H. P. Lovecraft's book At the Mountains of Madness might be one of the most important additions to early science fiction. Like Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, which effectively created sci-fi as a whole, At the Mountains of Madness introduced an entirely new kind of science fiction. I'm really excited to get into this review. H. P. … Continue reading At the Mountains of Madness Book Review
My first introduction to J. G. Ballard's work was his short story "Billennium," which I reviewed a while back. I wanted to get into more of his work. Luckily, he wrote several novels throughout the 60s. One such novel was The Drowned World, a fairly short novel that's part science fiction, part post-apocalyptic. Let's get … Continue reading The Drowned World Book Review
By the time I sat down to read Jerome Bixby's "It's A Good Life," I was already familiar with the classic Twilight Zone episode. I had already been substantially creeped out by it, and I wondered if the short story would live up to the hype. After all, the TZ episode is a classic. The … Continue reading It’s A Good Life Review
There's something so exhilarating and daunting about reviewing one of the most influential sci-fi books of all time by one of the most influential authors: 2001: A Space Odyssey. But is it as transcendent an experience as the 1968 film? I honestly think so. You might already know the plot of 2001, but I'm going … Continue reading 2001: A Space Odyssey Review
