A word of warning before we get started. This review I did years ago for the old Japan Hero site. It never saw the light of day, so I figured let me dust it off and tweak it a bit. So this one is a little older (a retro Retro Review?) and the style may […]
I’m sure a lot of you have heard of Godzilla, Gamera, Mothra, Rodan. But how many of you have heard of Varan? Varan the Unbelievable, also known as Daikaiju Baran, was a Toho film released in 1958. Directed by the Ishiro Honda, with special effects directed by the Eiji Tsuburaya. The story itself was done […]
Seen every Godzilla movie hundreds of times over? Gamera flixs don’t seem as exciting as they once were? Think you’ve might have seen it all where US releases are concerned? Maybe maybe not. A few years ago, as part of their “Icons of” line, Sony/Columbia Pictures released Icons of Sci-Fi: Toho Collection. A three disc collection of […]
Natural disasters have plagues mankind and the world for years: earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes… giant monsters? This the premise of the novel MM9 by Hiroshi Yamamoto. The MM in the title stands for Monster Magnitude, which is similar to the earthquake’s Richter scale or the F-scale for tornadoes. Like 10 and 5, respectively, are as […]
Brad ran across the rooftops as fast as he could, just as long as he got away from there. He saw the woman in Sharron’s mind. He knew she was right, Sharron was the one responsible for this happening. She was the one responsible for the attack on him and Nancy. She was the one […]
Jay had the burger almost to his mouth when they got the call. Some drugged up son of a bitch was invading a home. The only reason why they headed for it was the perp was reportedly wearing clown makeup. If it was the same guy this would be the fastest case he ever had. […]
-Banner by Ragna “D” Bloodedge- An overcast sky was just now showing the half moon and stars behind it. The moisture still in the air combined with the day’s high temperature made it a muggy experience for anybody outside, although the slight coolness of the wind gave the hope for a more comfortable tomorrow. The […]
Another series wrapped up, so I guess that means another round of thank yous. Once again thanks to Keith for wanting another one of my stories on the front page. Thanks to Dami-chan for the awesome banners he made. Thanks to Toei and the creator of Super Sentai (if somebody could give me a name […]
Special Police DekaOps 39 After all this time Chatrox was still trying to figure out this mysterious gap in the readings he recorded from the armor. Unfortunately he never really had the time to properly examine it ever since the latest Earth First fiasco. When Jansen got himself arrested during that surprise raid he honestly […]
Special Police DekaOps 38 The one thing every member of the field team looked forward to was sleep. It was the only part of the day they could relax and not worry about an alarm going off. They knew in the back of their minds there was a chance but it hadn’t happened. In the […]
