Dan Simmons: 1948-2026
There was no more talented or dependable modern writer than the recently deceased Dan Simmons
DARKENING ISLAND
A long out-of-print SF novel that’s attained newfound popularity in the 2020s. Why? Its premise, involving a future England overtaken by foreign refugees, now has a resonance it didn’t possess back in 1972
XTRO
A rare example of a film that justifies the oft-abused Ed Wood comparison
ATTACK THE BLOCK
The primary intent of this no-budgeter was evidently to jumpstart a Hollywood career for its debuting writer-director, yet the film can be enjoyed by viewers who aren’t studio executives or talent agents
THE DOLL WHO ATE HIS MOTHER
The first novel by Ramsey Campbell, and a mixed bag
TV Flashback: A GHOST STORY FOR CHRISTMAS
The Christmas ghost story is a British tradition that found its ideal screen capture in the BBC’s A GHOST STORY FOR CHRISTMAS
RAWHEAD REX
Not a good movie, although it is a fun one
LIVING IN FEAR: A HISTORY OF HORROR IN THE MASS MEDIA
Just what the title says
GHOSTWATCH
Purportedly the most controversial telefilm ever broadcast by the BBC, a mock documentary about ghosts that aired on Halloween night, 1992
DEMONS BY DAYLIGHT
This collection was the fabled second book by the great Ramsey Campbell and is widely considered a landmark in scare fiction