[I wrote this post before watching tonight’s episode, so the Greendale Seven’s expulsion from Greendale kinda puts a crimp in this post. So, please just go with it and take it for the humour it’s intended as.] It’s possible Community may meet its demise at the end of this, its third, season. Over on the […]
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In a review of 28 Days Later, American writer, director and screenwriting teacher John Truby said: Good horror takes this reduction of characters and makes it positive. It asks: What is human? And can this human quality be maintained in a world where everyone is desperate and induced to be an animal, ie going beyond even […]
As I’m about to write this review, I wonder: Is what I’m about to say really going to change your mind about seeing The Cabin in the Woods? Either you’ve been waiting for it for years or don’t care. So, I will try to speak to those who plan to see it, but haven’t. To that […]
Having been to a lot of conventions recently, I’ve been thinking about what I’ve learned and what you should bring with you when travelling to a con. Extra Change of Clothes – Everything: shirts, pants, underwear, socks. You never know if something might get spilled on you. Or, you spend the day running all over the hotel—to […]
Dark Fiction Magazine, a UK podcast, has posted my story “The Machinery of Government“ as part of Issue 11. The podcast is about 30 minutes long and has a great reading by Danny Davies who brings real sense of terror to the piece. Set in Ottawa, it’s about a newly-minted cabinet minister who must choose between […]
Torn Realities, an anthology of Lovecraft-inspired stories, is now available for pre-order from Post Mortem Press. It’s $16 (US), but are offering free shipping to the US and Canada if you pre-order now. This is a limited time offer and will not be offered once the book has come back from the printers. My story […]
This is a guest blog post I did for Armand Rosamilia the same day I ran my interview with him. In it, I talk about zombie fiction and why it does not get the same attention as vampires.
Update April 1, 2012: The nomination process for the Auroras closed at midnight on March 31, 2012. Thanks to everyone who nominated me. We’ll see if I make the ballot. I know this is coming late, but maybe not all of my Canadian friends have submitted their nominations for the 2012 Prix Aurora Awards. What […]
Just watched this book trailer on YouTube and wanted to share. I know nothing about The Return Man or its author V.M. Zito, but am very impressed by the trailer. It delivers: An atmosphere of where the story is set A sense of what the plot of the story is without over-explaining it Leaves enough unexplained […]
Season 2 of The Walking Dead tried to go out with a bang. True, there were lots and lots of BANG!s going off in the first half hour, but this attempt at action only underscores that the show is trying—and failing—to recapture the tension of Season One. We need Frank Darabont back! (You can also read […]