‘That is Not Dead Which Can Eternal Lie…’ The Call of Cthulhu (2005)
Nov26

‘That is Not Dead Which Can Eternal Lie…’ The Call of Cthulhu (2005)

‘That is Not Dead Which Can Eternal Lie…’ The Call of Cthulhu (2005)   In his house at R’lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming.                                                               —Necronomicon.   I should really have had a review of this masterpiece from the H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society posted months ago.  Months and months ago.  In fact this 47-minute, priceless diamond of a film should have been...

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One Line and You’re Hooked:  J G Ballard and Cocaine Nights
Nov11

One Line and You’re Hooked: J G Ballard and Cocaine Nights

One Line and You’re Hooked: J G Ballard and Cocaine Nights     Admirers of the late English writer James Grahame Ballard (1930-2009) would have you believe that he was not as other men.  I’m one of them; and I would certainly be of the opinion that he wasn’t—like other men, that is.  For many years I would have regarded Ballard as my favourite living writer.  It was with a real lump in my throat that I read his final book,...

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Area 51:  An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base
Nov11

Area 51: An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base

Area 51: An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base     First of all, I had better get this off my chest, although if you read this blog on any regular basis you already know that I’ve had a life-long love affair with all things science-fiction.  Fair enough? And I love conspiracy theories. Love them.  Show me a good conspiracy theory and I’m a happy little person.   On top of that I can’t get enough of...

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Apologies to Gaiman Fans:  The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Nov11

Apologies to Gaiman Fans: The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Apologies to Gaiman Fans: The Ocean at the End of the Lane     I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this new Neil Gaiman novel when it came out some months back.  Not because I had been enamoured with the previous book of his that I had attempted, but rather because I hadn’t been.  You see, I thought the fault was mine; and the odd thing is that I still do. Gaiman is the talented writer who gave us 75 issues of the comic book The...

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Shelbourne Hotel Memories by Way of a… Scenic Route (2013)
Nov11

Shelbourne Hotel Memories by Way of a… Scenic Route (2013)

Shelbourne Hotel Memories by Way of a… Scenic Route (2013)     “The Horseshoe Bar is where women with a past go to meet men with no future…”                                                                                                 —-Dublin Wisdom c. ‘90s.   Two long-time friends, thirty-somethings who have grown apart due to the usual demands that Life makes on us, decide to take a road trip to see if they...

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