SHORT BOOK & TV REVIEWS: BLACK LIGHTNING & Z-RISEN OUTBREAK!
Steve’s short review of the TV show Black Lightning, and another entry into the Z-A (Zombie Apocalypse) sweepstakes. Git yer zombie on and zap ‘em!
BOOK REVIEWS: ALL SYSTEMS RED and DESTINY NOWHERE
This week, Steve reviews two books: one hard SF, one pretty good zombie book. And wants to wish you all a belated Happy International Women’s Day!
REVIEW: NOT ANOTHER ZOMBIE BOOK: “HELL IS EMPTY…” by Mark Rounds
After a two-week absence, Steve returns with a book review. Complimentary—and scathing—Steve talks about Mark Rounds’ first book.
Scide Splitters: Terminal Alliance by Jim C. Hines
Jim C. Hines, known for his fantasy novels, tries his hand at humorous military SF and presents us with an unlikely group of heroes—Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse.
Game review: The Last of Us (Remastered)
The Last of Us is a well realized computer game that contains both a thrilling zombie story and brilliant drama.
Review: Celebrity Chef Zombie Apocalypse by Jack Strange
Celebrity Chef Zombie Apocalypse takes readers on the twisted journey of celebrity chef Floyd Rampant, brought back to life after being dead for fifteen years. What could go wrong?
Comic Review: Tales from the Crypt from Super Genius
Super Genius Comics digs up some fresh blood for Tales from the Crypt, Issue No. 1. A welcome return to this classic over-the-top horror series.
Book Review: Zombie Gold by John L. Lansdale
Zombie Gold by John L. Lansdale welcomes a wide range of readers by combining zombies with supernatural elements, classic folklore, science fiction and a touch of American history.
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.
Review: THE WITCH OF ZAL by Kerry Gans
THE WITCH OF ZAL by Kerry Gans is a book of two journeys. One taken by a heroine traveling to a magical land, and one taken by the readers who experience a re-imagined classic.
Book Review: Mutation by Nerys Wheatley
If zombie fiction is your cup of entrails, Mutation, the first novel in Nerys Wheatley’s Twenty-Five Percent trilogy provides an action packed thrill ride with some interesting new twists.
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…
Charlando con Alejandro Colucci
An interview with award winning artist Alejandro Colucci (A link to an English translation available in the post)
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. […]
The Walking Dead v The Walking Dead
Which is better, Robert Kirkman’s classic comic book series The Walking Dead from Image Comics or Robert Kirkman’s hit television series The Walking Dead on AMC?
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!
Film Review: Pride & Prejudice & Zombies
It is a predicament author Jane Austen could never have imagined when she dreamed up the Bennet clan several centuries ago and is every bit as silly as it sounds. This is not a bug of Pride & Prejudice & Zombies.
An Interview With Renowned Music Composer: Akira Yamaoka (Silent Hill, Shadows of the Damned, cont.)
an interview with composer and game director AkiraYamaoka
Anime roundup 1/7/2016: Best of 2015
As the anime world takes its end-of-year holiday, it’s time to look back on the best that 2015 brought us.
Review: The Maker’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse by Simon Monk
The Maker’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse by Simon Monk is a fun way to learn about basic preparedness and how to craft some essential electronic contraptions to survive the horde.
The Glenn Thing
Glenn is dead and the show may have damaged its rep with the audience (just a bit)
MCM Comic Con Fall Edition
Where do Sailor Moon, Wonder Woman, Cat Woman, Batman, Boba Fett, the Borg, and Captain Jack Sparrow hang out?
Anime roundup 10/1/2015: Pomp and Circumstance
In this week’s viewing: Three terrific shows come to a close.
Anime roundup 9/25/2015: At Loose Ends
In this week’s viewing: Rokka sort of ends, and more!
Anime roundup 9/17/2015: Show Your Hand
In this week’s viewing: Hypotheses fall by the wayside as it’s time to stop hinting and start revealing.
Anime roundup 9/10/2015: No-Labor Day
In this week’s viewing: Writers are taking it easy, except for the ones at Gatchaman Crowds insight which have more things to say!
Review: Lincoln’s Wizard by Tracy Hickman & Dan Willis
Filled with airships, dragons, zombies, robots, and a wide array of other gear driven inventions, Lincoln’s Wizard is a fresh Steampunk take on the War Between the States.
Anime roundup 9/3/2015: Nonlinear Accelerators
In this week’s viewing: Lots of important flashbacks– try not to get lost!
Anime Roundup 8/27/2015: Strutting Their Stuff
In this week’s viewing: Charlotte and Rokka uncork fantastic new powers, and more!
Anime roundup 8/20/2015: Missing Character Formation
In this week’s viewing: How to develop characters by killing people off, and more!
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