Monthly Archives: January 2016

ITEM: I see David Cameron is getting hauled over the coals for referring to Muslim women as “traditionally submissive”. Heaven forbid that I should defend this jumped up little public schoolboy, but it’s as well to keep context in mind … Continue reading →

A review of The Unblemished by Conrad Williams that originally appeared in Black Static #4:- RED IN TOOTH AND CLAW: A CONRAD WILLIAMS FEATURETTE The Unblemished (Virgin Books paperback, 347pp, £7.99) debuted in 2006 as a hardback from US indie … Continue reading →

While generally on board with anything that takes the piss out of Jane Austen, I really didn’t like the book, which struck me as a French and Saunders sketch stretched to an unconscionable length. I’ll grudgingly admit though, that this … Continue reading →

Following on from last week’s post, four more Moore films that I’ve watched “recently”:- Far from Heaven (2002) This film takes a look at the dark side of the whole Happy Days phenomenon, with JM as housewife Cathy Whitaker, whose … Continue reading →

Three reviews that originally appeared in Black Static #44:- OMNIUM GATHERUM The never named protagonist of the titular story in John Claude Smith’s collection AUTUMN IN THE ABYSS (Omnium Gatherum eBook/pb, 100pp, $4.52/$11.45) is a seriously obese agoraphobic who is … Continue reading →

As a special Sunday treat (meaning I don’t have time to write something new), here’s a slice of flash fiction from the Pete back catalogue, a nifty piece of social comment that originally debuted on the old Whispers of Wickedness … Continue reading →

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A review of Sarah Langan’s second novel that originally appeared in Black Static #3:- OUTBREAK: A SARAH LANGAN FEATURETTE Sarah Langan’s 2006 debut novel The Keeper was nominated for a Stoker Award and had the likes of Peter Straub and … Continue reading →

I was going to write about some more Julianne Moore films today, but that’s now got to be put on hold as I’ve just completed a five hour download and installation of Windows 10 and need to go lie down … Continue reading →

I seem to have watched a lot of films recently in which Julianne Moore stars, if we take “recently” to mean within the last six months. Next (2007) JM plays Callie Ferris, the leader of an FBI task force charged … Continue reading →