J.C. Macek III

J.C. Maçek III is a professional journalist, novelist, columnist, interviewer, critic, actor, musician and producer.

Since creating WorldsGreatestCritic in 2003, he has written thousands of reviews and historical articles. This led to his work at PopMatters, one of the largest Arts and Culture magazines in the world, where he writes the popular film column The Next Reel. At PopMatters he also conducts celebrity interviews (with the likes of Aerosmith, Faith No More, Judas Priest, The Zombies, The Cult and more) and has written hundreds more reviews, articles and film history features.

He has been syndicated to such print publications as The Sacramento Bee and has also contributed reviews for SpectrumCulture and political articles for TheHill.

His first novel Seven Days to Die: A Jake Slater Mystery was published in 2016 and has met with acclaim.

The J.C. Maçek III produced motion picture thriller [Cargo] was released in 2018 and a novelization of the [Cargo] motion picture by J.C. Maçek III was published by Bloodhound Books on January 21, 2018. After [Cargo], J.C. returned to Jake Slater's mysteries with 2022's The Antagonist: A Jake Slater Mystery.

His latest novel is The Black Dahlia, a meticulously researched True Crime thriller based entirely on real life events.

He currently resides in Southern California with his greyhound, bunnies and ill-tempered cat.