INK
Viewing this film in the company of a paying audience was like being transported back in time to the late 90s/early 00s, when sci fi-tinged freak-outs like DARK CITY, PI, DONNIE DARKO and THE MATRIX were far more prevalent
2010: Bedlam in Print
2010? It was a mediocre year for movies but for books it was a little better
THE THING
A novelization of John Carpenter’s 1982 classic THE THING by the prolific Alan Dean Foster (who also novelized DARK STAR, ALIEN and—pseudonymously—STAR WARS)
THE SOUND OF HIS HORN
Quite simply one of the most vivid and powerful tales of horrific suspense ever written
THE SPACE VAMPIRES
This interesting sci fi-tinged take on vampirism was made into the crappy movie LIFEFORCE. Don’t let that put you off, though, as the book is a careful and methodical intellectual thriller—though maybe a bit too methodical
HOWARD THE DUCK: The Greatest Movie Ever Made?
A confession: I love HOWARD THE DUCK
Japanese Cyber-Horror
Japanese Cyberpunk: for those familiar with the films of Shinya Tsukamoto and Shozin Fukui, those words have a very particular connotation, promising an unflinching exploration of the darkest extremes of technology and madness
Four Essential Books by Michael Blumlein
Michael Blumlein, a San Francisco-based doctor, is one of the most distinctive horror/sci fi writers on the scene, as evinced by three absolutely stunning novels and an equally dazzling short story collection
R.I.P. Michael Crichton
Here’s an author with whom I’ve had my differences over the years: the brilliant but erratic Michael Crichton, who on November 4, 2008 passed away at age 66
The Twisted Fiction of David J. Skal
I know David J. Skal best as a writer of dark fiction, and one of the most distinctive such authors on the scene