Book Review: Star Trek 2 adapted by James Blish Once upon a time, Star Trek was not a cultural touchstone. It was, instead, a short-lived television series that was much beloved by a slice of the audience that would form the core of fandom, but with relatively poor ratings and considered soon to be forgotten… Continue reading Book Review: Star Trek 2
Month: October 2019
Movie Review: White Zombie
Movie Review: White Zombie (1932) directed by Victor Halperin Madeleine Short has come to Haiti to join her fiance Neil Parker. On the ship over, she met plantation owner Charles Beaumont, who shortly became her very good friend. Mr. Beaumont offers his fancy mansion as the site of the young couple’s wedding, and is so taken… Continue reading Movie Review: White Zombie
Comic Book Review: The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll’s House
Comic Book Review: The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll’s House written by Neil Gaiman, art by Mike Dringenberg & Malcolm Jones III In the mid to late 1980s, DC started to have a “British Invasion”, bringing over several talented British authors that had new perspectives on the DC universe characters. One of these creators was… Continue reading Comic Book Review: The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll’s House
Book Review: Louis L’Amour’s Lost Treasures Volume 2
Book Review: Louis L’Amour’s Lost Treasures Volume 2 by Louis L’Amour with editorial material by Beau L’Amour Disclaimer: I received an Advance Uncorrected Proof of this book through a Goodreads giveaway to facilitate the writing of this review. No other compensation was requested or offered. As an uncorrected proof, there will be changes made in… Continue reading Book Review: Louis L’Amour’s Lost Treasures Volume 2
Movie Review: Tales of Terror (1962)
Movie Review: Tales of Terror (1962) directed by Roger Corman This trilogy of scary stories was loosely adapted from the work of Edgar Allen Poe by Richard Matheson. By now, Roger Corman and Vincent Price were a practiced team at these adaptations. In “Morella”, Price plays “Locke”, a widower who has spent the last 26 years… Continue reading Movie Review: Tales of Terror (1962)
Book Review: Beau Geste
Book Review: Beau Geste by P.C. Wren Fort Zinderneuf is silent now, manned by the dead. Each of its defenders shot by Tuareg raiders and propped up on the walls to make it appear their numbers were undiminished. In the finest tradition of the French Foreign Legion, they have fought to the last man. But… Continue reading Book Review: Beau Geste
Book Review: Tombstone & Speedy, Range Detectives
Book Review: Tombstone & Speedy, Range Detectives by W.C. Tuttle W.C. Tuttle (1883-1969) was a prolific author of short stories and novels, almost entirely Westerns. One of his specialties was comedic detective Western stories, with cowpokes solving mysteries, not always with their brains. This volume collects three such stories starring the duo of Speedy Smith… Continue reading Book Review: Tombstone & Speedy, Range Detectives
Movie Review: Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Movie Review: Night of the Living Dead (1968) directed by George Romero Daylight Savings Time can screw with your head. Here it is, already 8 P.M. and it’s still daylight. Even so, this old graveyard in rural Pennsylvania (about 200 miles from Pittsburgh) is plenty spooky. Johnny teases his sister Barbra about her childhood fears that… Continue reading Movie Review: Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Comic Strip Review: Al Jaffee Gets His Just Desserts
Comic Strip Review: Al Jaffee Gets His Just Desserts by Al Jaffee Al Jaffee was born in 1921 and is as of this writing still alive and working! He’s perhaps best known for his “Fold-Ins” and other features for MAD but also had enough of his independent work published to fill several volumes. In this… Continue reading Comic Strip Review: Al Jaffee Gets His Just Desserts
Book Review: Zorro and the Little Devil
Book Review: Zorro and the Little Devil by Peter David Don Alejandro de la Vega may not be the famed hero his son Diego (also known as Zorro) is, but when a petty robber accosts a woman in the sleepy village of Reina de Los Angeles in Spanish California, he steps up to do a… Continue reading Book Review: Zorro and the Little Devil