Monthly Archives: November 2020

A review that originally appeared in The Third Alternative #33:- TALES FROM EARTHSEA Ursula Le Guin Orion hb, 296pp, £10.99 Before Harry Potter and Hogwarts there was Earthsea and the school for magicians on the island of Roke, whose most celebrated pupil … Continue reading →

A review that originally appeared in The Fix #2:- HORROR GARAGE #3 This American magazine is sending out some mixed messages. The logo looks like it’s made out of rapidly melting blancmange, and underneath this there’s a photograph of that genre … Continue reading →

Out on the 14th of December, just in time to bring some seasonal fear to your local multiplex.

A review that originally appeared in The Third Alternative #22:- THE UNCANNY Andrew Klavan Warner Books pb, 418pp, £5.99 Richard Storm is a producer of horror films, inspired by the classic British ghost stories he has always loved. Learning that he has … Continue reading →

It’s my birthday, so we get to listen to my favourite piece of classical music:-

A review that originally appeared in The Third Alternative #33:- DORIAN Will Self Viking hb, 278pp, £16.99 Avant-garde artist Baz Hallward falls in love with the young man Dorian Gray and creates a video installation that will capture his beauty for all … Continue reading →

A review that originally appeared in The Fix #2:- LEGEND #3 The difficult third album is a given in the music industry, and perhaps the same thing is true of magazines. I subscribe to Legend, so there’s no question that I like … Continue reading →

Out this week according to imdb.

A review that originally appeared in The Third Alternative #33:- SHADOW BLACK Tom Arden Big Engine pb, 299pp, £8.99 Arden’s latest novel takes us back to England in 1955. The young and somewhat naïve Harriet Locke is invited to spend the summer … Continue reading →

My love affair with classical music began when this was playing in a restaurant and I asked the woman I was dining with what it was.