The following review contains spoilers for Netflix’s Castlevania season 1. Coming in at the length of a short movie, Netflix’s Castlevania, is being hailed by many as bringing in a new age of video game adaptations, and for me, the only downside is that there just wasn’t enough of it. With only […]
“Dracula vs. Hitler” Satisfies as Both Horror and War Story
Author: Patrick Sheane Duncan Release Date: October 25, 2016 Publisher: Inkshares Genre(s): Horror, War Drama Review Spoilers: Minor Inkshares | Goodreads | Amazon This book caught me off-guard. I was expecting something more akin to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies rather than a legitimate war story that just happens to include Dracula. It is written in a similar format to Dracula […]
"Dracula Untold" is Expectably Cheesy, But Still Enjoyable
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2aWqecTTuE] Dracula Untold Release Date: October 10, 2014 Cast: Luke Evans, Sarah Gadon, Dominic Cooper, Art Parkinson, Charles Dance Director: Gary Shore Studio: Legendary Pictures, Relativity Media, Michael De Luca Productions Distributor: Universal Pictures Genre(s): Dark Fantasy, Action, Horror Based On: Bram Stoker’s Dracula Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Medium IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia Oh Dracula. Bram Stoker’s Dracula is perhaps the […]
Vampires Conquer America Pop Culture in Kim Newman's Johnny Alucard
Johnny Alucard (Anno Dracula #4) Author: Kim Newman Release Date: September 17, 2013 Publisher: Titan Books Source: Titan Books Genre(s): Urban Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Alternate History Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon I have never read any of the other Anno Dracula books. I think I need to say that upfront in case some fans of […]
Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urPngkJbRQ8&feature=youtu.be] Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl Author: David Barnett Release Date: September 10, 2013 Publisher: Tor Books Source: NetGalley DRC Genre(s): Steampunk, Fantasy, Mythology, New Adult Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon I have been reading and reviewing a lot of indie steampunk stories lately in our Indie eBook Roundups and with Gideon Smith and […]
FOX and NBC Fall 2013 Pilot Trailers (and possible cancellations)!
I am way too excited about the fall. I love new shows, so I’m going to be adding some of these new ones to my Fall repertoire. Sam already posted some of them on our facebook, but I just wanted to post them here, and get some actual freaking out […]
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