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Heads

Evil '80s Science and Rebellious Disembodied Heads Author: David Osborn Over fifteen years ago now, I purchased a huge eBay mystery book lot that just keeps giving. What’s better than horror novels, you ask? Old horror novels, with ridiculous names, 80s style covers, and enough camp to keep a horror hound happy. That’s where David Osborn’s Heads comes into play. It was the next in the still astonishingly huge pile. The story follows an unethical, secret lab with hot doctors who like to experiment on supposed “volunteers.” Now, back in the 80s, the whole idea of cryogenics and head freezing and [...]

Frances Carden2025-10-20T11:10:17-07:00October 20th, 2025|Tags: 80s, book review, campy, horror, read, reading, science fiction|

Footprints of Thunder

Humans and Dinosaurs, Together Again Author: James F. David What’s better than dinosaurs? Dinosaurs running amok among people, of course! Footprints of Thunder is a science fiction / techno thriller in the vein of a Michael Crichton epic. Science and adventure/action survival merge here when time waves, caused by humanity’s reckless use of nuclear weapons, brings parts of the past into the present and parts of the present into the past. This is happening on a global scale – suddenly and viciously. Cities have gone missing – including Portland. In their place, primordial forests and savannahs have emerged, populated by strange [...]

Frances Carden2025-10-07T20:35:37-07:00October 7th, 2025|Tags: book review, dinosaurs, horror, read, reading, science fiction, techno thriller, thriller|

This World Is Not Yours

Toxic Relationships Destroying Alien Worlds Author: Kemi Ashing-Giwa Vinh and Amara are happily married – sort of. There is that lingering doubt about the sustainability of their marriage. Vinh has left Amara before – left her brutally. But . . . somehow, they are back together and married now, even though their fraught honeymoon is filled with moments of toxicity, unsaid accusations, and past pain. Their marriage is dissolved almost instantly – but not for the reason you suspect. A political rival has destroyed the newly colonized planet’s genetic engineering capabilities, which is how this society ensures its survival. In other [...]

Frances Carden2025-10-05T19:59:10-07:00October 5th, 2025|Tags: horror, relationship, sci-fi, science fiction, space, toxic|