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
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One of my favourite fantasy movies of the last two decades is the Russian release, Night Watch, by the writer-director TimurContinue Reading
The phrase, two bald men fighting over a comb, springs to mind when reading this Guardian report on the legalContinue Reading
A magnificent mash-up of 1987’s big-screen turkey, “Masters of the Universe”, and 2015’s winner of Most-Grating-British-Accent-Ever, “Star Wars: The ForceContinue Reading
Watch it while you can!
The problem with being a hopeless Teicógach (or Irish Geek) is the habit of collecting one’s interests – or obsessions –Continue Reading
When I was growing up in Ireland during the 1980s and ’90s possessing a passion for Science-Fiction almost inevitably led one toContinue Reading
Neil Gaiman at the Douglas Adams Memorial Lecture 2015.
I know that quite a few of my readers are “fangirls” with an interest in all aspects of geek cultureContinue Reading
It says much for the fantasy politics of British nationalism that a decision by the English-born children’s author JK Rowling toContinue Reading
Ian Miller is a British artist whose distinctive, sometimes surreal style will be familiar to many readers of Fantasy andContinue Reading
The old cliché “…so bad it’s good” springs to mind when one watches the 1975 cinematic release “Doc Savage: TheContinue Reading
Is it just me or is there now a dearth of thoughtful and well-informed websites and blogs on the genreContinue Reading
I was recently asked if there is an Irish word that is the equivalent of the Anglo-American term Geek orContinue Reading
I’ve written before about my love of vintage book covers, especially those to be found in the genre fields ofContinue Reading
Until the phenomenon of fandom engulfed popular culture (thanks to Joss Whedon, JK Rowling and Stephenie Meyer amongst others) manyContinue Reading
The Ard Rí of Irish Sci-Fi and Fantasy fandom, Pádraig Ó Méalóid, has managed to secure a lengthy Q&A withContinue Reading
Following the positive reaction to my brief post highlighting the career of the British illustrator Bruce Pennington (notably his artworkContinue Reading
I don’t get much time to read works of fiction these days which somewhat pains me since some books haveContinue Reading
For lovers of science-fiction and fantasy book art from the 1970s and ’80s the name of Bruce Pennington looms large.Continue Reading
Because there is far too little Steampunk in Ireland, here are some links: Steampunk Collective Ireland Steampunk Ireland The JosieContinue Reading
Talking of online kerfuffles here is another example, albeit of rather less significance than the one discussed earlier. British sci-fi writerContinue Reading