Book Review: Splatterlands edited by Anthony Rivera and Sharon Lawson Disclaimer: I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. According to Wikipedia, “splatterpunk” was a movement in horror writing between roughly 1985 and 1995, distinguished by its graphic and often gory descriptions of violence and attempts to… Continue reading Book Review: Splatterlands
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Movie Review: Kill Devil
Movie Review: Kill Devil (2004) A teenager wakes up on a deserted beach, sometime in autumn. He doesn’t remember who he is or how he got there, but the blanket he was under indicates he wasn’t on that beach by accident. He’s wearing a strange metal wristband with the name “Shougo” on it, so that’s… Continue reading Movie Review: Kill Devil
Manga Review: Vinland Saga Book One
Manga Review: Vinland Saga Book One by Makoto Yukimura It is the Eleventh Century C.E., and Europe trembles in fear of the raiders from the north, who we would call Vikings. This is the story of one such Viking, the youth Thorfinn Thorssen. This thick volume opens with a battle in the Frankish Kingdoms (later… Continue reading Manga Review: Vinland Saga Book One
Comic Book Review: ‘Tain’t the Meat…It’s the Humanity!
Comic Book Review: ‘Tain’t the Meat…It’s the Humanity! art by Jack Davis EC Comics was for a short time a brilliant publisher of crime, SF and especially horror comics in the early 1950s. One of the things that made them so great was having some of the best artists working in the field at the… Continue reading Comic Book Review: ‘Tain’t the Meat…It’s the Humanity!
Book Review: Murder by Sunlight
Book Review: Murder by Sunlight by Barbara Graham Disclaimer: I received this book through a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. It’s coming up on the Fourth of July in tiny Park County in Tennessee, and Sheriff Tony Abernathy must deal with not just the heat and increased traffic, but a… Continue reading Book Review: Murder by Sunlight
Book Review: USA Noir
Book Review: USA Noir edited by Johnny Temple Disclaimer: I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. This was an Advanced Reading Copy, and small changes may be made in the final product. “Noir”, here, is short for noir fiction, a form of hard-boiled crime fiction by… Continue reading Book Review: USA Noir
Book Review: Waco’s Debt
Book Review: Waco’s Debt by J.T. Edson This book is part of the “Floating Outfit” series, about a particularly illustrious group of cowboys who work for the OD Connected ranch in Texas. As the title suggests, the star of this volume is Waco, one of the youngest members of the crew. Waco’s foster father… Continue reading Book Review: Waco’s Debt
Book Review: Dead But Still Ticking
Book Review: Dead But Still Ticking by David M. Selcer Disclaimer: I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. Warren Barchrist III may have won a big case in the last volume, but his name is still strongly associated with being sued by the Securities & Exchange… Continue reading Book Review: Dead But Still Ticking
Book Review: Dark Harbors
Book Review: Dark Harbors by J.K. Dark I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. Jack Cross used to be a rock star, the leader of the band Dark Cross, kings of the “pirate rock” trend. But that was a while back, before drugs and the… Continue reading Book Review: Dark Harbors
Book Review: Beneath the Bleak New Moon
Beneath the Bleak New Moon by Debra Purdy Kong Disclaimer: I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. Casey Holland is a security officer for a small transit company in Vancouver, British Columbia. She’s working the night shift during a new moon, and dealing with obnoxious… Continue reading Book Review: Beneath the Bleak New Moon