Category: Reviews

Film Review: Clown (2014)

March 18, 2015
4 mins to read

“Dark, creepy and nasty but has its tongue in its cheek.” When realtor Kent (Powers) finds a clown costume in a house he is trying to sell, he thinks he’s found the answer to his problems when the clown booked to entertain his son’s birthday party calls it off. Donning the suit, he saves the …

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Book Review: The Devil’s Detective by Simon Kurt Unsworth

March 12, 2015
5 mins to read

“An ambitious yet accomplished piece of work.” The Devil’s Detective is the debut novel from British genre stalwart Simon Kurt Unsworth. Unsworth has previously published three collections of short stories – Lost Places, the portmanteau piece Quiet Houses and Strange Gateways, which came out last year. The novel is the story of Thomas Fool, one …

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Film Review: Beyond (2014)

March 5, 2015
6 mins to read

“Beyond a joke!” There is no greater sin in storytelling than “it was all a dream”. One might be screaming “SPOILERS!” at this review right now, but there’s a get out technicality here. The reason “it was all a dream” is such a sin is because it entirely nullifies the story that preceded it. And …

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Book Review: SNAFU (Edited by Geoff Brown and Amanda J. Spedding)

February 20, 2015
10 mins to read

“Consistent quality and extraordinary variety” SNAFU is the first anthology from Australian publishers Cohesion Press and is one that marks them out as an imprint to watch. Taking its name from an unofficial military acronym that you’re welcome to Google at your leisure, although be warned if you’re of a delicate disposition when it comes …