ReviewFantasy
Dangerous Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl (book review).
Welcome to a new series written by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. At the current time, I don’t think it’s known how…
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ReviewScifi
Science Fiction And The Predictions Of The Future edited by Gary Westfahl, Wong Kin Yien and Any Kit-Sze Chan (book review).
Something that has frequently come up in recent years is that Science Fiction does not predict the future. I doubt if anyone reading…
ReviewHorror
Zombie Survival: Owners’ Apocalypse Manual, by Sean T. Page (book review).
Sean T. Page set up the Ministry of Zombies in 2010 as an information resource for those who shared his concern that the…
ReviewFantasy
Black Angel (1980) (film review).
Prior to the 1980 release of ‘The Empire Strikes Back’, George Lucas wanted an accompanying short film that would be suitable to be…
ReviewScifi
The Happier Dead by Ivo Stourton (book review).
In many respects, the SF element of Ivo Stourton’s novel, ‘The Happier Dead’, is window-dressing for what is otherwise a police detective procedural…
ReviewScifi
Mis-Drop by Ferand Peek (short film review).
‘Mis-Drop’ is a short film which punches well above its weight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=535rm1X2rm0 It begins with an insurance assessor investigating what, if any, liability…
ReviewBooks
Showcase Presents: Doom Patrol Volume 1 by Arnold Drake, Bob Haney and Bruno Premiani (graphic novel review).
Rita Farr is a beautiful actress. When filming in Africa, she goes over a waterfall and is exposed to underground chemical vapours which…
ReviewBooks
Star Wars: Riptide by Paul S. Kemp (book review).
‘Star Wars: Riptide’ by Paul S. Kemp is a follow up to ‘Star Wars: Crosscurrent’ and features many of the same characters. To…
ReviewScifi
The Moon King, by Neil Williamson (book review).
‘The Moon King’ is Scottish author Neil Williamson’s debut novel. It is set in a fantasy kingdom called Glassholm, an island city defined…
ReviewBooks
Reading The Rabbit: Explorations In Warner Bros. Animation edited by Kevin S. Sandler (book review).
Y’know, doc, the animation folk at Disney get more books written about them than us folk at Warner’s. Either way, the books are…
ReviewScifi
Parasite by Mira Grant (book review).
The year is 2027 and medical technology has advanced sufficiently for allergies to be a thing of the past, for drugs to be…
ReviewHorror
The Shape Stealer (Black Swan Rising book 3) by Lee Carroll (book review).
‘The Shape Stealer’ sees Garet James and Will Hughes return to the 21st century, but they haven’t returned alone. Tagging along through the…