Chris Braak

8/2/11

Ghost Story: Harry Dresden and the Jim Butcher Promise

Jim Butcher's latest entry in the Dresden Files series, Ghost Story, feels like the gutsiest of his popular…

4/3/11

Why isn't Shakespeare cosplay more popular?

You're not a geek just because you like science fiction, I know that much, and you're not a geek just because you…

12/6/10

Your Empathy Will Be Tested: A New Stage Adaptation Of "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"

Adapting Dick's seminal novel is guaranteed to be a difficult process, and would have been even if Ridley Scott's Bl…

10/30/10

On the principle motivating spirit of monsters

King Kong's monstrous motivations aren't the same as Dracula's — one wants a castle made of bananas, the other a…

7/21/10

"Lonely Werewolf Girl" is a bittersweet tale of friendship and werewolf fashion

Internecine politics, clan rivalries, and werewolf-posturing serve as the backdrop for World Fantasy Award winner…

6/17/10

With "Zendegi," Greg Egan plunges us into the techno-future of Iran

In Zendegi, Greg Egan has created a beautiful, brilliant, near-future world that expertly explores the consequences…

5/20/10

The first steampunk superhero haunts George Mann's "Ghosts of Manhattan"

Geroge Mann's Ghosts of Manhattan bills itself as introducing the world's first steampunk superhero. Atmospheric and…

5/10/10

Far-Future Martian Charm and Railway Adventure In "Ares Express"

At long last available stateside, Ian McDonald's Ares Express is a phantasmagoria of nuclear locomotives and wild…

4/23/10

"Changes" Gives The Dresden Files Series A Welcome Shakeup

After what seemed like an interminable lull, Jim Butcher uses his new novel, Changes, to blow the lid off of Harry…

4/17/10

Grand Junction: A Bold Idea Hampered by Its Execution

Maurice Dantec's Grand Junction is a metaphysical cyberspace epic; a Dickian post-apocalyptic future that questions…

2/19/10

Last Drink Bird Head is a Surrealist Extravaganza

When Jeff VanderMeer posed the surrealistic question "Who, or what, is Last Drink Bird Head?", the 500-word…

2/9/10

Geekadelphia's Gore-Soaked Zombieland Screening

Philadelphia's Trocadero Theater is the oldest operating 19th century theater in the US. Last night, it was invaded…

2/8/10

Couch is Benjamin Parzybok's Slacker Odyssey

Benjamin Parzybok's Couch is an epic for the apathetic, a journey to save the world undertaken by the post-college…

2/1/10

One Liposuctionist's Wild Ride Through American Gluttony

Andrew Fox's The Good Humor Man is a gonzo novel about state-deputized vigilantes tasked with keeping deadly fatty…

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