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Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 4: Escape Plan Bravo review
Having just finished the penultimate episode of Tales from the Borderlands, I am grinning ear-to-ear. In a very real way, I'm kind of disappointed by this episode but only in the context that the...
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Mad Max: Fury Road review
I'm a huge post-apocalypse fan. I'm not a fan of "realistic" apocalypse stories but I do love stories where it transforms the world into a pseudo-Wild West scavenger society full of bandits. As...
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With Sword and Pistol review
With Sword and Pistol is a collection of four novellas by Edward M. Erdelac which, if not for the final story, could have easily been classified as a Sword and Sorcery work. As such, it's now,...
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Hitman: Agent 47 review
I'll be honest, I didn't go into this movie expecting much. I'm not a big fan of the Hitman franchise because I've always been a story-orientated player and the idea of playing a seemingly static...
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The Riyria Revelations: Theft of Swords review
The Riyria Revelations are a series I was introduced to by Michael J. Sullivan's story in Blackguards: Tales of Assassins, Mercenaries, and Thieves. Starring a pair of thieves named Hadrian and...
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The Wolf Among Us review
I am a great lover of urban fantasy, Telltale games, noir, and fairy-tales. I'm not, however, a big fan of Bill Willingham's Fables. Bluntly, there's just something about his writing which pushes...
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Exclusive interview with Edward M. Erdelac
We're in for a real treat here at the UFOC today. Edward M. Erdelac, author of With Sword and Pistol, has decided to give us an interview about his work.With Sword and Pistol is a Sword and Sorcery...
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Awesome Q&A session with Ragnarok Publications
My publishers, Ragnarok Publications, were kind enough to sit down and have a talk with me about my books. They asked a lot of really fun questions which I had a great time answering. We got to talk...
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Hitman: Absolution review
I don't have much experience with the Hitman series. I knew the iconic character from cultural osmosis but never played any of his games. I decided to give them a try after the enjoyable Hitman:...
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Hitman (2007) review
Having reviewed Hitman: Agent 47 very positively here, I decided to check out the original movie starring Timothy Olyphant. I was a big fan of Justified and while I think he's a peculiar choice for...
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Demon Squad: Aftermath review
The ninth of Tim Marquitz's Demon Squad novels, Aftermath has a hefty task ahead of itself as it not only has to re-establish its lead character after the traumatic events of the last three books...
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The Bookie Monster Spotlights Rules of Supervillainy
The Bookie Monster, one of my favorite review sites on the internet, has done me a delightful favor of spotlighting The Rules of Supervillainy. It has an excerpt from the first chapter which,...
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C.T. Phipps' Writing Projects for 2015/2016
Hey guys, I thought I would give you an update upon what I've been working on, writing wise. It's been awhile since I've done one of these posts and I figure it'd be great to give people a sense of...
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Round Table Discussion on Grimdark with James R. Schmidt
I had a good discussion with James R. Schmidt on his blog about the subject of grimdark and its various manifestations. We jokingly called this our "Round Table" discussion of the a subject and got to...
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The Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, and Grimdark: The Underbelly of Dreams, Part II
The second part of my essay discussing the difference between Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, and Grimdark.The essay is a bit rough in places due to italicization issues but I think it's really-really fun and...
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Hitman: The Enemy Within review
Hitman: The Enemy Within is a Expanded Universe novel of the Hitman video game franchise. Much like the movies, it attempts to add much-needed depth to the character of Agent 47, the International...
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A great review of ESOTERRORISM by The Bookie Monster
A great review of Esoterrorism by the Bookie Monster by S Kay Nash!Esoterrorism is a highly entertaining adventure through a tried-and-true Urban Fantasy trope: agents from a secret organization...
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Splinter Cell: Conviction review
With the advent of backwards compatibility for the Xbox One, a lot of old games are about to become new again. One of the series which I hope not only makes the jump to the next generation consoles...
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Hitman: Damnation review
Hitman: Damnation is the second novel of the Hitman expanded universe novels chronicling the adventures of Agent 47 outside of his wildly successful video game series. The books switch authors from...
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Splinter Cell: Blacklist review
I'm a fan of Tom Clancy's work in spite of the fact they're more the kind of books my dad prefers to read than my usual tastes. Despite this, I'm never going to lose my love of his over-the-top spy...
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