Book Cover: Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

Matt’s Reviews: Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

   Publisher:                      Hesperus Press    Publication Date:         Reprint edition (2014)    Original Publication:  1872   Length:                          112 Pages   ISBN-10:                       1843914727   ISBN-13:                       978-1843914723 Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu is a classic gothic vampire story […]

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CLUBHOUSE: Review: Fusion Fragment Magazine #21

OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. FUSION FRAGMENT MAGAZINE #21 – May 2024. Publisher: Fusion Fragment, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Editor: Cavan Terrill Cover Art: by Abi Stevens Elizabeth Yu is a […]

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Book Cover: Off The Main Sequence by Robert A. Heinlein

Matt’s Reviews: Off The Main Sequence by Robert A. Heinlein

  Publisher:              Science Fiction Book Club;   Publication Date:  1st edition (October 1, 2005)   Length:                  738 pages   ISBN-10:               1582881847   ISBN-13:               978-158288184   Author:                  Robert A. Heinlein Off The Main Sequence:The Other Science Fiction Stories of Robert A. Heinlein […]

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CREATED: THE DESTROYER (Again…)

Rumour has it that they’re going to make either a new Destroyer movie or a new TV series. No, this isn’t about ships or a Marvel MCU thing. It’s about “Remo Williams,” who is the avatar of Shiva, The Destroyer. Still have no clue? Read on…

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Book Cover: Sleeping Beauties by Stephen and Ownen King

Matt’s Reviews: Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King and Owen King

  Publisher:              Simon & Schuster Audio Publication Date: September 26th, 2017 Length:                  25 hours 22 minutes ISBN:                     9781508250340 ISBN-10:               1508250340 Author:                 Stephen King Author:                 Owen King Read by:               Marin Ireland Sleeping Beauties by […]

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book Cover: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Matt’s Reviews: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Publisher:          HarperAudio   Release Date:  March 2001   Format:            Audio CD   Length:            4 disks   Language:       English   ISBN:               0694524441   ISBN13:           9780694524440   Author:             Paulo Coelho   Read by:          Jeremy Irons The […]

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CLUBHOUSE: Review: On Spec Magazine #128

OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion ON SPEC MAGAZINE issue #128, Vol. 34. #2. Publisher: The Copper Pig Writer’s Society. Managing Editor and Art Director: Diane L. Walton. Issue Designer: Jerry […]

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Book Cover: The Roots Of The Self by Robert Ornstein

Matt’s Reviews: The Roots Of The Self by Robert Ornstein

   Publisher:                HarperCollins    Publication Date:   January 1, 1993   Pages:                       248   ISBN-10:                   0062507885   ISBN-13:                   978-0062507884   Author:                     Robert Ornstein, Ph.D. The Roots of the Self by Robert Ornstein contains Dr. Ornstein’s thoughts […]

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Book Cover: Reason For Existence by Richard Botelho

Matt’s Reviews: Reason For Existence by Richard Botelho

  Publisher:           Windstream Publishing Company   Publication date:  February 1, 2016    Length:               189 pages   ISBN:                   978-0-9643926-6-3   ASIN:                   B017KRJ66E   Author:                 Richard Botelho Reason For Existence by Richard Botelho tells the tale of David Jordan, an extraterrestrial who appears […]

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Book Cover: Noor by Nnedi Okorafor

Matt’s Reviews: Noor by Nnedi Okorafor

ISBN:                  9780756416096   Publication date: 11/16/2021   Publisher:            PENGUIN PUTNAM TRADE   Pages:                224   Author:               Nnedi Okorafor Noor by Nnedi Okorafor is another African-based science fiction novel from the author. Okorafor mixes traditions, cultures and technologies from the […]

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RETRO MOVIE REVIEW — PREDESTINATION (2014)

Many, if not most, SF fans who are readers would really like to see a movie made from his works that adhered to Heinlein’s story and didn’t take great leaps away from his ideas to someone else’s, as in the Paul Verhoeven Starship Troopers. I think Predestination is one that Heinlein would have liked. Do you agree?

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Book Cover: I Am A Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter

Matt’s Reviews: I Am A Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter

 Publisher:            BASIC BOOKS  Publication date: 07/08/2008  Copyright Date:   2007  Pages:                  436  ISBN-13:              978-0-465-03079-8  ISBN-10:              0-465-03079-3  Author:                Douglas Hofstadter I Am A Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter is the author’s attempt to explain his thoughts on […]

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MOVIE REVIEWS — ARACHNOPHOBES BEWARE!

This week I review two films, both dealing with arthropods, namely arachnids. (Well, one’s an arachnid, the other appears to be). Both movies include jump scares, and both are pretty darned good, if somewhat predictable. If you like that kind of film, these two are for you!

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REVIEW – GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is, you will forgive the expression, kind of a stiff. (Frozen stiff.) I didn’t find the movie particularly funny or scary, though Patton Oswalt was pretty good. I didn’t really care for any of the characters. Watch it when it’s free streaming and save some bucks.

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Book Cover: Anti-intellectualism in American Life by Richard Hofstadter

Matt’s Reviews: Anti-intellectualism in American Life by Richard Hofstadter

  Publisher:            Alfred A. Knopf   Publish Date:       1969   Copyright Date:   1962   Pages:                 434   Author:                 Richard Hofstadter   ISBN (The version I read from the library pre-dated ISBN, but a more recent edition):    ISBN13: 9780394703176    ISBN10: 0394703170 Anti-intellectualism […]

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