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Month: November 2016
OPINION: An apologia for classic horror
These are indeed dark times for horror fans, and not the good kind of dark, filled with nameless fears, catatonic psychological terror, unspeakable dread, or snarling beasties. Parker Lancaster considers the evidence.
No slumming for Danny Dyer
We look at the current popularity for tracing your family history
H.G Wells: Everything you ever wanted to know
Durham University’s Professor Simon James take us through the great author’s life and works
‘You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.’
On the centenary of Jack London’s death, David Stuart Davies considers his life and work.
Wilkie Collins ‘The Moonstone’ – we review the BBC production
Wilkie Collins’ classic mystery novel ‘The Moonstone’, concerning the theft of a precious Indian jewel, has always been a popular choice with dramatists. David Stuart Davies reviews the latest adaptation.
A less than towering ‘Inferno’
Whatever the merits, or otherwise, of Tom Hanks’ latest outing as Robert Langdon in the film adaptation of Dan Brown’s ‘Inferno’, in our eyes it’s a winner.