Stephen King’s The Stand, 2020 Versus 1994
I’ve just finished watching the second episode of the new adaptation of Stephen King’s seminal pandemic novel The Stand, currentlyContinue Reading
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A Happy Christmas. And A Spooky Short Film
A very happy Christmas to the readers of An Sionnach Fionn. And for your delectation, a rather clever 2018 shortContinue Reading
Ronald Regan’s Ghostbusters. I Ain’t Afraid Of No EPA!
I love the movie Ghostbusters. Not the mediocre 2016 remake but the original 1984 release starring Bill Murray, Dan AckroydContinue Reading
The Terror, AMC’s Adaptation Of The Dan Simmons’ Novel
Blame Sidney Lumet’s all-star mystery, Murder on the Orient Express, the 1974 dramatisation of the eponymous novel by Agatha Christie.Continue Reading
The Cured, A New Zombie Movie Set In Ireland
I’m not a great fan of the zombie sub-genre, whether on television or in the cinema. That said, I didContinue Reading
Wynonna Earp Offers Cheesy Horror, While The Exorcist Presents The Real Thing
Wynonna Earp, the contemporary dark fantasy drama co-produced by the Space and Syfy networks in North America, has received someContinue Reading
Syfy’s TV Vampire Horror, Van Helsing, Surprises With Some Dramatic Bite
I have a long list of television programmes bookmarked on my Netflix profile which fall into the category of deferredContinue Reading
Apocalypse Now Now, A Dark Fantasy Short Film From South Africa
One of my favourite fantasy movies of the last two decades is the Russian release, Night Watch, by the writer-director TimurContinue Reading
Lord Dunsany, An Early Influence On Fritz Leiber’s Fafhrd And The Gray Mouser?
In discussing the early to mid-twentieth century origins of the seminal sword an’ sorcery series, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser by FritzContinue Reading
The Mist, TV Stereotypes In Search Of Plot And Motivation
Way back in the day, when Fibber Magee’s was the place to be, I was something of a goth. OrContinue Reading
George A. Romero And Knightriders, A Unique Vision Of A Unique Director
The passing of the director-producer George A. Romero has led to a wave of retrospective articles on the one-time doyenContinue Reading
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The Nerd Crew – A Pop Culture Podcast By Red Letter Media
If you have ever listened to or watched a geek-focused podcast (and I have experienced far too many of both) then enjoy thisContinue Reading
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The Epidemic Of Passable Movies, Why Genre Films Are So Average
I’ve pretty much abandoned my former interest in genre cinema over the last decade or so. A large chunk of the blame canContinue Reading
Mad Dog, Mad Owner
Following a tough week in work I thought I’d take advantage of the fairly mild weather today and head outContinue Reading
Hillary Clinton, The Spirit Cooking Satanist Candidate For President!
Just when you think that the US presidential election has reached its absolute nadir, that there are no further levels of insanity thatContinue Reading
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Bram Stoker’s Dracula, In Irish But Not Of The Irish
Mary Robinson of the Special Collections and Archives department at Maynooth University Library has published an interesting post in the lead up toContinue Reading
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Crom Cruach, The Dark God Of The Burial Mound
A guest post by Megas Begadonos of the website, Unchaining the Titan, reinterpreting for a modern audience the Medieval Irish figure of Crom Cruach,Continue Reading
Comic Book Girl 19 Ain’t Afraid Of No Ghosts
Unfortunately I’ve had no time to see the new Ghostbusters film, though the mass coverage in the media makes meContinue Reading
Stephen King And George R. R. Martin In Conversation
Stephen King is one of my favourite authors and his quasi-autobiographical horror novel, “It”, is not just an outstanding example of the genreContinue Reading
#Jacobin1916 Launch 19.03.2016
On Saturday, March 19th 2016, an Irish edition of Jacobin Magazine will be launched in Liberty Hall, Dublin. The issue willContinue Reading
Blondie, Rapture – Rhythm Scholar Doomsday Deathmix
I must admit to being somewhat obsessed with this darkly atmospheric version of Blondie’s 1980 post-disco classic, “Rapture”, released byContinue Reading
2000 AD and Judge Dredd Quality Comics’ Collection
The problem with being a hopeless Teicógach (or Irish Geek) is the habit of collecting one’s interests – or obsessions –Continue Reading
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