NYT bestselling author Steve Jackson haunts bookshelves with a new WildBluePress true crime original – Available Now BOGEYMAN “He was every parent’s worst nightmare. The bogeyman they’d warned their children about disguised as the friendly stranger; the fiend who lurked in the shadows outside of bedroom windows waiting for his chance to strike. … Then a team of tenacious Texas lawmen set out to bring the monster to justice and make sure he … [Read more...]
Bogeyman Detective and Author Steve Jackson Appeared on Dallas WFAA television
Date: August 7, 2014 Garland police detective Gary Sweet discusses on Dallas WFAA television how he got involved in the case that was the basis for Steve Jackson's book BOGEYMAN. … [Read more...]
Bogeyman – The Nightmare
Editor’s Note: Katlyn Sweet is the daughter of Detective Gary Sweet, one of the main investigators whose quest to catch serial child-killer David Penton is the subject of BOGEYMAN: He Was Every Parent’s Nightmare. This blog involves one of her reactions to reading the book about an investigation that impacted her family directly. Imagine … dreaming of a man every night. The old nightmare. You can still see his face after all these years. He’s … [Read more...]
Darkness Radio host Dave Schrader Explores BOGEYMAN with Steve Jackson
Segment Two: The BOGEYMAN Is Real (60 minutes) Segment Three: Here Comes The BOGEYMAN (60 minutes) Date: July 8, 2014 True Murder Host Dan Zupansky Interviews Jackson about BOGEYMAN Date: May 15, 2014 (103 Minutes) … [Read more...]
“Most Evil” Television Show Features Killer From BOGEYMAN By Steve Jackson
Those of you who may have missed this Investigation Discovery show "Most Evil" that featured three killers, including David E Penton, the Investigation Discovery Show "Most Evil" Featured The Bogeyman David Penton serial child-killer from my book BOGEYMAN: He Was Every Parent's Nightmare can Watch It Here. The Penton segment starts at minute 28 and takes up the rest of the hour-long show that featured interviews with myself, Steve Jackson, and … [Read more...]
True Crime Writer Jackson Begins Shattered Lives-WildBlue Press Author Series
Show Featured Wide-Ranging Discussion on WildBlue Press, True Crime Writing, BOGEYMAN, And The Impact of Violent Crime Those of you who missed it live, can listen to Steve Jackson's interview on the Shattered Lives with Donna Gore radio program. Donna used the first part of the show to quiz Steve about WildBlue Press, the indie publishing company he founded with his partner, Michael Cordova, in the summer of 2014, as a "publishing … [Read more...]
Author Steve Jackson Discusses True Crime Writing On Crime Beat Show
Another great interview with #truecrime author Steve Jackson on the Crime Beat radio show with host Ron Chepesiuk. (http://www.artistfirst.com/crimebeat.htm) They talked about the behind-the-scene stories that went into the writing of #bestselling BOGEYMAN: He Was Every Parent's Nightmare, as well as commentary on several of the main characters. But guided by Chepesiuk's insightful questions, Jackson (@authorsjackson) also discussed true crime … [Read more...]
BOGEYMAN Author To Appear On True Crime Radio Show CRIME BEAT
Crime Beat: Issues, Controversies and Personalities From The Darkside #Bestselling #truecrime author Steve Jackson was the guest on CRIME BEAT with Ron Chepesiuk Thursday, 8 p.m. ET, January 22. They discused BOGEYMAN: He Was Every Parent's Worst Nightmare, https://wildbluepress.com/b30c, as well as Jackson's other true crime books and stories, such as MONSTER and NO STONE UNTURNED, and crime writing in general. Chepesiuk is a native … [Read more...]
BOGEYMAN Serial Killer Focus Of ID Show
True Crime Author Steve Jackson And Heroic Texas Lawman Gary Sweet Interviewed For Discovery Channel Show To Air February 26 The episode of “Most Evil” about serial killer David Penton will air at 9 p.m. EST on Thursday, February 25. @discoveryID #mostevil. The show is called "Predators." As many of you know, Penton, was the subject of a nearly twenty-five year cold case investigation into the murders of three young girls pursued by … [Read more...]
BOGEYMAN-Channeling In Cold Blood
Veteran true crime author Steve Jackson channels the well-established In Cold Blood tradition of absenting himself from the plot, like a journalist, while constructing a narrative, driven by action and dialog, influenced by novel-writing technique. Jackson’s gradually unfolding story feels familiar to anybody accustomed to reading police procedurals and crime thrillers. The horrifying aspects of Jackson’s narrative, of the very killer every … [Read more...]
