Curse of the Werewolf Boy by Chris Priestley Published by Bloomsbury, PB, £6.99, OUT NOW A new Chris Priestley book is an event to be celebrated, and his latest does not disappoint. More in line with his fabled Tales of Terror books than with his other release this year, Superpowerless, Curse of the Werewolf Boy […]
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Author Philip Reeve and illustrator Sarah McIntyre are the talented minds behind Jinks & O’Hare Funfair Repair, and Pug-a-Doodle-Do! (the latter an activity book). Both are out now, published by the childrens imprint of Oxford University Press. I had the pleasure of meeting this talented pair at this summer’s Edinburgh International Book Festival, where I was […]
The Void is a low budget horror film that attracted some praise and attention with its ’proof-of-concept’ trailer last year, ahead of reaching full funding for actual production. It hit cinemas, streaming sites and home formats at the same time earlier this year, to some acclaim. It didn’t last long in the cinemas round my […]
The Limehouse Golem (15) – OUT NOW Dir: Juan Carlos Medina Starring: Bill Nighy, Olivia Cooke, Douglas Booth Run time: 109 mins approx. In cinema and television history there have been countless interpretations of the Jack the Ripper killings but now The Limehouse Golem has put another Victorian serial killer, albeit a fictional one, in […]
GARRO by James Swallow Published by Black Library, HB, £20, OUT NOW A unique release amongst the Horus Heresy book series, GARRO by James Swallow is a re-edited collection of all the audio dramas and short fictions featuring Nathaniel Garro, former captain of the Death Guard Legion, and Agentia Primus of Malcador the Sigilite. Labelled […]
Nathan O’ Hagan is the author of The World Is (Not) A Cold Dead Place, his debut novel published by Armley Press, an independent publisher based in Leeds. He has been dubbed by some critics as being a literary voice akin to Chuck Palahniuk. Geekzine editor-in-chief, Andy Jamieson, caught up with Nathan to discuss his […]