ReviewHorror
Van Helsing And His Kin by Daniel O’Brien (book review)
Author Daniel O’Brien makes a strong point in his introduction to ‘Van Helsing And His Kin’ that, next to the legendary Count…you know…
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October 2026
ReviewCri-Fi
Back Issue #26 February 2006 (magazine review)
Another back issue of ‘Back Issue’. With the sub-title of ‘Spies And Tough Guys Issue’, it’s easy to see why this issue is…
ReviewFantasy
The Deep And The Drowned (Cutlass & Crow book 1) by Ian Green (book review)
Pauline Morgan finds Ian Green's grimdark nautical fantasy, The Deep And The Drowned, cluttered, confusing and short on characters worth following.
ReviewHorror
Cryptology # 10 August 2026 (magazine review)
Don’t be squeamish with this edition of Cryptology. It’s only spiders, and they aren’t really there to eat you.
ReviewScifi
Space Gypsies by Murray Leinster (book review)
The research space vessel Marintha stops in space to replace its faster-than-light fuel stick. On board are Ketch, Howell, Breen and his adult…
September 2026
ReviewScifi
Time To Burn by Ellery Lloyd (book review).
Inigo Frank is the genius behind ‘Tempus Tours’. He provides a service for the very rich to go back in time and experience…
ReviewScifi
Forbidden Planet (1956) (film UHD Blu-ray review)
Do I have to tell you the plot of the 1956 film ‘Forbidden Planet’? OK, for those Science Fiction fans who might have…
ReviewScifi
Shards Of Space by Robert Sheckley (book review).
Eleven 1950s Robert Sheckley stories, from a Venusian gold rush to group minds, a chess-fought space war and immortality drugs, that still read…
ReviewHorror
Cryptology #9 June 2026 (magazine review).
The Cryptologist doesn’t like the summer months, but I suspect vampires aren’t keen on them either. No leisurely meals, just a quick bite…
ReviewBooks
Trinity: The Best Kept Secret by Jacques F. Vallée and Paola Leopizzi Harris (book review).
Geoff Willmetts reviews Jacques Vallée and Paola Leopizzi Harris’ investigation into the alleged 1945 Trinity UFO crash, an incident said to predate Roswell…
ReviewHorror
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom brings you Frankenstein’s flock (Mark Kermode film review).
Aardman go full Universal monster movie, Shaun turns mad scientist, and the scariest thing in the woods is a mob of villagers with…
ReviewHorror
Resident Evil (2026) (Mark Kermode’s film review).
Twenty-four years and eight films in, somebody has finally worked out what a ‘Resident Evil’ movie should be: a terrified man with no…