"Look at all those DEad Guns!"
That was what a friend of mine told me while pointing out an image on the internet of a nice big pile of guns which were confiscated in some foreign country. I want to say it was Great Britain or Australia, but either way it was one BIG pile of guns slated for destruction. How is this related to Dead Guns Press? It’s related in a couple ways...
It wasn't until 2013 that I decided to become an editor and publisher, make a website, and fill it with stories and pondered a name for it. Dead Guns came back to me and it fit. I like to think that this is the new era of pulp. Yesterday’s writers, such as Ray Bradbury, Philip Jose Farmer, Jim Thompson, and a slew of others set the standard in science fiction, horror, crime fiction, fantasy, but they are all just about gone to the Writer's Valhalla. They were the big guns in their fields and their work will live on forever.
Tomorrow's monumental writers are starting out today, or have been in the game for a few years already... Regardless, we’re looking for those writers of tomorrow.
Send us your best stuff and check out our guidelines on our Submissions page.
- John
It wasn't until 2013 that I decided to become an editor and publisher, make a website, and fill it with stories and pondered a name for it. Dead Guns came back to me and it fit. I like to think that this is the new era of pulp. Yesterday’s writers, such as Ray Bradbury, Philip Jose Farmer, Jim Thompson, and a slew of others set the standard in science fiction, horror, crime fiction, fantasy, but they are all just about gone to the Writer's Valhalla. They were the big guns in their fields and their work will live on forever.
Tomorrow's monumental writers are starting out today, or have been in the game for a few years already... Regardless, we’re looking for those writers of tomorrow.
Send us your best stuff and check out our guidelines on our Submissions page.
- John
Ethos
We're dedicated to stories written in this new era of Pulp, just like stuff from the 1920's through the 1950's. Think of Ray Bradbury, Philip Jose Farmer, Issac Asimov, Mickey Spillane, and a wide array of other writers who wrote, and published, stories during this time.
Today, we're in the midst of change and, as these literary giants pass on, there is a void which needs to be filled with new authors, new stories, and new beginnings. Take a look around the site and check out the stories link above and catch the magic. We like Hardboiled, Crime Noir, and just about any unusual story.
Dead Guns Press publishes the best cutting edge stories on the market. If you're easily offended, you might want to throw your imported car in reverse and floor it on out of here.
Today, we're in the midst of change and, as these literary giants pass on, there is a void which needs to be filled with new authors, new stories, and new beginnings. Take a look around the site and check out the stories link above and catch the magic. We like Hardboiled, Crime Noir, and just about any unusual story.
Dead Guns Press publishes the best cutting edge stories on the market. If you're easily offended, you might want to throw your imported car in reverse and floor it on out of here.
MEET THE EDITORS
Editor-in-Chief John L. Thompson
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John L. Thompson currently lives in New Mexico with his wife of twenty-one years.
When he is not searching for lost remnants of the old west, he can be found working on several writing projects. Thompson is known to have worked as a truck driver, heavy line diesel mechanic, armored truck guard, corrections, body guard, and a host of other professions. His true passion is writing, and he is the founder of Dead Guns Press. |
Editor M. Leon Smith
M. Leon Smith has been a lover of dark fiction since he was introduced to horror books as a youngster. He writes flash fiction and short stories with a dark, gritty edge and also edits for Dead Guns Press.
M. Leon has Multiple Sclerosis and is a wheelchair user and spends a great deal of his time on projects linked to disability rights.
M. Leon has Multiple Sclerosis and is a wheelchair user and spends a great deal of his time on projects linked to disability rights.