written by Sam on Sunday, July 18, 2021
A twisty SF thriller about time travel and the havoc it wreaks on memory. The same territory is more interesting in William Gibson’s The Peripheral; the only-OK TV show Devs worked a similar corner. Fun and fast, but not very deep and the characters are too thin to really stick with you. Book: 23 of…
View Articlewritten by Sam on Monday, June 21, 2021
A detailed, thoughtful tracing of the impact of World War I on key creators of horror in movies, literature, and art. These creators—Lovecraft, Lang, Dix, Machen, Whale, and more—had often fought in the war. WWI is a fascinating, and disturbing, topic. Worth reading for fans of horror and cultural history. Book: 21 of 52
written by Sam on Sunday, June 20, 2021
The next phase of BPRD takes its first major casualty behind the scenes with the exit of artist Guy Davis in this book. We now know that Davis left after falling out with creator Mignola over Mignola’s coddling of sexual abuser/editor Scott Allie. Book is good, but that background knowledge is queasy. Book: 20 of…
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