The following is riddled with spoilers from start to finish, so be warned. Read the rest of this entry »
Some Notes on Star Trek: Into Darkness
Posted: May 20, 2013 in UncategorizedTags: Cloverfield, Oblivion, postmodern, role of women, Star Trek: Into Darkness, Super 8, The Cabin in the Woods, wrath of khan
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So here’s a quick rundown of where I’ll be at Keycon 30 this weekend. Looking forward to the fun and discussions! Read the rest of this entry »
Another Mind Meld
Posted: April 24, 2013 in UncategorizedTags: After Earth, Lords of Salem, Man of Steel, movies, Oblivion, Pacific Rim, The Conjuring
Paul Weimer was kind enough to invite me to take part in a Mind Meld about the upcoming SF/F/H film offerings. Check it out here.
The International Association of Media Tie-In Writers (IAMTW), of which I am a proud member, has announced the nominees for the 2013 Scribe Awards. Here is the list, and huge congratulations to all the nominees! Read the rest of this entry »
Jess Franco, RIP
Posted: April 2, 2013 in UncategorizedTags: Deleuze, Guattari, horror, Jess Franco, vampire
I just learned this morning that Jess (Jesús) Franco has passed away. I’m going to try to put together a few thoughts about the man and his films in the days ahead. In the meantime, I’m making available a PDF of a piece I did on his film Vampyros Lesbos. This originally appeared in the Horror issue of Paradoxa (no. 17, 2002), edited by Steffen Hantke. My thanks to publisher David Willingham for granting the permission so quickly. Read the article here: Guerilla Vamping.
Checking the Pulse of the Wide-Release Horror Film
Posted: March 26, 2013 in UncategorizedTags: Fangoria, horror, Insidious, The Grey, Woman in Black
The current issue of Fangoria has its ballot for the 2013 Chainsaw Awards, and the nominees for “Best Wide-Release Film” got me thinking about the current state of the horror film. Here are the nominees:
- The Cabin in the Woods
- The Grey
- ParaNorman
- Sinister
- The Woman in Black Read the rest of this entry »
Landscapes with Dragons
Posted: February 26, 2013 in UncategorizedTags: 40k universe, Black Dragons, space marines, warhammer 40
This has been the most incredible couple of months for me, what with three books being released one after the other. I’ve never experienced the like, and I am fully conscious of just how lucky I am. I truly wish that the struggling writer of my past, who couldn’t seem to get himself arrested, could have known that this day was coming. And so now, after the two novellas, my first novel with the Black Library, The Death of Antagonis, hits the shelves. A few days ago, over at the Black Library blog, I talked about why I love the Space Marines Chapter of the Black Dragons (check that out here), so over here I wanted to write just a few words about some of what I was hoping to achieve conceptually. Read the rest of this entry »
