Let's Get Off This Rock Already!
An Author's Adventures in Space Travel, Science Fiction, and Worlds Beyond
This past summer, the sci-fi/horror cult classic Event Horizon got its first official tie-in comic: Event Horizon: Dark Descent. Regular readers may have seen the sneak peek I shared back in June. As of November 2, two issues are out, with three more on the way. Are they a promising start for an Event Horizon... Continue Reading →
Event Horizon has long held a special place in my heart, and in my nightmares. Few other films have frightened me quite the way that one did, when I first watched it as an impressionable teenager, and to this day I list it among my very favorite horror movies. Some of you may recall the... Continue Reading →
This movie is deranged. But that's a good thing. Today's subject: Mad God, crafted over 30 years by animator Phil Tippett, a work of staggering ambition that is not for the faint of heart (or queasy of stomach). Let us venture into the realms of madness, now, and take a look. Theatrical release poster. First... Continue Reading →
I've always been one for spooky spaceship stories. And while there are some terrific deep-space horror movies out there, I've had a much harder time finding a book that fits the bill---for whatever reason, it's a subgenre with relatively little presence in print sci-fi. So you can imagine I was intrigued when I found an... Continue Reading →
Well, it seems to be that time of year again: when the leaves on the trees turn orange and red, the full Moon lights the clouds with an eerie pale glow, headless Hessians menace sleepy New England towns... and Let's Get Off This Rock Already! publishes its annual Halloween special. Previous entries covered Event Horizon... Continue Reading →
Today let's welcome my buddy Eamon Minges for something very different from his usual fare: this site's first-ever guest movie review! Read about the sci-fi/horror cult classic Daybreakers below... I want to start by thanking my lifelong friend, Nic Quattromani, for allowing me to make this guest post on his blog. Nic has been very... Continue Reading →
A young lieutenant makes a desperate last stand in the depths of an alien catacomb---only to find himself somewhere very, very familiar. (Science Fiction/Horror) (Complete)
Lately I've made a habit of perusing my local library for movies and television on DVD. This is mostly because I'm a cheapskate who refuses to pay for streaming services, but that's not the only reason---the library DVD shelf is also a great place for unexpected finds. While you might have a hard time looking... Continue Reading →
The young wizard Kalina is on the cusp of the greatest achievement in the history of magic: the bridging of the astral plane, and the sundering of the final barrier to human knowledge. But her ritual brings back something she didn't expect. (Fantasy/Horror) (Complete)
