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By Scott A. Cupp, on December 6th, 2011 Forgotten Films: The Laughing Dead (1989)
This is the 44th in my series of Forgotten Obscure or Neglected Films
Writing is such a visual thing that frequently writers want to try their hand at filmmaking, particularly if they have had a negative experience with the translation of their work to the screen (though, as far [Read it all...]
By Sanford Allen, on August 26th, 2011 Looking for a geeky diversion this weekend?
There’s none we can suggest more highly than the 33rd annual ArmadilloCon, where variety of well-known sf, fantasy and horror writers will read works, sign books and debate weighty subjects ranging from what books belong on a college-level sf reading list and why people just can’t get [Read it all...]
By Mission Control, on August 20th, 2011 The World Science Fiction Convention will return to Texas — San Antonio to be precise — for the first time since 1997. On Aug. 20, voters at Renovation, the 2011 Worldcon, awarded the right to host the international conference to the Texas in 2013 bid.
LoneStarCon 3 -– the 71st World Science Fiction Convention -– [Read it all...]
By Scott A. Cupp, on April 26th, 2011 Forgotten Films: Streets of Fire (1984)
This is the 12th in my series of Forgotten Obscure or Neglected Films
This one is all Joe Lansdale’s fault. One year while visiting him at his home he asked if I had seen this film. I replied that I had not because it was savaged by the critics [Read it all...]
By Scott A. Cupp, on February 3rd, 2011
Sojan the Swordsman by Michael Moorcock, © 1977, trade paperback, Savoy Books
This is the 35th in my series of Forgotten Books
Sojan the Swordsman by Michael Moorcock (Savoy Books)
The summer of 1967 was a traumatic one for me. I had finished my freshman year in high school and was about [Read it all...]
By Sanford Allen, on November 26th, 2010 This go-round, we asked friends and contributors to name their favorite humorous science fiction, fantasy or horror book. Novels, collections, graphic novels or even single short stories were fair game. Did your choice, we inquired, win its spot on your bookshelf with withering wit, silly slapstick, stinging satire or punishing puns? Here are the answers we got [Read it all...]
By Scott A. Cupp, on September 30th, 2010 Dread Island by Joe R. Lansdale, © 2010 trade paperback, IDW
This is the 17th in my series of Forgotten Books
"Dread Island" by Joe R. Lansdale
This week we are going to look at a book that is not so much “Forgotten” as “Not Yet Known”. Theoretically this book is not yet out. [Read it all...]
By Mission Control, on June 18th, 2010 The new Jonah Hex movie shoots up the big screen this weekend and that got us thinking about one of our favorite SF subgenres…the Weird Western. San Antonio and South Texas have borne witness to hundreds of years of western weirdness so we decided to ask about your favorite Weird Western: book, movie, comic whatever. We [Read it all...]
By Sanford Allen, on June 15th, 2010 Looks like you’ll have to drive about 75 miles outside of Loop 1604 to attend this one, but it’s just too cool not to mention.
Austin’s FERAL CINEMA is presenting a screening of movies based on the work of Texas horror legend JOE R. LANSDALE, which will be attended by none other than Joe, [Read it all...]
By Sanford Allen, on June 11th, 2010 Neal Barrett Jr. shows off some of his earliest publications, including Yellow Hair.
Last month, when the SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY WRITERS OF AMERICA honored NEAL BARRETT JR. as Author Emeritus, he wanted to meet New Weird icon CHINA MIEVILLE. To Barrett’s surprise, once the two were face-to-face, it was Mieville who wanted his [Read it all...]
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