Monthly Archives: October 2018

SF: Some Dark Holler by Luke Bauserman

Posted on October 31, 2018 by H.P.

Originally posted on Hillbilly Highways:
For Halloween I’m returning to the motif of selling your soul. Bauserman pitched an advanced copy of Some Dark Holler to me because I reviewed a collection of Manly Wade Wellman’s Silver John stories.  I…

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Throwback SF Thursday (early): Dracula (1931 Movie Version)

Posted on October 30, 2018 by H.P.

I didn’t like the 1931 movie version of Dracula nearly as much as I did the 1931 movie version of Frankenstein.  Perhaps it is because, while I do have distinct memory of watching the 1931 Frankenstein as a kid (long … Continue reading →

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Throwback SF Thursday: Dracula by Bram Stoker

Posted on October 25, 2018 by H.P.

This was my second time reading Dracula.  The book benefits from the reread: I threw out my original review and started from scratch.  A few points still niggle at me, but the structure benefits from hindsight.  Stoker isn’t good at … Continue reading →

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Daredevil Season 3 is the Best Netflix MCU Season Yet (non-spoiler review)

Posted on October 23, 2018 by H.P.

Season 3 of Daredevil isn’t just the best season of Daredevil—it is the best Netflix MCU season period.  Which makes sense, I suppose, since season 1 of Daredevil was previously the best Netflix MCU season.  What is more remarkable is … Continue reading →

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Short Review Roundup – Netflix MCU Edition

Posted on October 16, 2018 by H.P.

I am a little behind on my Netflix MCU shows, but I might actually be caught up by the time Daredevil season three drops on Friday.  Not that any of that is an exciting prospect.  The Netflix MCU shows have … Continue reading →

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Throwback SF Thursday: Mortu and Kyrus in the White City by Schuyler Hernstrom

Posted on October 11, 2018 by H.P.

“You may talk of cities and justice all you wish.  Tonight, the pagan wins.  My anger will be sated and these wicked people brought to ruin.” Mortu and Kyrus in the White City is a new novella out from Cirsova … Continue reading →

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Short Review Roundup – Movie Edition, part 4

Posted on October 9, 2018 by H.P.

It has been awhile since I’ve done one of these.  So long, in fact, that I am pretty sure I watched all of these movies before no-angel was born, and she is six months old now.  But I haven’t been … Continue reading →

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Throwback SF Thursday: The Right Hand of Doom, Red Shadows, Rattle of Bones (Solomon Kane)

Posted on October 4, 2018 by H.P.

I finally settled on a Hallowread for this October.  I will be rereading and posting on Dracula.  I will probably also do a post on the 1931 movie.  But I don’t plan on doing as many posts as I did … Continue reading →

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September 2018 Month-in-Review

Posted on October 3, 2018 by H.P.

September was a hectic month with the start of the new semester.  I actually did okay reading, as I finished six books.  But I also started seven and acquired seven.  And I have been in kind of a weird reading … Continue reading →

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Amazon Gives The Wheel of Time the Greenlight!

Posted on October 2, 2018 by H.P.

That Amazon has had a TV adaptation of The Wheel of Time in the works has been the worst kept secret in SF over the past several weeks.  The showrunner, Rafe Judkins, has been working on scripts and teasing various … Continue reading →

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