CLUBHOUSE: Review: Lackington’s Magazine #24
Graeme reviews another issue of Lackington’s, the magazine publishing prose poetry, a different shade of purple
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CLUBHOUSE: Review: Wight Christmas – Holiday Horror and Seasonal Subversion
Booster fatigue can’t keep Graeme from a good review!
ALIENATION
It’s the end of another year. Where do we want to be by this time next year? Have we learned anything? Have we become better people? Steve tries to make some serious points about being a fan.
CRIMINAL – 2016 MOVIE REVIEW
Steve reviews an overlooked SF action movie from 2016. He finds it surprisingly good, with an all-star cast. Why did he overlook it? Who knows; maybe it was the movie poster.
RETRO REVIEW: THE FOURTH “R” BY GEORGE O. SMITH
Steve decides to review a “golden oldie” book instead of a movie this time. Does it hold up, fifty or so years later? Read it and find out!
TWOFER MOVIE REVIEW – BLACK FRIDAY & JOLT (2021)
Is Steve getting jaded? He reviews two 2021 movies, finding them both disappointingly “same old same-old.” See for yourself.
CLUBHOUSE: Essay: How to Write a Novel.
A worry-free, stress-free, practically thought-free method of writing. Perfect for an old guy like me. Might work for you, too.
MOVIE REVIEW: THE TRIP (2021)… Small Spoilers
Not really a genre movie, this week Steve reviews a Norwegian movie with hints of Tarantino and Ritchie, which is probably close enough to qualify. The humour is dark and mostly subtle. What do *you* think?
CLUBHOUSE: Review: Augur Magazine Issue 4.1
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. AUGUR MAGAZINE – Vol. 4, Issue #1 Publisher: Kerry C. Byrne, Augur Magazine Literary Society, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Co-Editors in Chief: Lawrence Stewen, Terese Mason […]
MOVIE REVIEW: PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND (2021)
Nicolas Cage likes weird movies. Prisoners of the Ghostland is one such; but the weirdness comes at a price. There’s not that much plot, and it drags in the middle. But it’s sort of stylish. Steve liked it.
RETRO REVIEW: COWBOYS AND ALIENS (2011)
They’re running and rerunning movies on Steve’s TV. He’s already reviewed this one online, so why not edit and rerun the review? Go for it!
CLUBHOUSE: Review: Pulp Literature Magazine #32
A review of issue 32 of Pulp Literature magazine
RETRO FILM REVIEW: THE HOST (2006) (SPOILERS)
Steve reviews one of the better Halloween movies he’s seen, even though it’s an oldie. Korea is becoming a terrific place for genre movies, it seems.
REVIEW: THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION Sept./Oct. 2021
Steve reviews the Sept./Oct. issue of the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, finding it excellent. What’s it all about, Alfie? Could it be monsters and aliens and dragons, oh, my?
CLUBHOUSE: Review: “The Progressive Apparatus” by Hugh A.D. Spencer
Answering, or at least commenting on questions like: How should children resist being manipulated by adults? What is the role of fantasy in enabling a child to rise above the harmful influence of reality?
LOOK! UP IN THE SKY! IT’S A BIRD; IT’S A PLANE; IT’S…MY FAVOURITE SUPERMAN!
This week Steve talks about live-action Superman portrayals. Who did he like? Whose movies are or were best? If you don’t agree with him, let him know!
MOVIE REVIEW —MALIGNANT (2021) (Major Spoiler Section)
Steve reviews the new horror movie Malignant, with Annabelle Wallis. He liked parts of it and disliked other parts. Overall, it was a “thumbs down” for him.
CLUBHOUSE: Review: The Centaur’s Wife by Amanda Leduc
A novel that may cause you to rethink your attitudes and assumptions concerning yourself and how you perceive your relationship to others
CLUBHOUSE: Review: Speculative North Magazine #5
A review of the latest issue of Speculative North magazine
CLUBHOUSE: Review: Outsiders: A One-shot Anthology of Speculative Fiction.
The fourth in a series of anthologies of stories, each written and edited in a 24-hour period, then published “Warts and all.
REVIEWS: F&SF JULY/AUG 2021 and PANDEMIC UNLEASHED, vol. 1
Need some good reading to distract you from the heat, the forest fires, the pandemic? How about a pandemic anthology? How about the July-August issue of the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction? Go for it!
CLUBHOUSE: Review: Fusion Fragment Magazine #7
Gizmos cobbled together from frozen foods, possibly dangerous ladybugs, the tragic roots of bad behavior and more in this review of Fusion Fragment magazine
CLUBHOUSE: Review: Neo-opsis Magazine #32
I’m a bit unusual in that I read every story from beginning to end, no matter how bad it might be.
CLUBHOUSE: Review: Fatal Depth: Rise of Oceania: Book Three, by Timothy S. Johnston
Ten million people live beneath the sea, their aquaculture and resource gathering vital to the world’s economy. Many are tired of being dominated by what’s left of the land nations and want independence. They are willing to fight for it. The land nations will do anything to prevent it. Anything.
CLUBHOUSE: Review: Barbarians of the Beyond, a novel by Matthew Hughes
Put a little retro in your classic science fiction with this tale set in Jack Vance’s Demon Princes series
Wonder Histories, July 1929: Taking to the Air
Air Wonder: Sea Wonder: Space Wonder, Land Wonder, Farm Wonder, Factory Wonder – might have been pulp titles we’d see if Gernsback’s plans had come off
Reseña de Libro: Hacia el Abismo de Carlos Trujillo
Tanya was not too impressed with this anthology of horror stories from Carlos Trujillo Ángeles
REVIEWS: THE VAMPIRE (1958) & I BURY THE LIVING (1958) *SOME SPOILERS*
After a long, hot summer, Steve returns with two old black-and-white movie reviews. No, wait, the reviews are new… the movies are old! Read it while it’s fresh!
CLUBHOUSE: Review: On Spec Magazine #116
Sage advice from our reviewer: Writers tend to be too harsh in their expectations. Don’t be. To which I add, don’t beat up on yourself. Leave that to your critics. No need to do their work for them.
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