Showing posts with label Reviews. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reviews. Show all posts
Thursday, November 21, 2024

Immaculate Scoundrels by John Fultz, a review

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An immaculate cover. When it appears in sword-and-sorcery anthologies, John Fultz is a name that I look forward to reading. Why? His “Chivan...
Monday, November 11, 2024

A review of Iron Maiden, Nov. 9 2024, Prudential Center, Newark New Jersey

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Me, Scott, and $22 beer. Last week I was hanging out with some younger colleagues at a work retreat, and a few expressed amazement to learn ...
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Saturday, October 19, 2024

Stephen King's The Shining, book and film

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I’m a big fan of The Shining , book and film. Both work really well, for slightly different reasons. My grandfather owned this edition. I en...
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Friday, September 20, 2024

Neither Beg Nor Yield, a review

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This book can have none more attitude . Neither Beg Nor Yield is an ass-kicking sword-and-sorcery anthology that you should read. This thin...
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Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Weird Tales of Modernity: Elevating the artistry of the Weird Tales Three

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Pulp and other forms of genre fiction have become not just an accepted form of entertainment, but an acknowledged outlet for meaningful arti...
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Sunday, August 18, 2024

Hither Came Conan; A Review

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Also a winner of The Valusian Award from the Robert E. Howard Foundation. Robert E. Howard Days was wonderful for many reasons , but among t...
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Monday, August 5, 2024

A review of Metallica, August 2nd 2024, Gillette Stadium

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Nosebleed seats but what a view! Metallica isn’t the best heavy metal band on the planet (that would be Iron Maiden or Judas Priest, take yo...
Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Treasure Island and the powerful call to adventure

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It’s been a busy last month or so. Mostly in a good way, with some PTO combined with some busy times at work. But that means my writing has ...
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Thursday, June 20, 2024

Tain by Gregory Frost (1986), a review

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Welcome to the field, ripe fruits. What is the meaning of the stones?  Why do they stand alone? Put down your roots and grow here, Wither an...
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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Silk Road Centurion by Scott Forbes Crawford, a review

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I am not a historian of ancient Chinese history nor the legendary Silk Road that served as crucial trade route, but author Scott Forbes Craw...
Monday, April 22, 2024

A review of Judas Priest, April 19 Newark NJ

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Scott (of Scott's Thoughts) and I waiting for the metal madness. I love heavy metal culture, unapologetically. These days it’s not quite...
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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Of internet induced “Panic Attack” and Judas Priest’s Invincible Shield

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False metal cowers before this shield. Even as I’m feeling dragged down by the state of “reality” such as we know it, I’m buoyed, once again...
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Saturday, March 9, 2024

The Savage Sword of Conan no. 1, Titan Comics: A review

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I haven’t bought a new comic book in 33 years, when I purchased the April 1991 Savage Sword of Conan as a high school senior. The venerable ...
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Saturday, February 3, 2024

The Shadow of Vengeance by Scott Oden, a review

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Some would say there is no good Conan pastiche*, that the only stories of the Cimmerian worth reading are the 21 originals by Robert E. Howa...
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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Death Dealer 3: Semi-enjoyable (?) train-wreck

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I’m back at it again, with a long-awaited review of Death Dealer 3: Tooth and Claw . Check out my reviews of book 1 and book 2 of this fou...
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