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Sweet Silver Blues (Garrett PI #1) by Glen Cook

    Glen Cook is an author that I intellectually know I should love but just doesn't jive with my style. At least, that's what I thought about him having tried and failed to read the Black Company...

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The Adventures of Kirk Rogers: Inside the Moon by CJ Boyle

    THE ADVENTURES OF KIRK ROGERS: INSIDE THE MOON by CJ Boyle is a book that I'd had in my TBR pile for a long time. I am a huge fan of classic sci-fi, humor, and over-the-top space opera action. The...

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Fatale vol 1: Death Chases Me by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips

    FATALE VOL. 1: DEATH CHASES ME by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips is a work that I picked up after the fantastic THE FADE OUT comic. I'm a huge fan of film noir and it was some of the best art as...

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The Last of Us 1x01 "When you're lost in the darkness" review

    THE LAST OF US: EPISODE ONE: "WHEN YOU'RE LOST IN THE DARKNESS" is the first episode of the 2023 adaptation of the best-selling video game, THE LAST OF US. No duh, I know. However, I was a huge fan...

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The Last of Us episode 2 "Infected" review

    "INFECTED" is the second episode of THE LAST OF US series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. In the not-so-distant future (really the alternate present), the cordyceps fungus has infected most...

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The Sinking City review

    THE SINKING CITY is a study in contradictions and one that I have many thoughts on both good and bad. The closest game I can think of to it is Silent Hill, which is to say it has achieved something...

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Where to start with HP Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos

* Special thanks to Bobby Dee, author of Sex and the Cthulhu Mythos.     HP Lovecraft is a controversial writer that has, nevertheless, left an immense footprint on the collective psyches of geeks from...

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The Last of Us 1x03 "Long, Long Time" review

    THE LAST OF US 1x03 "LONG, LONG TIME" is the first large divergence from the games. Basically, while the episode has some decent Ellie and Joel time, it is primarily about acquaintances Bill and...

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Dead Space (2023) review

    DEAD SPACE (2023) is a remake of the classic 2008 video game. It is a welcome revival of a franchise that briefly was on top of the world with animated movies, comics, and multiple sequels before...

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Wrath of N'Kai (Arkham Horror #1) by Josh Reynolds

     WRATH OF N'KAI by Josh Reynolds is a licensed game tie-in novel, specifically for Arkham Horror. I don't play Arkham Horror but a friend of mine does and it basically seems to be a board game...

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The Last of Us 1x04 "Please Hold To My Hand" review

    THE LAST OF US 1x04 "PLEASE HOLD TO MY HAND" has a hard act to follow up on with the events of the previous episode being critically acclaimed. I also admit to some degree of regret that we don't...

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Tales of Supervillainy: Cindy's Seven is now available on audiobook!

Hey folks,I'm pleased to say that TALES OF SUPERVILLAINY: CINDY'S SEVEN is now available for purchase on Audible! I've been waiting a long time for this book's release and am extremely happy about it...

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Miskatonic (2021) review

    MISKATONIC by Mark Sable is an indie comic book I stumbled upon by accident. Lovecraft has a somewhat sketchy history with adaptations of his work to comic books with Alan Moore's Providence and a...

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The Color out of Space (2019) review

"It was just a color...but it burns."    I regret making my Beginner's Guide to HP Lovecraft before seeing this movie because it definitely deserves to be mentioned among the "good" adaptations of...

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THE LAST OF US 1x05 "Endure and Survive" review

    THE LAST OF US 1x05 "Endure and Survive" is back into the adventures of Ellie and company. I complained about the changes to the past two episodes, but I'm pleased to say this episode gets back...

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The Brotherhood of the Beast review

    THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE BEAST is another audiobook drama created by the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society. While they’ve been doing many adaptations of Lovecraft’s actual work, they’ve also done a...

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The Last of Us 1×06 “Kin” review

    THE LAST OF US 1×06 “KIN” is another powerful episode of the series as well as a pretty good adaptation of the events of the game. I have a few minor complaints but am overall impressed with the...

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Underwater (2020) review

    UNDERWATER is a 2020 American horror movie starring Kristen Stewart, Jessica Henwick, TJ Miller, and a few other notable stars. It is a disaster movie as much as anything else, starting off with a...

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The Last of Us 1x07 "Left Behind" review

    THE LAST OF US 1x07 "LEFT BEHIND" is the seventh episode of the arguable best video game adaptation to a separate media. We've already got some great ones with CYBERPUNK: EDGERUNNERS and...

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Andrew Doran and the Mountains of Madness by Matthew Davenport review

    I'm a big fan of Matthew Davenport's Cthulhu Mythos novels. I really enjoyed THE TRIAL OF OBED MARSH and thought THE STATEMENT OF ANDREW DORAN was a lot of fun. However, I was interested in where...

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