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...]
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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, his [Read it all...] The Main Library: Let's keep using it, folks. As most sf/fantasy/horror fans know, San Antonio has always been a good market for movies, TV and other mass media. Books? Eh, not so much. But a new study hints that may be changing — a little bit at a time. San Antonio ranks 61st among the 75 largest [Read it all...] Merry Christmas, Holidays, Hannukah, Festivus, Kwaanza, Saturnalia, Dies Natalis Solis Invicti, Brumalia or whatever it is you’re celebrating this time of year. ‘Tis the season you may find yourself looking for the perfect gift for the SF/Fantasy/Horror fan on your list. Take a look at some of these local offerings: JASON LIMON Original Artwork & Prints [Read it all...] THE BEST OF JOE R. LANSDALE, forthcoming early 2010 (Tachyon). Cover art by John Picacio. This week’s SAN ANTONIO CURRENT features Rick Klaw’s review of Graham Joyce’s latest book, HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH DEMONS: William Heaney, head of the the UK’s National Organisation for Youth Advocacy, leads a troubled life. His wife left [Read it all...] VANILLA RIDE: Joe R. Lansdale's latest Hap & Leonard novel Looks like we’ve got Joe R. Lansdale news bookends this week. On Monday, we shared the SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS’ spotlight on Lansdale and today, we’ve got news that this week’s SAN ANTONIO CURRENT features Rick Klaw interviewing Mighty Joe. It’s a solid interview and discusses [Read it all...]
SANCTIFIED AND CHICKEN-FRIED: The latest collection from Joe R. Lansdale, Texas' master of mojo storytelling (Univ. of Texas Press) Joe O’Connell wrote a solid piece about legendary Texas author Joe R. Lansdale in Sunday’s San Antonio Express-News. The University of Texas Press recently published a collection of some of Lansdale’s best stories, SANCTIFIED AND CHICKEN-FRIED, [Read it all...] |
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