Science Fiction and Dark Fantasy Writer

Kenneth Mark Hoover

Kenneth Mark Hoover
Allen, TX 75013
United States
kmhoover@kennethmarkhoover.com

News

Look for these stories coming soon....
BREAKING NEWS!
Several of my science fiction, horror, dark fantasy and dark western stories are being released by Argo Navis Publishing.
I sold my Haxan novel to ChiZine Publications! They will release the novel in late 2013 or 2014.
My new SF story "At the Center of the World" is featured in Issue #16 at New Myths Magazine.
The Western Online interviewed me recently. Here it is.
My Haxan story "Redemption Bound" was voted best story of August at Frontier Tales.
Upcoming appearances....
Conventions:
I will be attending the 2012 World Science Fiction Convention in Chicago this year. Stop by and say hello!
THEATER 13 is on the air!
Fevreblau as re-imagined by Shemika Berry
My friend, Shemika Berry, got her friends and worked to recreate the cover from my SF novel Fevreblau. I think the result is fantastic. Here are the credits for the photograph:
Photographer : SunArcher Photography
Makeup: The Masquerade Belle (Shemika Berry)
Model: Kori Lei
Location: Patapsco State Park, Baltimore,MD

Recent Commentary

Look for links to posts about Mark's writing life:

Why I Built an Internet Radio Station

When I was thirteen I used to listen to a black and white transistor radio tucked under my pillow. One night I found a Chicago station and heard The CBS Radio Mystery Theater hosted by E.G. Marshall.

Just like that I was hooked. I fell in love with radio dramas and wanted to hear more.

Popular for its time, CBSRMT was a modern program aired by CBS during the late 70s and early 80s and produced by Himan Brown. It was an attempt to recapture the magic of Old Time Radio. When we moved from Illinois I always made it a point to find a station that aired this program so I could continue listening, and I would often ask my grandparents what they remembered of OTR.

As an adult I discovered real OTR, old time radio, and its fans. I began to collect and research these old programs and listen to them whenever I could. As a professional writer I saw the intrinsic value of these radio shows beyond their nostalgic worth. I knew I could learn a lot from these programs on how to write a tight cohesive story, and I did.

I really hope you like the classic programs I am bringing to you now on Theater 13 Radio, and I hope you come to love them and hold them as dear as I do, and will, for my entire life.

--KMH

Kennetth Mark Hoover reads his Haxan story "Grand Guignol" at Blood of the Bean, a reading hosted by Kickbutt Coffee and the Horror Writers of America in 2009.