A more astute cliché has never been uttered: The road to hell is paved with good intentions. It is as true in blogging as it is in the real...

Another older review. I posted it about a year ago, but Leisure has just released Death Ground in a new edition. It should either be on bo...

I found an old science fiction anthology at a thrift store a few weeks ago. It is titled Infinity One and it advertises itself as “a magazi...

This is a post that went live in October 2007. It is far from a complete list, but I still really like the novels and authors I chose to inc...

The name Edmond Hamilton is legendary in the science fiction genre. He originated, or at least popularized, the space opera style story, and...

Elmore Leonard recently turned 84. 84! This guy has been around for a long time. He started out writing westerns and really made his mark--a...

I don’t read many graphic novels. I enjoy the occasional Spider Man , and the odd post-apocalyptic series— The Walking Dead , although the d...

The summer was a dismal movie season this year—mostly duds with a few “it was okay” movies. But the autumn has been a little better so far. ...

It has been too long since I have posted an original review, but here, finally, today, I have one. The story is older—published in 1963—and ...

This is an interesting short film directed by Mark Steensland and written by Rick Hautala. It is credited to an idea from Stephen King. The ...

I made an interesting discovery last night while I was cruising the Internet. Daniel Keyes—the guy who wrote the classic science fiction sto...

I just finished one of the busiest weeks of my life. The good news: it was very productive and even better, it is over. The bad news: I negl...

I meant to have a post about Donald Hamilton and Westerns today, but it didn't quite happen. It will appear next week right here, but un...

I received an email from Bob Randisi over the weekend with news about the upcoming Shamus Award Banquet... We're getting the same two qu...

John Farris is best known for his work in the horror genre— The Fury, All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes By, Son of the Endless Night , etc.—...

1967. Point Blank . A film based on The Hunter --a Parker novel--published as by Richard Stark. 1968. The Split . This is another Parker fil...

I have a love-hate relationship with the work of Brian Keene. A few of his novels have absolutely captured me— Terminal —and a few others ha...

A quick post to let everyone know that Gravetapping is going to slow down a little over the next few weeks. It's not going to stop, but ...

A note up front. I wrote this piece, read it, and then debated for some time about actually posting it. As you can see I decided to go with ...

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