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• Paul Jessup Reviews Flyaway by Kathleen Jennings (Tor.com)

  By editorialmonster on May 4, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

    Let’s cut to the chase, shall we? The purpose of a review is to give you an inclination on whether or not you’re going to like a book. It’s not just a thumb’s up or thumb’s down, four or… Read More ›

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• Westworld Episode 1, “The All Night Horror Show” by Orrin Grey and “Escaping Dr. Markoff” by Gabriella Santiago

  By ericmbosarge on May 1, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• Queen of None, a novel by Natania Barron, to be released by Vernacular Books in the fall of 2020

  By ericmbosarge on April 27, 2020 • ( 1 )

  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 ›

• Icewind Distancing 3

  By editorialmonster on April 26, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  For days and nights, the group of would-be heroes journeyed through the snow and ice to reach the mouth of the volcanic caves. It was a cold, quiet journey through wind-swept ice and brutal nights. The old mountain pathways were… Read More ›

• Why Can’t We Kill the Dog? Anthropomorphism in Classic Children’s Movies

  By ericmbosarge on April 24, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• Kingdoms Ruled by Entitled Children and Their Imaginary Friends

  By editorialmonster on April 21, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  My son is young enough that I did not need to endure the instant Disney classics of Frozen and Frozen 2. I chose this journey because I seek to understand the most successful commercial property for children in my lifetime…. Read More ›

• Icewind Distancing 2:Forgotten Gods and Ruined Kingdoms Lost to War

  By editorialmonster on April 18, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  The death of Kresselack’s guardians left his tomb exposed. He stood alone in an empty room beside his own sarcophagus. He was dead, of course, but revived into a shadow life of undeath, holding his sword and gazing at us… Read More ›

• The Strange Beauty of Simon Stalenhag’s Tales from the Loop and Amazon’s new series

  By ericmbosarge on April 17, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• Icewind Distancing Part 1

  By editorialmonster on April 15, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  I only play video games when I’m burned out or depressed. I’m not counting Pokemon Go! or computer chess when I say that. Those aren’t the kind of games one plays in a dark room alone for hours. One of… Read More ›

• Guest Review: Paul Jessup reviews the Weird Dream Society’s Anthology in support of RAICES

  By editorialmonster on April 13, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Weird Dream Society: An Anthology in Support of RAICES Edited by Julie C. Day With stories by: Nathan Ballingrud, Carina Bissett, Gregory Norman Bossert, Karen Bovenmyer, Christopher Brown, Emily Cataneo, Julie C. Day, Michael J Deluca, Gemma Files, A.T. Greenblatt,… Read More ›

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