Freak Tension

MP Johnson hangs out in Wisconsin and Minnesota, puking up bizarre short stories about punks, monsters and weirdoes. He has been published in an array of nasty underground fiction magazines with names like Cthulhu Sex and Black Petals.

Depending on which of his horror short stories you stumble into, you may find:

• A zombie folk hero stomping his way from Wisconsin to Minnesota, with a pair of truckers hot on his tail
• Beards giving birth to slime-coated mutants in seedy diners
• A sex-starved teddy bear having her way with an innocent dude who just wants to fight off a demon
• Sunbathing transvestites fighting lizard creatures from alternate dimensions
• Romance, death, vomit, drama and all the other stuff you expect from the best horror short stories

About a million names exist for this type of story. Some people call it bizarro fiction or punk horror fiction. Others just call it short horror fiction. You can call it weirderature. Just don’t call it while it’s taking a dump. It’s not going to wipe just to answer your call.

Read MP Johnson’s bibliography.

In addition to his short horror stories, MP Johnson is the creator of Freak Tension fanzine. Over 10 years ago, Freak Tension became the first punk horror zine to climb out of the muck and into the hardcore clubs of the Midwest. Its focus is punk rock music reviews and tales of things that eat brains. During its lifespan, it has been distributed around the world to great acclaim. Currently, he writes music reviews for Razorcake magazine.

MP Johnson plays bit parts in B-movies, including a role as a drug dealer who gets shot in the stomach by legendary action hero Rudy Ray Moore in “It Came from Trafalgar.” He has also played a zombie and believes that everyone needs to be a corpse at least once in their life.

Read MP Johnson’s filmography.

When not writing, he gets severe headaches, listens to music and smashes boards, sometimes simultaneously.