Pleased with new Doctor Who…
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Pleased with new Doctor Who…

OK, I'm way behind on the show (I've seen basically nothing of the Matt Smith years), and I was going to make a Justin Beiber joke. However, I'll just instead say I'm very pleased to see the Doctor age a bit rather than grow ever younger and dreamier. Here's to a long, long run…
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RIP Michael Ansara
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RIP Michael Ansara

Syrian-born actor Michael Ansara passed away over the weekend. A gentleman, Ansara like many such made his bread and butter playing American Indians, including Cochise in the TV western series Broken Arrow. However, Mr. Ansara will be far dearer in these corners for the wide range of genre roles he assayed. His greatest fame…
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Yes, ‘plausible’ is certainly the word I’d use…

From a short review of Cain's Blood by Geoffrey Girard, as found in the July 29th, 2013 issue of Publisher's Weekly: "Like the best SF thrillers, Girard's promising debut is plausibly grounded in reality. Rather than clone the most gifted members of humanity, the U.S. military has chosen to fund a scientific program to…
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Monster of the Day #742
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Monster of the Day #742

Here's a great cover, along with the original painted art. The latter image is WAY too small, however. Click here for the art in a much better, more appropriate size. Once you're on the page, click again on the art to blow it up even larger. The painting was found on this phenomenal site,…
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Monster of the Day #742
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Monster of the Day #742

So...Spanish Moss Murders just completely ripped this off. Nice mix of subject matter in Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery, I'd say. And look at the doc. Everyone else is all "A monster!", while he's taking the opportunity to cop a feel on that guy's six pack.
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