Bioshock 2 review
I've been meaning to play this for some time but my Xbox 360 crapped out so I was forced to put it off until I got a new one. It's destined for being uploaded into Xbox One via Backwards...
View ArticleSpectre (2015) review
Note: This review will contain spoilers for Spectre. The very likely last James Bond movie starring Daniel Craig ends not with a bang but a whimper. It's not as bad as Die Another Day but, really,...
View ArticleThe Liar's Key review
Mark Lawrence is one of my favorite fantasy writers today. It's not because he's good, though he is. It's not because he's grimdark, though he is. No, it's because Mark Lawrence does a wonderful...
View ArticleThe Expanse (Season One) review
The Expanse is probably the best science fiction program on television right now. For once, I'm not saying this because it's one of the few science fiction programs on today. There's a surprising...
View ArticleAlways Chaotic Evil: In Defense of Orcs and Anti-Elves
Ragnarok Publications was kind enough to share a short little essay by me on my favorite misunderstood monster in fantasy: the orc. Who doesn't love those green-skinned ne'er-do-wells? Well,...
View ArticleDon't Tell My Parents I've Got Henchmen review
The Don't Tell My Parents series is one I am deeply enamoured of. It's on my list along with Ex-Heroes, Wearing the Cape, and Confessions of a D-List Supervillain for some of the best superhero...
View ArticleKilljoys (Season 1) review
The SyFy channel has recently done something amazing: it's started showing science fiction again. The show has never been entirely without science fiction but the Sharknados and werewolf shows have...
View ArticleDead Space 2 review
Dead Space was a really enjoyable game to me. It was a wonderful homage to Alien, The Thing, Event Horizon, and just about every other good science-fiction horror movie made during the Eighties....
View ArticleDead Space: Catalyst review
Dead Space: Catalyst is an excellent book with a really awful opening. The writing isn't bad, don't get me wrong, but it's a bit of a case of the author doing a set up which is far removed from the...
View ArticleThe Wheel of Time: Lord of Chaos review
I tend to consider The Wheel of Time one of the greatest works of fantasy ever completed, even though it does have its serious flaws. These include over-reliance on stock characters, everything...
View ArticleDead Tide: Surge review
The Dead Tide series is one of my favorite zombie series and one of the few which I think actually takes advantage of the format. They're not flawless and not for everyone but if I had to recommend...
View ArticleThe Magicians review
Syfy has recently begun showing their adaptation of Lev Grossman's The Magicians. I'm extremely fond of it so far and very interested in sharing my review of it. Heck, I even considered reviewing...
View ArticleThe Riyria Revelations: Rise of Empire review
The Riyria Revelations remains one of my favorite popcorn fantasy series. They're not perfect books with their simplistic good and evil morality as well as somewhat generic fantasy setting but...
View ArticleDead Space 3 review
Dead Space is a series which changed the way horror video games were made. It released three very well-received video games (though not without controversy), a pair of animated movies, many comic...
View ArticleThe Riyria Revelations: Heir of Novron review
I've mentioned how much I enjoy the Riyria Revelations. They're a collection of fun books which are a breath of fresh air in the dreary darkness which is otherwise my kind of fantasy. As big a...
View ArticleAlien: Isolation review
If I had to say what is the single greatest horror movie of all time was, I'd probably say Alien. If I had to say what my favorite movie of all time would be, it would be Jurassic Park followed by...
View ArticleAlien (1979) review
I think the ship has already sailed on this particular movie's success but because this is my blog, I decided I would, nevertheless, post my review of it. Alien remains one of the seminal movies of...
View ArticleDead Space: Martyr review
The Dead Space franchise is a series of works which I've devoted a good deal of effort to familiarizing myself with. The series premise is the galaxy is littered with "Markers" which are worshiped...
View ArticleAliens (1986) review
It's Alien week here at the United Federation of Charles and we're going to discuss the second installment of the franchise which was, in my opinion, one of the single-most influential movies of...
View ArticleSome great GAMES OF SUPERVILLAINY reviews
One of the things which authors love is getting reviews, especially positive ones and I thought I'd share two of the best ones I got for THE GAMES OF SUPERVILLAINY.The first review is from My...
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