| "Before I was enlightened, I chopped wood and carried water. After I was enlightened, I chopped wood and carried water." - This is an old Zen saying Bill likes to quote |
| "When Bill Ectric wants to make a story weirder, he just adds events from his life - a life which is stranger than anything he invents." Steve Aylett, author of LINT, The Caterer, and Slaughtermatic |
| Tamper was the word used by pulp fiction writer Richard Shaver, who sparked a controversy among the readers of Amazing Stories Magazine in the 1940s when he claimed that an ancient civilization of underground mutants were tormenting his mind with invisible rays, “tampering” with his brain. |
| "I very much enjoyed reading Tamper, an original mix of Fortean insight into the paranormal and a coming-of-age novel." - Adrian Dover, Creator of The Ladder: A Henry James Website |
| "For a book described by the author as The Hardy Boys meet William S. Burroughs, Tamper is a surprisingly tender book about growing up on the edge of magic." - Eric D. Lehman, Professor of English, University of Bridgeport, author of Bridgeport: Tales From the Park City |
| historical fiction, gonzo drug saga, pulp sci-fi/horror tribute Tamper, the novel, begins with Roger and Whit, young fans of the unexplained mystery genre and self-described “paranormal investigators.” The story follows Roger, Whit, and a small group of friends from childhood to young adulthood; from summer treasure hunts and dark autumn secrets, through Whit’s estrangement and drug-induced psychosis, to the island of Malta, where, according to an actual 1940 National Geographic article, a field trip of children and their teacher disappeared while exploring the underground tunnels of the Hypogeum catacombs and were never seen again. |
| Bill with his toy robot |