Manga Review: Dragon Quest Monsters + Volume 1 by Mine Yoshizaki Terry was a hero summoned to another world. Though a mere boy, he had a way with monsters, and was able to convince them to team up with him on adventures. He put together a strong team of monsters to match against other Monster… Continue reading Manga Review: Dragon Quest Monsters + Volume 1
Book Review: Boundaries Without: 2017 Anthology of Speculative Fiction
Book Review: Boundaries Without: 2017 Anthology of Speculative Fiction edited by Cynthia Kraack and Steve McEllistrom The loose theme of this anthology, per the introduction, is the different worlds and possibilities outside the borders of our consensus reality. Most of the sixteen stories in this book are new, but a scattering are older reprints. The… Continue reading Book Review: Boundaries Without: 2017 Anthology of Speculative Fiction
Movie Review: Chamber of Horrors
Chamber of Horrors (1940) directed by Norman Lee When Lord Charles Selford dies, he leaves his fortune to his young son John or in the case of John’s death, to his equally young niece June Lansdowne, who lives in Canada. He appoints his friend Silva as guardian for John. However, the Selford family jewels are locked… Continue reading Movie Review: Chamber of Horrors
Book Review: Dark Streets Cold Suburbs
Book Review: Dark Streets Cold Suburbs by Aimee Hix Disclaimer: I received this Uncorrected Proof through local bookstore Once Upon a Crime to facilitate writing this review. No other compensation was offered or requested. As my copy was an uncorrected proof, minor changes (mostly fixing typos) may appear in the final product. Apprentice private investigator… Continue reading Book Review: Dark Streets Cold Suburbs
Book Review: The Halloween Tree
Book Review: The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury Eight boys are out in costume tonight, looking for Halloween fun. Skeleton, witch, ape-man and so many more. Eight boys, but it should be nine. Where is Pipkin, merriest of the lot? He is taken, vanished into the darkness. What can be done? They must search for… Continue reading Book Review: The Halloween Tree
Movie Review: Blackmail (1929)
Movie Review: Blackmail (1929) directed by Alfred Hitchcock Alice White, who works in her father’s tobacco shop, is bored with her police detective boyfriend Frank. She acts obnoxiously during a date with him, causing Frank to cancel. But Frank hesitates long enough outside the restaurant to see Alice leave with handsome artist Mr. Crewe, who’d… Continue reading Movie Review: Blackmail (1929)
Book Review: The White Dress | The Silent Speaker | The Hollow
I read these in a Detective Book Club edition from 1946 that combined all of them into a single volume, so I am reviewing them all together. Let’s take a look at these immediately post-World War Two mysteries. The White Dress by Mignon G. Eberhart Tim Wales, owner of Wales Airlines, has had a busy… Continue reading Book Review: The White Dress | The Silent Speaker | The Hollow
Open Thread: Minicon 54
Open Thread: Minicon 54 My involvement with Minicon started early this annum, as I was approached by one of the co-chairs about becoming head of Programming. Citing my entire lack of managerial experience and continued inability to organize, I declined. But I did agree to help the Programming department out. I pitched a bunch of… Continue reading Open Thread: Minicon 54
Book Review: The Rise of Io
Book Review: The Rise of Io by Wesley Chu Note: This review contains SPOILERS for the previous Tao trilogy, of which I have previously reviewed The Deaths of Tao. It has been a decade since the end of the Alien World War, when nations under the influence of either the Genjix or Prophus factions of… Continue reading Book Review: The Rise of Io
Manga Review: Kitaro the Vampire Slayer
Manga Review: Kitaro the Vampire Slayer by Shigeru Mizuki It’s time for another volume of stories about the yokai boy named Kitaro! As you might guess, there are vampires this time. “The Vampire Eryt” is a long tale involving a mop-topped bloodsucker with a guitar, visually inspired by the Beatles. Even though his playing can… Continue reading Manga Review: Kitaro the Vampire Slayer