Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Wishing you and yours the best Christmas and holiday season ever!
THE FLOCK by J. Todd Scott is Coming!
J. Todd Scott’s next novel, The Flock, has been announced for a September 20, 2022 drop date. Here’s the synopsis…
Ten years after a fiery raid kills her family, former cult member Sybilla “Billie” Laure has a completely new identity. She’s settled in rural Colorado with her daughter, hoping for a quieter life. But the world has other plans.
With wildfires raging and birds dropping from the sky, Billie wonders if her cult leader father’s apocalyptic predictions are finally coming true. When an intruder murders her husband and kidnaps her daughter, Billie has no choice but to confront the secrets of her past. But Billie’s journey has other perils, too―namely, a police chief hot on her trail, determined to expose the dangers of the defunct doomsday cult.
To save her daughter, Billie will have to go back to where it all began―to the ruined compound in New Mexico where the real threat is the truth.
Preorders are available now!
“Uncharted” – Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg and Antonio Banderas – The Poster and Trailer are Here!
I may be a little late to the party, but Uncharted starring Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg and Antonio Banderas looks like a fun ride. Deal me in.
Street-smart thief Nathan Drake (Tom Holland) is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor “Sully” Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg) to recover a fortune lost by Ferdinand Magellan 500 years ago. What starts as a heist job for the duo becomes a globe-trotting, white-knuckle race to reach the prize before the ruthless Moncada (Antonio Banderas), who believes he and his family are the rightful heirs. If Nate and Sully can decipher the clues and solve one of the world’s oldest mysteries, they stand to find $5 billion in treasure and perhaps even Nate’s long-lost brother…but only if they can learn to work together.
Directed by: Ruben Fleischer
Screenplay by: Rafe Judkins and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway
Screen Story by: Rafe Judkins
Ranking the “Alien” Franchise Films from Best to Worst!
Joshua Meyer at /Film decided he would come up with his list of Every Alien Movie Ranked From Worst To Best. Using just his list (he considers Aliens vs Predator a “side-series”), here are my rankings and thoughts on each…
1. Aliens: is my choice for the best of the series. I won’t argue against Alien being #1 though. Either of these two films are heads and shoulders above all that followed.
2. Alien: will be the #1 choice of many and there is a strong case for it to be first. Without Alien we’d have no Aliens (or all that followed), even if no sequel(s) were ever made, Alien would still be considered a great film.
3. Alien Resurrection: as my third choice will probably surprise a lot of folks. I’m a fan. I like the supporting cast (Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman, Gary Dourdan, Dominique Pinon, Michael Wincott and Dan Hedaya). There’s a comic book feel to the film (I say that in a good way). Alien Resurrection is a fun ride (that I’ve taken many times and look forward to again in the future).
4. Alien3: was a let-down. While it wasn’t an Alien or Aliens, it did have Sigourney Weaver back and David Fincher as the new director. I need to rewatch Alien3 to see if it has improved with age.
5. and 6. Alien: Covenant and Prometheus: Neither of these films resonated with me. They didn’t feel like Alien films to me (if that make any sense). I definitely need to give them another viewing.
Night of the Cooters – Directed & Starring Vincent D’onofrio – The Teaser is Here!
I’ve never read the short story but this teaser for Vincent D’onofrio’s adaptation makes me want to see Night of the Cooters.
George RR Martin Presents – Howard Waldrop’s Night of the Cooters. Lumenscapes and Trioscope Studios have teamed up to present Vincent D’onofrio’s film adaptation of the classic short story in glorious “Trioscope”.
NIGHT OF THE COOTERS tells the tale of townsfolk in Pachuco Texas in the 1800’s rallying around one cause, survival against the unwelcome visitors from “up there”.
Join the townsfolk on their journey to figure out what the hell is going on in the big hole at the edge of town.
With a screenplay by the one and only Joe Lansdale, and music by the prolific Ramin Djwadi get ready for a ride like no other through the mind of the great Howard Waldrop.
Starring – Vincent D’Onofrio,
Supporting cast – Hopper Penn, Harrison Page, Martin Sensmeier, Luce Rains, Cristin McCleary, Elias Gallegos, Jazzy Kim O’Brien, and Darius Eteeyan.
“Confession” – The Poster and Trailer are Here!
I like the poster and trailer to Confession. Deal me in.
David Beton’s action-thriller, CONFESSION… starring Stephen Moyer (“True Blood”, “Fortunate Son”) and Colm Meany (Seberg, “Star Trek : Deep Space Nine”)… in theaters January 21, 2022 followed by a VOD release Jan 25.
An intense-thriller played in real time during one fateful night, CONFESSION fixes on a wounded man (Moyer) who takes a priest (Meany) hostage, determined to confess to a past misdemeanor before it’s too late. Written and directed by David Beton (One Last Heist), CONFESSION also stars Clare-Hope Ashitey (Children of Men).
Bruce Lee & the Bride by Chris Brunner!
Chris Brunner created a team-up that action fans would love to see: Bruce Lee & the Bride with Hakim (played by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Game of Death) in the background. Yeah, I’d love to see THAT movie or read THAT comic. Well done, Chris!
The Black Terror: Seduction of Deceit by Beau Smith & Chuck Dixon & Dan Brereton
Regular readers know that I’m a huge fan of The Black Terror: Seduction of Deceit mini-series written by Beau Smith & Chuck Dixon with art by Dan Brereton. I’ve been calling for a nice trade reprint of the original series for years.
Consider this today’s reminder. ; )
The TWILIGHT ZONE New Year’s Eve Marathon is Coming and the Full Schedule is Out!
The Twilight Zone New Year’s Eve Marathon has been one of our family traditions for decades. Sometimes we binge watch. Other times we just check in on favorite episodes. Shadow & Substance (an excellent Rod Serling fan site) has this year’s full schedule. Before you click over to check it out, let me suggest some favorite Twilight Zone episodes…
Friday, December 31, 2021
7:40pm – Time Enough At Last
8:55pm – The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
11:00pm – Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?
11:25pm – The Shelter
Saturday, January 1, 2022
8:30am – Third From the Sun
8:45pm – The Howling Man
9:10pm – Eye of the Beholder
11:00pm – The Midnight Sun
Sunday, January 2, 2022
12:00am – To Serve Man
1:30am – Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
The Twilight Zone and quite a few other folks will be live-Tweeting during the marathon. If you watch, please join in!
Deathcathlon by Kyle Baker is Available Now!
Deathcathlon is already available for purchase and I just found out about it. How did that happen? I’m a Kyle Baker fan and am surprised I’m late to the party. Here’s the synopsis…
So what if nobody likes her and everyone wants her to fail? Detective Shakuntala Mahoney, the Last Honest Cop in the Most Corrupt Precinct is poised for a career-defining bust that will demolish the sports-rigging mafia in the city of Los Serafines. So what if her own team is sabotaging her and helping the bad guys? She’d rather be right than liked. Rules are rules and cheaters are cheaters. Only her obsession matters: Destroying the mafia.
She never counted on the brooding sinewy stranger with a haunted past who shatters the detective’s brilliant plans in an instant. An intriguing broad-muscled rogue who slaughters all of Mahoney’s suspects using sports equipment then vanishes into the night like a chiseled rugged ghost with a secret torment locked away in a hardened heart.
Someone’s wiping out the mafia, and it isn’t Mahoney. She’s finally found the only other person in this crooked town who shares her obsession, and he’s a damned serial killer. A damned hot serial killer doing the job she dreams the broken system would allow her to do. It definitely shouldn’t matter that he’s a world-famous athlete worth a fortune. The Last Honest cop will not tolerate vigilantism, especially if it screws up her promotion.
Rules are rules. Cheating is cheating. But the heart wants what the heart wants.
If Deathcathlon sounds like something you’d like, why deny yourself a little pleasure?
“Borrego” Staring Lucy Hale – The Trailer is Here!
I like the looks of Borrego staring Lucy Hale and will keep an eye out for it.
Lucy Hale stars as Elly, a young botanist on a research mission gone awry. After witnessing a drug mule’s plane crash in the Borrego desert, she is kidnapped and forced on a dangerous journey to a remote drop off point. With limited essentials and alone in the desert with her captor, desperation for survival takes hold as Elly risks her life to escape from his clutches before the trip turns deadly.
Featuring: Lucy Hale, Leynar Gómez, Olivia Trujillo, Jorge A. Jimenez, Nicholas Gonzalez
Vintage Neal Adams’ Batman Sketch!
Today we have a vintage Neal Adams’ Batman sketch. Back in the day con sketches were true sketches and not finished art. There’s something special about a well done sketch. Adams’ Batman above is a great example.
“Clean” Starring Adrien Brody – The Poster and Trailer are Here!
While I’m not a fan of the Clean poster, I do like Adrien Brody, crime movies and the trailer. Deal me in.
US Release Date: January 28, 2022
Starring: Adrien Brody, Glenn Fleshler, Richie Merritt
Directed By: Paul Solet
Synopsis: Tormented by his past, a garbage man named Clean attempts a quiet life of redemption. But, soon finds himself forced to reconcile with the violence of his past.
Witness Protection Program – Interesting Facts You May Not Know!
Meredith Danko at Mental Floss came up with an interesting list that she simply calls 23 Facts About the Witness Protection Program. Before you click over, here are three of my favorites with thoughts on each…
WITNESSES MAKE SOME UNUSUAL REQUESTS. (One guy wanted to take his girlfriend with him… and leave his wife behind! Ha! I’d love to see an article about more of the unusual requests. – Craig)
THE WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM USED TO PROVIDE PLASTIC SURGERY FOR WITNESSES. (This was stopped in the 1990s. Prior to that a mobster going into the program was able to get his wife a facelift and a boob job. One mobster, and I’m not kidding, requested penis surgery to give his self-esteem a boost. THAT was denied. – Craig)
SOME WITNESSES HAVE BROKEN WITSEC’S RULES. (Daniel LaPolla broke rules to return to his home city to attend a funeral. Sadly the next funeral he attended was his own — he was killed by a boobytrap set for him. – Craig)
Reckless: The Ghost in You by Brubaker & Phillips is Coming!
It’s been announced that the next Reckless graphic novel by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips has been announced. It is titled Reckless: The Ghost in You. That’s the cover above. Here’s the synopsis…
The fourth book in the best-selling Reckless series is here!
Bestselling crime noir masters Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips bring us yet another original graphic novel starring troublemaker-for-hire Ethan Reckless.
Except this time it’s the winter of 1989 and Ethan is out of town, so Anna must tackle this job on her own. When a movie scream queen asks her to prove the mansion she’s renovating isn’t haunted, Anna will stumble into the decades-long mystery of one of Hollywood’s most-infamous murder houses… a place with many dark secrets, some of which might just kill her.
Another hit from the award-winning creators of RECKLESS, PULP, MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES, CRIMINAL, and KILL OR BE KILLED — and a must-have for all Brubaker and Phillips fans!
Reckless: The Ghost in You will be released on April 26, 2022. Preorders are available now.
