Well, well, well, a review of a classic Christmas book just seven days before Christmas day, aren’t I the professional? In all serious though, not only is A Christmas Carol the best Christmas themed piece of media ever, it may … Continue reading
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, you may have heard of a little fantasy book series by George R.R. Martin, you may also have heard of a pretty popular adoption of the books called … Continue reading
Money is the root of all evil, money makes the world go round, money talks, money swears, money can’t buy happiness, money can buy comfort, money buys freedom, money can’t be escaped, money is a note in your pocket, a … Continue reading
I’ve always been a big history nerd, and at school one of the subjects I always excelled in, regardless of who the teacher was, or what we were studying, was history. In my own time I also greatly enjoyed reading … Continue reading
Almost every entertainment medium is awash with depictions of humanity struggling to survive after some terrible apocalypse that has destroyed life as we know it. We’re obsessed with the idea of humanity having to fight for survival from The Walking … Continue reading
Trying to define what sort of book American Gods is would be challenge to even the hardiest of readers, perhaps even a challenge to Mr Gaiman himself. It’s a fantasy novel sure, but it is firmly set in the present … Continue reading
Just saying the word psychopath makes us think of stone cold murderers, rapists, gangsters, con-men, and dictators. Images of Hannibal Lecter, Dexter Morgan, and even more frightening real life psychopaths like Ted Bundy and Jack the Ripper. The media loves … Continue reading
The other day I went to the cinema to see The Amazing Spider-man 2 (should’ve called it The Very Mediocre Spider-man 2 but maybe that’s not as pithy) and as always I sat for twenty minutes whilst the trailers for … Continue reading
Most people will know C.S. Lewis from his excellent Chronicles of Narnia books which have been read for generations by both adults and children. You may not be quite as familiar with The Screwtape Letters but trust me, whilst this … Continue reading
In 2005, a man named Ryan North came up with the premise of a book which would tell stories about a world where people knew how they were going to die. In this world there existed a machine called the … Continue reading