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The Electric - An interview with writer and filmmaker Andrew David Barker — To The Last Word
Andrew David Barker was born in Derby, England, in 1975. The Electric was his first novel, originally published in a limited edition hardback edition of 150 copies from Boo Books and then a later paperback, and now reissued in a 10th anniversary edition featuring an all-new introduction by screenwriter Stephen Volk (Ghostwatch) and a new afterword by the author.
The Coming Death of Commercial Costume Design
I think the last time I was personally involved in costuming of any kind was sometime around 1968, when I covered several cardboard boxes with aluminum foil and walked the neighborhood during Halloween as a “robot”. Oh, no, that’s not true. I also did Halloween as Frank-n-Further from The Rocky Horror Picture Show when I was in college.
Reseña de Libro: Crónicas de Wallmérica de Jorge Chipuli
Crónicas de Wallmerica ISBN-13: 9798793588010 Independently published Fecha de publicación: 01/13/2022 Páginas: 180 Para comprarlo: Kindle. En papel En un futuro distópico, en donde el presidente de los Estados Unidos es reemplazado por un cómico, se ha constrruido el famoso muro que separa el norte del sur. Sin embargo este muro es lo suficientemente grande como para albergar a una ciudad: Wallmerica, o una América de segunda categoría.
LLUEVEN ESTRELLAS de Ana Triveño Gutierrez
Ana Triveño Gutiérrez lanzó su última novela titulada “Llueven estrellas”. Con esta novela la autora cierra un ciclo de novelas dirigidas al público juvenil. En “Llueven estrellas” se reunen personajes de novelas anteriores, y configuran una trama singular que atraerá al lector seguidor de las historias de Triveño, o también será de interés para el lector que lee por primera vez la novela. Apolo es el personaje principal, quien resulta ser el héroe, el salvador y el protector.
TIME MACHINE 7/17/22
So the excellent actor Peter Capaldi is to play the 12th incarnation of the Doctor. Perhaps with the 50th anniversary of the programme approaching Steven Moffat just couldn’t resist casting another middle-aged Scotsman as his alter ego. And at the very least, the regularly floated and supremely absurd idea of a female Doctor has been […]
TIME MACHINE: 5/29/22
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Classic Science Fiction Theater: Republic's Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe Serial
Republic features had a rocket suit costume and by-god they were going to use it! The costumed, as well as some footage, was used in multiple “rocket man” series and made-from-serials movies released in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The serials included: King of the Rocketmen 1949. Later made into Lost Planet Airmen Radar Men From the Moon 1952. Later made into Retik the Moon Menace Zombies of the Stratosphere 1952.
CLUBHOUSE: Review: Lackington's Magazine #24
Graeme reviews another issue of Lackington’s, the magazine publishing prose poetry, a different shade of purple OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. LACKINGTON’S magazine – issue #24, Fall 2021. Publisher: Lackington Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Editor: Ranylt Richildis Cover Art: Sharon J. Gochenour Interior Art: Mario Musa, P. Emerson Williams, Carrion House A.K.A. Luke Spooner, Kat Weaver, Michelle Modestino, Richard Wagner, and Hanna Seakins.
SF Film: Ikarus | Dust
SF Film: Ikarus | Dust After her brother is fatally wounded, a naïve but ambitious scavenger, must learn to shoot down a futuristic military drone while avoiding a vicious group of hunters This content originally appeared on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz3sAHFcNCQ
James Webb Space Telescope Successfully Launches
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the second generation Hubble, a telescope that will allow astronomers to image the atmospheres of exoplanets and peer back into time to just seconds after the Big Bang, has successfully launched from the ESA facility in French Guiana. In an odd example of serendipity, the launch was called by a bald Range Operations manager named Jean Luc….
Short SF Film - Skip | Dust
Short SF Film – Skip | Dust Tonight, Paul pops the question to Amanda. Everything is perfect; then suddenly – chaos. Now the couple find themselves stuck between two worlds. Desperate to be free, they try everything they can to escape… Will they succeed? This content originally appeared on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZRfhyS-33c
Noticias Literatura 21-7
Three novels are the finalists for the Minotaura Prize” Courage (Science Fiction) by Tergomano, Colder Than War (Science Fiction) by Martín Rey and Karón Project (Science Fiction) by K.D. 756 Novelas finalistas del Premio Minotauro Tres novelas de Ciencia Ficción, finalistas del XVI Premio Minotauro Se han anunciado cuáles son las novelas finalistas del XVI Premio Minotauro Coraje (Ciencia Ficción). Pseudónimo Tergomano.
Amazing News Addendum: Zero Point Comic Kickstarter
Amazing News Addendum: Zero Point Comic Kickstarter Amazing Stories artist launches comic Kickstarter One of our artists has posted a video of his inking an illustration, which is very cool. Check it out here Check out George Todorovski’s Youtube channel He’d probably appreciate it if you check out his Kickstarter as well
Una nueva apuesta en la ciencia ficción ecuatoriana: “Voces del firmamento” de Cedeño Menéndez | Iván Rodrigo Mendizábal
El ecuatoriano Richard Cedeño Menéndez explora la ciencia ficción con una nueva obra Voces del firmamento, que además tiene un subtítulo: El resurgimiento de las ánimas probablemente anunciando que su novela podría ser el inicio de una saga.
JUPITER’S LEGACY (Netflix) REVIEW (1st 4 Eps... minor spoilers)
Figure 1 Cover, Jupiter’s Legacy; The Utopian (Left), Lady Liberty (Right) Until I read something on teh interwebz, I wasn’t aware of Mark Millar’s (and Frank Quitely’s) Jupiter’s Legacy graphic novel/comic book /bande dessinée series (pick your adjective), or its Netflix TV adaptation. From the description I read, it sounded somewhat similar to Amazon’s series The Boys (2019), based on a comic/etc. by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson.
Sci-Fi Short Film: "How Is This The World"
Just in case you’ve missed out on all the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary happenings….
Anime roundup 4/15/2021: Buffer Overflow
Joran: The Princess of Snow and Blood and Mars Red premieres – In the fantastical and stylish 1920s and 1930s, a rapidly modernizing Japan is stalked by monsters. In Joran they are “changelings”, people taking on animal attributes, and in Mars Red they are vampires. In both cases, there are organizations trying to co-opt the monsters to their own side. Both these shows are trying very hard to be Art.
Review: The Teardrop Method, by Simon Avery - Amazing Stories
Simon Avery’s The Teardrop Method is the fourth novella published by the Third Alternative Press, publishers of Interzone and Black Static. In fact, the book concludes with a bonus story, ‘Going Back to the World’, which originally appeared in Black Static #44. The novella, which is just over 100 pages long, and the short story, just over 40, are linked by the character of music journalist Dave Cook.
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