Movie Review: Ghostbusters 2

Winston and Ray put on brave faces in front of the children.

Movie Review: Ghostbusters 2 (1989) directed by Ivan Reitman It has been five years since the Ghostbusters saved New York City, and by extension the world, from the threat of Gozer the Gozerian. Due to the massive destruction caused by their struggle, the team was sued by multiple government agencies for the damage. At the same… Continue reading Movie Review: Ghostbusters 2

Book Review: The Argosy Book of Adventure Stories

Book Review: The Argosy Book of Adventure Stories edited by Rogers Terrill This collection of exciting tales of action and bravery plucked from the pages of Argosy, the long-running pulp magazine, is most notable for only choosing from those printed between 1946 and 1952, when the collection was published. Thus it had, at the time,… Continue reading Book Review: The Argosy Book of Adventure Stories

Book Review: The Unsleeping Eye

Book Review: The Unsleeping Eye by D.G. Compton (also published as “The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe” and “Death Watch”) It is the near future year of 2006, and things have changed in Britain. Marriages are now licensed for five years, after which either party can refuse to renew. Most fatal diseases have been eradicated, which means… Continue reading Book Review: The Unsleeping Eye

Book Review: The Black Lace Hangover

Book Review: The Black Lace Hangover by Carter Brown Private eye Danny Boyd throws wild parties. But the hangovers are murder. He doesn’t remember too much about what happened last night, though a jealous professional wrestler tossing him into a wall stands out. The apartment is a wreck, and there’s what looks like a severed… Continue reading Book Review: The Black Lace Hangover

Book Review: Classic American Short Stories

Book Review: Classic American Short Stories compiled by Michael Kelahan This book is more or less exactly what it says in the title, a compilation of short(ish) stories written by American authors, most of which are acknowledged as classics by American Lit professors.  The stories are arranged by author in roughly chronological order from the… Continue reading Book Review: Classic American Short Stories