Teatro Grottesco, by Thomas Ligotti - a review
“He showed them the way into the nightmare, but he could not show them the way out…” Thomas Ligotti. “More a singer than a writer,” was...
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carmillavoiez
Dec 13, 20171 min read
Drac-in-a-Box, some of my favourite images
It's been half a decade since I gave up Drac-in-a-Box, and I've been thinking about it a lot. I finally updated my yahoo mail and there...
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carmillavoiez
Dec 12, 20171 min read
Musings on Venus Virus
I put my novel aside today. It simply wasn't working for me. I walked away and read for a while, pondering on the meaning of life and the...
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carmillavoiez
Dec 11, 20174 min read
Science, Magic and Time Travel in Netflix’s Dark
The premise of Dark is that every 33 years there is a solar and lunar alignment and that time travel is possible between those moments....
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carmillavoiez
Dec 10, 20171 min read
Walking in a Winter Wonderland
A few photos I took on my walk today. An incredibly friendly and photogenic robin came to say hello. Into the trees. #Photos #Scotland
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carmillavoiez
Dec 4, 20172 min read
Dance of the Butterfly, by Scott Carruba - a review
Dance of the Butterfly is set in an unnamed city in central Europe. It is a place where organised crime, represented by the cruel and...
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carmillavoiez
Nov 20, 20177 min read
NaNoWriMo, day twenty
I have been a member of NaNoWriMo for eight years and competed during six of those with varying degrees of success. 2015 was a...
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carmillavoiez
Nov 18, 20172 min read
Consider Her Ways and Others, by John Wyndham, a review
A friend of mine, a fellow author, on learning about the concept of my work in progress – Venus Virus, sent me this book – just in case....
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carmillavoiez
Nov 14, 20171 min read
Frostbite, by Claire Marta, a review
After my recent lament about poor editing in indie books, it was a delight to read Claire Marta’s book. Not only was the story...
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carmillavoiez
Nov 13, 20172 min read
A Day to Forget
I was in court today. The wheels of justice move slowly and all that, and the event had happened six months before. I was a witness to...
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carmillavoiez
Nov 8, 20172 min read
The Grays Anatomy, by Rob Shepherd, a review, and a moan about poor editing
Indie authors have the enviable freedom to write something so unique that it would be considered unmarketable to mainstream publishers....
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carmillavoiez
Nov 8, 20176 min read
NaNoWriMo, day eight
Wednesday November 8th, 2017, and day eight of NaNoWriMo. Having not managed to pen any words towards my novel yesterday, I sat for three...
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carmillavoiez
Nov 3, 20171 min read
Madame Two Swords, by Tanith Lee, a review
Madame Two Swords is a beautifully written tale set in an alternate France, 200 years after their failed revolution. Things seemed to...
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carmillavoiez
Nov 3, 20176 min read
NaNoWriMo, day three
NaNoWriMo is an intensive writing boot camp that costs nothing but late nights, blurred vision and sore wrists. I discovered it through a...
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carmillavoiez
Nov 2, 20172 min read
The rise and fall of Drac-in-a-Box, in a nutshell
Drac-in-a-Box’s life began in March of 1999. Before then I was in carpet sales, a career I simply fell into. When I met my second husband...
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carmillavoiez
Nov 1, 20173 min read
Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoevsky, a review
I have a soft spot for classic literature. Even so I felt nervous before tackling “Crime and Punishment”. Its reputation preceded it....
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carmillavoiez
Oct 26, 20172 min read
The Last Witch, a film by Carlos Almón Muñoz
This is the second found footage film I’ve received from POV films and reviewed. This one wasn’t as good as the first. In fact I...
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carmillavoiez
Oct 24, 20172 min read
The Faith Community, a film by Faith R Johnson
Religious fervour is akin to madness – that seems to be the message of this strange yet compelling independent film. Whenever I am...
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carmillavoiez
Oct 19, 20173 min read
Hasty for the Dark, by Adam Nevill, a review
It was with great pleasure that I received a review copy of Adam Nevill’s latest release - “Hasty For the Dark”. The collection is...
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carmillavoiez
Oct 15, 20173 min read
Six days of October Frights, final day
If you've been visiting my blog throughout this event you'll have read about zombies, vampires, Adam Nevill, Friday the 13th and ghosts....
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