ReviewHorror
Shock Value by Jason Zinoman (book review).
They sure don’t make them like they used to. ‘Shock Value’ by New York Times film critic Jason Zinoman covers how a few…
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AidanFortune
Once called a "fountain of useless pop culture knowledge", Aidan is an unashamed geek, grateful that he is allowed share his opinions on a global scale. A journalist by trade, Aidan is a massive fan of comics and recently set up a comics group in Brighton in order to engage more with like-minded people. His home is subject to a constant battle of vintage paraphernalia and science fiction & fantasy toys.
October 2012
ReviewScifi
Assault On Precinct 13/Dark Star by Alan Howarth (album review)
This album features music from John Carpenter’s 1976 cult classic ‘Assault On Precinct 13’ and his debut film ‘Dark Star’ from 1974. Given…
ReviewMusic/Audio
Moon Breakers Soundtrack by Bear McCreary (album review)
Scoring an online role-playing game can be a tricky affair. Gamers who will log hundreds of hours on a game won’t want to…
ReviewMusic/Audio
The Dark Knight Rises by Hans Zimmer (album review)
No film this year polarised peoples’ opinion quite like ‘The Dark Knight Rises’. It was the cinematic equivalent of Marmite. Fans and laymen…
ReviewCulture
From Inside (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Brett Smith (album review).
An apocalypse tale is never going to be the source of the most upbeat music and you don’t get any less upbeat than…
ReviewMusic/Audio
Legend: Music From The Motion Picture by Tangerine Dream (album review).
It’s an age-old story: boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, boy and girl are charged with saving the last two…
ReviewHorror
Zombies – A Compendium Of The Dead edited by Otto Penzler (book review)
Zombies! Surrounding us! With the success of ‘The Walking Dead’ comic and TV series, the grateful undead have shuffled back into fashion and…
September 2012
ReviewBooks
The Dirty Streets Of Heaven by Tad Williams (book review).
Angel detective I hear you say? Sorry to all the Joss Whedon fans out there but the Buffy spin-off show isn’t making a…
ReviewHorror
The Hidden by Richard Sala (book review)
It’s the end of the world as we know it and you should feel terrified. Written and illustrated by Richard Sala, ‘The Hidden’…