So, it’s been officially confirmed. After months of feverish speculation, J.J. Abrams has been named as the director of Disney’s new instalment in the Star Wars franchise, due for release in 2015. When the possibility of Abrams’ appointment first came to light, myriad newspapers and webzines started spewing forth opinion pieces offering in-depth analyses of […]
Back in 1990, prolific writer/director Clive Barker’s Nightbreed was released in cinemas to little critical or commercial success. Some blamed the bizarre tone of the movie; Barker, a noted horror writer, had created in Nightbreed – an adaptation of his novel Cabal – a fantastical romance, with the emphasis firmly on action and adventure rather […]
Stuart MacDougall, the Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Horror & Graphic Novels buyer at the Waterstones West End branch in Edinburgh, examines the little known pleasures of Domu: A Child’s Dream by Akira creator, Katsuhiro Otomo. A little girl and a crazy old man battle it out for the control of an apartment complex in suburban Japan. It might sound […]
One of the highlights of the 2012 festive viewing marathon was the BBC’s presentation of the feature-length drama (co-produced with HBO), The Girl, a tv movie about the relationship between Alfred Hitchcock (as played by Toby Jones, in subtle prosthetics and not so subtle bodysuit) and his latest muse, Swedish-American model-turned-actress, Tippi Hedren (as played […]
Christmas Tales of Terror by Chris Priestley Published by Bloomsbury as an exclusive ebook: £1.99 Kindle download from amazon.co.uk Just when you were afraid of Boxing Day leftovers… Chris Priestley’s Tales of Terror series evolves for the Festive season, in a collection of Christmas themed short stories. For fans of his Terror series to date […]
With a cinematic release for the film adaptation of David Wong’s John Dies at the End just around the corner (January 25th in the US, March 22nd in the UK), now seems the perfect time to review This Book is Full of Spiders (TBIFOS), Wong’s sequel to that astonishingly good debut novel. Like the first […]