ReviewHorror
Lovecraft Annual #14 (2020) edited by S.T. Joshi (book review).
Each year, the ‘Lovecraft Annual’ collects various essays, reviews and articles by or about H.P. Lovecraft. As such, it’s a heterogenous mix and,…
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March 2021
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Angelus: The Books Of Raziel book 3 by Sabrina Benulis (book review).
There is a war going on between three powerful angel siblings, Raziel, Lucifel and Israfel. This has divided the kingdoms of Heaven and…
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What Abigail Did That Summer (A Rivers Of London novella) by Ben Aaronovitch (book review).
‘What Abigail Did That Summer is set’ in 2013.The Sorcerer’s potential apprentice has been left in the city whilst Peter Grant is off…
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Doctor Who The Crimson Horror by Mark Gattis (book review).
‘The Crimson Horror’ by Mark Gatiss sees the Eleventh Doctor in a gloriously gothic horror story. The Paternoster Gang of three are instrumental…
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Hieronymus Bosch: Masterpieces Of Art by Rosalind Ormiston (book review).
When I started reading ‘Hieronymus Bosch: Masterpieces Of Art’ by Rosalind Ormiston, I had to have a bit of think where I first…
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Absinthe & Arsenic by Raven Dane (book review).
‘Absinthe & Arsenic’ is a collection of sixteen tales by Raven Dane, a mixture of Victorian weird fiction and steampunk. In the introduction,…
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Doctor Who: Dalek Combat Training Manual by Richard Atkinson and Mike Tucker (book review).
What would the Doctor be without the Daleks? Most likely a footnote in TV history, a forgotten SF show that a couple of…
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Fairhaven Rising (Saga Of Recluce book 22) by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. (book review)
‘Fairhaven Rising is the 22nd book in the ‘Saga Of Recluce’, set in a fantasy world where magic is a matter of controlling…
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L’Amber by Tanith Lee (book review).
What is truth? Fiction, by its nature, is a series of untruths perpetrated by the author since none of the events in a…
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Gustave Doŕe: Masterpieces Of Art by Dan Malan (book review).
I’ve mentioned French artist Gustave Doŕe (1832-83) before but in this ‘Masterpieces Of Art’, Dan Malan shows how much he has influenced people…
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Seven Devils (book 1 of 2) by Elizabeth May & Laura Lam (book review).
A ruthless empire strives to conquer every planet and destroy every alien race, controlling its subjects and ensuring their loyalty through indoctrination and…
ReviewHorror
The Rise, Fall, And Rise Of The Cthulhu Mythos by S.T. Joshi (book review).
As undoubtedly one of the foremost experts on the life and works of H.P. Lovecraft, S.T. Joshi has a problem with the Cthulhu…