Monthly Archives: April 2016

I should have posted this last Saturday, but was otherwise occupied. Prince with one of my favourite Joan Osborne songs, as I simply couldn’t decide which of his own songs to feature.  

Two reviews that originally appeared in Black Static #7:- TWO FROM VIRGIN Teatro Grottesco (Virgin paperback, 280pp, £7.99) is a collection of short stories by Thomas Ligotti, an author who has been compared to Poe and Lovecraft. While he is … Continue reading →

You just knew this had to happen, right?

Two reviews that originally appeared in Black Static #43:- SKILLUTE REVISITED Back in Black Static #33 I reviewed S. P. Miskowski’s Shirley Jackson Award nominated novel Knock Knock and her follow up novella Delphine Dodd. Now here we are nearly … Continue reading →

Been years since I thought about Toyah, though once upon a time I religiously bought all of her records. She was a bit out there, as I recall. I think she’s a celebrity chef or something similar nowadays, but then aren’t … Continue reading →

Two reviews that originally appeared in Black Static #6:- WATCHING THE DETECTIVES Christopher Fowler is a writer with many strings to his bow. Black Static readers will know him from his Interference column, but that’s just the start. There are … Continue reading →

While everybody else is getting excited about the new season of Game of Thrones I’m watching and rather enjoying the very first season of this little beauty:-

Two reviews that originally appeared in Black Static #44:- EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY ZOMBIES: A HUNTER’S GUIDE (Osprey Publishing hc, 80pp, £15) is a book written in the same vein as Max Brooks’ The Zombie Survival Guide, which author … Continue reading →

We are overdue a little bit of class on this blog, and so one of my favourite pieces of classical music, from Tchaikovsky, who was the Springsteen of his day. I once go so carried away listening to this that … Continue reading →

Further to Tuesday’s post, three more reviews that originally appeared in Black Static #5 as part of a feature on crime fiction:- CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR (continued) Will Lavender’s Obedience (Macmillan hardback, 352pp, £12.99) is set on the campus of Winchester University, … Continue reading →