ReviewBooks
Policing The Monstrous edited by Ashley Szanter (book review).
With a title like ‘Policing The Monstrous’, pay attention to the sub-title, ‘Essays On The Supernatural Crime Procedural’. How do the police and…
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September 2021
ReviewBooks
White Knight, Black Swan by David Gemmell (book review).
Writers who are starting to learn their trade are often told to write about what they know. It was always difficult to know…
July 2021
ReviewFantasy
Occult Detective Magazine issue # 0 (emagazine review)
‘Occult Detective Magazine’ is a small British publication that builds on a tradition founded by William Hope Hodgson’s ace supernatural detective Carnacki that…
June 2021
ReviewFantasy
The Helm Of Midnight (The Five Penalties book 1) by Marina Lostetter (book review).
Decades ago, a killer stalked the streets, leaving behind the remains of his victims carved into hideously realistic flowers. Louis Chabon, famed surgeon…
March 2021
ReviewComics
The Simon And Kirby Library: Crime by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby (graphic novel review).
‘The Simon And Kirby Library: Crime’ is another fine volume in the Titan books series collecting old works by these stars of Golden…
ReviewFantasy
Vigil (The Verity Fassbinder series book 1) by Angela Slatter (book review).
When I saw this in the SFCrowsnest list of unclaimed review copies, it immediately struck me as something I might like. I’ve always…
January 2021
ReviewScifi
Resident Alien, Omnibus Volume 1 by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse (graphic novel review).
Despite the introduction to ‘Resident Alien Omnibus Volume 1’, saying that not all aliens visiting the Earth are invaders, I think this book…
ReviewComics
Torpedo 1936 (comic-book review).
Ed and Jim settle in for a professional review of Torpedo 1936, the Spanish comics series written by Enrique Sánchez Abulí and illustrated…