I'm thrilled to be attending the Trieste Science+Fiction Festival in Italy from 1-6 November. One of the things I'm doing is giving a presentation to the Italian Videogame Program (IVIPRO) two-day conference that's taking place during this incredible celebration of sf/fantasy/horror cinema. I'll be discussing adapting the Jennifer Wilde comics for a video game for Outsider Games.

I may even have gelato!

Happy Halloween, everyone!

Spooky Season Special! If you haven't read my collection, The Boughs Withered (When I Told Them My Dreams) - nominated for a British Fantasy Award - then you can snatch up the Kindle edition for a mere £1.99 ($1.99 in the US) as a Halloween treat! It returns to full price on Monday.

UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Boughs-Withered-When-Told-Dreams-ebook/dp/B07V69ZK7H/
US: https://www.amazon.com/Boughs-Withered-When-Told-Dreams-ebook/dp/B07V69ZK7H/

#horror #collection #darkfantasy

Yeah, #BlackFriday can be like wading through a tar pit, but check out this cool bargain for #horror #cinema fans, especially those who enjoy critiques of #cult classics.

Electric Dreamhouse Press/PS Publishing is offering a bundle deal for its first 4 Midnight Movie Monographs:

* THEATRE OF BLOOD by John Llewellyn Probert
* MARTIN by Jez Winship
* #TwinPeaks: FIRE WALK WITH ME by Maura McHugh (me!)
* DEATHLINE by Sean Hogan

Normally £80.00 but now £39.00!

Order: http://pspublishing2.com/bundle---4-midnight-movie-monographs-959-p.asp

Overall, probably the best #StarTrek debut series I've watched: costuming, design, acting, writing: all top notch.

There are stumbles, but the quality in the series is high and maintains it.

There have been many moments of humour and genuine pathos. And I'm totally digging the inclusivity.

In a stellar cast Sonequa Martin-Green as Michael Burnham is always luminous, and is by turns badass officer and mixed-up human grieving her mistakes.

I often watch re-runs of M*A*S*H on TV while making dinner.

I'm always struck at what a terrific show it was, with great characters, and how often it dealt with difficult and harrowing situations.

It keeps coming back to the horror of war, the insanity of the bureaucracy, and the danger that divisions between people create.

The show can make you laugh and leave you in tears.

It remains memorable #TV (Especially when they ditched the laugh track.)

#mash #doctors #army