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Books

 Future Threads. Los Angeles: New Media Publishing, 1985.

 Cinematic Vampires. North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Publishers, 1992.

 The Films of Arnold Schwarzenegger. New York: Citadel Books, 1993.

 Phantoms of the Opera. New York: Image Publishing, 1993.

 Dissecting Aliens. New York: Pan Macmillan, and London: Boxtree Ltd., 1995.

 Visions in Light and Shadow.  Baltimore, MD: Brickhouse Books, Inc., 2001.

  The War of the Worlds: From Wells to Spielberg. Owings Mills, Maryland: Galactic Books, 2005.

 The Jovian Dilemma. Owings Mills, Maryland: Galactic Books, 2006.

 Future Prime: The Top Ten Science Fiction Films (with Bob Blackwood). Owings Mills, Maryland: Galactic Books, 2006.

 75 Years of Universal Monsters. Owings Mills, Maryland: Galactic Books, 2006.

 50 Years of Hammer Horror. Owings Mills, Maryland: Galactic Books, 2007.

 101 Superheroes of the Silver Screen. Owings Mills, Maryland: Galactic Books, 2007.

 2001: Beyond the Infinite. Owings Mills, Maryland: Galactic Books, 2008.

Books (as Editor)

Screenplays

  • "The Jovian Dilemma" (125min.).  The Woofenill Works, Inc. Production Company, 2003.
  • "Intimate Bondage" (120min.), 2006.

Dissertation

  • "The Etiology of Sexual Addiction: Childhood Trauma as a Primary Determinant." Diss. Southern California University, 1997.

Short Fiction (selected)

  • "Count on Doomsday." The Daily Planet 30 June 1980: 15-24.
  • "Healer of Antares Four." The Daily Planet 11 August 1980: 12-15.
  • "Satisfaction Guaranteed." The Daily Planet 21 September 1980: 26-27.
  • "Dark Passage." The Jedi Journal, 1981: 91-105.
  • "A Study in Evil." The Annapolis Review August 1981: 9-14.
  • "Scandal on Baker Street." The Annapolis Review May 1982: 14-17.
  • "Fall of the Republic." Galactic Archives Summer 1983.
  • "Rite of Lunar Passage." Eldritch Tales Fall 1990: 41-46.
  • "Interfacing Rush." Nexus Quarterly Summer 1995: 78+.
  • "The Jovian Dilemma." Nexus Quarterly Fall 1996: 21+.
  • "A Gift of Verse". Nexxus: The Speculative and Science Fiction Online Literary Magazine Fall 2002.
  • "Whom Gods Destroy." Nexxus: The Speculative and Science Fiction Literary Magazine Spring 2003.
  • "Solutions." Lower Than Angels. Eds. Vonnie Crist and David W. Kriebel. Baltimore, Maryland: Lite Circle Books, 2003. 25-34.
  • "Athenaeum." Amazing Journeys Magazine, June 2005.

Feature Articles (selected)

  • "The Gunpowder Plot: Recalling a Significant Event in British History." Churchman March 1977: 9-10.
  • "Mortal States." The Annapolis Review March 1981:6-7.
  • "Fifty Years of Fantasy Film Posters." SFTV December 1984-April 1985 (five-part series).
  • "The Doctor Who Costume Guide." SFTV February 1985: 9-15.
  • "V-The Series Episode Guide." SFTV June-September, 1985 (four-part series).
  • "Tales of Tomorrow: TV's Sci-Fi Experiment in the 50's." Media History Digest Winter 1985: 49-50.
  • "The Forbidden Planet Costume Guide." SFTV November 1985: 18-23.
  • "The Star Fleet Uniform Costume Guide." Monsterland Decmber 1986: 18-25.
  • "All Dressed Up With Some Place to Go." Starlog November 1988: 89-92.
  • "Collecting Film Posters." Collector's News November 1988: 35-36.
  • "Costuming for Fun and Fandom." Starlog June 1989: 53-56.
  • "Looking Back to the Future of Star Wars." Not of This Earth Summer 1994 Special.
  • "Genesis of Star Wars: The Evolution of a Space Saga." Not of This Earth Summer 1994 Special.
  • "A Preview of Aliens Versus Predator." Cinescape July 1994: 15-18.
  • "A Preview of the Next Star Wars." Cinescape April 1995.
  • "Sci-Fi Road Trip: Grover's Mill, New Jersey." Sci-Fi Universe June 1995: 11.
  • "Sci-Fi Road Trip: Metropolis, Illinois." Sci-Fi Universe August 1995.
  • "Sci-Fi Road Trip: Edgar Allan Poe's Grave, Baltimore." Sci-Fi Universe October 1995.
  • "Sci-Fi Road Trip: The Enterprise at the Smithsonian." Sci-Fi Universe November 1995.
  • "Sci-Fi Road Trip: Salem, MA-The Witch Town." Sci-Fi Universe December 1995.
  • "Dragoncon 1995 Review." Sci-Fi Universe February 1996.
  • "Across the Eight Dimension: A Retrospective on Buckaroo Banzai." Sci-Fi Universe August 1996.
  • "The Real X-Files." Sci-Fi Universe August 1996.
  • "From the Inner Mind to The Outer Limits." Sci-Fi Universe October 1996.
  • Entries on "Heroes," "Heroic Fiction," "Sword & Sorcery" and "Time Travel" for The Encyclopaedia Galactica, ed. Lydia Marano. Prentice Hall, 1995.
  • "L.A.Con III: A Report from the 54th World Science Fiction Convention." Sci-Fi Universe December 1996: 72-75.
  • "Dark Promise: The Star Wars Saga." Cinescape Insider February 1997: 78-81.
  • "Lightstorm: The Films of James Cameron." Retrovision November 1998: 12+.
  • "From Book to Script to Screen: The Evolution of Pierre Boulle’s Planet of the Apes." and "2001-Beyond the Infinite." Retrovision February 1999: 42+ .
  • "Heroes in Contemporary Fantasy Literature." Lower Than Angels. Eds. Vonnie Crist and David W. Kriebel. Baltimore, Maryland: Lite Circle Books, 1999. 59-64.
  • "What Makes a Good Science Fiction Story?" Lite Literary Newspaper June 2001: 1-4.
  • "Introduction" to The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux.  New York: Signet Classic Books, 2001.
  • "The Irony of Negative Reviews: Creating Cult Classics." Nexxus: The Speculative and Science Fiction Online Literary Magazine Spring 2003.
  • "The Top Ten Science Fiction Films of the 20th Century." Torcon 3: The 60th World Science Fiction Convention Program Book Fall 2003.
  • "Afterward" to The Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G. Wells.  New York: Signet Classic Books, 2005.

Honors, Awards and Nominations

  • M. Carolyn Parker Award for Outstanding Journalism, 1975.
  • Listing in Who's Who Men of Achievement, 1987 and 1988.
  • Hugo Nomination, ConJose World Science Fiction Convention, 2002
  • Best Short Story Hugo Nomination, Torcon 3 World Science Fiction Convention, 2003
  • Hugo Nomination, Torcon 3 World Science Fiction Convention, 2003
  • Hugo Nomination, Noreascon World Science Fiction Convention, 2004

Radio and Television Appearances

  • Interview: "The State of Science Fiction Films." The Mr. Movie Show July 16, 1989.
  • Interview: "The Vampire Archetype in Film." The Mr. Movie Show August 19, 1990.
  • Interview: "Mythology in Star Wars." Sci-Fi Channel May 13, 1999.
  • Interview: "The Phenomenal Success of James Bond." WJZ-TV13 Morning Show November 18, 1999.
  • Interview: "Pulp Science Fiction in Battlefield Earth." Dateline Radio May 26, 2000.
  • Interview: "Science Fiction in Popular Culture." The Lou Gentilly Show Aug. 8, 2002.
  • Interview: "How Science Fiction Predicts the Future." Future Talk August 11, 2002.
  • Interview: "Why Critics Hate Science Fiction Films." Radio Sci-Fi October 6, 2002.
  • Interview: "James Bond in Popular Culture." WBFF-TV 45 Morning Show November 13, 2002
  • Interview:  "Star Wars and the Strategic Defense Initiative." Documentary by RTR for Russian Television.  Debut: April, 2004
  • Interview:  "Finding the Future: A Science Fiction Conversation." Documentary by Casey Moore.  Debut: New York Film Festival, May 2, 2004


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