Book Review: Wicked West

Book Review: Wicked West edited by Abigail Linhardt and J.H. Fleming The combination of Western and horror genres is a popular one; those wide open spaces in which people and entire towns can just disappear make for a setting that allows a lot of spookiness. This bespoke anthology has eleven stories in this subcategory. “The… Continue reading Book Review: Wicked West

Book Review: Thuvia, Maid of Mars

Book Review: Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs It has been some years since Thuvia, princess of Ptarth, was rescued from her captivity by the Therns, thanks to John Carter and his son Carthoris. In the process, she and Carthoris had become attracted to each other, but having been returned to her rightful… Continue reading Book Review: Thuvia, Maid of Mars

Comic Book Review: The Sixth Gun Book 2: Crossroads

Comic Book Review: The Sixth Gun Book 2: Crossroads written by Cullen Bunn, illustrated by Brian Hurtt Note: This review contains SPOILERS for Book 1. Quick recap: Becky Montcrief discovered after her stepfather’s death that she’d inherited the Sixth Gun, one of a set of six firearms with supernatural powers, that when gathered will bring… Continue reading Comic Book Review: The Sixth Gun Book 2: Crossroads

Movie Review: Hollywood Safari

Hakim wrestles Clyde, which has absolutely nothing to do with the rest of the movie.

Movie Review: Hollywood Safari (1997) directed by Henri Charr Two teenagers sneak away from a summer camp near Cedar Creek, California* to look at some better scenery. This is spoiled when one of them is mauled by a mountain lion. Two days later, a lioness named Kensho escapes from a poorly-secured trailer owned by “Hollywood Safari”,… Continue reading Movie Review: Hollywood Safari

Book Review: The Year’s Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy Second Annual Volume

Book Review: The Year’s Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy Second Annual Volume edited by Judith Merril This 1957 volume contains speculative fiction stories from magazines published in roughly the previous year, hand-picked by the editor to represent the best the field had to offer at the time.  (I’ve previously reviewed the fifth annual, which switched the… Continue reading Book Review: The Year’s Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy Second Annual Volume