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Spy Smasher: a Republic serial (film serial review).
The 1942 Republic 12-part film serial, “Spy Smasher,” begins with immediate action. The agent, in disguise, is in France gathering information when he…
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The Navigating Fox by Christopher Rowe (book review).
Quintis is the only navigating fox. The only known ‘knowledgeable’ fox in existence. Alchemists have raised many animals to sentience from baboons to…
ReviewScifi
Universal Language: The Airlocked Room Mystery by Tim Major (book review).
‘Universal Language: The Airlocked Room Mystery’ is a Science Fiction novella by Tim Major who has published six plus novels as well as…
ReviewScifi
The Red Scholar’s Wake/Some Love Transcends All Barriers by Aliette de Bodard (book review).
‘The Red Scholar’s Wake’ is a standalone novel by Aliette de Bodard, and is notable as a space opera written by an award-winning…
ReviewScifi
Octavia E. Butler: The Last Interview And Other Conversations (book review).
Of the 28 books in this ‘Last Interview’ series, only 4 other people belong to our genre and Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006) is…
ReviewMagazines
Rough Stuff #2 (magazine review).
It’s a strange phenomenon. Despite being nearly two decades old, snagging copies of the 12-issue ‘Rough Stuff’ series feels like striking gold. They’re…
ReviewScifi
What Happened To Monday? (2017) (film review).
In a future where families are allowed only one child, Terrance Settman, played by Willem Dafoe, finds himself the grandfather of seven siblings.…
ReviewMagazines
Alter Ego #36 May 2004 (magazine review).
I must confess, when I saw the cover of Alter Ego #36, I fully expected an interview with Joe Simon. Turns out, there…
ReviewScifi
Strange Wine: (The Harlan Ellison Collection) by Harlan Ellison (book review).
‘Strange Wine’ is a short story collection by Harlan Ellison featuring 20 pieces with introductions by the author for each one and a…
ReviewBooks
The New Apocrypha: A Guide To Strange Sciences & Occult Beliefs by John Sladek (book review).
With the USA intelligence services releasing their classified UAP/UFO reports, if you’re pursuing any early books on the subject, you’re likely to pause…
ReviewScifi
Worlds Of Tomorrow: The Amazing Universe Of Science Fiction Art by Forrest J. Ackerman with Brad Linaweaver (book review).
When I saw that Forrest J. Ackerman was the co-author of ‘Worlds Of Tomorrow: The Amazing Universe Of Science Fiction Art,’ I braced…
ReviewFilms
Superman: the Theatrical Serials collection boxset (film serial review).
In contrast to other film serials from the 1940s and ’50s, the ‘Superman’ series had more money behind it. The first two serials…