Be it togas and neck-stabbings, or bodices and tight breeches, we seem to have rather a fondness for costume dramas and costume dramas here at Ferretbrain.
- That Clown, That Dreadful Assclown by Arthur B Charles B. Pierce's mucking about ruins what might have been an interesting movie.
- Declare, If Thou Hast Understanding by Arthur B Tim Powers ventures into the Cold War, ankh held aloft.
- Beasts in Crinoline by Shim Or, how Kim Newman sold the same story twice.
- An Influential Delusion by Arthur B Being a capsule review of Mike Jay's The Influencing Machine.
- Erecting the Gnomon by Arthur B In which middle-aged submissive men and dominant teenage girls swash buckles.
- We're Gonna Have a Pirate Party Tonight (Well Alright!) by Arthur B Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag lets you have fun playing a pirate and murderer but doesn't ask you to condone him.
- Kickstopper: Holy Crap Ferretbrain, This Book Is Already Awesome by Arthur B Ryan North's To Be Or Not To Be Kickstarter project is assessed.
- Forgotten Futures by Alasdair Czyrnyj Brian Stableford sheds some light on a neglected chapter in science fiction history.
- The History of the Von Beks by Arthur B Reviewing the major works surrounding a surname Michael Moorcock would become obsessed with.
- The King of the Frauds by Arthur B Colonel Pyat is a bigger shithead than you'd have ever guessed from his cameos in Michael Moorcock's other work.
- Kindlegold: Psychic Evangelists and Giant Helmets by Arthur B A review of a Da Vinci Code knockoff and the big literary craze of 1764.
- The Tudor Agent (or Some Quire In the Night) by Arthur B Gloriana presents a fabulous world, a fantastic supporting cast, and a toxic story.
- Kindlefluff: Mixing Up History and Slicing Up Dicks by Arthur B A review of Phil Rickman's The Bones of Avalon and Aric Davis' A Good and Useful Hurt - or at least as much of them as this reviewer could take.
- Never Forget. Forget It All. by Alasdair Czyrnyj The Dog King is...well, it's complicated.
- Where Eagles Dare by Sonia Mitchell Remote castles accessible only by cable-car are no match for Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood.
- How Gary Jennings ruined my adolescence by Michal Michal has read Gary Jennings, so the rest of us don't have to...
- Back From the Brink by Arthur B The Undead Nightmare expansion salvages the plot of Red Dead Redemption and is more fun than the original game too.
- A Carpenter Series That Needed More Polish by Arthur B Richard Carpenter's Robin of Sherwood was British TV's 80s attempt to revive the whole Robin Hood thing. It's only sometimes as good as people remember.
- Solving Crimes and Smashing Monasteries by Arthur B Thomas Cromwell employing a hunchbacked lawyer to fight crime? It's more likely than you think.
- The Limits of Sensation by Arthur B Wilkie Collins invented the sensation novel and he can destroy it whenever he likes.
- Stalag of the Flies by Sonia Mitchell Stalag 17 may not have a lot to say about the Nazis, but it has plenty of insights into human nature
- Jane and Rochester and No Zombies by Wardog Wardog discusses at length what would happen if Jane Eyre fell in love with a rockstar.
- Building a Dynasty by Viorica Starz's adaptation of "Pillars of the Earth" is surprisingly good.
- 'The noble revolt' by John Adamson by Jamie Johnston The remarkable story, masterfully told, of the English revolution that almost was.
