On today's episode of the Cryptid Creator Corner we're getting in the Halloween spirit with horror writer J. Michael Donohue. J. recently wrapped a successful Kickstarter campaign for Graveyard Shift (don't worry you can still back it if you hurry through the Late Pledge feature: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jmichaeldonohue/graveyard-shift-an-addison-grove-tale). Graveyard Shift is an Addison Grove story, which would be part of a connected universe J. and his collaborators, like Colleen Palmer, are building. From the Kickstarter campaign page: Parades, monthly bake sales, mom and pop stores, and hot apple pie from the local diner, are all the ingredients for the perfect American small-town. A place where the kids run wild and everyone knows their neighbor. Addison Grove is all of these things on the surface, but underneath is something quite darker. It's an odd town that remains hidden in plain sight and blends the natural with the supernatural. Once you find your place in Addison Grove you won't want to leave...ever!
I've followed J. on social media for a quite some time and I could tell we have a few things in common, like our love of Vault Comics Resonant and the tv show Eerie, Indiana. I also loved hearing about how he's starting to introduce his 2 kids to some of his favorite horror movies and getting to see those things anew through his kids' eyes. You can also hear me struggle to remember Flukeman from the 2nd episode of the 2nd season of The X-Files. Shortly after we recorded this episode I noticed my LCS is selling the McFarlane Toys action figure of Flukeman and I am very tempted to buy it.
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