SPECIAL FEATURES: Short Takes on Pop Culture from Androids to Zombies

by Walter Greatshell

Was DARTH VADER originally the hero of a glam-rock musical? Which JAMES BOND movie shamelessly cashed in on the success of STAR WARS? What does GODZILLA VS. HEDORAH have in common with MIDNIGHT COWBOY? Cult author Walter Greatshell answers these burning questions and poses many more in this wittily informative collection of essays about the movies, books, and comics that fill his brain instead of actual useful knowledge. SPECIAL FEATURES--Short Takes on Pop Culture from Androids to Zombies. Read it today! Walter Greatshell is the author of the XOMBIES trilogy as well as the novels MAD SKILLS, TERMINAL ISLAND, and (writing as W.G. Marshall) ENORMITY. Aside from SPECIAL FEATURES, his most recent work includes the historical epic SAFARI MINE and the science fiction thriller TRANS ATLANTIC. He has also authored short stories, plays, children's books, and feature articles for newspapers and public radio. When not writing, Greatshell has run a landmark art cinema, worked in a submarine factory, and acted in theater productions of Oedipus Rex, Karel Capek's RUR, and Andy Kaufman's BOHEMIA-WEST. He also likes to draw pictures. Greatshell currently lives in Providence with his infinitely patient wife. "Expect great things from Mr. Greatshell."--Nate Kenyon, author of Sparrow Rock

154 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 23, 2017

About the author

Walter Greatshell here. I am the author of XOMBIES (Berkley, 2004), which was re-released as XOMBIES: APOCALYPSE BLUES (2009), and followed by the sequels XOMBIES: APOCALYPTICON (2010), and XOMBIES: APOCALYPSO (2011). I am also author of the novels MAD SKILLS, ENORMITY (published under the pen name W.G. Marshall), and TERMINAL ISLAND. My short stories have appeared in the anthologies THE LIVING DEAD 2, TALES OF JACK THE RIPPER, and CTHULHU FHTAGN! My most recent works are the essay collection SPECIAL FEATURES: SHORT TAKES ON POP CULTURE FROM ANDROIDS TO ZOMBIES and the WWII saga SAFARI MINE: AN AFRICAN ODYSSEY 1928-1937.

Reviews

[David Keep · Rating 4 out of 5]

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Initially this was a series of well written love letters to fandom before becoming a look at the writer and his journey to being published. I like it when something good becomes something better. Recommended