Anime roundup 7/19/2018: The Darkest Timeline
In this week’s viewing: Most of the good shows are in hiding, but a surprise contender has emerged…
Summer 2018 SF Anime Preview
It’s that time again, and there’s something for fans of every stripe to look forward to.
Anime roundup 4/12/2018: The Knockout Punch
In this week’s viewing: Megalo Box sets the standard as the spring premieres continue.
Spring 2018 SF Anime Preview
Did the past season seem lackluster? Well, get ready to be snowed under by more sf options than ever!
MOVIE REVIEW: EAT LOCALS – (2017)
Give new meaning to the expression “Eat Local, Think Global”: This week, Steve takes a bite out of “Eat Locals,” a British 2017 vampire movie. Is it good, or does it suck? Probably a bit (a bite?) of both. Read it and see.
Anime roundup 11/30/2017: Hero Complex
In this week’s viewing: Inuyashiki and Kino’s Journey get bored and decide to let smoeone else be the hero, and more!
BOOK REVIEWS: GARDNER’S “ALL THOSE EXPLOSIONS…” AND ROUNDS, MARKS II & III
This week Steve reviews three newer books: one is outstanding and the other two are worth reading. What’re the odds on that?
Anime roundup 10/12/2017: Kicking the Tires
In this week’s viewing: Fall premieres go all out with myth, magic, aliens, and a surprising number of motorcycles.
Fall 2017 SF Anime Preview
The leaves will soon be falling, and so will a new batch of shows!
Novedades de Marzo en Hispanoamérica
News of speculative fiction book launches, magazine publications and writing contests and other events of interest to Spanish readers.
Darkly Dreaming, by Chloe Hammond
Those seeking bloodfests will be disappointed, but a great many others who still like vampire fiction will enjoy Darkly Dreaming.
Anime roundup 1/12/2017: The Winter of Our Discontent
In this week’s viewing: It’s time for the first helping of 2017 premieres! Um, you may want to brace yourself.
“La última pared roja”: a la búsqueda de seres mutantes
Pedro Artieda Santacruz’ rich The Last Red Wall is a psychological science fiction novel that reads like a thriller.
Comic Book Review: Draw Blood – A Horror Anthology
Draw Blood – A Horror Anthology is the graphic novel’s answer to flash fiction, a unique collection of six very short comic book storylines, all packed in one chilling issue.
Anime roundup 10/6/2016: Weird Sisters
A mediocre-looking season can deliver some great surprises: Izetta, Magical Girl Raising Project and more.
Fall 2016 SF Anime Preview
A look at what’s coming your way from the anime world in October.
MCM Manchester UK (Comic Con)
Terence Jackson shares his impressions of the ComicCon held in Manchester, UK, as well as Donald Manning’s photos of cosplayers who attended.
Top 10 Young Adult Books You Need To Read By Fall
Now that summer is winding down a bit, it’s time to start stocking up for winter reading – or – you’re TBR pile is just not tall enough!
Summer 2016 SF Anime Preview
The age of the light novel adaptation has passed and the age of the video game adaptation is upon us. Plus a few other shows coming our way very soon…
Cameo Creeps: Tiny Paintings With Monster Details!
Fascinating collectible miniature monster paintings with amazing detail and bone-chilling appeal! Cameo Creeps are painstakingly detailed miniature monster portraits inspired by Elizabethan paintings of the past. What makes these unique and fascinating is their size. Each Cameo Creep reproduction is a unique miniature piece of art for you to collect. Created by Chris Seaman who […]
FREAKS OF NATURE film review, plus POLAR BOREALIS—a new semiprozine!
This week, Steve reviews the 2015 Horror-humour film “Freaks of Nature” and finds it rather flat, then alerts the media (us!) about a new semi-pro Canadian SF/F e-magazine!
An Interview With Renowned Music Composer: Akira Yamaoka (Silent Hill, Shadows of the Damned, cont.)
an interview with composer and game director AkiraYamaoka
MOVIE REVIEW: NOSFERATU (1922), Copyright? What copyright?
Steve travels back to 1922 to look at the first vampire movie, Nosferatu, and its influence on modern vampire movies.
Interview with Award Winning Finnish Graphic Artist Petri Hiltunen
A dual-language interview with Finnish cartoonist and comic artist Petri Hiltunen
A Mixed Bag of Halloween (Eye) Candy
Just remember to look both ways before you cross the street and don’t eat all your candy all on one night.
MCM Comic Con Fall Edition
Where do Sailor Moon, Wonder Woman, Cat Woman, Batman, Boba Fett, the Borg, and Captain Jack Sparrow hang out?
Fall 2015 SF Anime Preview
If there’s one trend that really has me smiling this season, it’s the unusually high number of anime-original shows.
Vampirella: Character or Commodity?
Do we need an excuse to look at images of Vampirella?
Anime Roundup 7/10/2015: A New Leaf
In this week’s viewing: A varied buffet of premieres as summer season kicks off!
Review: Iron and Blood by Gail Z. Martin and Larry N. Martin
Fans of Steampunk will not be disappointed, and fans of Gail Z. Martin’s work in fantasy will be pleasantly surprised with the book Iron and Blood.
