Author & Journalist

Josh Weiss

Josh Weiss is an author from South Jersey. Raised in a proud Jewish home, he was instilled with an appreciation for his cultural heritage from a very young age. Today, Josh is utterly fascinated with the convergence of Judaism and popular culture in film, television, comics, literature, and other media. After college, he became a freelance entertainment journalist, writing stories for SYFY WIRE, The Hollywood Reporter, Forbes, and Marvel Entertainment. He currently resides in Philadelphia with his incredible wife, Leora; their adorable Cavapoo, Archie; as well as an extensive collection of graphic T-shirts, movie posters, vinyl records, and a few books, of course.

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Sunset Empire: The Korean War rages on in this thrilling alternate history sequel to Beat the Devils: Morris Baker, now a private investigator, must solve a missing persons case in the midst of an endless battle.

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Shortlisted for the Sidewise Award for Alternate History: Beat the Devils is an inventive, page-turning crime thriller set in an alternate United States during the height of the Red Scare—with shocking parallels to America in the 2020s.

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What's On Josh's Mind

Blog Posts



May 2, 2019

X-Men: Simon Kinberg’s ‘Dark Phoenix’ Will Have Intriguing Post-Holocaust Parallels

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January 30, 2019

What if ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ was real? A rabbi, an archaeologist, and more weigh in

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January 21, 2019

How M. Night Shyamalan Rejects the Modern Superhero Movie with ‘Glass’

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