Making Beast Mode with Joel D Wynkoop

 

A few months ago, I reviewed Sharknado starring Joel D Wynkoop. Joel is known as the "King of the B Movies" and lives near Tampa. I've been following him on social media for years.

When he posted on facebook that he was looking for people to be in his latest film "Beast Mode", I answered the call. Keep in mind, I don't have much acting experience. As a matter of fact, my IMDB page only lists my roles in "Flash Vs The Aliens" and my appearance in comedian John Jacob's Steak Break as my only roles. Which is 100% true because I made my IMDB page that is legitimately all I have been in.

To my surprise, Joel wanted me to be a news reporter. I had to interview the superhero known as Ray Blast, defender of Sunnyville. That's right up my alley. Perfect casting.

From what I heard, Beast Mode will be released in early 2026. About the same time as my new novel. 2026 is turning into a big year for my creative projects.

Many thanks to Joel and his wife Cathy for letting me be involved in Beast Mode. I hope this is the start of something new and fun that I can add to my creative legacy.

Lake County Comic Con 2025 at the Minneola City Hall on 11/22/25

Happy to announce that I will be a featured guest at the Lake County Comic Convention on Saturday November 22, 2025 at Minneola City Hall in Minneola, FL. I will be selling and signing my books, so come on out and say hi!

On a personal note, this will be my first visit to Minneola City Hall since April 2024, and the last wXw show. I spent 15 years supporting professional wrestling there and making friends that turned into family. I haven't been back since the last wXw show and the passing of the legendary Afa Anoa'i. It's gonna be sad, but I hope all the good vibes I've had in that building help me sell some books.

Should be a great event. Hope to see you there!  

Book Review: Gone To The Wolves by John Wray

 

 

I wanted to like this book so much more. Three teenage rock fans from Florida get into death metal, go to LA for the Glam scene, then end up in Norway during the height of the Black Metal craze. A metal version of Forrest Gump. 

The characters are unlikeable. They never really click as a unit. Their conversations are always antagonistic or purposefully misleading. They never say what they feel. That gets old quick.

The cameos felt forced. The climax was very rushed. And the epilogue was terrible. Kira, who is way too Manic Pixie Dream Girl, is so poorly resolved that I feel she will still have problems unless she gets into therapy or rehab. I was hoping to read that in the epilogue, but sadly there is no sign of real growth among any of the characters. And what happened to the international authorities and the other victims?

Lastly, as a Tampa resident, there is no such place as Downtown Ybor City (pg 68) and if one were to take the quickest route to Venice from Tampa International Airport (southbound I-275), I-75 is way more than 15 minutes away (pg 252).

So much potential.

Grade 3.5. A 3 is too low, but I feel like a 4 is too high.

Book Review: Smashed, Squashed, Splattered, Chewed, Chunked, and Spewed by Lance Carbuncle

 

Ever read a book and ask yourself "what the hell did I just read?"? Not in the way that it wasn't in English, or didn't make sense, but in the way that it was such a trip that you are taken back and knocked on your heels from the sheer insanity of the written word.

From the simple premise of a man driving from Florida to Ohio to pick up his dog comes a wild adventure featuring roadside explosions, deals with the Devil, stolen wiener mobiles, and copious amounts of drug use.

I met Lance at a convention a few years ago. He is a very creative and interesting artist and author. His stuff borders on the weird. Correction: his stuff is weird. Very weird. In a fun way. In a crazy road trip through a hurricane trying to find a basset hound via a spiritual connection sorta way. But you have to stop off in small town Tennessee first to pick up your soul because you traded it for a one-night stand with a bar wench.

If that makes sense, or if that piques your interest in any way, shape, or form, I highly recommend you pick up Smashed, Squashed, Splattered, Chewed, Chunked, and Spewed anywhere weird books are sold. 

TITLE REVEAL: Chaos in the Corner COMING SOON

 

I am super excited. My new novel is coming soon. The rough draft is done. I have to review it a few times and let some folks look at it for content accuracy, then get the cover, then the formatting, then get it out to the world.

I've been working on this for a few years. Time to hit the home stretch. 

Not so Serious Movie Review: Ghoulies 3 - Ghoulies Go To College

 

If Beavis and Butt-Head wrote a movie about little monsters on a college campus, it would be Ghoulies III. Low budget horror without the horror. That said, I did like Kevin McCarty in this role. He was also good in the Twilight Zone Movie. And Eva LaRue is a 90s babe.

Maybe this is what college was like in the early 90s. They should mash this movie with How High and have the Ghoulies only show up when magic weed is smoked. If you are gonna go weird, might as well go all the way.

Grade: 2 spooky frat toilette bowls out of 5 

Not so Serious Movie Review: Grunt! The Wrestling Movie

 

Where has this movie been all my life?

A mockumentary about a missing wrestler while keeping kayfabe in the most ridiculously 80s way possible. Before wrestling was big, there was Mad Dog Joe DeCurso. After Mad Dog accidentally decapitates a fellow wrestler, he disappears. Is new phenom The Mask actually Mad Dog? A young filmmaker attempts to find out.

This movie hits all my sweet spots. It's low budget. It's ridiculous. It's over the top. It's wrestling. Easiest grade since MegaForce.

(Also, possible Easter egg alert in my new novel.)

Grade: 5 knuckle sandwiches out of 5

Movie Review: HIM (2025)

 

So much unfulfilled potential. All style, no substance. A lot of tangents that didn't contribute enough to the story. The main character was just along for the ride. It was Eyes Wide Shut with football.
Not in my top 10 deals with the Devil movies.

Grade: 3 bloody footballs out of 5 

Not So Serious Movie Review: Gone (2002)

 

Did you know car alarms are Satan's music?

I thought it was heavy metal.

Did you know Satan invented the Super Bowl?

Not all football Sundays, just The Big Game.

Preachy, low budget movie about three lawyers trapped in the Philippines when Thanos snapped his fingers and half the population disappeared.

The lawyers blame God and rapture because they see a homeless man with a sign and there are no Avengers in the Philippines, but the real ones know.

Grade: 1 apocalyptic star of 5 

Not So Serious Movie Review: Warlock 2 - The Armageddon

 

Low budget sorta-sequel with less terror. Julian Sands is back but in a slightly different role. Some decent special effects, but not much else. An odd cameo from Billy from Gremlins. Otherwise, a poor decision to extend the Warlock brand. The camera work and set look like a college movie and while Warlock collects stones a la Thanos and our hero uses the Force to project a baseball to bootleg Star Wars music. 

Poorly written, poorly executed.

Grade: 3 son of Satan stars of 5