Movie Review: Spider Forest (2004) Kang Min (Kam Woo-Sung), a line producer for a schlocky “true paranormal” television show, finds himself in a dark forest, headed for an isolated house. Inside, he finds blood and destruction. He sees the repeatedly stabbed body of his boss, and then finds his lover Hwang Su-yeong (Kang Kyeong-hyeon) dying… Continue reading Movie Review: Spider Forest (2004)
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Manga Review: Afterschool Charisma
Manga Review: Afterschool Charisma by Kumiko Suekane Shiro Kamiya is an ordinary high school student until the day his father takes a job as headmaster of St. Kleio Academy, and enrolls Shiro in that exclusive school. A very exclusive school indeed, as all the other students are clones of famous historical figures. As the only… Continue reading Manga Review: Afterschool Charisma
Manga Review: Soul Eater
Manga Review: Soul Eater by Atsushi Ohkubo On a very alternate Earth, humanity has several different subspecies that do not exist on ours. The most notable of these are Witches, who have the inherent ability to use magic, and Weapons, humans who can shapeshift into…weapons…that can then be wielded by more standard humans known as… Continue reading Manga Review: Soul Eater
Book Review: Splatterlands
Book Review: Splatterlands edited by Anthony Rivera and Sharon Lawson Disclaimer: I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. According to Wikipedia, “splatterpunk” was a movement in horror writing between roughly 1985 and 1995, distinguished by its graphic and often gory descriptions of violence and attempts to… Continue reading Book Review: Splatterlands
Book Review: The Sky Devil
Book Review: The Sky Devil by L. Ron Hubbard Disclaimer: I received this book through a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. Also, because of severe shipping delays, Galaxy Press also sent the audio version. This is another in the series of L. Ron Hubbard pulp stories reprints from Galaxy Press,… Continue reading Book Review: The Sky Devil
Book Review: The Weird Ones
Book Review: The Weird Ones by Frederik Pohl, Poul Anderson, Milton Lesser, Eando Binder, Mack Reynolds, Sam Sackett & L. Sprague de Camp This is an anthology of 1950s science fiction published in 1962. In the Fifties, SF became more “thinky” than in the pulp era, with an emphasis on the soft sciences like psychology… Continue reading Book Review: The Weird Ones