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Heroic Fantasy Quarterly #2
Back in August I wrote a review of the debut issue of Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, and declared it a zine to keep an eye on. Issue Two of HFQ appeared at the end of September, and I’ll admit I’ve been way too busy to dig in to it. Finally, however, with my reviewer responsibilities for Black Gate (nearly) fulfilled, I’ve had t

Ultramarines Movie Announced
Over at Black Gate today I just posted a quick news announcement about the recent Warhammer 40,000 movie project. Ultramarines will be an animated/CGI hybrid movie and straight-to-DVD release — and I’m sure it will b

Reading Roundup, October 2009
Whereas last October found me in Bradbury country, this time around I was busy finishing review books for the next Black Gate, and sneaking in a few anthologies and novels at the end of the month to serve as a change of pace. As I mentioned last month, I

The Best Endings in SF and Fantasy
Over at Grasping For the Wind, John Ottinger has asked a parcel of book bloggers the question “What books have the best endings in science fiction, fantasy, and horror?” My own answer is over there, in which I single out Arthur C. Clarke’

They’re Coming to Get You, Barbara
So, Halloween — for me that means zombie movies. And not just any zombie movies, but zombie movies of the George A. Romero stripe. I’ve never been a big fan of horror films in general but zombies — well, zombies are another thing entirely. Zombie films embody all the things I want in entertainment; post-apocalyptic scenarios that blend the ingenuity of survival stories with the bleak despondency of the end of the world. I mean, what kid hasn’t fantasized about boarding up the house and taking pot shots at his zombified neighbors? The whole, massive sub-genre can trace it’s humble origins to a low-budget, black-and-white movie from