Book ReviewBooksHorrorBook Review: ‘Cell’ by Stephen King Posted November 6th, 2020 by Tony Schaab - Senior EditorLove him or leave him, you’ve got to give Stephen King credit: the man knows how to tell a story. The author of…
DisneyMoviesThrowback ThursdayThrowback Thursday: ‘The Black Cauldron’ (1985) Posted October 22nd, 2020 by Tony Schaab - Senior EditorEvery so often, a company makes a bold, daring, unorthodox, out-of-the-normal-comfort-zone type of move, and it usually either pays off big for them…
HorrorMoviesThrowback ThursdayThrowback Thursday: ‘Alien 3’ (1992) Posted October 15th, 2020 by Tony Schaab - Senior EditorWhen ‘Alien’ was released in 1979, it changed the landscape for both science fiction and horror. ‘Alien’ combined the two genres so well,…
MoviesThrowback ThursdayThrowback Thursday: ‘Below’ (2002) Posted March 12th, 2020 by Tony Schaab - Senior EditorAfter he became a star in the independent film world with ‘Pi’ and ‘Requiem for a Dream’ – but before my mom heard…
HorrorMoviesThrowback ThursdayThrowback Thursday: ‘Red State’ (2010) Posted February 6th, 2020 by Tony Schaab - Senior EditorIt can be a mixed bag when a “genre” director makes a foray into a category that he/she has never tried before. For…
MoviesThrowback ThursdayVideo GamesThrowback Thursday: ‘Red Faction: Origins’ (2010) Posted January 2nd, 2020 by Tony Schaab - Senior EditorAh, the promises of franchises gone dead. Particularly in the video game world, where companies live and die (and are bought-out and sold-out)…
HorrorMoviesThrowback ThursdayThrowback Thursday: ‘Santa’s Slay’ (2005) Posted December 26th, 2019 by Tony Schaab - Senior EditorThe winter holidays are hard enough for horror fans, with all that peace and joy floating around like so much sugar plum fairy…
CBS All AccessRecaps and ReviewsStar TrekTV/Streaming MediaTV Review: ‘Star Trek: Short Treks – Ask Not’ Posted November 16th, 2019 by Tony Schaab - Senior EditorIt’s no secret that I have had my fair share of issues with the first and second seasons of ‘Star Trek: Discovery.’ We…
Disney+Recaps and ReviewsStar WarsTV/Streaming MediaTV Review: ‘The Mandalorian – Chapter One’ (Season 1, Episode 1) Posted November 12th, 2019 by Tony Schaab - Senior Editor Today, Disney ushers in a new era with the launch of their Disney+ streaming service. Among the respectably-sizable library of existing content…
MoviesThrowback ThursdayThrowback Thursday: ‘Night Watch’ (2006) Posted November 7th, 2019 by Tony Schaab - Senior EditorThe struggle of warfare waged between good and evil is all around us. It always has been, and it always will be so.…
HorrorThrowback ThursdayThrowback Thursday: ‘Slither’ (2006) Posted October 31st, 2019 by Tony Schaab - Senior Editor There’s a fairly standard sci-fi/horror trope that a lot of stories use: semi-sentient alien organism visits Earth and takes over individual humans…
HorrorMoviesThrowback ThursdayThrowback Thursday: ‘Planet Terror’ (2007) Posted October 3rd, 2019 by Tony Schaab - Senior EditorI think I was born in the wrong decade. Although I grew up watching the great horror movies of the 1980s, I seem…
HorrorThe Walking DeadTV/Streaming MediaShould I Check Out: ‘Fear The Walking Dead’ Posted September 30th, 2019 by Tony Schaab - Senior EditorWelcome to ‘Should I Check Out…” a new weekly column here at ScienceFiction.com dedicated to giving you the scoop on recent TV series,…
HorrorMoviesThrowback ThursdayThrowback Thursday: ‘The Wicksboro Incident’ (2003) Posted September 26th, 2019 by Tony Schaab - Senior EditorThe mockumentary is not a new style of filmmaking, and its origins can be traced back to Luis Buñuel’s 1933 film Land Without Bread…
MoviesThrowback ThursdayThrowback Thursday: ‘Saturn 3’ (1980) Posted September 19th, 2019 by Tony Schaab - Senior EditorIn the years following ‘Star Wars,’ Hollywood big-wigs were left wondering: what would make the perfect science fiction film? What elements are needed…