Weston Ochse was born in Gillette, Wyoming. By the time he was ten years old, he'd lived in ten states including South Dakota, Colorado, Nebraska, Ohio, New Jersey and Tennessee. He spent the greater part of his childhood in Chattanooga, Tennessee where he graduated from Tyner High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Army after high school and became an intelligence officer. He was stationed in the Republic of Korea, Fort Jackson, Fort Gordon, Fort Bragg, Fort Carson, Fort Huachuca, Presidio Monterey and Los Angeles Air Force Base. He retired from the U.S. Army in 2004 with an Honorable Discharge.
Weston began writing professionally in 1997. He won the Bram Stoker Award for his first novel, Scarecrow Gods, in 2005. His co-written collection of short stories titled Appalachian Galapagos, was nominated for the Pushcart Prize for Short Fiction. in 2008, his novella Redemption Roadshow was a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction.
Weston's work has appeared in comic books (IDW Publishing), professional writing guides, magazines, anthologies, as well as his own novels. He has been widely reviewed and has been hailed by his contemporaries as "one of the few new writers who will help redefine the field of dark literature for the future" (Edward Lee ).
In 2002, an independent film company attempted to create a feature film based on his short story "Catfish Gods" (appeared in Scary Rednecks and Other Inbred Horrors). The film reached primary shooting before it folded.
Weston holds a Bachelor of Arts in American Literature from Excelsior College and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from National University . He travels extensively to book signings and conventions where he has been Gross Out Contest bouncer, toastmaster and guest of honor. He is a frequent speaker at libraries and schools. He has been an adjunct faculty member for Cochise Community College and runs the online Guerrilla Fiction Writing Workshop.
He currently lives in Southern Arizona with his wife, and fellow author, Yvonne Navarro.
Novels
Empire of Salt, Abaddon Books, Apr 2010, Mass Market PaperbackScarecrow Gods, Delirium Books, Mar 2005, 300 Limited Edition HB(Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel)Scarecrow Gods, Delirium Books, Mar 2005, 26 Deluxe Edition HBScarecrow Gods, Delirium Books, Apr 2008, TPB
Cycle of the Aegis Trilogy:Recalled to Life, Delirium Books, Feb 2007, 300 Limited Edition HBRecalled to Life, Delirium Books, Feb 2007, 26 Deluxe Edition HBThe Golden Thread, Delirium Books, 2008, 300 Limited Edition HBThe Golden Thread, Delirium Books, 2008, 26 Deluxe Edition HBThe Track of the Storm, Delirium Books, 2010, 300 Limited Edition HBThe Track of the Storm, Delirium Books, 2010, 26 Deluxe Edition HB
Blaze of Glory, Bloodletting Press, 2009
Empire of Salt, Abaddon Books, 2010
Collections
Scary Rednecks and Other Inbred Horrors, Darktales Publications, 2000, TBPAppalachian Galapagos, Medium Rare Books, 2002, Trade Hardcover (Nominated for the Pushcart Prize for short fiction)Scary Rednecks Omnibus, Delirium Books, 2004, 26 Deluxe Edition HB
Novellas
Natural Selection, Darktales Publications, 2001
Vampire Outlaw of the Milky Way, Bad Moon Books, 2007Lord of the Lash and Our Lady of the Boogaloo, Bad Moon Books, 2009The Loup Garou Kid, Bad Moon Books, 2010
Redemption Roadshow, Burning Effigy Press, 2008 (Finalist for a Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction 2008)
Audio Books
Smokey Mountain Horrors, Pulp Studios, 2009
eBooksButterfly Winter, Smashwords, 2010
