reviews

Four Unforgettable Tales for Dark and Stormy Nights Author: M.R. James This is my first connection with the esteemed M.R. James, and it has left me wanting more. I came across The Conception of Terror through the monthly free Audible membership deals, and since I love horror stories, I added it to my playlist without much thought and with no former introduction to James. I’ll even guiltily admit, I’d never heard of the author before. The Conception of Terror includes four reworked stories by James, somewhat modernized and adapted to a radio-play style. Each story is around one hour long. [...]

Strange Things are Afoot in Retcon City Writer: Mark Waid Artist: Mattia de Iulis First of all, it’s sad that it took 59 years for Susan Storm Richards to get her own solo series, especially considering she’s long been held as THE most powerful member of the Fantastic Four, possibly even one of the most dangerous.  As she says in this, her FIRST solo story, Partners in Crime, “Think about what I can do!  Give you an instant embolism from a hundred yards out.  Crush your windpipe.  Fill your lungs.  Drive a force-field spike through your heart without blinking.  I’m [...]

Love is Blind, but Death is Ugly Author: Oyinkan Braithwaite Korede knows about blood. More importantly, she knows how to scrub it away with no trace left behind. By day, she is a nurse in a Nigerian hospital, secretly in love with the gentle doctor Tade, who shows an interest in her life despite her plain looks. In this world, she is the best. In her other world, the world where she wakes in the middle of the night and responds to her sister’s pleas to help her clean up after another murder, her skills take on a different tone. My [...]