Classic fairy-tale retellings had a moment just a few years ago.
That moment left us with a bounty of books and stories that start with the elements of those tales and spin them off into strange and wonderful directions.
Naomi Novik, Catherynne M. Valente, and Seanan McGuire all dived headfirst into that rich pool of story, but there were many others as well.
Most of us can probably think of a fantasy book or story we’ve read in recent years that is a fairy-tale retold.
August 27th, 2020. Marion Deeds | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 35 comments |
In the 1956 sci-fi “B movie” Indestructible Man, hardened criminal Butcher Benton, played by the always wonderful Lon Chaney, Jr., is put to death by the state, but is later revivified by a mad scientist using 300,000 volts of electricity. Benton becomes not only possessed of superhuman strength but is also, as events show, impervious to bullets. But if a certain novel of 25 years earlier can be believed, this was not the first time that a human being was subjected to a massive dose of juice,
August 27th, 2020. Sandy Ferber´s rating: 4 | John Taine | Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | no comments |
Kind of you to say. I certainly like to think so!
BTW, Steve Sterner will be performing at seven films during this upcoming fest: https://filmforum.org/series/clara-bow
As far as I know, Bill, Steve Sterner is the only person who does the live accompaniment to silent movies…
And I'm positive that Kaidan will fondly remember watching these movies with his old man for the rest of his…
You bet, Marion!