ReviewCri-Fi
The Penguin: Scarface meets Gotham in HBO’s new superhero saga (review).
The Penguin, HBO’s latest foray into Gotham’s delightfully grim underbelly, is a show that proves one thing: the only thing better than watching…
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September 2024
ReviewHorror
Occult Detective Magazine Mythos Special #2 (periodical review).
‘Occult Detective Magazine’ usually has occult detectives but branched out recently with a Mythos special, featuring stories involving either Lovecraftian themes or tied…
ReviewCri-Fi
The Million Eyes Of Sumuru Extended Version (1967) (film review).
Two years before she performed in ‘The Girl From Rio’, actress Shirley Eaton starred in ‘The Million Eyes of Sumuru’, based off a…
June 2024
NewsCri-Fi
Assassin’s Mark: a story by: GF Willmetts.
‘Thank your secretary for letting me in, sir. On my advice, she’s gone home for the night.’ The man at the desk looked…
February 2024
ReviewHorror
Occult Detective Magazine Mythos Special #1 (magazine review).
The editors of ‘Occult Detective Magazine’ usually steer clear of Lovecraftian themes because there are already plenty of venues for such fiction but…
NewsCri-Fi
Sherlock & Daughter: Unraveling mysteries with David Thewlis and Blu Hunt (news).
In an era where the television landscape is as crowded as a London street at teatime, a fresh series is elbowing its way…
January 2024
ReviewComics
Bootblack (New York Triptych) by Mikaël (graphic novel review).
‘Bootblack (New York Triptych)’ is a graphic novel set in 1930s New York and tells the story of a shoeshine boy and his…
ReviewHorror
Occult Detective Magazine #10 (magazine review).
Here’s another edition of Occult Detective Magazine, the too-infrequent periodical dedicated to the heirs of Carnacki with stories that blend the fantasy and…
ReviewFantasy
The Missing Mummies: Jesperson & Lane Book 3, by Lisa Tuttle (book review).
The Missing Mummies’ is the third outing for the crime-solving duo Jesperson and Lane, set during the 1890s in England. Miss Diane Lane…