Goodbye, Steve Dillon
Yesterday we were all hit with the terrible news that Steve Dillon, acclaimed artist of Preacher, Hellblazer, and The Punisher (amongst many others) died at the age of 54. Dillon … Continue reading Goodbye, Steve Dillon
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Biff Bam Pop Remembers David Bowie
Andy Burns: I saw Bowie three times – the first was at a 2,000 seat club in Toronto called The Warehouse. He was touring Earthling, which I thought and still … Continue reading Biff Bam Pop Remembers David Bowie
Stranger Than We Can Imagine Reviewed
Stranger Than We Can Imagine: An Alternative History of the 20th Century John Higgs Signal, 352pp The twentieth century is the one about which we know the most, due to explosions … Continue reading Stranger Than We Can Imagine Reviewed
David Ward On… Being a Dork Dad
Each week, one of Biff Bam Pop’s illustrious writers will delve into one of their favorite things. Perhaps it’s a movie or album they’ve carried with them for years. Maybe … Continue reading David Ward On… Being a Dork Dad
David Ward On… Serendipities by Umberto Eco
I figured I’d take the opportunity to do my “On…” column on one of my favourite books this time around, and, strangely enough, it has nothing to do with visceral … Continue reading David Ward On… Serendipities by Umberto Eco
David Sandford Ward travels to Hell in Clive Barker’s The Scarlet Gospels
The Cenobite bites it. The Order of the Gash lays smashed and shattered upon a mound of bones and blood, confined forever to a sea of dust and ash. This … Continue reading David Sandford Ward travels to Hell in Clive Barker’s The Scarlet Gospels
David Sandford Ward On… Rivers
Each week, one of Biff Bam Pop’s illustrious writers will delve into one of their favorite things. Perhaps it’s a movie or album they’ve carried with them for years. Maybe … Continue reading David Sandford Ward On… Rivers
David Ward On… Hellblazer
My column on all things Hellblazer is going to start in the middle. Why? Because beginnings reek of convention, something that strikes me as anathema to John Constantine. So I’m … Continue reading David Ward On… Hellblazer
31 Days of Horror: Through the Woods – Emily Carroll
Through the Woods Emily Carroll McElderry Books As a child, I remember being terrified when I first heard the story of Bluebeard (“Be bold, be bold…” still runs a shiver … Continue reading 31 Days of Horror: Through the Woods – Emily Carroll
Doctor Who S08 E10: In the Forest of the Night
“The forest is mankind’s nightmare.” … says the Doctor, looking around a newly forested Trafalgar Square. Over the course of one night a massive forest has grown up everywhere. Not … Continue reading Doctor Who S08 E10: In the Forest of the Night
31 Days of Horror 2014 – Byzantium
When I sat down to watch Neil Jordan’s masterful 2012 vampire film, Byzantium, I was filled with more than a little apprehension. I gave up on the “beautiful” vampire some … Continue reading 31 Days of Horror 2014 – Byzantium
H.R. Giger – 1940-2014
One of my earliest memories is staring, with abject horror, at an image of a large, slick worm with razor-sharp teeth thrusting out from the page through a man’s burst … Continue reading H.R. Giger – 1940-2014