The last time I read a book reviewed by Stephen King (of whom I am long time follower and fan) I barely made it a third of the way through the book. “Mr. King!” I despaired, “You lied to me!!” So having seen that his was the review that was emblazoned on the back […]
The Voynich manuscript (so called) is one of the most profound mysteries in the history of literature. Believed to have been written in the 15th century, it appears to be rendered in an entirely artificial language and is illuminated with strange drawings, the nature of which ranges from the biological and pharmaceutical to the astronomical […]
Geekzine’s sole foray to the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2014 was to check out Bong Joon-ho’s multifaceted dystopian sci-fi epic Snowpiercer. Still to find a distributor in the UK, the film has garnered rave reviews everywhere it’s been shown, due to its intriguing premise, talented ensemble cast and stunning set design. We sent Jim along […]
Where’s Lando? (And other Episode VII musings) by Andrew Jamieson, Geekzine UK’s Editor-in-chief It is the question I have asked more than any other (with regard to Star Wars, of course; usually the most asked question of the day is “what’s for dinner?”) since that cast photo was released at the end of April. Straight […]
The plot synopsis for Penny Dreadful makes it sound like a cross between Ripper Street and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen; an experiment in interbred Victoriana which could go either way. Showtime’s new series paints a suitably grimy portrait of Victorian London’s supernatural underbelly, where fouler things than Jack the Ripper roam the dark streets […]
A man, wounded and bleeding, stumbles through the Sonoran desert, the sun beating down mercilessly from on high. He is alone, with nothing but rocks and cacti between him and the horizon. Stopping briefly to ponder the situation in which he finds himself, he casts his gaze up to the daylit moon, which becomes in […]