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G.W. Thomas on Science Fiction of the 30s by Damon Knight
Conan the Barbarian: Archie Style! From Everything Archie #111 (May 1984). Art by Stan Goldberg and Larry Lapick. G.W. Thomas has gradually become my favorite genre blogger. Not just because of his...
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Goth Chick News: My Weekend at “The Overlook” Hotel
I have always loved The Shining. Granted, I saw the movie first and fell in love. It was the idea of a hotel that comes to life in the desolate isolation of winter, preying on a fragile family unit –...
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A to Z Review: “After the Sky Fell,” by Rob Vagle
Rob Vagle’s “After the Sky Fell” is set in a small bar in Carman, Minnesota run by Marv, who is in love with one of his waitresses, Rose. Rose works in the bar in between trips to explore the variety...
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Alien Overlords, Part II
Inseminoid (Jupiter Film Productions, 1981) and Alien: Reign of Man (Pikchure Zero Entertainment, 2017) This is Part II of a new, 20-film marathon. The rules: Must include aliens Cannot take place on...
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Enter the Prince of Darkness:Dracula by Bram Stoker
“Listen to them—the children of the night. What music they make!” Dracula to Jonathan Harker I’ve heard tell my generation had nightmares about nuclear war, worried someone was going to press the big...
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A (Black) Gat in the Hand: Bob’s Books – Shelfie #11 (Dashiell Hammett)
It’s a new shelfie and we’re up to number eleven. And this one is my Dashiell Hammett collection. His face is the first one on my Hardboiled Mt. Rushmore. So, he’s got a solid shelf in my Hardboiled...
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Post Convention Musings
Good afterevenmorn! I am writing this post rather late, having just woken up from the longest sleep in the history of sleeps following my last convention of the year. Actually, my only convention of...
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A Land Two Stars to the Left of Middle-Earth: Breath Warmth & Dream by Zig...
Breath, Warmth, and Dream (Obsidian Sky Books, May 17, 2024). Cover uncredited In the land of Eurola, an ancient evil preyed on the people of Waterfall. Then along came Khumalo, Amnandi, and Bog – a...
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Besting the Beast and Other Fantasy Tales: Scott Forbes Crawford’s Weirdly...
Besting the Beast by Scott Forbes Crawford (2024, Kindle); Cover art by Ben Greaves Besting the Beast is Grimm-like tales for Grimdark readers Fantasy readers often seek escapism and encounters with...
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A to Z Review: “You Go Too Far,” by Ray Vukcevich
Ray Vukcevich’s “You Go Too Far “ is the sort of story that makes writing these reviews difficult. The story, which appeared in issue 17 of the second incarnation of Pulphouse Magazine, is only about...
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