Our third random encounter of the session – now in some ruins.
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Book Review: Rivers of London Books 1-7
I’ve kinda fallen behind on the Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch (at least as far as the video reviews are concerned), so it’s time to get caught up.
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Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 248 – Chilly Randos I
Another random encounter – this time on a mountain.
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Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 247 – Desert Randos I
We get a random encounter on the way to the next side quest.
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The Jasmine Throne: Book Review
With The Jasmine Throne, by Tasha Suri, I’m finally getting back to being caught up with the Sword & Laser Book Club picks – more or less (November’s pick is Six Wakes, which I read a while back, so I’m using this month to catch up on some other books). While I liked the novel, my thoughts on The Jasmine Throne are complicated in ways that somewhat intersect with my views on She Who Became The Sun, and in ways that don’t.
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Fuuto PI: Anime Review
We’ve been getting a fair amount of anime and manga spinoffs of Tokusatsu series lately. The main ones I’ve covered have been the Ultraman manga series and its anime spinoff on Netflix, and Studio Trigger’s Gridman universe series – Gridman and Dynazenon – in addition to ones I haven’t gotten to yet, like the Garo spinoff anime series. This fall’s Fuuto PI (or Fuuto Tantei) is another of those – this time tying in with Kamen Rider W.
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Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 246 – Poison Swamp III
We clear out this fight, and now can go to the Palace of the Dead whenever we want.
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Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 245 – Poison Swamp II
One dragon down, two to go.
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Book Review: She Who Became The Sun
It’s time to review the last of the Hugo Nominees that were on my shortlist – She Who Became The Sun By Shelly Parker-Chan
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Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 244 – Poison Swamp I
We have one more fight to do in order to clear the path to the Palace of the Dead.
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Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 243 – Son of the Necromancer III
We finally lay into the Necroprentice – but are we too late?
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Anime Explorations Episode 1: Keep Your Hands off Eizouken
We have the inaugural episode of the Anime Explorations Podcast! I and my friends David and Tora take a look at Masami Yuasa’s 2020 adaptation of the manga Keep Your Hands off Eizouken!
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Deep Red: Movie Review
A few years ago, I reviewed the first film in Dario Argento’s “Three Mothers” trilogy – Suspiria. This time I’m looking at the first film he worked on with Goblin – Deep Red. As this is an over 30-year-old-movie, there will be some spoilers below the cut.
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Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 242 – Son of the Necromancer II
We attempt to push through the undead defenders to aid this new guest character.
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Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 241 – Son of the Necromancer I
We finally take on this new Necroprentise, and attempt to save the village’s last survivor.
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Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 128
We finally have our review of Goldeneye 007.
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Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 240 – Undead Sentries II
We mop up the last few of this fairly small force, so we can get into the castle.
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Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 239 – Undead Sentries I
We now have to get through the handful of undead guards.
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Film Review: The House That Dripped Blood
It’s not October without a review of an Amicus film, and this year I’ve got another Amicus Anthology here – the one with the title that grabbed my attention the most – The House That Dripped Blood. Unfortunately, it’s also probably the most disappointing I’ve seen to date.
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Book Review: Vampire Hunter D, Vol. 1
For the Spooky Season, I decided to do something a little different from my usual string of horror films – having picked up the Vampire Hunter D audiobooks from Audible, and since I have a commute again, I decided to get started listening to those on my way to work – and having finished re-reading the first one, it would be appropriate to give my thoughts.
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Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 238 – Zombie Dragon IV
We take on the mercenary who had been left in command of these undead.
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Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 237 – Zombie Dragon III
We move out of the lower area of the map, and start fighting the main enemy force.
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Film Review: Jigoku (1960)
We have our second horror review for the month, with the 1960 film Jigoku.
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Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 236 – Zombie Dragon II
We not only face the undead, but also a new environmental hazard – toxic mold with a poison effect.
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