ReviewHorror
The Final Girls (2015) (DVD film review).
For the film ‘The Final Girls’, Max (Tassia Farmiga) is the orphaned child of Scream Queen Amanda Cartwright (Malin Akerman). Her only credit…
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November 2015
November 2015
ReviewScifi
The Long Utopia (The Long Earth Cycle book 4) by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter (book review).
‘The Long Utopia’ by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter is the fourth book of ‘The Long Earth Cycle’. The Long Earth being a…
ReviewHorror
Hellraiser: The Scarlet Box Limited Edition Trilogy (Blu-ray films review).
‘Hellraiser’ turned the horror genre on its head. Before it, horror was mostly implied in the shadows or off-screen. ‘Hellraiser’ took the implication…
ReviewFantasy
Harry Potter: Magical Places From The Films by Jody Revenson (book review).
It’s a big one. Just to remind us of how much we embraced Potterdom, this large glossy book, ‘Harry Potter: Magical Places From…
ReviewFantasy
The Osiris Ritual (Newbury and Hobbes 2) by George Mann (book review).
‘The Osiris Ritual’ is the second adventure by George Mann for the perfect pairing of Maurice Newbury and Veronica Hobbes who battle against…
ReviewBooks
Planet Earth Owners’ Workshop Manual by David Baker (book review).
Any book called ‘Planet Earth Owners’ Workshop Manual’ will have a long time-line to cover as described by its sub-title ‘From 4.5 billion…
ReviewBooks
In The Days Of The Mob by Jack Kirby (graphic novel review).
When I was young, over forty years ago, we grew up watching old black and white Warner Brothers gangster films on black and…
ReviewScifi
Thunderbirds Are Go: International Rescue Official Guide (book review).
My original reason for pulling the ‘Thunderbirds Are Go: International Rescue Official Guide’ was to see what specs it gives for the new…
ReviewBooks
Directing Feature Films by Mark Travis (book review).
As always with the books from Michael Wiese Publications, there’s a lot that can be learnt from film production that can be applied…
ReviewBooks
How To Swear Around The World by Jason Sacher, illustrated by Toby Triumph (book review).
Whenever I employ a foreign language in my stories, one of the first things I look for isn’t something you will find in…
NewsScifi
Yes, readers, Sliding Void #4 has now hit the bookshops!
Anomalous Thrust is the fourth book in author Stephen Hunt’s Sliding Void space opera series. It’s a completely stand-alone adventure, not directly linked…
NewsTV
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (superheroes go time travelling).
You can’t keep a good time traveller down – Rory from Doctor Who has to assemble a crack team of superheroes to go…