Monthly Archives: May 2014

Some reviews that originally appeared in Black Static #37:- CHAPBOOKS It’s time once again to cast a critical eye over the latest intake of chapbooks in the Case Notes TBR pile, and we kick off with two entries from Manchester’s … Continue reading →

Tom’s a weapon. Out the end of this month, apparently:-

When I think about Scarlett Johansson, which I don’t do all that often, the image that comes to mind is of her as the Black Widow in various Marvel franchise films, so I was somewhat surprised when rummaging through my … Continue reading →

I’m going to continue with the practice I’ve followed over the past few years, of each quarter producing an ongoing list of my thirteen favourite books from the year’s reading. And yes, I really should have started doing this in early April, but … Continue reading →

Three more horror outings that have featured in my 2014 viewing. The Dark (2005) This is allegedly inspired by Simon Maginn’s novel Sheep, which I read many moons ago, but sadly I can’t see much in the way of resemblance, … Continue reading →

We’re about due a renaissance.

It’s been an eventful day for all the wrong reasons, so here is a review that originally appeared in The Third Alternative #41:- (And you can find an ‘alternative’ review’ here.) THE ELASTIC BOOK OF NUMBERS Edited by ALLEN ASHLEY … Continue reading →

Out towards the end of this month:- I caught the first three films at the cinema, and have them on DVD, but seem to have missed everything that’s been and gone since. Ho hum! Did I miss much?

Following on from last month’s Books Read in 1984. And the numbers are down slightly to 124, for which I blame Jane Austen. It took me nearly four weeks to plough through the awful Pride and Prejudice; usually I’d get through … Continue reading →