Frankenstein (2025) – Review
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is no stranger to the big screen, having been adapted for cinema over 400 times in one form or another. The last notable imagining of the novel being 1994’s “Mary Shelley’s...
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Smells Like Rubber Chickens
When I was a kid, I got into guitar-orientated rock and metal music after my brother gave me a copy of Iron Maiden‘s iconic “Number of the Beast” on cassette. A few years later...
Hellraiser: Revival wants all my money
Being a film nerd, as well as a video game nerd definitely has its pitfalls, and one of which is my bank balance nervously twitching at me when a collector edition of a game comes out, especially when it’s linked to one of my favourite film franchises.
And today it’s the turn of Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival, which has just had it’s “Cenobite Edition” announced, and holy shit it looks absolutely amazing.
My thoughts on Destiny: Rising
Can NetEase succeed where Bungie failed (or didn’t start?), and create a rich, fulfilling mobile experience with Destiny: Rising? Well, it turns out they absolutely can! I’ve been a persistent player of the original...
Alien: Earth Review
I’ve been an Alien fan since I was first exposed to the franchise in the 80s (thank you, Dad!), and truthfully I’ve bene transfixed with the aesthetics, design, action, world and general lore ever...
How to mentally scar your child (in the best way)
Ok so I stumbled across this earlier, and I have to admit, I don’t think I ever had a jack-in-a-box when I was a kid (clowns in general, am I right?). However, being an...
Backloggd – Letterboxd for games!
If you’re a video game nerd (like me), and have ever had the urge to catalogue your collection, or diarise what you play, then you’re in luck! Being a bit of a nerd, I’ve...
Dammit! Do I need a Meta Quest 3 now?
Anyone who knows me even the slightest little bit knows I’m a massive Deadpool fan, even way before the films came out. But now, an upcoming VR game may make me need a Meta...
Blog design tomfoolery
So I’ve just got done with the preliminary bits and pieces with setting up my blog via WordPress (I did try Wix, and had fun, but trying to create a secure page on a...
Starting afresh
Well hello, readers! I haven’t written in a blog in a while, and now felt like a good time to restart. Thank you for popping along to see the inane tripe which falls out...