Monthly Archives: September 2014

This is out next month, perhaps with Halloween in mind. It’s a prequel to The Conjuring, which was a decent jump movie. I find dolls creepy. Almost as bad as teddy bears.

A couple of reviews that originally appeared in Black Static #36:- TWO BY SIMON BESTWICK Gray Friar Press continue their commitment to the novella form with THE CONDEMNED (Gray Friar Press pb, 248pp, £8.99), containing six of his best by … Continue reading →

We break radio silence to mark the 65th birthday of the world’s greatest living human being… Ladies and gentlemen, Mr Bruce Frederick Springsteen!

Something different this week, a book trailer. For Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes. I saw it on Facebook the other day and feel inspired to share.

ITEM: Apparently somebody has written/composed an opera about Anna Nicole Smith and it is currently showing at the Royal Opera House. No, seriously. Here’s the trailer if you don’t believe me:- High culture’s answer to Evita, the tale of a … Continue reading →

Two reviews that originally appeared in Black Static #37:- SWAN RIVER PRESS THE SEA CHANGE & OTHER STORIES (The Swan River Press hardback, 144pp, £30) is the first collection of short stories by award winning novelist Helen Grant. Meticulously written … Continue reading →

Today’s tune is dedicated to any Scottish readers of this blog:-

This review originally appeared in The Third Alternative #41:- DARK WATER by KOJI SUZUKI Vertical hb, 281pp, $21.95                                                    http://www.vertical-inc.com Suzuki is being hailed as Japan’s answer to Stephen King, but here in the west he is best known for the … Continue reading →

This comes out late October, just in time for Halloween:-

Reviews of two titles from Tartarus Press that originally appeared in Black Static #38:- TARTARUS PRESS Last time I reviewed a brace of titles from Tartarus Press (back in #30), I praised the publisher for its commitment to the discovery … Continue reading →