Weston Ochse

Weston Ochse
Born (1965-06-20) 20 June 1965
Gillette, Wyoming, U.S.
Occupation Author
Nationality American
Genre Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Military Fiction, Thriller Fiction, Literary Fiction
Partner Yvonne Navarro
Website

Weston Ochse (born 1965 in Gillette, Wyoming) is an American author and educator. He has won the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel [1] and been nominated for the Pushcart Prize for his short fiction. His novel SEAL Team 666 is currently under development by MGM Films. Dwayne Johnson [2] has attached himself to the film to executive produce as well as act in a leading role.

Biography

Early life

Weston Ochse was born in Gillette, Wyoming. By the time he was ten years old, he'd lived in ten states including South Dakota, Colorado, Nebraska, Ohio, New Jersey and Tennessee. He spent the greater part of his childhood in Chattanooga, Tennessee where he graduated from Tyner High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Army after high school and became an intelligence officer. He was stationed in the Republic of Korea, Fort Jackson, Fort Gordon, Fort Bragg, Fort Carson, Fort Huachuca, Presidio Monterey and Los Angeles Air Force Base. He retired from the U.S. Army in 2004 with an Honorable Discharge.

Career

Weston began writing professionally in 1997. He won the Bram Stoker Award for his first novel, Scarecrow Gods, in 2005. His co-written collection of short stories titled Appalachian Galapagos, was nominated for the Pushcart Prize for Short Fiction. In 2008, his novella Redemption Roadshow was a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction. In 2009, his short story The Crossing of Aldo Ray was a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction. In 2012, his short story Righteous was a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction.

Weston's work has appeared in comic books (IDW Publishing), professional writing guides, magazines, anthologies, as well as his own novels. He has been widely reviewed and has been hailed by his contemporaries as "one of the few new writers who will help redefine the field of dark literature for the future" (Edward Lee (writer)).

In 2002, an independent film company attempted to create a feature film based on his short story "Catfish Gods" (appeared in Scary Rednecks and Other Inbred Horrors).[3] The film reached primary shooting before it folded[4].

In 2013, MGM optioned the film rights to SEAL Team 666 from MacMillan Films Division. Dwayne Johnson [5] has attached himself to the film to executive produce as well as act in a leading role. SEAL Team 666 and the ensuing books was inspired by the U.S. Navy SEAL take down of Osama Bin Laden and the idea of [6]What if there's an even more special SEAL Team that protects America from supernatural attack.

Weston holds a Bachelor of Arts in American Literature from Excelsior College and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from National University (California). He travels extensively to book signings and conventions where he has been Gross Out Contest bouncer, toastmaster and guest of honor. He is a frequent speaker at libraries and schools. He has been an adjunct faculty member for Cochise Community College and runs the online Guerrilla Fiction Writing Workshop.

He currently lives in Southern Arizona with his wife, and fellow author, Yvonne Navarro.[7]

Bibliography

Novels

Reign of Evil, Thomas Dunne Books, October 2014

Grunt Life, Solaris Books, May 2014

Age of Blood, Thomas Dunne Books, Oct 2013

SEAL Team 666, Thomas Dunne Books, Dec 2012, Hardback

Blood Ocean, Abaddon Books, Feb 2012, Mass Market Paperback

Empire of Salt, Abaddon Books, Apr 2010, Mass Market Paperback

Scarecrow Gods, Delirium Books, Mar 2005, 300 Limited Edition HB(Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel)
Scarecrow Gods, Delirium Books, Mar 2005, 26 Deluxe Edition HB
Scarecrow Gods, Delirium Books, TPB

Cycle of the Aegis:
Recalled to Life, Delirium Books, Feb 2007, 300 Limited Edition HB
Recalled to Life, Delirium Books, Feb 2007, 26 Deluxe Edition HB
The Golden Thread, Delirium Books, 2008, 300 Limited Edition HB
The Golden Thread, Delirium Books, 2008, 26 Deluxe Edition HB

Blaze of Glory, Bloodletting Press, 2009

Collections

Scary Rednecks and Other Inbred Horrors, Darktales Publications, 2000, TBP
Appalachian Galapagos, Medium Rare Books, 2002, Trade Hardcover (Nominated for the Pushcart Prize for short fiction)[8]
Scary Rednecks Omnibus, Delirium Books, 2004, 26 Deluxe Edition HB Multiplex Fandango, Dark Regions Press, May 2011 (Finalist for a Bram Stoker Award for Best Collection 2011)

Single Book Novellas

Natural Selection, Darktales Publications, 2001

Vampire Outlaw of the Milky Way, Bad Moon Books, 2007
Lord of the Lash and Our Lady of the Boogaloo, Bad Moon Books, 2009
The Loup Garou Kid, Bad Moon Books, 2012

Redemption Roadshow, Burning Effigy Press, 2008 (Finalist for a Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction 2008)

Nancy Goats, Dark Fuse, 2011

Audio Books

SEAL Team 666, Audible, 2013

Smokey Mountain Horrors, Pulp Studios, 2009

eBooks

Babylon Smiles, Crossroads Press, 2012
Butterfly Winter, Crossroads Press, 2010
Velvet Dogma, Crossroads Press, 2011
Blaze of Glory, Crossroads Press, 2011

References

  1. ↑ Bram http://www.horror.org/stokerwinnom.htm
  2. ↑ Borys Kit. "Dwayne Johnson Attached to Star in MGM's 'Seal Team 666' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  3. ↑ http://www.fearzone.com/blog/weston-ochse
  4. ↑ http://www.fearzone.com/blog/weston-ochse
  5. ↑ Borys Kit. "Dwayne Johnson Attached to Star in MGM's 'Seal Team 666' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  6. ↑ "Chiller - Scary Good".
  7. ↑ http://www.redroom.com/author/weston-ochse/bio
  8. ↑ Pushcart Prize-http://www.pushcartprize.com/nominate.htm

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