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Eraserhead and Me

October 23, 2013
17 mins to read

I recently had the opportunity to watch David Lynch’s Eraserhead on Blu-ray. This was an especially momentous occasion, as I hadn’t seen this quite astounding surrealist nightmare of a film for many years. It’s a remarkable piece – definitely one of the strangest and most beguiling movies ever made, and I feel as if …

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Book Review: Weirder Shadows over Innsmouth, edited by Stephen Jones

October 22, 2013
6 mins to read

“One of the best Lovecraft-inspired anthologies ever!” For the uninitiated, Fedogan & Bremer is a small press outfit that during the 1990s and 2000s rivalled Arkham House, both in the quality of the books it produced and the kind of writers it published. Beautiful hardcover volumes containing the reprinted work of the likes of Hugh …

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Book Review: Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

October 18, 2013
7 mins to read

“As an answer to ‘Whatever happened to Danny from The Shining?’ it more than satisfies.” Sequels come with certain pre-conceptions, particularly in cases where the original has had a sustained period of success and is one of the defining classics of a whole genre. Add to the mix that the author is a worldwide bestseller …

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Film Review: The Mummy (1959)

October 17, 2013
8 mins to read

“The best presentation of The Mummy!” The Mummy lives again! And on Blu-ray! Arguably the best film ever to feature a bandaged-wrapped unstoppable killing machine has been granted an extra-packed three disc DVD/Blu-ray combo release courtesy of Icon Entertainment, and it’s certainly a cause for celebration. In 1959, after Hammer had scored worldwide success with …