NIGHT OF DELUSIONS
A 1970s era Philip K. Dick wannabe, and one of the better examples
DEUS IRAE
In science fiction terms this book marked a true dream collaboration, it being the first and only novel by Philip K. Dick and Roger Zelazny
DANGEROUS VISIONS AND NEW WORLDS: RADICAL SCIENCE FICTION, 1950-1985
If you’re a fan of literary science fiction this book is absolutely essential reading
THE SHADOW
A veritable master class in psycho-horror that holds up beautifully
THE MATRIX
Yes, children: 1999’s THE MATRIX was once the coolest thing around
1992: The Year in Bedlam
For me the cinema of 1992 will always be shadowed by one all-encompassing real-life event: the rioting that took place on April 29 to May 4 in Los Angeles
THE ORCHID CAGE
A novel that reads like a Philip K. Dick potboiler with a hard science overlay
A MAZE OF DEATH
If any of the late Philip K. Dick’s novels can be classified as horror-related, A MAZE OF DEATH can. It’s not one of his better works but is worth a look, as virtually anything by PKD is superior to most everything else on the bookshelves.
On the “Late” Jerome Boivin
Continuing with my takes on cinematic underachievers, we come to France’s Jerome Boivin.
2008: Bedlam in Print
Here it is: my third annual look back at the year’s literary output