Over the weekend of 6-7 June, organisers of Wales Comic Con have created a cracking two days of events that can be streamed. Brought to you by Mercury Promotions, Wales Comic Con: LIVE! is a new online hosted streaming event that can be watched on Twitch. With over 30 celebrity guests participating in some format,
Month: June 2020
The Vast Of Night has been incredibly well-received. Did you have any idea it would be so successful when you first read the script? I always thought the film was amazing and incredible but as is the case with any independent film, you have no idea if anyone will ever see it. Most films that I’m
Here’s our review of Ramsey Campbell’s creepy horror, The Wise Friend. By Sarah Lines 05-06-20 32 Author: Ramsey Campbell Publisher: Flame Tree Press Released: Out now Price: £20 Ever thought you saw a shadow move out of the corner of your eye when you were alone? Even if you’re not prone to getting spooked, reading
We think we understand the fine line Space Force is trying to tread – a balancing tightrope act between ‘charming workplace comedy’ and ‘current political satire’. Unfortunately it’s not quite witty enough for it to be an effective satire and it’s not really funny enough to be a laugh-out-loud comedy either. However, there are certainly
We review No Signal, the sequel to Jem Tugwell’s Proximity and the latest in the iMe series. By Burt Peterson 04-06-20 1,979 Author: Jem Tugwell Publisher: Serpentine Books Released: Out now Price: £8.99 It has been a year since the events of Jem Tugwell’s first book in the iMe series, Proximity, and for Detective Inspector
Move over Buffy, the housewives are on the case. Here’s our review of Grady Hendrix’s The Southern Book Club’s Guide To Slaying Vampires. By Sarah Lines 03-06-20 147 Author: Grady Hendrix Publisher: Quirk Books Released: Out now Price: £9.99 When you hear “vampire slayer”, you probably think of a certain blonde teenager. But what the
Can you tell us a bit about your upcoming book, The Southern Book Club’s Guide To Slaying Vampires? Growing up, I hated my mum’s book club; I thought they were just a bunch of silly housewives, but when I got to know them as adults I realised I was the idiot. These women had dealt
Image credit: Jamie Ferguson. Netflix has announced that Paul Feig is on board to direct its upcoming fairytale series The School For Good And Evil. Based on the bestselling book by Soman Chainani, the screenplay will be adapted by David Magee (Life of Pi, Mary Poppins Returns, Finding Neverland) and Laura Solon (Office Christmas Party, Let It
To celebrate Buffy The Vampire Slayer being shown on All 4 and E4 a playlist inspired by the show has been created. By Rachael Harper 02-06-20 336 Hit TV show Buffy The Vampire Slayer was known for many things – tackling a variety of big issues many TV shows weren’t embracing at the time, a
Disney has announced that Frozen 2 will be available two weeks ahead of schedule on Friday 3 July on Disney+ in the UK and Ireland. Frozen 2 follows Elsa, together with Anna, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven, on a journey into the unknown (yes we still have that song stuck in our heads too) to discover the
The 21st Arrow FrightFest will not be taking place on its usual August dates but the organisers will be expanding their London Halloween event. By Rachael Harper 02-06-20 3,270 The organisers of the excellent Arrow FrightFest have announced that due to the continuing COVID-19 restrictions on social distancing, its traditional five day event in August has
Buffy is a cult phenomenon – what is it about Buffy that you think audiences have connected with and have stuck with for all these years? James Masters: I think that it has a wonderful central theme which is ‘don’t give up’. Specifically, in Buffy it’s about a teenager going through high school. For Joss
Centring on the idea that if someone is killed in a fit of a rage, the act curses the house it takes place in and leaves anyone who enters it mad, murderous and suicidal (in turn, making their own home a new site of infectious evil), Nicolas Pesce’s The Grudge bends Takashi Shimizu’s mythology to
What the smeg! Here’s our review of Red Dwarf’s first ever feature-length special… By Alasdair Stuart 01-06-20 219 Certificate: 12 Director: Doug Naylor Writer: Rob Grant, Doug Naylor Cast: Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules, Robert Llewellyn, Norman Lovett Running Time: 87 mins Just as Lister starts to really run from his responsibilities as the