Monthly Archives: January 2015

Out in February. Lots of sound and fury.

Following on from last October’s Books Read in 1988. Yes, it’s been a while. The total for the year is down to 109 titles, though that figure is slightly deceptive in that several of the books I read (by Barker, … Continue reading →

Here’s a couple of reviews that originally appeared in Interzone #246:- VAST AND STRANGE DOMAINS: CLIVE BARKER ‘We who would give you vast and strange domains, where flowering mystery awaits him who would pluck it,’ wrote the poet Apollinaire. Of … Continue reading →

Because I was out all day on Saturday and forgot to post something in advance:-

ITEM: I have rebooted this blog for 2015. For the New Year all ‘thoughts on’ posts will start off again at #1. Which is shorthand for saying that I simply can’t be arsed to trawl back over umpteen months and … Continue reading →

It’s kind of fitting that I should open my 2015 DVD viewing campaign with a double bill of Alien/Aliens as they were the very first DVDs I acquired after buying a player way back when. As I recall they were … Continue reading →

Back in November I did a list of my favourite books for the first three quarters of the year. The year now being well and truly over, I can give a final tally of the books I enjoyed the most … Continue reading →

Personally I reckon the twist is that the boy is also a robot.

Two reviews that originally appeared in Black Static #35:- SELFMADEHERO Founded in 2007, SelfMadeHero is a publisher of high quality graphic novels (and yes, it does appear to be all one word). Most horror readers will be familiar with H. … Continue reading →

Before the Lady came along there was Radio:-