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Kings (A Wild Cards novel book 29) edited by Melinda M. Snodgrass (book review).
The 29th mosaic of ‘Wild Cards,’ ‘Three Kings,’ looks a lot slimmer than the previous two books, but it is spread over 14…
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UncleGeoff
Geoff Willmetts has been editor at SFCrowsnest for some 21 plus years now, showing a versatility and knowledge in not only Science Fiction, but also the sciences and arts, all of which has been displayed here through editorials, reviews, articles and stories. With the latter, he has been running a short story series under the title of ‘Psi-Kicks’
If you want to contribute to SFCrowsnest, read the guidelines and show him what you can do. If it isn’t usable, he spends as much time telling you what the problems is as he would with material he accepts. This is largely how he got called an Uncle, as in Dutch Uncle. He’s not actually Dutch but hails from the west country in the UK.
December 2024
ReviewScifi
Terror From The Year 5000 (1958) (film review).
In the past, people viewed time as just another barrier or obstacle to overcome. The most Professor Howard Erling (actor Frederic Downs) and…
ReviewHorror
Cryptology #1 (magazine review).
It’s difficult to believe it’s been 6 years since ‘Retro Fan’ came out. ‘Cryptology,’ this time, is also a British-edited magazine by Peter…
ReviewScifi
The Phantom Planet (1962) (film review).
Set in the year 1980, an interplanetary spacecraft is making a log on its way back to the Moon when it’s caught in…
ReviewScifi
Joker Moon (A Wild Cards novel book 28) edited by George R.R. Martin (book review).
‘Joker Moon’ presents a fresh perspective, as it doesn’t feature any writers or their characters from the previous book. OK, the Green Man…
ReviewScifi
The Flight that Disappeared (1961) (film review).
On the final prop-driven aircraft, passenger flight 60 from Los Angeles to Washington, people are introducing themselves to each other, including some nuclear…
ReviewScifi
The Day Mars Invaded Earth (1962) (film review).
Now the 1962 film ‘The Day Mars Invaded Earth’ is just plain quirky. Scientist David Fielding (actor Kent Taylor) is responsible for a…
ReviewScifi
Scanners II: The New Order (1991) (film review).
‘Scanners II: The New Order’ is a follow-up to the David Cronenberg film, although 30 years later. Police are aware of the existence…
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The Cosmic Man (1959) (film review).
Back in the 1950s, the most common plot used in cheap SF movies was an alien invasion by one or more of a…
ReviewScifi
Queen Of Blood (1966) (film review).
Where were you in 1990? Probably not in the 1966 film ‘Queen of Blood aka ‘Planet of Blood’s version of reality. The introduction…
ReviewScifi
Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes (1978) (film review).
How can I put this? Elvira is still rubbing off on me. In her first film, she used ‘Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes’…
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Target Earth (1954) (film review).
Don’t be surprised if I look at a lot of old SF films right now. When ordering up these films, a lot of…