Michael McCarty has played a major role in defining a uniquely modern American attitude to cooking, dining, and entertaining since 1979, when he opened his first acclaimed Michael's restaurant in Santa Monica, California. McCarty's approach, now enjoyed on both coasts with the opening of Michael's New York in 1989, has always been refreshingly simple: start with the best ingredients, cook them in simple ways that highlight their natural qualities, pair them with great wines, and serve them...

Bloodless contains actual historical events infused with fiction. Modern-day vampire, Daniel Peck, succumbs to his transformation on the Lusitania when the beautiful and ancient Veronica, Queen of the Undead, beguiles him. Daniel survives when the ocean liner is sunk by the Germans in 1915, and when the Hindenburg explodes in 1937. Years later Daniel is a substitute teacher in Baltimore, Maryland. He feeds off the energy of four students and turns them into zombie-like creatures, who subsi...

Embrace of the Aztec VampireA profound and highly entertaining horror adventure and tribute to B-movies of a lost age. Scream Queen Desiree Starr is tired of starring in one low budget horror movie after another, and with each passing film her wardrobe becomes skimpier and skimpier. Zyana, an Aztec queen who has returned from death for vengeance against those who deprived and decimated her long-ago empire, cares not who gets in her way. Horror film cinema personality Desiree return...

Like the mighty Mississippi River that cleaves the Quad Cities, the region's history can trap the unwary in some unexpected eddies. Peer through the fog of the past to catch a glimpse of the Tinsmith Ghost of Rock Island or the river serpent with a price on its head. Get the back story on the Banshee of Brady Street, read the 1869 report on a Bigfoot sighting near East Davenport and run the numbers on local UFO activity. From phantom footsteps in the Renwick Mansion to a mausoleum heist in...

The Quad Cities have a rich history of brewing that started with the influx of German citizens in the 1800s. Breweries were established on both sides of the Mississippi River. Some of these historic breweries managed to reopen after Prohibition, but national competition ultimately closed the last of these stalwarts in 1956. In 1989, Iowa created a special class "A" brewpub permit, and the first of many brewpubs in the area, Front Street Pub & Eatery, opened in 1992. Blue Cat Brew Pub, on t...

Ever wanted to hang out with legends like Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, and Dean Koontz?This is your chance to read fun anecdotes and career advice from a wide range of Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy authors and filmmakers.Modern Mythmakers is a collection of 35 interviews from horror and science fiction's most influential writers and filmmakers, including…Ray BradburyDean KoontzRichard Matheson

In the swinging 1960s, over one-hundred-year-old vampire, Daniel Peck, meets the fetching young artist named Georgia "Gigi" Carrington. She is just his type: Blood type that is. Their hot romance smolders into flames when they vow never to see each other again after a blowup. The old vampire is now settled down with motel proprietor, Annie Julliard, at the Stardust Inn with his tween daughter Clarice, and infant son Louis. The vampire family faces a crisis when Annie's infamous house next ...

They thrive in the shadows, hungry for blood, hungry for human flesh. BITERS, from 5-time Bram Stoker Finalist Michael McCarty, is a thrilling collection of 4 zombie stories and 4 vampire tales by a veteran author of over fifty books and numerous stories and works of nonfiction since the 1980s. Within these pages you will find excitingly original and macabre tales of biters of all sorts to make you shiver and even question your own sanity, featuring incredible special guest co-authors! Dar...

More Modern Mythmakers features Horror, Science Fiction and Dark Fantasy's most influential writers and filmmakers interviewed about the art and craft of their genres.The 25 interviews include:Steve AltenReggie BannisterTerry BrooksCharles de LintDennis EtchisonJohn EversonAlan Dean FosterRay GartonSephera GironOwl GoingbackCharles GrantNancy HolderPaul KaneRonald KellyJoe Lansd...

"Michael McCarty's 'A Little Help from My Fiends' truly shines. His collection of short stories is a lovingly created, watered with blood and harvested at the peak of ripeness kind of work. The approach to the collection is so fresh that -- were it a steak -- you would note still a bit of warmth and even a faint pulse. You see, each story in this collection is co-authored with another excellent storyteller. Mark McLaughlin, Terrie Leigh Relf and Dave Miller, to name a few, make appearances...

College is broken. The institution that once nearly guaranteed a successful career is now a pay-to-play industry.Every year millions of students graduate college with high honors. Instead of landing jobs at leading technology companies, institutions, or distinguished universities, they float into unfulfilling careers. College has forced society to compete at the games which no longer align with the skills required to succeed in life.In College Coup, McCarty & McCarty unfold...

Fear and desire are extreme emotions that haunt both the mind and the heart. 'Fear & Desire' is a poetry collection by five-time Bram Stoker Finalist Michael McCarty and poet / author S. A. Gambino. In this book you will find primal emotions of terror and temptation with such poems as: "Darkman" by S.A. Gambino, "No Escape" by Michael McCarty, "Zombie Love" by S.A. Gambino, "Not One Of Us" by Michael McCarty, "Twisted Love" by S.A. Gambino, "That Night" by Michael McCarty, "Her Eyes" by S....