Author Archives
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Westworld Episode 1, “The All Night Horror Show” by Orrin Grey and “Escaping Dr. Markoff” by Gabriella Santiago
Since at least December, a new issue of The Dark Magazine arrives every month on my ereader. I’ll admit, I haven’t had much of a stomach for horror since my kids were born, despite my brain being wired to write… Read More ›
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Queen of None, a novel by Natania Barron, to be released by Vernacular Books in the fall of 2020
Vernacular Book is thrilled to announce we have acquired Queen of None, a novel by Natania Barron, to be released in the fall of 2020. Natania is the author of dozens of short stories, a fistful of novellas, and a… Read More ›
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Why Can’t We Kill the Dog? Anthropomorphism in Classic Children’s Movies
Joe’s recent grumpy review about Frozen I & II got me thinking about the stories we tell our children. Those movies, and often their soundtracks, have been on a constant loop in my busy household for sometime. I even reviewed… Read More ›
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The Strange Beauty of Simon Stalenhag’s Tales from the Loop and Amazon’s new series
The opening scenes of Amazon’s new sci-fi series, Tales from the Loop, are subtle, but the images will stick with you. Lampposts shaped like mechanical feet appear ready to stomp on workers filing into an industrial building on a cold… Read More ›
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The Platform directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
“This isn’t a good place for someone who likes books,” Gorent, the main character of the movie The Platform, directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, is told over and over after waking up in a uniquely structured prison that allows two prisoners… Read More ›
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The Way of the Laser Pre-order
Vernacular Books is proud to announce The Way of the Laser is now available for pre-order! Featuring 18 stories of futuristic fiction from Julie C. Day, Patrice Sarath, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, Paul Jessup, Natania Barron, Jennifer Brozek, Katie Cord, Jamie… Read More ›
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Performative Empathy: Ari Aster’s Midsommar
In Ari Aster’s nightmarish Midsommar, a group of graduate students travel to a remote Swedish community to study its unique religious beliefs. Eager to escape the tragedy of her parent’s murder/suicide perpetrated by her sister, Dani (Florence Pugh) asks her… Read More ›
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Interview: Barb Goffman, editor of Crime Travel
by Alison McMahan Barb Goffman is the powerhouse editor behind Crime Travel (Wildside Press, December 2019), an anthology of fifteen mystery stories that all involve traveling back and forth through time. Goffman is a former newspaper reporter, a veteran editor of the Chesapeake… Read More ›
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Archetypes and Prophecy in The Burning White by Brent Weeks
Apparently, I love Brent Weeks. I don’t remember preordering The Burning White, but when it appeared in my eReader, I pushed aside any review copies I had lying around and started to escape. The final book in The lightbringer Series,… Read More ›
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Breaking: Ad Astra Exec Confirms Brad Pitt Cast as The Vampire Louis to Traverse Space
By Emilia Barrett Speaking on condition of anonymity at a three martini breakfast, a former casting exec recalled the events leading to the studio’s pursuit of Brad Pitt for the role. “It had such a boring inner monologue of a… Read More ›