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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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Different Times And Other Places by Juliet E. McKenna (book review).
‘Different Times And Other Places’ by Juliet E. McKenna is the tenth book in the ‘Polestars’ series of individual author short story collections…