The Breaker - series. Books 1 - 3:

 

The Breaker

ISBN: 9781656281517

Description:

How do you know the one you love won’t hurt you?

Or even try to kill you?
In many cases … you don’t.

How do we choose our path and purpose in life?

What makes us who we are?
When Seth Egan starts working as a private detective, he knows he’ll make enemies.
It goes with the territory.
As Seth works on a murder case and hunts down the killers, he becomes the target.
Some people have no conscience, shame, empathy, or remorse.
To get their own way, to get what they want, to take everything, they will do anything.
Even murder.
In the end, they will drag you down to hell with them.
Sometimes, our enemies are those closest to us.

Amazon link:

https://t.co/eKFZ03giKR?amp=1

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Bad Blood

ISBN: 9798682203192

Description:

No one is paying Seth Egan for his latest case.

He keeps this one unofficial.

Pro bono publico.

Off the books.

For him, this one is personal.

A matter of bad blood.

A woman with a grudge of her own leads Seth to a place where people vanish without trace.

Money is the motive.

Greed is the motivator.

Scores that can only be settled in blood.

A dark underworld of illegal gambling, prostitution, drugs, violence and murder.

Amazon link:

 

https://t.co/e0XiS8crAr?amp=1

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Mall Maze

ISBN: 9798729917235

Description:

Friday the 13th.

Unlucky for many.

What should have been a routine adultery case ends with Seth Egan fighting for his life.

Cut off from the world.

With no way to call for help.

Trapped in a place where the walls are coming down around him.

Seth is running out of places to hide.

As chaos reigns and the city burns … the hunters close in.

Amazon link:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09244XVYW/

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Themes:

Abuse by proxy, Adultery, C-PTSD, crime, detective, domestic abuse, enabler, flying monkey, gaslighting, hardboiled, heist, infidelity, murder, narcissism, narcissist, narcissistic abuse, neo-noir, personality disorder, psychopath, sociopath, suspense, thriller, vigilante, violence.

Books available in hardcover, paperback and Kindle.

A percentage from sales of my books is donated to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research.

What’s On?

 

What’s On?

A Guide to Movies and TV Shows

Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9798342696098

Paperback

ISBN-13: 9798341177307

Kindle

ASIN: B0DJTZ8T58

Back cover description:

What’s On? … is the timeless question we have all asked ourselves almost every day of our lives, as we reach for the remote control and settle in front of the TV screen.

Jack Kost, a life-long movie buff and coffee addict, offers his choice of favorite movie and television masterpieces.

Providing possible answers to the question of What’s On? with over 1,900 titles, from golden oldies and timeless classics, to more recent releases, all meticulously logged and summarized.

An invaluable and collectable go-to source for discovering new favorites and revisiting old ones.

Perfect for film enthusiasts and casual viewers alike, this guide will spark conversations, bring back memories, and help you navigate the ever-evolving world of screen entertainment.

A wealth of recommendations and insights from a passionate movie buff to enrich your viewing experience, complete with personal reminiscences and nostalgic reflections, told with a world-wise critical eye, sardonic dry wit, a healthy dose of cynicism, biting observations, and a well-founded rant here and there.

Just don’t challenge or get him started on his personal favorites, like The Shining, Point Blank, Jaws, The Exorcist, The Duellists, Romeo Is Bleeding, or The Ninth Configuration. His opinions on these and other iconic titles are as intense and unyielding as the movies themselves.

All compiled by an author who not only watched the movies, but also read the books on which they were based, did his research, drank a lot of coffee in the process, and advocates for the importance and value of reading.

A glimpse into the over-caffeinated mind of a writer with a passion for great stories.

What’s On? is a celebration of the intersection between page and screen, and a reminder that great on-screen adaptations often start with a great book and a strong cup of coffee.

Kick back, grab your coffee, and enjoy the show!

As author Jack Kost says:

“Happy viewing … and do yourself a favor … read the books.”

Slipped Masks:

Slipped Masks

ISBN: 9781719330640

Description:

I can’t call you because if he hears me talking on the phone he’ll hit me again. He scares me. I know sooner or later he’s going to kill me. I’ll text you again when I can. I love you, Casey. I’ll spend the rest of our lives proving to you how much I love you. Please come. Please save me …

With only text messages to guide him, Casey Byrne is on the hunt, racing across five states to save his ex-girlfriend, Madison.

Casey loves Madison deeply and wants desperately to save her life and rekindle their relationship.

But the closer he gets to her, the more surreal his journey becomes as the dead bodies pile up in his wake.

Clinical Lycanthropy: the delusion that a human can physically transform into a wolf.

If you were insane, would you know it?

How would you see the world if you were convinced you could transform into a wolf?

The hunter … and the hunted.

Slipped Masks is a dark neo-noir thriller about how the need for love and companionship becomes twisted into obsession, possession, jealousy, violence and murder.

A horrifying portrait of Clinical Lycanthropy.

Amazon link:

https://t.co/2Gwb135V3m

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Themes:

Sociopathy, narcissistic abuse, personality disorder, Clinical Lycanthropy, crime, murder.

Book available in hardcover, paperback, and Kindle.

A percentage from sales of this book is donated to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research.

Work in progress:

My next books are Triangulation and Stinger.

Books 4 and 5 in The Breaker series.

Set in the year 2001, the story continues from Mall Maze.

Themes:

Crime, detective, hardboiled, heist, murder, narcissism, narcissistic abuse, neo-noir, psychopath, sociopath, thriller, vigilante.

 

A percentage from book sales is donated to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research.

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The Breaker is an on-going series.

I’m outlining other stand-alone thriller novels.

Several coffee table books on my photography and my wife’s artwork.

A humorous book, based on the antics of our crazy pet Ragdoll cat, entitled: It’s That F****** Cat Again!

Here’s a GIF I made of our cat, settling down for another of his daily naps:

On this day in television history - The Fall of the House of Usher (2023 mini-series & book):

The Fall of the House of Usher

8-part mini-series directed by Mike Flanagan and Michael Fimognari,

written by Dani Parker, Emmy Grinwis, Jamie Flanagan, Justina Ireland, Kiele Sanchez, Mat Johnson, Mike Flanagan, Rebecca Klingel,

based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe,

was released on Netflix in the United States on October 12, 2023.

Music by The Newton Brothers.

Episode titles: A Midnight Dreary; The Masque of the Red Death; Murder in the Rue Morgue; The Black Cat; The Tell-Tale Heart; Goldbug; The Pit and the Pendulum; The Raven.

Cast: Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Mary McDonnell, Henry Thomas, Rahul Kohli, Samantha Sloyan, T'Nia Miller, Zach Gilford, Willa Fitzgerald, Michael Trucco, Katie Parker, Matt Biedel, Crystal Balint, Ruth Codd, Kyliegh Curran, Carl Lumbly, Mark Hamill, Kate Siegel, Sauriyan Sapkota, Paola Núñez, Malcolm Goodwin, Daniel Jun, Nicholas Lea, Igby Rigney, Aya Furukawa, William Kosovic, Mark Redfield, Jason Tremblay, Paul Jarrett, Felicity Anne, Selma Heyman, Annabeth Gish, Robert Longstreet, Kevin Miller, David Santana, Kate Gajdosik, Molly C. Quinn, Toby Poser, Eileen Cruz, Kyle Mitchell, Edwin Perez, Ava Johnson, Monique Durian, Lulu Wilson, JayR Tinaco, Ryan Mah, Camille Atebe, Bill Lawrie, Graham Verchere, Jason Simpson, Daylin Willis, Aidan Wright, Chelsea Hamill, Thomas Strumpski, Gerry Durand, Danielle Klaudt, Kate Whiddington, Ian Ronningen, Leo Chiang, Arianna Bent, Alexandra Essoe, Logan Tarasoff, Lincoln Russo, Jaren Moore, Sarah-Jane Redmond, Ruth Bidner, Ali Karr, Baldeep Singh, Vincent Gale, Sabrina Miniaci, Ambika Vas, Tracey Power, Aaron McCallum, Alex Weed, Niki Wipf, Elan Gale, Marco Walker-Ng, Gus Tayari, Britney Katelyn Miller, Elyse Maloway, Kelly McCabe, Jaiden Brown, Fox Brewster, Milena Brewster, Jason Cecchini, Jazmine Campanale, Robbie Segulam, Jennifer Clarke, Irma Leong, Janene Carleton, Jimmy Clarke, Jason Bell, Dustin Pederson, Carolyn Adair, Natasha Prasad, Peter Brown, Stewart Prince.

Recommended reading:

The Fall of the House of Usher

And Other Stories That Inspired the Netflix Series

By Edgar Allan Poe.

Foreword by Mike Flanagan.

Published by Random House Worlds.

Media TV tie-in edition.

Published 2023.

Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 0593725255

ISBN-13: 978-0593725252

Description:

A deluxe anthology of works by Edgar Allan Poe that inspired Netflix’s The Fall of the House of Usher, curated by series creator Mike Flanagan.

There was an iciness, a sinking, a sickening of the heart – an unredeemed dreariness of thought which no goading of the imagination could torture into aught of the sublime. What was it – I paused to think – what was it that so unnerved me in the contemplation of the House of Usher?

Slip behind the bleak walls and vacant windows of Netflix’s reimagining of the mansion of doom in this anthology of works by Edgar Allan Poe that inspired the limited series The Fall of the House of Usher. From well-loved classics like The Raven and The Tell-Tale Heart to lesser-known gems such as Tamerlane and The Murders in the Rue Morgue, these collected tales have withstood the test of time, haunting readers for nearly two hundred years.

With a foreword by series creator and horror maverick Mike Flanagan, this anthology is the perfect viewer’s companion to Netflix’s The Fall of the House of Usher.

On this day in movie history - Her (2013):

Her

directed and written by Spike Jonze,

was released at the New York Film Festival in the United States on October 12, 2013.
Music by Arcade Fire.

Cast:

Joaquin Phoenix, Lynn Adrianna Freedman, Lisa Renee Pitts, Gabe Gomez, Chris Pratt, Artt Butler, May Lindstrom, Rooney Mara, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Brian Johnson, Scarlett Johansson, Amy Adams, Matt Letscher, Spike Jonze, Olivia Wilde, David Azar, Guy Lewis, Melanie Seacat, Pramode Kumar, Evelyn Edwards, Steve Zissis, Dane White, Nicole Grother, James Ozasky, Samantha Sarakanti, Luka Jones, Gracie Prewitt, Claudia Choi, Laura Kai Chen, Portia Doubleday, Soko, Wendy Leon, Lil Buck, Robert Benard, Lisa Cohen, Grant Samson, Brian Cox, Marc Abbink, Leo Baligaya, Joan Blair, Freedom Bridgewater, Kathleen Carr, Seth Carr, Hallie Marie Chaney, Glenda Chism, Lee Christian, Andy Dale, Sandra Daubert, Nico David, Rick L. Dean, Aristotle Dreher, Mathew Dunlop, Shannon Edwards, William Evans, Kim Farris, Belinda Gosbee, Brandon Von Harrison, Alvin Hsing, Cecily Jamelia, Alia Janine, Richard Allan Jones, Jen Kuhn, Patrick Lander, Paul LeClair, Genevieve Levin, Fiona Lincke, Akeem Mair, Carol McFadden, Laura Meadows, Alan Mueting, Rachel Ann Mullins, Se Oh, Brent Picha, Susan Pinckney, Eric Pumphrey, Jeremy Rabb, Laura Rossi, Pamela Roylance, Jane Runnalls, Marian Saastad Ottesen, Kelly Sarah Samuels, Yvette Saunders, Natasha Sims, Cassandra Starr, Austin Steady, Alyson Stover, Marco Tazioli, Wendy Tsang, Hoyte Van Hoytema.

On this day in movie history - For No Good Reason (2012):

For No Good Reason

a documentary directed by Charlie Paul,

produced by Lucy Paul,

was released at the London Film Festival in the United Kingdom on October 12, 2012.
Music by Ed Harcourt, Sacha Skarbek, Slash, Jason Mraz and Thom Crawford.

Cast:

Ralph Steadman, Johnny Depp, Richard E. Grant, Terry Gilliam, Jann Wenner, Hunter S. Thompson, Hal Willner, Patrick Godfrey.

On this day in movie history - Lars and the Real Girl (2007):

Lars and the Real Girl

directed by Craig Gillespie,

written by Nancy Oliver,

was released in the United States on October 12, 2007.
Music by David Torn.

Cast:

Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, R. D. Reid, Kelli Garner, Nancy Beatty, Doug Lennox, Joe Bostick, Liz Gordon, Nicky Guadagni, Patricia Clarkson, Karen Robinson, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, Billy Parrott, Sally Cahill, Angela Vint, Liisa Repo-Martell, Boyd Banks, Darren Hynes, Víctor Gómez, Tommy Chang, Arnold Pinnock, Joshua Peace, Aurora Browne, Alec McClure, Tannis Burnett, Lauren Ash, Lindsey Connell.

On this day in movie history - We Own the Night (2007):

We Own the Night

directed and written by James Gray,

was released in the United States on October 12, 2007.
Music by Wojciech Kilar.

Cast:

Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Robert Duvall, Antoni Corone, Moni Moshonov, Oleg Taktarov, Danny Hoch, Tony Musante, Alex Veadov, Dominic Colon, Craig Walker, Yelena Solovey, Coati Mundi, Ed Koch.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 5. Episode 4.

Episode entitled: Sillicon Avatar.

Released October 12, 1991.

Directed by Cliff Bole.

Written by Jeri Taylor, Lawrence V. Conley, Brannon Braga, René Echevarria.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Ellen Geer, Susan Diol, Joe Baumann, Cullen G. Chambers, Tracee Cocco, Jeremy Doyle, Goldie Gareza, Gary Hunter, Randy James, Jason Marsden, Betty Matsushita, Tim McCormack, Henry Murph, Teri Noel, Bill E. Rogers, Gina Saadi, Richard Sarstedt, Eric Schwartz, Victor Sein, Sissy Sessions, Star Shulman, John Alex Tampoya, K. Uchizono, Robin Van Sharner, Guy Vardaman.

On this day in movie history - Out of the Darkness (1985):

Out of the Darkness

directed by Jud Taylor,

written by T. S. Cook,

was released in the United States on October 12, 1985.
Based on the true 1977 David Berkowitz case.
Music by Billy Goldenberg.

Cast:

Martin Sheen, Hector Elizondo, Matt Clark, Jennifer Salt, Eddie Egan, Robert Trebor, Val Avery, Joe Spinell, Victor Arnold, Ann Talman, Bernie McInerney, Dick Latessa, Sam McMurray, Paul Jabara, Larry Atlas, Beege Barkette, Jim Borrelli, James Canning, Jane Cronin, Gina DeAngeles, Rosemary De Angelis, Harold Guskin, Lucinda Jenney, Sugar Johnson, Eriq La Salle, Joe Lisi, John McCurry, Kate Mulligan, Pam Nahal, Antonia Rey, Vincent Russo, Ann Sachs, Lauren Sautner, John Scott Martin, Ben Siegler, Andrew Spathis, Fritz Sperberg, D.B. Sweeney, Mark Tenore, Mickey Treanor, Martin Vidnovic, Olivia Ward, Caryn West, Ed Zigo, Joseph Oliveira, Daniel Ahearn, Thomas Calabro, Joe Chiaramonte, Jude Ciccolella, Sonny Grosso, Tony D. Head, William James Kennedy, Frank Licato, Dennis O'Neill, Marvin Scott, Larry Sharp, Charlie Sheen, Filomena Spagnuolo, Valerie Swift.

On this day in music history:

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac (1979)

Rossini: La Cenerentola by Cecilia Bartoli (1993)

Acceptance by Sherry Finzer (2018)

The Fire Within by Jennifer Thomas (2018)

Tusk

Album by Fleetwood Mac,

released October 12, 1979.

Track list: Over & Over; The Ledge; Think About Me; Save Me a Place; Sara; What Makes You Think You’re the One; Storms; That’s All for Everyone; Not That Funny; Sisters of the Moon; Angel; That’s Enough for Me; Brown Eyes; Never Make Me Cry; I Know I’m Not Wrong; Honey Hi; Beautiful Child; Walk a Thin Line; Tusk; Never Forget.

Rossini: La Cenerentola

Album by Cecilia Bartoli,

released October 12, 1993.

Track list: La Cenerentola: Sinfonia - Teatro Comunale Bologna/Chailly; La Cenerentola: Atto primo: No, no, no: non v’e - Fernanda Costa; La Cenerentola: Atto primo: Una volta c’era un re - Cecilia Bartoli; La Cenerentola: Atto primo: Un tantin di carita - Michele Pertusi; La Cenerentola: Atto primo: O figlie amabili - Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna; La Cenerentola: Atto primo: Date lor mezzo scudo - Fernanda Costa; La Cenerentola: Atto primo: Miei rampolli femminini - Enzo Dara; La Cenerentola: Atto primo: Sappiate che fra poco - Fernanda Costa; La Cenerentola: Atto primo: Tutto e deserto - William Matteuzzi; La Cenerentola: Atto primo: Una volta c’era... Un soave non so che - Cecilia Bartoli/Enzo Dara; La Cenerentola: Atto primo: Non so che dir - Enzo Dara; La Cenerentola: Atto primo: Scegli la sposa... Come un’ape - Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna/Alessandro Corbelli; La Cenerentola: Atto primo: Allegrissimamente - Alessandro Corbelli; La Cenerentola: Atto primo: Signore, una parola - Cecilia Bartoli; La Cenerentola: Atto primo: Si, tutto cangera - Cecilia Bartoli; La Cenerentola: Atto primo: La del ciel nell’arcano profondo - Cecilia Bartoli; La Cenerentola: Atto primo: Ma bravo, bravo, bravo - Alessandro Corbelli; La Cenerentola: Atto primo: Ora sono da voi - Alessandro Corbelli; La Cenerentola: Atto primo: Conciossiacosacche - Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna; La Cenerentola: Atto primo: Noi Don Magnifico - Enzo Dara; La Cenerentola: Finale I: Zitto, zitto: piano, piano - Enzo Dara; La Cenerentola: Finale I: Principino, dove siete? - Fernanda Costa; La Cenerentola: Finale I: Venga, inoltri, avanzi il pie’ - Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna; La Cenerentola: Finale I: Ah! se velata ancor - Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna; La Cenerentola: Finale I: Signor... Altezza, e in tavola - Enzo Dara; La Cenerentola: Atto secondo: Mi par che quei birbanti - Enzo Dara; La Cenerentola: Atto secondo: Sia qualunque delle figlie - Enzo Dara; La Cenerentola: Atto secondo: Ah! questa bella incognita - Enzo Dara; La Cenerentola: Atto secondo: Si, ritrovarla io giuro - Enzo Dara; La Cenerentola: Atto secondo: Ma dunque io son un ex - Alessandro Corbelli; La Cenerentola: Atto secondo: Un segreto d’importanza - Alessandro Corbelli; La Cenerentola: Atto secondo: Una volta c’era un re - Cecilia Bartoli; La Cenerentola: Atto secondo: Ma ve l’avevo detto - Fernanda Costa; La Cenerentola: Atto secondo: Temporale. Storm music. Musique d’orage. Gewittermusik - Teatro Comunale Bologna/Chailly; La Cenerentola: Atto secondo: Scusate, amici - Alessandro Corbelli; La Cenerentola: Atto secondo: Siete voi? - Enzo Dara; La Cenerentola: Atto secondo: Ah, signor, s’e ver che in petto - Cecilia Bartoli; La Cenerentola: Atto secondo: Dunque noi siam burlate? - Gloria Banditelli; La Cenerentola: Finale II: Della Fortuna instabile - Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna; La Cenerentola: Finale II: Non piu mesta - Cecilia Bartoli.

Acceptance

Album by Sherry Finzer,

released October 12, 2018.

Track list: Ode to John (Adagio for Strings); Awakening Breath; The Moment of Acceptance; Reflection; The Beauty Lies Within; In the Light of Darkness; Love Wins; Reflections; Never Far; Breathe.

The Fire Within

Album by Jennifer Thomas,

released October 12, 2018.

Track list: The Fire Within (feat. The Rogue Pianist); Awakening; Girl in the Mirror; Rise of the Phoenix; Ascension; Soaring (feat. Eurielle); Because of You; Believer; Time; Glorious.