Category Archive: Geek Lit.

Book Review: ‘Seconds’ by Bryan Lee O’Malley

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After being the singular driving force behind a modern pop-culture smash hit you’ve got to expect a bit of scrutiny on your follow up. The now well known Scott Pilgrim comic series (further popularised… Continue reading

10 Memorable ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ Books

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Being published through the 80s and early 90s, anyone growing up in those decades have fond memories of the Choose Your Own Adventure stories. Not only were they a neat concept but they had… Continue reading

WTF Hollywood??? Make ‘The Stand’ into a trilogy!!!

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I would characterize my literary relationship with Stephen King as somewhere on the level of Romeo and Juliet, although not quite as tame.  Saying he’s my favorite author is akin to saying Roland Deschain took awhile… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Gone Girl’

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Directed by: David Fincher Starring: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, and Carrie Coon Plot: A man becomes a suspect in his wife’s disappearance. Review: Very early in the movie, when Ben Affleck’s Nick Dunne gives some background information… Continue reading

30 Graphic Novels to Read This Halloween Season

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For the last two years I’ve written articles recommending authors to read during the Halloween season (check out the first one here and the second here). This year, instead of novels, I’m suggesting 30… Continue reading

Top 10 Books Within Books We Want to Read

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Sometimes we read books. And sometimes, within those books, the characters read, write and discuss books. Books that don’t exist in our world. But maybe we would like to read them. These are… Continue reading

Reviewing the Books I Read in High School English (Pt. 2)

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Although I spend most of my working day in the classroom I sometimes cast my mind back to the time when I could (and often did) get detention for writing on the desks.… Continue reading

Is ’50 Shades of Grey’ More Than a ‘Twilight’ Rip-Off?

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This may come as no surprise to you savvy internet types, but Twilight is directly responsible for the printed bile that is 50 Shades of Grey. But when this is brought up with the 50 Shades target demographic… Continue reading

Book Review: ‘The Disaster Artist’

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Written by: Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell This is a true story about a movie, written by one of the leading actors Greg Sestero. Name doesn’t ring a bell? Greg Sestero played Mark in… Continue reading

Spotlight On: Jack Ketchum

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In literary horror there is no shortage of tales about; ghosts, werewolves, vampires, and their ilk. But one author in the horror genre who has earned a massive cult following does not rely… Continue reading