David Morrell: Legendary Author and Creator of Rambo

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Jack Carr

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🗓️ 23 July 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

On a special bonus episode of Danger Close, today’s guest is David Morrell. David is a legendary author who has written for fiction, non-fiction, and comic book audiences.

His 1972 debut novel First Blood introduced the world to the iconic character Rambo and was adapted into the 1982 film of the same name. Four more Rambo films would follow, all starring Sylvester Stallone.

Morrell holds both an M.A. and Ph.D. in American Literature from Penn State University. He has written dozens of books, the Captain American miniseries The Chosen, and issues of both Savage Wolverine and The Amazing Spider-Man.

His other notable works include The Brotherhood of the Rose, The Fraternity of the Stone, The League of Night and Fog, The Thomas De Quincey historical mystery series, The Totem, The Fifth Profession, The Hundred-Year Christmas, Double Image, and many others.

Morrell’s work has received widespread critical acclaim: He is an Edgar, Anthony, Thriller, and Arthur Ellis finalist, a Nero and Macavity winner, and a three-time recipient of the Bram Stoker Award from the Horror Writers Association. He received the Thriller Master Award from The International Thriller Writers organization, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the prestigious Bouchercon convention, RT Book Reviews’s Thriller Pioneer Award, Comic-Con’s Inkpot award for outstanding achievement in action/adventure, and among others.

You can find out more about David and his work at davidmorrell.net, and follow him on Twitter @_DavidMorell and on facebook @davidmorrell

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0:00.0	This is the Danger Close Podcast, beyond the books with me, Jack Carr.
0:12.4	Welcome to the Danger Close Podcast, Ironclad Original, presented by Six Hour.
0:20.2	So I started this podcast well before Ironclad was involved when I had heard that there
0:25.8	are no barriers to entry to start a podcast. Well, there were barriers to entry for me.
0:32.7	Maybe if you're a little more technically inclined, you can pull it off.
0:35.4	But for me, I needed the expertise of those at Ironclad to really make this something
0:40.7	that was professional and something that I could be proud of.
0:44.2	So before that, I bought some podcast equipment and I recorded a bunch of episodes.
0:49.2	And this one is from November of 2019.
0:52.4	And it's with the incomparable David Brale, the creator of Rambo, who was debut novel
0:58.4	First Blood, which came out in 1972, has never been out of print.
1:04.0	And we recorded this podcast at BoucherCon, which is an author and fan conference.
1:10.5	And it's a blast. So if you ever get a chance to go, I highly recommend it.
1:15.0	And we recorded this podcast. Of course, I didn't know what I was doing.
1:17.9	So this will be audio only and it cuts off about halfway through, which I feel horrible
1:22.9	about. But I wanted to get this out there for those that are fans of David Morel, of
1:29.0	the Rambo of writing. So this will be out there.
1:34.4	And I promise that David Morel and I will get back together and do a proper podcast soon
1:41.9	with video and all the rest.
1:44.2	So without further ado, here it is. David Morel.
1:49.9	David Morel. Oh my goodness. Jack Carr. Oh my goodness.
1:57.0	I am. This is such an honor to see here. You I can't, I mean, it's hard for me to put
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