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FORGOTTEN BOOK: THE LAST DRAGONSLAYER by Jasper Fforde, 2011 This is the 86th in my series of Forgotten Books. Jasper Fforde is an internationally renowned writer of odd science fiction./fantasy/mystery novels so how do I justify having him as the Forgotten Book column. True, his Thursday Next books beginning with THE EYRE AFFAIR have gotten [Read it all...] Forgotten Films: The Invisible Man (1958 – 1960) This is the 52nd in my series of Forgotten Obscure or Neglected Films This week we are looking at a British TV show that somehow crossed the pond and reached the impressionable eyes of a 6 year old in Richmond, VA. I know I saw episodes of [Read it all...] FORGOTTEN BOOK: TO WALK THE NIGHT by William Sloane, 1937 This is the 85th in my series of Forgotten Books. This is a classic horror novel that I first read in 1967. I remember reading it quite well because the cover was very evocative. It featured a very pale, vampirish looking woman, very pale with [Read it all...] Forgotten Films: Monsters (2010) This is the 51st in my series of Forgotten Obscure or Neglected Films This is one of the best SF Horror related films of the last few years! Period! It is a very small budget film (IMDB estimates it at $800,000) and it packs a great impact. At the beginning of [Read it all...] FORGOTTEN BOOK: THE COACHMAN RAT by David Henry Wilson, 1989 This is the 84th in my series of Forgotten Books. I must confess that I have had this book for more than 20 years and never quite got around to reading it though I had heard great things about it. Seems that is frequently the [Read it all...] The Division Heads of Lone Star Con 3, the World Science Fiction Convention set for 2013 here in San Antonio, will be meeting this coming Saturday, January 21. They have arranged for a Meet-and-Greet with interested local fans at the Marriott Rivercenter at 5 PM to discuss a variety of issues. If you are interested, [Read it all...] Forgotten Films: Ladyhawke (1985) This is the 50th in my series of Forgotten Obscure or Neglected Films I am not sure how forgotten this film is these days. I certainly have never forgotten it but when I mentioned it to a few folks the other day, they were like “Oh, yeah! I sorta remember that [Read it all...] FORGOTTEN BOOK: ABADAZAD: THE ROAD TO INCONCEIVABLE by J. M. DeMatteis and Mike Ploog, 2006 This is the 83rd in my series of Forgotten Books. I first became aware of JM DeMatteis and Mike Ploog through their work in comics. DeMatteis was a writer of most DC and Marvel titles. I became aware of Mike [Read it all...] Forgotten Films: The Man From Planet X (1951) This is the 49th in my series of Forgotten Obscure or Neglected Films A B movie classic this week directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, a fairly good director known for bringing films in on time and on budget. Kind of a good Ed Wood. Ulmer directed “Detour” [Read it all...] FORGOTTEN BOOK: DICKSON! by Gordon R. Dickson, 1984 This is the 82nd in my series of Forgotten Books. Gordon R. Dickson was one of the first SF writers that I read. I recall quite fondly the early Dorsai books SOLDIER ASK NOT! and THE TACTICS OF MISTAKE. Somehow over the years I got away from [Read it all...] |
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