6 November 2012
Call no: 800
Genre: historical fiction, horror
Setting: 1880s, Britain - Victorian, London
8 Stars
4 Comments
The last of my RIP reads, and my All Hallows Swap book. What if Van Helsing had lost? What if Dracula had won that battle, married Queen Victoria, and taken power? What would Victorian England make of vampires coming out … Continue reading
22 October 2012
Call no: 800
Genre: horror, short story
7 Stars
2 Comments
One of my RIP reads Short story published in Apex Magazine Issue 41 Zombies are everywhere lately. This short story does something a little different with the idea though, it tells the story from the point of view of the … Continue reading
20 October 2012
Cast: Hanna Stanbridge, James Nesbitt, Karen Gillan, Katie Dickie, Niall Bruton
Script: Colm McCarthy, Tom K. McCarthy
Genre: horror, sff
Setting: 2010s, Scotland
6 Stars
3 Comments
Part of my RIP Peril Onscreen Fergal and his mother are on the run. They arrive in a rundown block of flats, clearly hiding out. Mary wants to keep her son safe, but he is a teenager, and trying to … Continue reading
One of my RIP reads For years now Jackson Oz has been tracking animal attacks on people. It started out as a joke, but as the data kept coming in he began to think it was more than that. He … Continue reading
Read for this year’s RIP event. Part of The Estella Society’s readalong, although a much delayed addition. The story opens with a happy scene at Hundreds Hall, our narrator is remembering how grand the house was. How impressive it was … Continue reading
1 September 2012
Call no: 800
Genre: horror, sff
Setting: 1890s, C19th, England, spring, village
7 Stars
13 Comments
Another coursera course book, and another that fits with my reading for this years RIP project & for the 2012 Sci-Fi Challenge. One wintry day in a small, quiet English village, a stranger appears. He takes a room at the … Continue reading
Just as with Dracula most of us are familiar with the story of Frankenstein and his creation, even if popular culture often refers to the monster by that name. It probably suffers a little because so many of us think … Continue reading
5 July 2012
Cast: Alec Newman, Ed Speleers, Garry Sweeney, Kate Magowen, Melissa George
Script: Julian Gilbey, Will Gilbey
Genre: horror
Setting: Scotland
7 Stars
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A group of five friends are holidaying in the Scottish Highlands, mountaineering and hiking and getting away from it all, when they discover a girl hidden in the woods. She is Croatian or Serbian, or possibly Russian. They aren’t sure, … Continue reading
14 April 2012
Cast: Amy Acker, Anna Hutchison, Bradley Whitford, Chris Hemsworth, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Kristen Connolly, Richard Jenkins
Script: Drew Goddard, Joss Whedon
Genre: horror, sff
Setting: the woods
8 Stars
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This is a film that it is best you go see knowing nothing about it. Simply trust in Joss and all will be well, I’m sure you’ll agree. If, however you do not have faith you may want a little … Continue reading
20 February 2012
Call no: 741
Genre: graphic novel, horror, sff
Setting: Florida
7 Stars
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My boyfriend is a monster #1. Illustrated by Janina Garrissen. In St. Petersberg High School, Florida Dicey Bell is looking for Jack Chen. He doesn’t know it but he is her Babby Daddy! For that egg project some schools do … Continue reading
