ReviewFantasy
Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock (book review).
There are some books that leave a lasting impression. Particular scenes or ideas transcend the ordinary. These books are the ones worth keeping…
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ReviewFantasy
Bindle Punk Bruja by Desideria Mesa (book review).
The author Desideria Mesa helpfully provides an Epigraph that explains ‘Bin-dal Punk’. It’s an early twentieth century term for what we would probably…
ReviewCulture
Retro Fan #22 September 2022 (magazine review).
As you can tell from the cover, this latest ‘Retro Fan’ has a look at the 60s beach movie craze and how TV…
ReviewBooks
Pulp Power by Neil McGinness (book review).
I need to point out from the start that this is a massive large book but fortunately light enough to take to bed…
ReviewMagazines
Alter Ego #177 September 2022 (magazine review).
Reading Richard Arndt’s interview with comicbook artist Don Perlin, you discover he’s charmingly self-depreciating about his long career. It’s only when we get…
ReviewHorror
The Creeper by A.M. Shine (book review).
‘The Creeper’ is a gothic horror novel from A.M. Shine, an Irish writer with a masters degree in history who turned to writing…
ReviewIllustration
Illustrators #36 (magazine review).
A couple of issues missed the pot. Illustrators # 36 has some really good material. Starting off with Thomas Fluharty (1962- ) with…
ReviewHorror
Krazyland by Mar Romasco-Moore (book review).
Lets be clear, this book is aimed at the US middle-grade cohort of readers which I think is in the 11-13 age…
ReviewFantasy
Into The Broken Lands by Tanya Huff (book review).
Centuries ago, six mages pushed the boundaries of reality because they could until the land could no longer contain their power. Captain Marsan…
ReviewFantasy
Embertide (A Fallow Sisters Novel book 3) by Liz Williams (book review).
Too many contemporary fantasy novels involve variations of the cityscape populated with nasty but misunderstood supernatural creatures, often vampires and werewolves. Less common…
ReviewBooks
The Art And Life Of Dave Cockrum by Glen Cadigan (book review).
I have a slight vested interest in ‘The Art And Life Of Dave Cockrum’ by Glen Cadigan because he’s used some of my…
ReviewFantasy
Lord of the Rings: The Rings Of Power, episode three, season one (review).
Each week, we analyse and discuss the latest episode of the Amazon Prime Video series The Rings of Power. There’s a lot of…