo and The Bunnymen, The Beatles, The Smiths, The Cure, Depeche Mode, The Doors, Coldplay, Sisters of Mercy, The Damned, Joy Division, The Killers, New Order, Franz Ferdinand, The Stone Roses, The Clash, The Police, The Cars, Blondie, early U2, The Kinks, Nine Inch Nails, David Bowie, The The, They Might Be Giants, The B-52s, The Clash, The Sex Pistols, Lush, Squeeze, The Psychedelic Furs, etc..... plus, Big Band, rockabilly, crooners, ambient, electronica, classical.....
Movies
Classic Universal and Hammer Horror, Star Trek, James Bond, Bogie flicks, noir detective flicks....
Television
Lost, Star Trek, Alias, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., The Prisoner, The Avengers, Secret Agent/Danger Man, 6 Million $$ Man, The Wild Wild West, The Saint, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Dr. Who, The Green Hornet, Torchwood....
Books
Pulp fiction (hero, horror, hardboiled, spicy), Philip Jose Farmer, Wold Newton, Tarzan, Doc Savage, The Shadow, Sherlock Holmes, The Avenger, James Bond, The Spider, Travis McGee, Fu Manchu, Philip Marlowe, The Phantom, The Saint, The Domino Lady, Star Trek, Sam Spade, Tales of the Shadowmen, Ki-Gor, Secret Agent X, The Phantom Detective, and on and on and on...
Win Scott Eckert holds a B.A. in Anthropology and a Juris Doctorate. In 1997, he posted the first site on the Internet devoted to expanding Philip José Farmer's concept of the Wold Newton Family. He has recently served as an expert consultant on crossovers involving characters from pulp fiction and Victorian literature for a lawsuit concerning a major motion picture.
OMG you don't know that I was raised in Huddersfield, about 70 miles south-west of Wold Newton, and my favourite seaside place in England is Scarborough, about 9 miles to the north.
I just handed off my new book to my first pre-reader. I've still got about 2 months of editing to do, but it's time to get some feedback on the story. I've begun line editing and if all goes well with this first read, I may be ahead of schedule for my October release!
Here's what people are saying about my novella, Monkey Love:
"John Paul Allen delivers well-drawn characters and emotional dynamite in this tale of dark suspense" - Scott Nicholson, author of They Hunger.
"One sadistic piece of work by one of the most talented new voices in dark fiction." - Karen Koehler, author of the Slayer series.
"Disturbing and intense, this story is a one-sit read that races, carrying you along to grim, uncharted terrain." - Lee Thomas, Bram Stoker Award-Winning author of Stained, Parish Damned and The Dust of Wonderland.
"From the first page, Monkey Love draws you into a surreal world that teeters on a disturbing balance of madness, eroticism, and obsession." David Niall Wilson, author of Deep Blue and Ancient Eyes.
"It's a wild ride, and I loved it from first page to last." - John R. Little, author of The Memory Tree and Placeholders.
"Exquisitely well-written, more than slightly twisted and compelling erotica for all horror readers." T.M. Wright, author of the forthcoming Bone Soup and Blue Canoe.
"Monkey Love is my first read by John Paul Allen and I can promise it won't be the last. Touching, peverse, oddly poignant and riddled with interesting questions about the nature of love and obsession, I can't recommend it enough. Monkey Love is the sort of tale that pushes the boundaries of comfortable and makes us question our own morals." - James A. Moore, author of Deeper and Blood Red.
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"Unconventional is a wonderful story full of heart, humor, and what it means to truly be successful. An A+ novel for the keeper shelf. " - Gemma Halliday, award-winning author
