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Salesman

J.M. Tyree

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Selected by the Library of Congress as one of the most significant American films ever made,...

That Inevitable Victorian Thing

E.K. Johnston

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Speculative fiction from the acclaimed bestselling author of Exit, Pursued by a Bear and Star Wars:...

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The Ministry of Time

Kaliane Bradley

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A BOY MEETS A GIRL. THE PAST MEETS THE FUTURE. A FINGER MEETS A TRIGGER. THE BEGINNING MEETS THE...

Speculative fiction Historical fiction time travel

Fools of Fortune

William Trevor

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Fools of Fortune by William Trevor - a classic early novel from one of the world's greatest writers...

Doctor Who - Series 9 (New Season 9)

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The ninth series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who premiered on 19...

Sean Farrell (9 KP) rated Artifice in Books

Mar 15, 2018

I had been meaning to read this graphic novel for a while, having heard good things about how it used a sci-fi / action story to talk about homophobia, racism, free will, first love, and self-acceptance; and in light of recent current events, it seemed like the perfect time. The artwork is absolutely wonderful, and perfectly captures all the nuances of the story, which is pretty great in itself. While it can occasionally feel a little predictable, the tale of Deacon and Jeff was sweetly romantic and contained many moments that I found very relatable, in spite of the science fiction setting and sporadic bursts of violence. In a way, this story is similar to recent British hit anthology show "Black Mirror", in that it uses its sci-fi setting to tell a deeply human story to great effect. While it may fall a little short of being a masterpiece, it is a great comic, and one I would love to see continued.

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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Stone Tape in TV

Feb 22, 2020

The Stone Tape

1972 | Fantasy, Horror

9.0

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Acclaimed ghost story for TV looks slightly dated now but is still likely to put the wind up the unwary. Scientists investigating a haunted house jump to one conclusion too many. Ghostwatch's only serious rival for the title of spookiest thing ever made on videotape, The Stone Tape is notable for the way in which it manages to combine a genuine science-fiction approach with proper supernatural horror: the characters think they've managed to come up with a testable rationale for residual hauntings, but their inability to fully work out how the 'stone tape' operates leads to a climax quite unlike anything else in TV horror. Interesting subtext about gender politics in the workplace, too.

It is nearly fifty years old, made using quite primitive TV technology, quite talky, etc, etc, all of which probably counts against it for modern audiences. But it is interesting to look back to a time when British TV networks made horror for the brain.