News, Reviews, Media, and Blog Posts by and about MbC

Below are links to interviews MbC has done, some reviews of his books, news about him and his work, and even guest posts and articles he has written. While MbC attempts to make sure the links below are current and functioning, things do change on the internet, so if you find a dead link, please notify him via the contact form on this page.

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News and Reviews

• July 11, 2020 – The Horror Drive-in gives Stranger Still an “A” grade.
• June 24, 2020 – MbC’s cover for The Sword Chronicles: Child of Ash is a RONE Awards cover design finalist…
• June 22, 2020 – Ethan Freckleton interviews MbC about what it’s like to be the World’s Best Kindergartnerer
• June 2, 2020 – Aphotic Realm plays with the ultimate Scavenger Hunt…
• June 1, 2020- Scared Sheepless is thrilled by Stranger Still.
• June, 2020 – Publisher Weekly loves Stranger Still!
• May 7, 2020 – MbC appears on 6-figure Author podcast!
• May 3, 2020 – The Horror Book Review says you should “definitely check out” Stranger Still.
• April 30, 2020 – Horror Author and booktuber extraordinaire Ed Lorne loves Stranger Still!
  
• April 26, 2020 – Hellnotes says Stranger Still is hard to put down!
• March 25, 2020 – Publisher’s Weekly LOVED Scavenger Hunt!
• Butterfly’s Booknerdia awards five stars to Stranger Still!
• March 8, 2020 – Curled Up With A Good Book curls up with – and adores – For Love of the Brave.
• March 6, 2020 – Fundinmental has a blast with Stranger Still.
• March 4, 2020 – PrivyTrifles, one of the top book review blogs in India, loved Scavenger Hunt! I’m internationally-internet-famous!
• February 20, 2020 – The Reading Nook gets a little bit stranger as it devours Stranger Still!
• December 31, 2019 – Sci-Fi & Scary rates Terminal as one of the “Favorite Reads of 2019”!
• December 30, 2019 – Terminal makes Horror After Dark’s list of “Best Reads of 2019”!
• December 22, 2019 – According to Scared Sheepless reviews, Scavenger Hunt is a “dark, bombastic thriller… you should check out.”
• December 21, 2019 – Morbidly Beautiful calls Scavenger Hunt a book of “action packed terror!”
• December 3, 2019 – “If you want excitement, don’t miss this one,” Monster Librarian raves about Scavenger Hunt.
• November 20 – Horror Drive-In cites MbC as a reason contemporary horror is lookin’ good!
• November 24, 2019 – Hellnotes recommends Scavenger Hunt!
• November 14, 2019 – Screamfix talks about Scavenger Hunt.
• November 11, 2019 – Kendall Reviews says that in this Scavenger Hunt, “Michaelbrent Collings delivers…”
• Nov. 5, 2019 – The Genre Minx weighs in on Scavenger Hunt…
• November 3, 2019 – Fundinmental Book Reviews calls Scavenger Hunt “an unputdownable book.”
• November 2, 2019 – author Colin Garrow says Scavenger Hunt is a book that demonstrates MbC has “more ingenious cunning in his little fingers than the rest of us have all together.”
• October 31, 2019 – Scifi & Scary gives Scavenger Hunt 5 stars.
• October 30, 2019 – FUOnlyKnew loves Scavenger Hunt!
• October 30, 2019 – Author Sam Reeves weighs in on Scavenger Hunt. Spoiler alert: he loved it!
• October 30, 2019 – Horror After Dark recommends Scavenger Hunt!
• October 27, 2019 – Horror Drive-In says they enjoyed playing MbC’s Scavenger Hunt.
• October 2, 2019 – Terminal is “a chilling, twisted read with lots of suspense and plenty of surprises” according to FUOnlyKnew!
• October 1, 2019 – Char’s Horror Corner says Terminal is a “fun, fast-paced, mystery-thriller.”
• September 16, 2019 – The Horror Fiction Review calls Terminal a “gripping white-knuckler…”
• September 1, 2019 – “Predators, hands down, is one of the best books I’ve read in the last few years,” says Horror Addicts.
• August 30, 2019 – Book Reviews by Kay books a spot at her favorite Terminal.
• August 17, 2019 – ScreamFix takes a good look through the windows of Terminal.
• August 3, 2019 – Kendall Reviews smiles at Darkling Smiles.
• July 24, 2019 – Monster Librarian growls with happiness over Terminal.
• July 12 – Guild Master Gaming says The Sword Chronicles: Child of Ash is a fitting end to the Sword Chronicles series.
• July 9, 2019 – Morbidly Beautiful loves Terminal!
• July 4, 2019 – Author Colin G. Arrow awards Predators five stars.
• June 21, 2019 – Awesome Primo Number One reviewer Christine Morgan calls The Sword Chronicles: Child of Ash a thrilling conclusion to a powerful series!
• June 20, 2019 – Medium.com names one of MbC’s interviews on The Creative Penn as one of “The 29 Best Self-Publishing Podcast Episodes of All Time”
• June 5, 2019 – Tales from the Bookworm’s Lair loves Terminal.
• June 3, 2019 – Horror After Dark gives 5 stars to Terminal…
• June 3, 2019 – Wiki.ezvid.com names The Longest Con as one of its “9 Incredible Paranormal Mysteries & Thrillers”!
• May 30, 2019 – Hellnotes says Terminal is a “Great story, recommended!”
• May 2, 2019 – Horror Novel Reviews loves their stay in the Terminal!
• May, 2019 – The Big Thrill interviews MbC about his newest bestseller, Terminal.
• April 26, 2019 – Inkheist reviews says “Terminal is a hard-edged, brutal, sometimes exceptionally violent thrill-fest of a novel that I blazed through…”
• April 25, 2019 – Sci-Fi and Scary loves Terminal!
• April 20, 2019 – Rae’s Reading Lounge says “Terminal is a fun read that keeps you guessing.”
• April 17, 2019 – A Book Lover’s Life calls Terminal “an intense, creepy and twisty read.”
• April 17, 2019 – The Genre Minx gives Terminal five stars!
• April 16, 2019 – The Raven Podcast says Terminal is “another win… excellent!”
• April 8, 2019 – High Fever Books loves Terminal and says, “The final reveal of Terminal is masterclass-level stuff… Terminal isn’t so much a puzzle… It’s a magic trick, and a damn good one, at that.”
• April 7, 2019 – Horror Drive-In gives Terminal an “A” grade!
• January 16, 2019 –  Game Industry News says Child of Ash is a fitting end to an “amazing” series!
• January 11, 2019 –  Horror Novel Reviews bites into Predators…
• January 7, 2019 –  Hellnotes recommends Predators… highly!
• January 1, 2019 – Predators named as one of the Best Books Read in 2018 by Horror After Dark
• December 2, 2018 – Beyond The Void calls Predators a “tour de force.”
• December 17, 2018 – Reviewing Predators, Cedar Hollow Book Reviews says, “Michaelbrent Collings has returned to the horror genre with a helluva tale.”
• December 3, 2018 – “Another winner” is how The Horror Fiction Review describes Predators.
• December 1, 2018 – Horror After Dark says Predators is “quite probably, one of the most memorable stories I’ve read this entire year.”
• December 1, 2018 – Guild Master Gaming loves Predators!
• November 18, 2018 – Horror Housewife says Predators is “a great book.”
• November 6, 2018 – Game Industry News says Predators is “Horror Done Right”!
• November 1, 2018 – Scifi and Scary prowls around with Predators!
• November 2018 – MbC gets mentioned for his Cool Ultimate Horror list on Shanville – the monthly newsletter of awesome guy and awesome fellow horror writer Darren Shan.
• October 31, 2018 – The International Thriller Writers does a write-up about Predators!
• October 17, 2018 – MbC announced as a TEDx speaker!
• October 9, 2018 – Barks at the Ghouls provides another glowing review for Predators!
• October 6, 2018 – Another five-star review for Predators, this one from FUOnlyKnew.com.
• September 17, 2018 – Predators gets 5 stars from A Book Lover’s Life!
• September 15, 2018 – Horror Drive-in gives Predators an A-!
• September 8, 2018 – Screamfix calls Predators “an exciting, visceral, inventive tale of survival in the most primal of settings.”
• September 8, 2018 – Only Five Star Book Reviews says of Predators, “Parts of this book will replay in your head over and over again. The scenes will stick in your brain, and reach out to you in the middle of the night when you least expect it.”
• September 5, 2018 – Monster Librarian gushes that Predators “is scary, gory and suspenseful, and will keep you reading late into the night”!
• September 5, 2018 – horror author A.K. Williamson says Predators “is the best survival horror book I have ever read.”
• September 4, 2018 – Screamfix does a writeup on Michaelbrent and his novel Predators.
• September 3, 2018 – Nightmarish Conjurings can’t get enough of Predators!
• September 3, 2018 – The Genre Minx says of Predators, “I was 100% invested in the outcome of this tale and it held me in its thrall until the bitter end!”
• December 12, 2017 – The Darklights makes Scifi and Scary’s list of Top 10 Indie Horror Novels of 2017!
• September 20, 2017 – Hellnotes loves to look around in The Darklights…
• September 11, 2017 – The Horror Fiction Review has big plans for The Darklights!
• August 5, 2017 – Scifi and Scary says The Darklights “hit all the right notes”!
• June 27, 2017 – Scifi and Scary saysThe Longest Con is one of the best they’ve read!
• April 20, 2017 – Scifi and Scary gives The Longest Con 4 out of 5 skulls!
• March 13, 2017 – Dungeon Crawlers Radio interviews MbC at FanX 2017 (MbC portion starts at 21:00)
• February 17, 2017 – My SF Reviews loves The Sword Chronicles.
• February 7, 2017 – Reviews in the City says of The Longest Con, “Michaelbrent Collings conjures up a cryptic tale of fantasy, mystery, and humor that will leave you spellbound.”
• January 3, 2017 – For the second year in a row, MbC has two books on Only Five Star Reviews’ “The Best of Horror” list: top books of 2016!
• December 20, 2016 – Horror Novel Reviews lists The House That Death Built as a Top Ten of 2016!
• 2015 – Nerd Girl Power reviewer says it takes a lot to impress he… and Twisted definitely does just that!
• July 14, 2015 – Game Industry News enjoys Twisted: “thought provoking… I was thoroughly frightened….”
• November 26, 2016 – Game Industry News calls The Sword Chronicles: Child of Sorrow: “a great sequel.”
• November 4, 2016 – Word Gurgle reads The Longest Con and says, “Michaelbrent has earned another fan.”
• October 19, 2016 – 5 stars to The Sword Chronicles: Child of Sorrows.
• October 10, 2016 – The Big Thrill (The Magazine of the International Thriller Writers) does a piece on MbC and his book, The Longest Con.
• October 8, 2016 – Black Haven Reviews gives 5 out of 5 to The House That Death Built!
• September 19, 2016 – Rampant Games REALLY loves itself some Longest Con!
• August 25, 2016 – Uber-reviewer Christine Morgan of The Horror Fiction Review dives into Sword Chronicles books 1 and 2.
• April 30, 2016 – The Cover Contessa loves her some Sword Chronicles.
• March 28, 2016 – The Horror Fiction Review says of The House That Death Built, “The newest white-knuckle thriller from the wildly prolific Michaelbrent Collings is another one-sitting read, zooming right along at a take-no-prisoners pace.”
• March 28, 2016 – Making It Happen reviews The Sword Chronicles: Child of the Empire.
• March 18, 2016 – Urban Book Reviewer gives The Sword Chronicles: Child of the Empire 5 stars!
• March 15, 2016 – Horror Drive-In reviews The House That Death Built.
• March 15, 2016 – Dread Central says The Ridealong “keeps you guessing till the end, and in the end the twist will leave you shocked!”
• March 4, 2016 – Horror After Dark spends the night in The House That Death Built.
• February 28, 2016 – Horror Fuel reviews The Deep.
• February 25, 2016 – Moviepilot.com names The Deep as one of 13 horror novels that would make awesome movies.
• February 24, 2016 – Horror Society talks about MbC, the Stoker Awards, self-pubbing, and being a Good Mormon Boy.
• February 23, 2016 – The Deep and The Ridealong nominated for the 2016 Bram Stoker Awards! The only self-pub works on the ballot!
• February 9, 2016 – Game Industry News reviews The Sword Chronicles: Child of the Empire and says it’s “intense and doesn’t let up… a great book.”
• December 14, 2015 – Horror Novel News loves This Darkness Light.
• December 6, 2015 – Novel Ink says The Ridealong is a story written “flawlessly.”
• November 9, 2015 – The Horror Fiction Review calls The Colony: Reckoning “a racing, wild ride.”
• September 25, 2015 – The Audiobook Reviewer takes a listen to Darkbound.
• September 8, 2015 – Shelf Inflicted loves Strangers.
• August 24, 2015 – Horrornews says of This Darkness Light, “If you’re new to Collings work or have dabbled here and there I strongly implore you to take this reading odyssey and highly look forward to the next voyage on the S.S. Collings.”
• August 20, 2015 – The San Francisco Book Review calls The Deep “near perfect.”
• August 17, 2015 – The Horror Fiction Review gasps at The Deep.
• August 10, 2015 – Bibiographic Book Review takes speeds into The Ridealong.
• August 4, 2015 – Dungeon Crawlers Radio delves into The Deep.
• July 31, 2015 – The Horror Bookshelf reviews Twisted.
• July 21, 2015 – Horror After Dark calls The Deep “a great novel.”
• July 20, 2015 – Audiobook Reviewer gives Twisted 5 stars!
• July 14, 2015 – Game Industry News enjoys Twisted: “thought provoking… I was thoroughly frightened….”
• July 14, 2015 – Dab of Darkness takes a listen to Twisted.
• July 10, 2015 – Scream Magazine raves about Twisted.
• June 15, 2015 – The Horror Fiction Review goes for a Ridealong: “another solid win.”
• June 15, 2015 – The Audiobook Reviewer settles into The Colony: Renegades and concludes that “Collings combines fears like a master playing on untapped fears, drumming up nightmares that are best left forgotten in the early morning light.”
• June 6, 2015 – Scream Magazine calls Strangers “a truly terrifying story.”
• May 25, 2015 – Horror After Dark gives The Ridealong five stars, and calls it “haunting.”
• May 20, 2015 – Horror Novel Reviews gives Twisted a rating of 5/5.
• April 1, 2015 – The Horror Fiction Review takes a look at The Colony: Buried.
• March 23, 2015 – The Audiobook Reviewer gives RUN 4.5 stars.
• Tuppence Magazine gets freaked out by Twisted: “a searingly sinister novel that never lets you rest for a second.”
• InD’Tale reviews Hooked: A True Faerie Tale: “Collings’ novel is truly excellent, and as he knits the plot threads together near the end the reader will be clamoring for more!”
• February 20, 2014 – San Francisco Book Review says of Twisted: “prepare to be creeped out.”
• December 19, 2014 – Horror-web gives Twisted four and a half stars (out of five).
• December 19, 2014 – Horror Drive-In loves Twisted.
• December 8, 2014 – The Horror Fiction Review reads Twisted: “Another solid winner from an author who’s yet to miss the mark.”
• InD’tale gives This Darkness Light 5 out of 5 stars: “this action suspense will keep the reader on edge the entire book as good and evil battle it out across the world.”
• October 24, 2014 – Hellnotes dares This Darkness Light… 5 out of 5 stars.
• October 20, 2014 – Horrornews.net peers at a Crime Seen: “a must read.”
• August 21, 2014 – The Audiobook Reviewer gives Strangers 5 out of 5 stars!
• August 14, 2014 – Media Mikes gives This Darkness Light 5 out of 5 stars.
• August 12, 2014 – Horror Drive-In reviews This Darkness Light.
• August 11, 2014 – The Horror Fiction Review calls This Darkness Light “another winner.”
• July 2, 2014 – Audiobook Reviewer says of The Haunted, “The plot was good and horrific with a nice twist at the end…”
• May 22, 2014 – Dab of Darkness reviews Darkbound (audiobook).
• May 20, 2014 – The Top Shelf reviews The Loon (audiobook): “a fabulous combination of suspense, action, and overall good storytelling.”
• May 15, 2014 – Horroraddicts reviews Crime Seen: “a masterpiece.”
• April 15, 2014 – Audiobook Reviewer lays 5 stars on The Colony: Genesis!
• April 15, 2014 – Media Mikes reviews The Colony: Renegades: “literally had my heart racing and clenching my teeth as I rushed to get to the next page…the next chapter.”
• March 18, 2014 – Media Mikes says Crime Seen is a great crime thriller that will make you scream out loud.
• February 28, 2014 – Horroraddicts loves The Colony: Descent: “the best in the series….”
• February 23, 2014 – Fiction Vortex is sucked into The Colony: Genesis: “well-written, fast-paced, and it moves forward without bogging down…. The action is intense, gory, and abundant.”
• February 22, 2014 – Horroraddicts gets its fix of The Colony: Renegades: “a hardcore thriller that you can’t stop reading….”
• February 19, 2014 – Audiobook Reviewer says The Loon is “an exciting psychological horror with everything that you could ask for.”
• February 4, 2014 – Top of the Heap Reviews checks out Crime Seen: “CRIME SEEN by Michaelbrent Collings is one of those rare books that deserves more than five stars.”
• February 2, 2014 – The Horror Fiction Review says of Crime Seen, “Dark, gritty, haunting and spooky . . . . A great read with creeping insidious chills and sudden gut-punches, CRIME SEEN is another winner from [Collings].”
• January 30, 2014 – Ravenous Reads reviews Crime Seen and says, “Once again, Michaelbrent brings a page turner to his reading audience . . . .”
• January 29, 2014 – Horror Novel Reviews says Crime Seen “will keep you guessing until the end. . . . 5/5.”
• January 29, 2014 – Horror Drive-In reviews The Colony: Genesis and says, “Once again, Michaelbrent brings a page turner to his reading audience”
• January 25, 2014 – Hellnotes reviews The Colony: Genesis: ” If you’re looking for a quick read of survival horror, and an interesting take on zombies, then I would highly recommend THE COLONY: GENESIS.”
• January 8, 2014 – Reading the Paranormal reviews Strangers: “I might sleep with the lights on tonight.”
• December 30, 2013 – Horror Novel Reviews checks out The Colony: Descent (some spoilers): “4.5 out of 5.”
• December 29, 2013 – Horrornews.net spends a night with some Strangers.
• November 17, 2013 – Horrornews.net reviews Darkbound: “A certifiable bone chiller….”
• November 15, 2013 – 28 Days Later reviews MbC-scripted movie Darkroom and calls it “one of the best indie horror/thrillers of 2013.”
• November 13, 2013 – InFlux Magazine reviews MbC-scripted Darkroom.
• October 16, 2013 – The Monster Librarian reviews The Colony: Genesis: “Michaelbrent Collings again hits it out of the park.”
• October 14, 2013 – Horror Novel Reviews checks out The Colony: Renegades: “I didn’t want the book to end….”
• October 1, 2013 – The Horror Fiction Review looks at RUN: “RUN is a winner….”
• September 4, 2013 – Media Mikes reviews The Colony: Genesis: “I do not think that I have ever been drawn in by a book in the last few years.”
• September 1, 2013 – The Horror Fiction Review says of The Colony: Genesis: “I barely had time to buckle my mental seatbelt before the pedal hit the metal.”
• August 29, 2013 – Horror-Web says Strangers “isn’t just a horror novel or a good read [but] a serious book with something important to say.”
• August 9, 2013 – Tales From the Bookworm’s Lair calls Strangers “a well-done slasher novel with a particularly interesting premise.”
• July 8, 2013 – Horror Novel Reviews says Darkbound is “An unforgettable read, and one that you will compare all future novels to.”
• July 8, 2013 – The Horror Fiction Review calls Strangers a “white-knuckled journey that demands to be read in one sitting.”
• June 25, 2013 – Horror Drive-In gives Strangers an “A” grade.
• June 28, 2013 – Media Mikes reviews Strangers: “Move over Stephen King… Clive Barker…. Michaelbrent Collings is taking over as the new king of the horror book genre.”
• June 15, 2013 – Hellnotes says of Strangers: “Collings draws us into a world of madness and insanity, of unimaginable malice, of brutality that stains every room, every nook and cranny of the house with blood…. Highly recommended.”
• June 5, 2013 – Media Mikes reviews Darkbound: “…right from the first chapter, I was hooked!”
• May 3, 2013 – Horrornews.net sinks its teeth into Hooked: A True Faerie Tale.
• April 21, 2013 – Clean Romance Reviews loves Hooked: A True Faerie Tale.
• April 9, 2013 – Horror Drive-In reviews Darkbound.
• March 29, 2013 – Horror-Web reviews Apparition and gives it 5 stars.
• March 21, 2013 – Hell Horror reviews Darkbound and calls it “an amazing book!”
• March 19, 2013 – The Minds of Madness reviews Apparition: the book that made them glad they bought a Kindle!
• February 7, 2013 – Dab of Darkness reviews the audiobook of Billy: Messenger of Powers: “unique, entertaining, and unputdownable.”
• January 30, 2013 – Hellnotes reviews Darkbound: “You will not be disappointed in this dark tale.”
• January 16, 2013 – Clean Romance Reviews checks out Hooked: a True Faerie Tale: “an interesting and compelling read…. Collings has a way with words that pulls you into every moment of the story, absorbing every scene with all of your senses.”
• January 15, 2013 – Hellnotes reviews Hooked: a True Faerie Tale: “an entirely new modern vampire mythology…. recommended for adult and teen fans of horror and paranormal romance.”
• January 1, 2013 – The Horror Fiction Review raves about Mr. Gray (aka The Meridians); (scroll down about halfway to find the review).
• December 27, 2012 – Hellnotes.com reviewer Malina Roos lists Apparition as one of the best novels of 2012.
• December 8, 2012 – Curse of the Bibliophile reviews Hooked: A True Faerie Tale: “an exciting new romance that Twilight fans are sure to enjoy and will keep mystery lovers on their toes with each turn of the page!”
• December 1, 2012 – The Horror Fiction Review reviews The Haunted: “exceptionally well-written haunting fare because Collings is one prizefighter of a writer….”
• November 21, 2012 – Horrornews.net reviews Apparition: “a gripping, pulse hammering journey that refuses to relent until the very final act.”
• November 9, 2012 – Hellnotes reviews The Loon: “a well-developed ‘mad science and medical experimentation gone wrong’ story.”
• July 30, 2012 – She Never Slept (scifi and horror site) reviews Apparition: “a book that will hit you where it hurts and not let go.”
• October 9, 2012 – Scared Stiff reviews Barricade (screenplay by Michaelbrent Collings)
• September 21, 2012 – Media Mike’s reviews Barricade (screenplay by Michaelbrent Collings)
• September 4, 2012 – The Horror Fiction Review reviews Apparition and says it is “Un-put-down-able. Riveting. Captivating. Mesmerizing.”
• August 18, 2012 – Horroraddicts.net reviews Apparition and calls it “a hard core supernatural horror novel that is going to scare the hell out of you.”
• August 13, 2012 – Hellnotes reviews Apparition and calls it “easily one of the most entertaining and satisfying horror novels [of] the past few years.”
• August 9, 2012 – Tales From the Bookworm’s Lair reviews The Haunted
• July 30, 2012 – She Never Slept (scifi and horror site) reviews The Haunted: “Once I started The Haunted I couldn’t put it down…”
• July 11, 2012 – Author/superstar blogger Nathan Major reviews Apparition: “the first book I’ve ever read to give me nightmares…”
• July 4, 2012 – Horrornews.net reviews The Haunted: “Collings’s supernatural tale is gritty, compelling and will leave you on the edge of your seat.”
• July 3, 2012 – Paul Genesse reviews Apparition: “the scariest book I’ve ever read…”
• June 5, 2012 – Horror-Web reviews The Haunted
• June 1, 2012 – The Horror Fiction Review reviews Rising Fears (scroll down about halfway to find the review)
• June 1, 2012 – Midwest Book Review reviews The Meridians
• May 1, 2012 – The Horror Fiction Review reviews The Loon (scroll down about halfway to find the review)
• April 29, 2012 – Midnyte Reader review of World Horror Con 2012 in Salt Lake City where MbC was a Special Guest
• April 16, 2012 – Writers’ Symposium reviews The Haunted
• April 2012 – Review of Life, The Universe, and Everything conference by Robyn Weeks (it has a picture of MbC looking like a pirate… arrrr!)
• March 12, 2012 – Walking on Books reviews Billy: Messenger of Powers
• March 20, 2012 – Dr. Michael R. Collings (noted horror critic and bestselling novelist… also my dad) reviews The Haunted
• July 4, 2011 – Bloody Disgusting article re MbC’s movie Darkroom
• June 21, 2011 – Burning Lizard Studios reviews Rising Fears
• March 9, 2011 – The Hollywood Reporter article re MbC’s movie Barricade
• November 23, 2010 – Starshine and Shadows reviews Billy: Messenger of Powers
• August 17, 2010 – Ventura County Star article re MbC
• MbC’s amazon.com page

Media and Interviews:

• April 27, 2020 – MbC talks Train to Busan with TheNecronomi.com
• March 12, 2020 – ABC affiliate KIVI News does an article on MbC. And you can see the TV interview here!
• December 31, 2019 – The Big Thrill interviews MbC about his newest, Scavenger Hunt
• October 29, 2019 – The Book Break interviews MbC on cross-genre writing and how he writes book after book
• October 28, 2019 – The Necronomi.Com interviews MbC about one of his favorite horror movies
• October 25, 2019 – Author Stephanie Ayers interviews MbC on horror
• October 25, 2019 – Author Colin G. Arrow interviews MbC
• October 17, 2019 – MbC talks about his supervillainy on Great Writers Share.
• August 17, 2019 – MbC spills his guts on SpillingInk
• May 3, 2019 – MbC talks to major UK horror site Ginger Nuts of Horror about writing, his influences, and what he does in his spare time.
• Check out my TEDx talk, “Confessions of a Supervillain,” here!
• February 21, 2019 – Self-publish Strong podcast interviews MbC about his work, his movie Barricade, and what can be learned from that movie.
• January 23, 2019 – Dungeon Crawlers Radio chats up MbC about Sword Chronicles, horse insemniation, and more…
• October 17, 2018 – MbC announced as a TEDx speaker!
• September 26, 2018 – Kendall Reviews asks MbC all sortsa things…
• September 25, 2018 – Dungeon Crawlers Radio interviews MbC about Predators, butts, and solid-gold Buddha babies.
• September 11, 2018 – A Screamfix interview about Predators and what makes great horror.
• September 11, 2018 – The New Utah interviews MbC about lotsa stuff, including where to visit when YOU go to Utah.
• June 25, 2018 – The Creative Penn interviews MbC about writing with depression, and dealing with that obstacle generally. (Video version with MbC sporting a cool Fedora can be found here.)
• April 21, 2018 – The Credulous Nerds wonder what MbC’s thoughts are on Star Trek, Star Wars, and Sundry Geek Topics.
• January 25, 2018 – Freaking Awesome Authors interviews MbC – because he is (apparently) a Freaking Awesome Author.
• December 15, 2016 – MbC’s kids read an excerpt from his bestseller, Strangers. Follow it to the end for a link to the blooper reel!
• October 30, 2016 – ABC News affiliate interviews MbC.
• October 30, 2016 – The International Thriller Writers interview MbC and talk his work and The Longest Con.
• September 6, 2016 – Interview with Scifi and Scary.
• August 30, 2016 – Interview with This is Horror: Outlining, Dean Koontz, and More!
• May 16, 2016 – Interview with Authors Think Tank in which MbC talks about a first, frightening man-date!
• May 4, 2016 – Rue Morgue interviews me in their May issue (issue #166) – get it now!
• April 30, 2016 – For once I interview someone: I interview my father, Dr. Michael R. Collings, during the World Horror Convention where he is awarded the Grand Master Award. Great talk about a Life in Horror. Check it out here!
• April 31, 2016 – Authors Talks About It, well… talks about The Sword Chronicles.
• March 30, 2016 – The Creative Penn talks the myth of writers block with MbC.
• March 24, 2016 – Black Gate’s Goth Chick asks MbC 13 questions about The Deep, The Ridealong,, and what it’s like to be a double Bram Stoker Award-nominee. Hijinks ensue.
• March 18, 2016 – Booknista interviews MbC about The Sword Chronicles.
• March 13, 2016 – MbC talks self-pub with Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Howard Tayler, and Mary Robinette-Kowal on Writing Excuses.
• March 4, 2016 – MbC talks faith, self-publishing, and why Stephenie Meyer ain’t that bad.
• February 1, 2016 – MbC interviewed by author Raymond Bolton.
• January 25, 2016 – An interview with the always-fun folk of Dungeon Crawlers Radio.
• October 30, 2015 – MbC interviewed about the state of horror by Deseret News National.
• October 16, 2015 – Secret Life of a Townie asks MbC penetrating, fascinating questions.
• October 10, 2015 – MbC gabs with AME radio.
• September 9, 2015 – UGeek Magazine spotlights MbC.
• August 25, 2015 – Boom Baby Reviews interviews MbC… and you will find out what he has in common with James Bond.
• August 10, 2015 – MbC is interviewed by BookPleasures. There may be mention of Skynet, Nazis, Amazon, Apple, Google, and Star Trek… and how there is a secret that ties them all together…
• June 18, 2015 – MbC is interviewed by Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE!
• May 25, 2015 – MbC is interviewed by internationally bestselling author J.D. Penn (video and transcript both available!).
• May 23, 2015 – MbC is interviewed by The Creative Penn (video interview here and transcript and audio-only here.
• April 24, 2015 – The Cultural Hall talks with MbC about what it’s like to be a Mormon horror writer.
• April 22, 2015 – The Real Queen of Horror asks MbC what inspired him to be a writer (hint: his inability to do anything else well at all).
• April 21, 2015 – What’s Up Cindy B asks MbC all about The Colony!
• April 17, 2015 – MbC is interviewed by Tales to Terrify. Ooohhhh, scaaaaaaaaary.
• March 31, 2015 – MbC reveals secrets of self-publishing to William Cook.
• March 20, 2015 – MbC is interviewed by Book Goodies.
• March 4, 2015 – Interview with Malina Roos: “How to Dismantle Your Life.”
• February 13, 2015 – MbC talks to Authors Talk About It, waxing philosophical on horror and stuff. *VOTED ONE OF THEIR TOP TEN INTERVIEWS OF 2015*
• February 9, 2015 – MbC interviewed by National Public Radio/American Public Media on the life of a horror writer.
• February 9, 2015 – This Darkness Light nominated for a Whitney Award.
• February 9, 2015 – MbC reads the first chapter of This Darkness Light for your pleasure and illumination.
• January 29, 2015 – Interview with Wagging the Fox: “Hope Within Haunting.”
• January 28, 2015 – Podcast interview with Coffee & Coaching.
• October 23, 2014 – Deseret News National – MbC interviewed about religion and horror.
• October 31, 2014 – Deseret News National – MbC and his father interviewed about being Mormon horror writers.
• October 13, 2014 – Interview with Audience Hacker – MbC talks the pluses and minuses of going indie.
• September 12, 2014 – Interview with Viewpoint Radio – MbC talks the morality of horror and artists’ responsibility to their audiences.
• August 22, 2014 – Interview with Everything Paranormal With Mark and Jeff – MbC talks screenwriting, ghost hunting friends, why zombies scare us so badly, and the joys of fatherhood. (signup required, sorry!)
• May 22, 2014 – Interview with Interviewing Authors – MbC talks breaking into screenwriting and what made him turn to self-pub. [NOTE: transcript as well as podcast.]
• March 10, 2014 – Interview with PNR Radio – The PNR stands for Paranormal Radio (so… Paranormal Radio Radio?). You guess what we talk about.
• February 3, 2014 – Interview with Anime And Comic Books Fandomania! – MbC talks movies, Bob Hope as a horror actor, and people who make naughty sculptures out of cat poop.
• December 12, 2013 – Interview with Rocking Self Pub – MbC pretends to know what he’s talking about regarding screenwriting, self-publishing, and sundry other awesomeness.
• October 7, 2013 – Interview with Dungeon Crawlers Radio – talking terror, news bias, and solid gold babies.
• August 30, 2013 – Interview with UK podcast Beware the Spaceman (beginning at around 24:00).
• March 15, 2013 – Clean Romance Reviews interviews MbC.
• February 16, 2013 – Interview with Dungeon Crawlers Radio (beginning at 85:10).
• February 16, 2013 – Interview with Residual Hauntings Revived (beginning at 7:15).
• December 12, 2012 – Interview with Not So Soccer Mom.
• December 3, 2012 – Two Ends of the Pen interviews the heroine of MbC’s book Hooked: A True Faerie Tale.
• November 20, 2012 – Interview with Rebecca L. Brown about all kinds of good stuff.
• November 17, 2012 – Interview with Media Mikes about Barricade, movies, novels, and more.
• October 28, 2012 – Preliminary trailer for the movie DARKROOM, written by MbC.
• October 2, 2012 – Interview with Residual Hauntings Revived.
• September 10, 2012 – Interview with AuthorMePro.
• August 31, 2012 – Official trailer for the movie BARRICADE, written by MbC.
• August 21, 2012 – Interview with Triangle Variety Radio.
• August 17, 2012 – Interview with After Dark Radio.
• August 8, 2012 – Interview with Autism Empowerment talking about The Meridians.
• August 2, 2012 – Interview with Dresser After Dark (MbC portion starts at approximately 76:30).
• July 31, 2012 – Interview with Grand Dark Conspiracy.
• July 31, 2012 – Fandemonium 2012 video spotlighting MbC.
• July 31, 2012 – Youtube video of Interview with Hugo Award-winning Writing Excuses with bestselling and award-winning authors Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Howard Tayler, and Mary Kowal (NOTE: if you would prefer to read the transcript, click here).
• July 30, 2012 – Interview with the UK’s This is Horror.
• July 16, 2012 – Interview with Late Night in the Midlands with Michael Vara.
• July 6, 2012 – Interview with The Bald Chronicler where I read a chapter from the bestselling Apparition (WARNING: Some of the reading is intense. Not recommended for children).
• June 13, 2012 – Interview with Ana Mardoll.
• June 9, 2012 – Interview with Midnyte Reader.
• June 9, 2012 – Official book trailer for MbC’s upcoming novel Apparition (book available July 1, 2012).
• May 21, 2012 – Official website of Darkroom movie (screenplay by MbC).
• May 14, 2012 – Interview with Hugo Award-winning Writing Excuses with bestselling and award-winning authors Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Howard Tayler, and Mary Kowal (NOTE: if you would prefer to read the transcript, click here).
• April 12, 2012 – Podcast with Book That Author with Linda Leon.
• April 11, 2012 – Video Review of The Haunted by Tom Carr of Residual Hauntings Revived (video).
• April 5, 2012 – Podcast with The Core Business Show with Tim Jacquet.
• April 4, 2012 – Interview with book marketing professional Linda Leon.
• April 2, 2012 – Podcast with Residual Hauntings Revived (MbC portion starts at around 27:55).
• April 2012 – UGeek interviews MbC (video).
• June 30, 2011 – Podcast with Creative Spirit Radio with William Hanford Lee (MbC portion starts around 8:00).
• March 9, 2012 – Interview with I am a Reader Not a Writer.
• June 23, 2011 – Interview and Article re screenwriting with Two Ends of the Pen.
• June 20, 2011 – Interview on Adventures in Writing with Steven R. Drennon.
• May 23, 2011 – Interview with Writers’ Checklist.
• May 14, 2011 – Interview with Kip Poe.
• March 2, 2011 – Podcast with David Farland’s Authors’ Advisory: “Ten Steps to Overnight Success OR How it Only Took a Decade to get Paid.”
• February 2, 2011 – Interview with Alive With Words.
• January 27, 2011 – Podcast with Book That Author with Linda Leon.
• January 11, 2012 – Interview with Limitless Sky Films.
• August 19, 2010 – Interview with sellingbooks.com.
• July 19, 2010 – Interview with Two Ends of the Pen.
• June 25, 2010 – Interview with Lux Zakari (note: Lux Zakari is an erotica author and so some links or images here may not be child-appropriate).
• May 28, 2010 – Interview with Two Ends of the Pen.

Guest Blogs and Articles:

• • March 28, 2019 – MbC’s article on writing back cover copy is featured on Kobo’s Writing Life!
  • October 16, 2018 – MbC opines on the dangers of social media.
  • October 13, 2018 – Michaelbrent talks why he loves horror with RA for All.
  • May, 2016 – Michaelbrent talks about our obsession with horror in the May issue of Utah Geek Magazine.
  • April 27, 2016 – Want to find out the difference between YA horror and “regular” horror? Let MbC enlighten you at The Horror Zine.
  • March, 2016 – MbC writes about struggles with depression and how to cope with them for The Mighty and Annabashedly.
  • December 6, 2015 – Guest Blog with Doom Generation: “A Very Merry (Scary) Christmas to You”
  • August 17, 2015 – Guest Blog with Bookpleasures: “Epublishing vs. Traditional Publishing”
  • August 10, 2015 – Guest Blog with Bookpleasures: “Dealing With Bad Reviews”
  • August 22, 2014 – Guest Blog with Two Ends of the Pen: “Blurbs That Bore, Blurbs That Blair [sic]”
  • August 20, 2014 – Guest Blog with BookBuzzr: “The Realities of Writing” — AN MBC “MUST READ”
  • August 20, 2014 – Guest Blog with Indiereader: “Blurbs That Bore, Blurbs That Blare”
  • August 13, 2014 – Guest Blog with Writers Helping Writers: “Blurbs That Blare, Blurbs That Bore”
  • August 1, 2014 – Guest Blog with Selling Books: “Blurbs That Blare, Blurbs That Bore”
  • February 21, 2014 – Guest Blog with Two Ends of the Pen: “Nobody Knows Anything About Making It”
  • January 28, 2014 – Guest Blog with Two Ends of the Pen: “The Only Three Rules You MUST NOT BREAK” — AN MBC “MUST READ”
  • January 26, 2014 – Guest Blog with The Writers’ Checklist: “The Only Three Rules You MUST NOT BREAK”
  • November 11, 2014 – Guest Blog with Writers Helping Writers: “Ten Steps to Overnight Success, or How it Only Took a Decade to get Paid” — AN MBC “MUST READ”
  • October 21, 2014 – Guest Blog with The Writers’ Checklist: “The Only Three Rules You MUST NOT BREAK”
  • August 25, 2013 – Guest Blog with Jennifer Brozek: “The Colony Saga, i.e., Let’s Talk About Zombies”
  • August 23, 2013 – Guest Blog with Two Ends of the Pen: “Epublishing vs. Traditional Publishing”
  • March 14, 2013 – Guest Blog with LDS Publisher: “Why You Should Avoid Succeeding as a Writer”
  • March 13, 2013 – Guest Blog with Darkeva’s Dark Delight’s: “What Good is Horror?”
  • February 18, 2013 – Guest Blog with The Bookshelf Muse: “The Magic of Misleading”
  • February 14, 2013 – Guest Blog with LDS Publisher: “Dealing Positively With Negative Reviews”
  • November 10, 2012 – Guest Blog with Kat Kommentary: “Typing Down and Dirty ? Gettin’ ‘Er Done Fast, Gettin’ ‘Er Done Right”
  • November 8, 2012 – Guest Blog with LDS Publisher: “A Snowball’s Chance in Marketing”
  • November 6, 2012 – Guest Blog with SF Signal: “Horror: The Last Bivouac of Hope”
  • October 18, 2012 – Guest Blog with Fictitious Musings: “On Writing Fear”
  • October 15, 2012 – Guest Blog with LDS Publisher: “Writing Fear”
  • September 26, 2012 – Guest Blog with LDS Publisher: “Not Just Writing, but Creating”
  • August 9, 2012 – Guest Blog with LDS Publisher: “The Most Important Thing EVER”
  • July 12, 2012 – Guest Blog with LDS Publisher: “The Scourge of Chubby Writing”
  • June 14, 2012 – Guest Blog with LDS Publisher: “It is What it is”
  • May 21, 2012 – Guest Blog with Two Ends of the Pen: “Research is a 4-Letter Word”
  • May 13, 2012 – Guest Blog with Writers’ Checklist: “The Scourge of Chubby Writing”
  • April 12, 2012 – Guest Blog with LDS Publisher: “Defining Greatness”
  • February 29, 2012 – Guest Blog with LDS Publisher: “Musty Writing”
  • January 31, 2012 – Guest Blog with LDS Publisher: “Clarity for Fun and Profit”
  • November 23, 2011- Guest Blog with LDS Publisher: “Finding God Among Witches, Ghosts and Serial Killers”
  • November 9, 2011 – Guest Post with Katrina DeLallon: “From Page to Page to Screen”
  • November 9, 2010 – Guest Blog with sellingbooks.com: “How to Write Terror That Chills”
  • November 8, 2010 – Guest Blog with Author Exchange Blog: “How to Write Terror That Chills”
  • August 16, 2010 – Guest Blog with sellingbooks.com: “I Love You, I Love You, I Love You… Now Publish Me!”
  • August 9, 2010 – Guest Blog with sellingbooks.com: “Speling Matturs”
  • August 4, 2010 – Guest Blog with Living the Healthy Way: “Three Keys to Positive Thinking OR How to Lose Your way Into Winning”
  • July 23, 2010 – Guest Blog with sellingbooks.com: “WRITE, DANGITALL! A Humble Little Post About how to Kiss Your Writer?s Block Goodbye (And Maybe Punch it in the Crotch on the way out)”
  • July 14, 2010 – Guest Blog with Author Exchange Blog: “WRITE, DANGITALL! A Humble Little Post About how to Kiss Your Writer?s Block Goodbye (And Maybe Punch it in the Crotch on the way out)”
  • July 5, 2010 – Interview with Author Exchange Blog
  • March 12, 2010 – FB article: “A Writer on Writing – the top Four Things Every Wannabe Needs to Know”