Liam Llewellyn

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About Liam Llewellyn
Liam Llewellyn hates talking about himself and promoting himself. His spirit animal is the hippopotamus: lazy, prefers to hide under the surface of the water, revealing himself only when he must.
Suffice to say Liam hopes you enjoy his works. He doesn't write in any particular genre but prefers to vacillate between genres and occasionally fusing them together.
(Full disclosure: this is Liam Llewellyn writing this and referring to himself in the third-person. What a d!$%, right?)
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Blog postA few updates before I regale you with the story of my past week or so: L.L. Press has accepted a manuscript submission and signed its author, whose book is tentatively scheduled to be released in October. I'll withhold details for now but will say the manuscript is very good, incorporates elements of Southwestern folklore … Continue reading Fixing a taillight to avoid jail →4 years ago Read more
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Blog postAs promised last month, I have opened a small publishing company. L.L. Press has incorporated as an LLC with the New Mexico Secretary of State, has been issued an EIN by the Internal Revenue Service, and a business bank account has been opened for it. In short, we are live! Check the site for upcoming … Continue reading L.L. Press is open for business →5 years ago Read more
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Blog postKilldozer: The True Story of the Colorado Bulldozer Rampage by Patrick F Brower My rating: 4 of 5 stars A very compelling portrait of Marvin Heemeyer, as told through interactions with the author himself, as well as Heemeyer's friends and acquaintanceships. View all my reviews5 years ago Read more
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Blog postBellman & Black by Diane Setterfield My rating: 2 of 5 stars After reading "The Thirteenth Tale," I was really excited to read Setterfield's followup. Unfortunately, it's just not good. It's difficult to connect or sympathize with any of the characters, particularly the main character, who has no charisma. We're led through more than 20 … Continue reading Goodreads review: Bellman & Black →5 years ago Read more
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Blog postIn middle, high school, and a bit in college, I did quite a number of movie reviews and of my journalism career, they stand out as my favorite aspect. So on occasion I'll do a movie review, more likely than not of a movie that was released several years, if not decades, ago, for what … Continue reading Movie review: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 →5 years ago Read more
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Blog postOccasionally I like to take inventory of my life, where I am, where I've come from, and overall just be all introspective and shit. One thing I'm struck by is the amount of bullshit in my past, none of which I will reproduce here (the savvy reader may be able to discern these events in … Continue reading Don’t get stuck in the past →5 years ago Read more
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Blog postI have a close friend who likes to write but rarely finishes anything. Recently he asked me about my writing process and suggested I do a blog entry about it. On the chance that it may help others, or may interest some (I like to hear about other writers' processes), I'll explain it as best … Continue reading My writing process →5 years ago Read more
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Blog postOn Feb. 10 I will publish my third novel, "Days of Fury." It's a murder-mystery set in Minnesota/South Dakota in the mid-1980s. Nine-year-old Ryan Strand disappears one winter day and Det. Tom Losnedahl is called in to investigate. He finds a number of plausible suspects, including Ryan's parents, aunt, uncle, and his best friend's parents. … Continue reading “Days of Fury” coming →5 years ago Read more
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Blog postSince this past August, I've been neck-deep in various writing projects--from researching an upcoming true-crime novel, writing, editing, and formatting manuscripts, designing covers, arranging and managing marketing and advertising efforts. I've learned a lot, much that I never thought would appeal to me but all of these efforts have been aimed at a single end … Continue reading Looking toward the future →5 years ago Read more
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Blog postYou may have seen that my next novel, Most Unnatural, will be published this Friday. Like Effusion, it'll be available on Amazon in both eBook (99 cents) and paperback ($10). But it won't be anything like Effusion. First of all, it'll be quite a bit longer (hence the increased paperback price). Secondly, it's not an adventure story. In fact I … Continue reading “Most Unnatural” thoughts →5 years ago Read more
Titles By Liam Llewellyn
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Marvin Heemeyer was a blue-collar man whose greatest joy in life was to see his muffler-repair shop prosper. When he felt the government of Granby, Colorado, was conspiring against him and the success of his business, he decided to take action.
He did not take his vengeance by walking into the town hall with a gun. Nor did he build bombs and deliver them to local politicians.
No, Marvin was more ingenious than that. He put his welding skills to work.
In so doing, Marvin Heemeyer made history as one of the most original, complex, controversial, and misunderstood criminals in history.
Malice is the story of his life leading up to his one-of-a-kind crime. Exhaustively researched, author Liam Llewellyn portrays the story in its entirety, then poses an alternative interpretation.
Malice challenges the reader to ask such questions as:
Do governments conspire against individuals?
In the wake of enormous tragedy, do governments tell the truth?
What is a criminal?
Do two wrongs make a right?
“Malice is a unique crime-based fact book without the talented author imposing his viewpoints on the action and facts. The author does a great narration of events, written neutrally and patiently without imposition or interpretation, in language successfully anxious to be clear. Great read for those interested in this genre. First class to be sure. It is hard to know whether to be sympathetic or not. Good read and highly recommended.”
He did not take his vengeance by walking into the town hall with a gun. Nor did he build bombs and deliver them to local politicians.
No, Marvin was more ingenious than that. He put his welding skills to work.
In so doing, Marvin Heemeyer made history as one of the most original, complex, controversial, and misunderstood criminals in history.
Malice is the story of his life leading up to his one-of-a-kind crime. Exhaustively researched, author Liam Llewellyn portrays the story in its entirety, then poses an alternative interpretation.
Malice challenges the reader to ask such questions as:
Do governments conspire against individuals?
In the wake of enormous tragedy, do governments tell the truth?
What is a criminal?
Do two wrongs make a right?
Reviews
“Malice is a unique crime-based fact book without the talented author imposing his viewpoints on the action and facts. The author does a great narration of events, written neutrally and patiently without imposition or interpretation, in language successfully anxious to be clear. Great read for those interested in this genre. First class to be sure. It is hard to know whether to be sympathetic or not. Good read and highly recommended.”
-Payseno, J.
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Effusion
Aug 18, 2017
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Emiel Lane is an explorer and is used to pushing his limits. But watching his wife's brutal murder in front of him sends him over the edge. While locked away in a mental institution, Emiel's exploration partners, Simon and Rainy, suffer a rough patch in their marriage and struggle to fix it.
After two years and while on vacation, Simon and Rainy are stunned when they are visited by Emiel, recently released and medicated, though for what he won't say. It isn't important to him. What is important is the recently activated volcano underneath Bouvet Island in the Southern Ocean. Bouvet Island is an uninhabited antarctic island and the most remote place on earth.
Emiel has been hired by the geological surveys of several countries to go to this island and film the activities of the reawakened volcano. He invites his old friends to join him and share in the $16-million bounty they've been offered.
Simon and Rainy are hesitant. Is Emiel healthy, stable enough to go on another exploration? And if he isn't, what is he capable of?
After two years and while on vacation, Simon and Rainy are stunned when they are visited by Emiel, recently released and medicated, though for what he won't say. It isn't important to him. What is important is the recently activated volcano underneath Bouvet Island in the Southern Ocean. Bouvet Island is an uninhabited antarctic island and the most remote place on earth.
Emiel has been hired by the geological surveys of several countries to go to this island and film the activities of the reawakened volcano. He invites his old friends to join him and share in the $16-million bounty they've been offered.
Simon and Rainy are hesitant. Is Emiel healthy, stable enough to go on another exploration? And if he isn't, what is he capable of?
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Grotesque Souls
Dec 11, 2018
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Since burning down under mysterious circumstances in 1971, the Hotel New Mexico is reputed to be one of the most haunted hotels in the world. Which is what attracts horror junkie Abby and her friend, Georgia, to it one late snowy night. The hotel is under the ownership of cult horror movie icon Corbin Burke, and Abby wants to write a book about Burke, the hotel, and its shocking history. Soon after arriving, the hotel bares all: it's certainly haunted, but not by ghosts or anything supernatural; by something far more horrifying.
"Very, very dark...Full of cruel, murderous, psychotic, and masochistic characters…depravity and absurd cruelty...Everyone becomes so evil.”
-ScreenCraft Horror Screenplay Contest
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"Very, very dark...Full of cruel, murderous, psychotic, and masochistic characters…depravity and absurd cruelty...Everyone becomes so evil.”
-ScreenCraft Horror Screenplay Contest
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The Painting
Nov 29, 2018
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Milo Keller is a struggling artist in Dublin. He knows he has a gift for portraying the macabre, but the museums and galleries are too ignorant and squeamish to appreciate his talent.
Ian Marks was an acquaintance of Milo's in art school. Milo has been keeping up with Ian's skyrocketing career. Ian's art is the kind of schlock that would get immediate commercial praise. Milo almost can't believe it when Ian turns up in Dublin - until he realizes Ian is there for the unveiling of a piece...at the very museum Milo works at.
It started innocently enough, Milo invoking magick to bless his paint brushes and himself, hoping to lift himself out of poverty and obscurity. And even after seeing Ian, Milo only wants to sabotage Ian's career. But the nethermost spirits have more malicious, bloodier intentions for Milo, Ian, and his family.
Ian Marks was an acquaintance of Milo's in art school. Milo has been keeping up with Ian's skyrocketing career. Ian's art is the kind of schlock that would get immediate commercial praise. Milo almost can't believe it when Ian turns up in Dublin - until he realizes Ian is there for the unveiling of a piece...at the very museum Milo works at.
It started innocently enough, Milo invoking magick to bless his paint brushes and himself, hoping to lift himself out of poverty and obscurity. And even after seeing Ian, Milo only wants to sabotage Ian's career. But the nethermost spirits have more malicious, bloodier intentions for Milo, Ian, and his family.
Stuporheroes
Sep 18, 2018
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People with superpowers are real...and so are people with not-so-super powers...And so are people who lie about having superpowers in order to star in movies.
Hot Hands (born Sergei Doborkov) developed his ability in middle school: to shoot heat out of his hands. Finally he was a power, now he could be a superhero and protect people! But none of the other powers seem interested in serving the people. In fact, all they want is to be famous and rich.
At last Hands meets Gravitas, a power entrenched in a lawsuit with Gravity Man, no doubt a fame whore with no superpowers. Hands and Gravitas agree something has to be done to cleanse the world of the superhero scum. They must become supervillains and destroy the Hollywood-superhero-industrial complex!
Hot Hands (born Sergei Doborkov) developed his ability in middle school: to shoot heat out of his hands. Finally he was a power, now he could be a superhero and protect people! But none of the other powers seem interested in serving the people. In fact, all they want is to be famous and rich.
At last Hands meets Gravitas, a power entrenched in a lawsuit with Gravity Man, no doubt a fame whore with no superpowers. Hands and Gravitas agree something has to be done to cleanse the world of the superhero scum. They must become supervillains and destroy the Hollywood-superhero-industrial complex!
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Days of Fury
Feb 10, 2018
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Nine-year-old Ryan Strand disappears one winter day in Minnesota in the mid-’80s. Det. Tom Losnedahl is called in to investigate. He finds a number of plausible suspects, including Ryan’s parents, aunt, uncle, and his best friend’s parents. But then Tom learns of a South Dakota church that professed to be able to ‘cure’ homosexuals before it was shut down. A priest who worked at the church had a history of child abuse and used to be Ryan’s family’s priest. Could this be Ryan’s abductor? Are either still alive? The biggest question is can Tom stay on the abductor’s trail even as his own alcohol and cocaine addictions spiral out of control?
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Most Unnatural
Nov 10, 2017
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Lourdes is a horticulturist and Cordo is a reporter. They have a happy marriage, so it comes as the greatest shock when Lourdes kills herself. Even more disturbing is how she did it: By cutting out the baby from her stomach, then sailing out into the Pacific and setting herself on fire. No one can make any sense of it. Cordo raises the baby but quickly finds himself overwhelmed with her difficulties. As she grows older, he starts to notice similarities between his daughter and Lourdes, both physical and mental. But these similarities become too great to be mere coincidence. What was Lourdes doing in her lab at the university? The answer is too terrible to be true.
A mixture of Richard Matheson's I Am Legend and Ira Levin's Rosemary's Baby, Most Unnatural is sure to thrill fans of H.P. Lovecraft, Robert Aickman, Jack Ketchum, Isaac Asimov, Harlan Ellison, and other science-fiction/weird-fiction authors.
A mixture of Richard Matheson's I Am Legend and Ira Levin's Rosemary's Baby, Most Unnatural is sure to thrill fans of H.P. Lovecraft, Robert Aickman, Jack Ketchum, Isaac Asimov, Harlan Ellison, and other science-fiction/weird-fiction authors.
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