Shadow Kingdoms The Weird Tales of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1
Shadow Kingdoms The Weird Tales of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1. Edited by Paul Herman Introduction by Mark Finn Appearing exactly a decade ago, this was the opening salvo in what was to become the ten-volume definitive collection of every tale of the supernatural that the great writer Robert E. Howard (1906 – 1936) had published in both his lifetime and for several years afterwards. During a trip to London’s forever-mourned...
Mysteries of Time and Spirit The Letters of H. P. Lovecraft and Donald Wandrei
Mysteries of Time and Spirit The Letters of H. P. Lovecraft and Donald Wandrei Edited by S. T. Joshi and David E. Schultz Lovecraft Letters Volume 1 Night Shade Books Anyone who only knows Howard Phillips Lovecraft through his short stories and two novellas must be almost overwhelmed when they try to comprehend the sheer scale of his correspondence. Shortly after the appearance of the volume at hand, S. T. Joshi wrote in his...
Secrets, Lies & Whore-like Tendencies: The Skeleton Twins
Secrets, Lies & Whore-like Tendencies: The Skeleton Twins (2014) O God, were there two more insufferable cinematic characters this year than those in director Craig Johnson’s The Skeleton Twins? Not for me there weren’t; and yet this seems to put me in a minority. *Gasp!* That’s new! Still, I’m astonished at how many people like this film. Basically, it’s about a twin brother and sister combo who, despite not having spoken to...
Hating Knightfall — and a New Year’s Resolution
Hating Knightfall — and a New Year’s Resolution Yes, it’s that time of the year for making resolutions that we will in all likelihood not be keeping. This year I’m not even going to bother with the usual – they’ll all be ditched by roughly January the 2nd in any case –so instead I’ll go with one that at least stands a bit of a chance. I’m going to make an effort to start keeping up with what is happening in the comic-book...
Canadian Misery: Tusk (2014)
Canadian Misery: Tusk (2014) As unlikely stories went, I thought that I had done my duty by not only hearing about Baby Jesus for the thousandth time but also in sitting down to the movie Horns just a few days ago. However, whilst I could – given time and inclination – have made a case for that strange movie, I have no intention of doing the same for writer/director Kevin Smith’s Tusk. As the young ‘uns would say, it is what it...
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