Featuring reviews of science fiction & fantasy novels, short fiction, anthologies, graphic novels, with occasional television & movie reviews and general commentaries.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Doctor Who 7.04-The Power of Three
What happens when the Doctor decides to stay with the Ponds? An invasion of course. The catch this time is that little black boxes appear all over the Earth...and do nothing. Months later they have still not done anything. But then things go bad...
Monday, September 24, 2012
Echoes by Joshua Fialkov and Rahsan Ekedal
It is bad enough that Brian Cohn is being medicated for schizophrenia but he also struggles with his father suffering from Alzheimer's. On his deathbed, Brian's father confesses that he was a serial killer. He gives Brian instructions on how to find the evidence. Brian finds the victims' remains in his childhood home. Now the murders begin again. Is Brian's schizophrenia causing him to follow in his father's footsteps?
""Hello", Said the Gun" by Jay Lake
Art by Tim Stewart
What happens when a twelve year old girl finds a talking gun in an old oak tree? More than you would think...
Saturday, September 22, 2012
"The Playground" by Ray Bradbury
Think back to some of your fondest memories of childhood. Most of them involve playing with your friends. Remember the carefree days at the playground? But, what if the playground was a place of terror? What if the other kids mistreated you? Then you grow up and have a son. Your wife dies. And circumstances lead to your son being sent to the same playground you grew up at. It is scary enough...but then you see a familiar child at the playground...and he calls you by your childhood nickname...
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Doctor Who 7.03-A Town Called Mercy
The Doctor accidentally lands in a town in the American West c. 1870 where he discovers an alien, Jex, acting as the town's doctor, who is being sought by the Gunslinger, a cyborg.
Doctor Who 7.02-Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
The Doctor attempts to prevent the destruction of an unmanned spaceship with a cargo of dinosaurs alongside Amy, Rory, Rory's father Brian, Queen Nefertiti, and big-game hunter John Riddell.
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Doctor Who 7.01-Asylum of the Daleks
Doctor Who is back! After eight long months we finally get the first episode of season 7. Was it worth the wait? Without a doubt. "Asylum of the Daleks" had all of the classic Who elements.
Villains? Check.
Surprises? Oh yeah.
Scary scenes? Some of the best since the reboot.
Running? Lots of it.
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