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- Jim Jarmusch Via Germany, Part 2 published 2018-04-18 by Arthur B Continuing the journey through Jarmusch's back catalogue, featuring a Ghost Dog, a Crazy Horse, and a lot of caffeine and nicotine.
- Funny, Complex, Imbalanced. discussed 2018-04-16 11:39:52 - first published 2017-12-15 by Sören Heim Sören reads The Simoqin Prophecies by Samit Basu. He finds it a balancing act between (not quite) pratchettesque fun, deconstructionist fantasy and jabs at PCRPGs. Sometimes it feels like a crossover between The Elder Scrolls and Monkey Island, but it has its great moments, too.
- Jim Jarmusch Via Germany, Part 1 published 2018-04-08 by Arthur B An overview of the movies of Jim Jarmusch, as enjoyed via a nicely complete German boxed set.
- Dreddfully Violent, Wonderfully Fun published 2018-03-18 by Arthur B 2012's Dredd might at last have some form of followup coming via Netflix.
- Kickstopper: Turning the Lights Out On Those Who Most Need Them discussed 2018-01-19 22:02:04 - first published 2017-11-26 by Arthur B The Cthulhu Dark RPG has its heart in the right place, but unintentionally ends up tripping over its own conflicting aims.
- Cakes on a Train discussed 2018-01-18 20:00:36 - first published 2018-01-09 by Sonia Mitchell Kenneth Brannagh travels in style on the Orient Express.
- The Greatest Empire That (maybe) Never Was a Novel discussed 2018-01-06 13:24:12 - first published 2017-12-26 by Sören Heim Sören has dug up another gem of fantastic literature. Kalpa Imperial - The Greatest Empire That Never Was by Argentinian author Angélica Gorodischer is an ambitious piece. But what exactly is it?
- Ferretnibble 3 - Two Different Frontiers, One Class, and Four Text Adventures discussed 2018-01-01 20:36:16 - first published 2017-08-01 by Robinson L Robinson and Arthur offer reviews of two short stories, a Doctor Who spinoff series, and a grab-bag of interactive fiction pieces.
- The Sequel of Shannara discussed 2018-01-01 20:00:24 - first published 2016-06-13 by Arthur B The Elfstones of Shannara finds Terry Brooks continuing to fill a very specific niche in Arthur's driving routine.
- Dissecting Lovecraft Part 3: You Never Forget Your First Dunsany discussed 2017-12-24 22:38:34 - first published 2016-10-02 by Arthur B Lovecraft's late-1910s run of short fiction saw his style and tastes evolving rapidly.
- Gradual Evolution, Not Rapid Mutation discussed 2017-12-18 04:00:08 - first published 2016-01-12 by Arthur B With Fallout 4 Bethesda don't make any big risks, but they do refine their process markedly.
- The Inner Sadness of a Nazi Murder Machine discussed 2017-12-15 20:30:03 - first published 2014-12-21 by Alasdair Czyrnyj Wolfenstein: The New Order does things you wouldn't expect a Wolfenstein game to do, and is all the richer for it.
- Shadow of WTF discussed 2017-12-15 20:00:21 - first published 2017-11-08 by Arthur B Middle Earth: Shadow of War is essentially Fanfic: the Videogame.
- Wings of Love(craft) discussed 2017-12-08 14:24:04 - first published 2015-01-10 by Shim In which Shim enjoys about half an anthology, quibbles terminology, is predictably mean about stuff that appears suspiciously literary, and makes no song references whatsoever.
- Fresher Than You Think discussed 2017-12-04 00:49:18 - first published 2014-12-08 by Arthur B For a story dating from the 1940s, Darker Than You Think has held up surprisingly well.
- Clotheslining the 1% discussed 2017-11-16 00:02:15 - first published 2017-10-30 by Arthur B They Live is more relevant than ever.
- Cat Scratch Slayer discussed 2017-11-16 00:00:36 - first published 2017-10-25 by Arthur B The most Scottish giallo of all!
- Freddy Kreuger's Forgotten Elder Brother published 2017-11-11 by Arthur B The Slayer did the whole "dream-based" slasher movie thing years before Nightmare On Elm Street made a franchise out of it.
- Walking Out of the Interview (With the Vampire) discussed 2017-11-10 08:38:56 - first published 2017-10-19 by Arthur B The Anne Rice classic becomes increasingly awkward to revisit as time goes by.
- Marsh's Beetle Gets Bogged Down published 2017-11-10 by Arthur B What do scarabs do when not rolling poop? According to Richard Marsh, they bother politicians.
- Substandard discussed 2017-10-31 22:30:14 - first published 2017-10-21 by Arthur B A vampire cuts some of his own fingers off so that they turn into little imps. He needn't have bothered.
- Lumley Makes a Psychomess of It discussed 2017-10-31 22:00:52 - first published 2017-10-07 by Arthur B Brian Lumley's first major non-Cthulhu Mythos novel is a bit of a disaster.
- Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos and Its Imitators, Part 6 discussed 2017-10-31 20:36:15 - first published 2017-10-12 by Arthur B Though not overtly billed as such, Robert M. Price's Acolytes of Cthulhu collection is basically "Tales of the Lovecraft Mythos/The New Lovecraft Circle Take Two".
- I, Whedon discussed 2017-10-31 20:30:14 - first published 2009-02-23 by Dan H Dan on Joss Whedon, Nice Guy Syndrome, and the Man!Feminist