Edward D. Hoch
From Ellery Queen's Mystery Anthology, Fall Winter 1975, Volume 30
Christmas Is For Cops
A Captain Leopold Story
Friday, August 1, 2014
Sunday, July 6, 2014
Thursday, July 3, 2014
The Waxwork a short story by A.M. Burrage
A. M. Burrage
From The Penguin Book of Horror Stories
The Waxwork
(1931 correct me if I am wrong)
From The Penguin Book of Horror Stories
The Waxwork
(1931 correct me if I am wrong)
Synopsis:
A journalist spends the night in the murderers section of a wax museum with disastrous effects.
A journalist spends the night in the murderers section of a wax museum with disastrous effects.
Surface Tension a novella by James Blish
James Blish
From The Best of James Blish
Surface Tension
(1952)
Synopsis: A science crew whose job it is to seed planets
with colonies of humans crash lands on a mostly water planet, and even though
they will die there, they seed the planet with microscopic water breathing
humans so small that a grain of sand is like a manhole cover. The story is
about their survival, their conquering of their environment and even going out
into what they think is “space.
Sail 25 short story by Jack Vance
Jack Vance
From The Best of Jack Vance
Sail 25
(1961)
Synopsis: A hardened drill sargeant type takes up his last
cadet training crew on solar sail type of spaceship. The young crew must build
computers from piles of parts, and once in space they must troubleshoot several
mechanical and computer problems.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Journey’s End short story by Poul Anderson
Poul Anderson
From The Book of Poul Anderson
From The Book of Poul Anderson
Journey’s End
Thursday, June 19, 2014
In the Arena short story by Brian Aldiss synopsis, review and notes
Brian Aldiss
From The Book of Brian Aldiss
In the Arena
Cardiac Arrest a short story by Brian Aldiss synopsis, review and notes
Brian Aldiss
From The Book of Brian Aldiss
Cardiac Arrest
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Stephen Romano Shock Festival
Stephen Romano Shock Festival
An amazing achievement. A history of grindhouse films. More on the video.
An amazing achievement. A history of grindhouse films. More on the video.
Monday, February 10, 2014
Friday, September 27, 2013
Monday, September 16, 2013
Mickey Spillane My Gun Is Quick Recitation
A recitation of the first paragraph from Mickey Spillane's My Gun is Quick. It's a dramatic reading, but so much more dramatic if you know what happens at the end of I, the Jury.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film by J.W. Rinzler
Book review of The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film by J.W. Rinzler.
Monday, September 9, 2013
H. G. Wells The Invisible Man Notes
H. G. Wells The Invisible Man
originally published in 1899
Aerie Books Ltd.
About my third Wells book. I also finished War of the Worlds and Island of Dr. Moreau. I'm sure I've read something else by him but I can't think of it, and can't look on my shelves because everything's packed.
originally published in 1899
Aerie Books Ltd.
About my third Wells book. I also finished War of the Worlds and Island of Dr. Moreau. I'm sure I've read something else by him but I can't think of it, and can't look on my shelves because everything's packed.
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