• Metro 2035: Setting Roots in the Dark

    Grab your gas mask and cartridges. It’s time to return to the metro. ‘Metro 2033‘ is one of my favorite books that I’ve reviewed. It was an incredible – if horribly depressing – story that established the characters and the world of post-nuclear Russia, with an ending that blew me away. ‘Metro 2034‘ was a…

  • Playing ‘Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine’ as a Newcomer to the Franchise

    Playing ‘Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine’ as a Newcomer to the Franchise

    In the grim darkness of the distant future, there is only war. I’ve wanted to get into the Warhammer franchise for a while now. But between the expensive tabletop game, mountain of novels, mountain of games, and extensive lore, taking that plunge always seemed an extremely daunting task. So I put it under the ‘Maybe…

  • The Tombs of Atuan: Darkness Beneath Earthsea

    Thanks to Audible for giving away pretty much every book in this series for free. God knows I need it, with how quickly I burn through audiobooks at work. As well as how little I make at said job. God bless America, am I right? I enjoyed my first step into the Earthsea series quite…

  • Gamera 2: Attack of Legion is a Kaiju Horror Movie and I Love It

    Gamera 2: Attack of Legion is a Kaiju Horror Movie and I Love It

    Y’know, it’s funny. Kaiju movies can be so cheesy that it’s easy to forget how the genre started. Before these movies were basically WWE matches with rubber costumes, they were horror films. Giant unstoppable monsters or swarms of aliens are far more terrifying when you take away the goofy costumes and silly special effects. On…

  • Writer’s Diary: Schedule Change and a Book Cover (August 2024 Update)

    Writer’s Diary: Schedule Change and a Book Cover (August 2024 Update)

    Lot’s of major changes are coming this coming month. Let’s not waste any time and get straight into it. In my last update, I made a joke about dropping the ‘daily’ part from the blog. Since then, I’ve been doing some thinking. Though I made it a joke, I stopped the ‘daily’ part of Daily…