Author Interview: James Coon and Co-Author Derek Ailes
Book
Title and Subtitle: Musings From A Demented Mind
Genre: Horror
<In Loving Memory>
Tell us a bit about
yourself.
James Coon was born on July 5, 1952 in
Connersville, Indiana and passed away on March 28, 2015. He was a serious reader and I mean serious
reader. Everywhere you turned in his
house were stacks and stacks of books.
He loved mysteries, science fiction and books on haunted houses and
alien abductions. He was also one of the
biggest DC comic book fans I have ever met.
His father would take him to the movies when he was a child and that is
where his love for classic movies began.
Film noir was one of his favorite movie styles.
Who or What inspired
you to start writing this book?
"Musings" is a
collection of horror and science fiction short stories based on the
conversations and details of the life of my friend James Coon. This anthology includes stories written by
J.C. from the late 60s up until a week of his death. I have his writing folder and there are
several stories which will be released in the coming years in other projects
since they don’t fit with the theme of this anthology too well. It will be split into multiple parts. Part one is the stories written by J.C. and
stories based on his life and conversations I’ve had with him over the past
fifteen years. Part two includes all the
stories published on Shortfictionbreak.com since December 2014, stories based
on current events from this year, plus strange stories I wrote with little or
no sleep. Part three is basically a mini
biography, eulogy, and behind the scenes details about each story and the facts
and the true stories behind them. This
is a collection of my best work. My
heart and soul went into these stories.
What three words would you use to describe this book?
Vintage, Horror, Anthology.
Who is your target group for this book?
People who love reading
horror and watching the old Tales From The Crypt and Twilight Zone episodes.
Tell us about this book.
From
the demented minds who watched every Tales From The Crypt and Twilight Zone
episode and read every Vault of Horror and Strange Tales comic book comes
twenty-two brand new tales of horror and science fiction. Proceed with caution
as Derek Ailes and James Coon take you on a journey through madness with
zombies, vampires, aliens, mutated cats, twisted twins, deadly women, killer
dogs and one pissed off Elvis Presley. When you think it is safe to continue
on, they hit you with another horrific tale. Musings From A Demented Mind is a
gripping, suspense-filled supernatural anthology.
Do you have a favorite chapter from this book?
"Sirens
of Lake Station" is the short story that JC wrote back in the 90s. When I spoke with his sister, I asked her to
find this one so I can include it in the anthology. In the story, Lake Station is plagued by
sirens who appear once a year to take a male sacrifice. If a man didn't have sex the night before
their appearance, he would fall victim to their entrancing song. The story has a Twilight Zone atmosphere to
it.
What do you hope people will gain from reading this book?
The
first part of the anthology includes six stories written by my late
friend. The reader will learn a lot
about my friend and why he was brilliant from those stories. In the third part, the biography including my
eulogy, they will learn a lot about his life and how it relates to the stories. I want the reader to have an enjoyable and
frightening time through this journey of horror madness.
Is your book in Print, ebook or both?
It is
available on paperback and on Kindle.
What advice would you give to other Writers?
When
you lose somebody close in the writing field, make sure the person's legacy
continues on.
Tell us the link where potential readers can buy this book.
You
can pre-order the book now on Amazon http://authl.it/B013Q1BH8I?d
It
will be available on September 7.
Any additional links?
My
official website: http://www.derekailes.com
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/derekailes
Is there anything else you would like to share about this book?
You
can learn more details about this book here
http://www.derekailes.com/james-coon---musings-from-a-demented-mind.html
Thank you so much for taking the
time to do this interview and allowing us a glimpse into your world.
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