Bryan Alaspa
Is DEVOURED a Kaiju Story?
I wish I could remember the very first horror movie I ever saw was. I cannot, sadly, but it was always around in my house. My dad was a...
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Bryan Alaspa
- Aug 18
- 2 min
Publication Date is Here! DEVOURED is Out!
There is never going to be anything quite like publication day when you're an author. If you only knew the amount of work that goes into...
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Bryan Alaspa
- Aug 8
- 7 min
Read the Opening Scene from My New Novel - Devoured
My latest novel is my first with Wicked House Publishing. It is called DEVOURED and it is a mash-up of fantasy and horror. Taking place...
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Bryan Alaspa
- Aug 2
- 3 min
The Real Story of The Piasa Bird
My latest novel is entitled DEVOURED and it's about a Native American legend which has become known as The Piasa Bird and you can visit a...
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Bryan Alaspa
- Jul 30
- 3 min
So What Is My Novel DEVOURED About?
My new novel is called DEVOURED is coming August 18 from Wicked House Publishing. If you want to pre-order your copy, you can click on...
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Bryan Alaspa
- Jul 19
- 2 min
My New Horror Novel is Coming August 18 - Preorder Now!
My new novel is called DEVOURED and it was a joy to write. I got to destroy downtown St. Louis and how can you not sort of love...
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Bryan Alaspa
- Jan 16
- 3 min
So Let's Look at 2023
Hey, it's 2023 and I normally try to keep these blogs broad and of general interest to readers and writers. However, since this is my...
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Bryan Alaspa
- Dec 31, 2022
- 3 min
When Does a Horror Author Scare Himself?
One of the questions I get asked pretty often (right after gems like "where do you get your ideas" and "why do you write such creepy...
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Bryan Alaspa
- Dec 4, 2022
- 4 min
MOVIE REVIEW: We're All Going to the World's Fair
There was once a time when I was a film and TV critic. Got the screeners sent to me and everything. Heck, I even had a website where my...
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Bryan Alaspa
- Nov 27, 2022
- 3 min
COVID - Day Six: Returning to the World
It's day six and, according to my doctor and (apparently) the CDC, I can rejoin society as long as I wear a mask. Yay! The problem is, of...
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Bryan Alaspa
- Nov 26, 2022
- 2 min
COVID Diaries: What Does a Writer Do in Quarantine?
It is day six. I cannot believe that i am probably going to get to see the people I work with before I really get to spend time with my...
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Bryan Alaspa
- Nov 26, 2022
- 3 min
COVID Day 5: The Insidious Truth
This is probably the 9,000th blog that someone is using to document their journey with COVID. I have to do something, though, because it...
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Bryan Alaspa
- Nov 24, 2022
- 2 min
The COVID Thanksgiving
So, things were already pretty mute and sedate here at the Alaspa household for Thanksgiving. It was just going to be a holiday with my...
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Bryan Alaspa
- Nov 20, 2022
- 2 min
A Writer's Life: When You Ain't Feelin' the Holidays
There was a time when the holidays were one of my favorite times of the year. As I got older, the brightness of the holidays dimmed. The...
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Bryan Alaspa
- Nov 13, 2022
- 2 min
Advice to Young Writers
As a person gets older, they feel the need to pass along the things they have learned. Well, that's at least how it feels for me. Maybe...
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Bryan Alaspa
- Nov 11, 2022
- 3 min
An Author's Life: Having a Day Job
I recently had an interesting discussion during my day job. What, you ask, you have a day job? Aren't you just an author? Well, if you...
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Bryan Alaspa
- Nov 2, 2022
- 3 min
Let's Celebrate Authors, Shall We?
Today is November 1st and that is officially Author's Day. However, it is also, as you have probably guessed, the first day of November....
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Bryan Alaspa
- Oct 31, 2022
- 3 min
Where Do Horror Stories Come From?
A lot of people have asked me over the years where the stories I write come from. I have talked about this before, but the fact is the...
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Bryan Alaspa
- Oct 28, 2022
- 3 min
The Future of Horror: Looks Good
It's a funny thing being in the horror fiction game. First, people assume you're weird and always dark. Second, people think you enjoy...
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Bryan Alaspa
- Dec 26, 2021
- 4 min
Losing the Safety Net: On Becoming an Orphan at 50
My mom, Adele B. Alaspa, passed away from complications due to dementia on December 1, 2021. It was not exactly a surprise, as we knew...
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