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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…
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November 2015
November 2015
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…
ReviewFantasy
Thief’s Magic (Millennium’s Rule book 1) by Trudi Canavan (book review).
‘Thief’s Magic’ is book one in a new probable trilogy by Trudi Canavan called the ‘Millennium’s Rule’. This book is tricky to explain…
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Chicks Kick Butt edited by Rachel Caine and Kerrie L. Hughes (book review).
This is a collection of 13 short stories written by authors such as Rachel Caine (who also edited the book), Rachel Vincent, Jeane…
ReviewHorror
Tenderness Of The Wolves (Blu-ray film review).
Fritz Haarmann was a serial killer from Hanover in Germany who, in the 1920s, brutally killed over a score of young boys and…
ReviewScifi
Alien Next Door by Joey Spiotto (book review).
The book cover alone should give you a clue what this is about. Cartoonist Joey Spiotto’s book ‘Alien Next Door’ has the sub-title…
ReviewScifi
Wastelands 2: Stories Of Life After Apocalypse edited by John Joseph Adams (book review)
Who doesn’t like a good post-apocalyptic tale? ‘The Postman’, ‘Waterworld’ and ‘I Am Legend’ are among my favourite films. In a short story…
ReviewHorror
9th UK Festival Of Zombie Culture, Phoenix Square, Leicester: Saturday 14 November 2015 by Patrick Mahon (convention review)
Every year for the last nine years, a guy called Ed Thurlow with a passion for everything to do with zombies has organised…