C.A. Gleason
C.A. Gleason

C.A. Gleason graduated from the Los Angeles Film School with a major in directing. Following a three-year enlistment in the military, he began turning his short film and movie ideas into cinematic fiction. He lives in the Pacific Northwest, where he creates tales of action, horror, science fiction, and fantasy.

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The Mauler

The Ravager War Prequel
From the series: The Ravager War

The mission that sparked the Ravager War.

Armor that gallops. That’s what the lieutenant called it. But he’s wrong. It can be killed. There’s always a chink in armor, even if it’s been impossible to find so far.

Sergeant Ryan’s forced optimism hasn’t been contagious, at least not since their aircraft crashed under mysterious circumstances. They...

Ravagers

Book #1 from the series: The Ravager War

Soldiers missing. Beasts spotted outside the wire. Stay frosty.

Thanks to efforts by colonists to highlight what occurs naturally, an alien planet has a breathable atmosphere, plentiful water sources, beautiful landscapes, and flourishing wildlife, just like on Earth.

And for the humans, therein lies the problem…

Captain Nev and his squad, who are...

Ravagers 2

Book #2 from the series: The Ravager War

Ten Years Later

Incensed by the failed Operation Tuhrelevim and unwilling to let the planet slip through his grasp, the ruthless Enginsan Adelpa plans a final attack to rid the landscape of Ravagers once and for all.

Building an ideal vacation destination isn’t his only motivation. The need for revenge drives him too, and he goes so far as to...

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THEY keep getting out... They Got Out 3: A Sci-Fi and Horror Collection is

They Got Out 3: A Sci-Fi and Horror Collection is live! These short stories have been so much fun to write they practically write themselves and I'm seriously considering...

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The Scattered Tribes series begins with a novella... A novella about an

A novella about an integral character, whose backstory fueled the series and world building. The story is about Garmish, and his struggles will impact the world of Vraniga for...

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The satisfaction of a square peg sinking into a square hole. I recently

I recently updated my author profile to the artwork of Rookie Salvo (designed by Darko Tomic). This fits me perfectly as an author as the image shows all of the genres I write...

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My first muse When I began publishing, I would print out a copy of a story

When I began publishing, I would print out a copy of a story and mail it to my parents. This is referred to as the poor man's copyright since it would be sealed and dated. There were a few stories I did this for, until I learned this was an exercise in futility and began copyrighting through the US Copyright Office. Soon after I'd forgotten what I'd done.

Recently this time capsule came back into my possession (thanks Mom). Before I opened the folder, I wasn't sure what I would find. It was a...

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A throwback to my favorite stage of cinema Engaging, daring and

Engaging, daring and unpredictable. Reminiscent of movies from the 1970s. The filmmakers should be proud.

Following... Robert Eggers has become one of those directors I follow. They

Robert Eggers has become one of those directors I follow. They aren't household names, yet, and I might not own all of their movies, but their talent and vision are undeniable.

Before him it was an up-and-coming director named Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, The Equalizer, too many entertaining movies to list here) ever since I saw the trailer for The Replacement Killers (1998).

Jeremy Saulnier after I saw The Green Room, which prompted me to seek out Blue Ruin. Saulnier's most recent directorial...

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