My Life in Film… Paul Kane
This one’s hard, being the ardent cinephile that I am, and in no way reflects my top ten choice of movies in general – as I probably couldn’t narrow it down to a top thousand!…
Book Reviews
Angels of Music – Kim Newman (Titan Books)
Good morning, Angels! Good morning, Erik! Yep, Kim Newman’s Angels of Music really does deliver what it says on the tin, a trio of female investigators, each with unique talents, working for the 19th century…
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From the Dodge Vaults… Martin Olson
Martin Olson may be best known for his work as a writer for Disney’s Phineas and Ferb and for adding his voice to animated series Adventure Time as Hunson Abadeer, “The Lord of Evil.” He…
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It Ruined My Life… Paul Tremblay
A short story changed my life. No, really, it did. I was twenty one years old and in my final semester at college. One of the last undergraduate courses I took was an intro to…
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Laird Barron – Swift to Chase (Journal Stone)
What would happen if H.P. Lovecraft was a writer now instead of a century ago? I think Laird Barron may be the answer. His prose is vivid and his story lines swoop and dive yet…
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The Dark Heart of Cinema: Frightfest Guide: Exploitation Movies – Alan Jones (FAB Press)
I am, by no means an expert or an authority on Exploitation Cinema and am at best, a somewhat enthusiastic neophyte, one who has been dipping his toes into its vast ocean now and then…
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Made To Kill – Adam Christopher (Titan Books)
Ray is the last robot on Earth. A slightly skiffy, slightly noir-ish 1960s Earth. Half private detective and half morally blank killer, think a beefed-up Marvin The Paranoid Android wearing a trench coat in a…
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MY 50 TOP TREKS – Duncan Barrett (co-author, Star Trek: The Human Frontier)
To celebrate Star Trek’s fiftieth anniversary this year, I’ve been working my way through all 729 episodes and films – the binge-watch to end all binge-watches. Assuming you don’t have the time to embark on…
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Associates Of Sherlock Holmes – Edited By George Mann (Titan Books)
It’s always a pleasure to take a stroll through the Sherlock Holmes universe, especially when it’s an expanded variety, as here. For as the title implies, the thirteen tales herein are not Holmes adventures per…
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Six Scary Stories – Selected and Introduced by Stephen King (Hodder eBook)
The King introduces new horror voices. When Stephen King released his last collection, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams, Hodder ran a short story competition that would be judged by the author himself. As he says…
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BBC Books to publish three novels to tie in with Class, the new Doctor Who spin-off series created by Patrick Ness
BBC Books Senior Editorial Director Albert DePetrillo has bought World rights to three spin-off novels that tie into the first series of Class, a show created and written by award-winning and bestselling YA author Patrick…
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Dark Horse Wants You to Win at Life… By Cheating at Everything
Dark Horse is proud to announce it is branching into the self-help book market with How to Win at Life by Cheating at Everything by Mark Perez (Accepted, Coach). Scott Shaw (The Flintstones, Captain Carrot)…
