Genre: Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi Air Date/Time: July 13 at 10/9c Network: FX Writers: Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan Director: Guillermo del Toro Summary: The series premiere of highly anticipated drama The Strain is set for Sunday, July 13 at 10 PM ET/PT. The Strain is a high [...]
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Book Review: The Nemesis Engines Volume 1: The Peacemakers
Author: Olivier Blanchard Kindle: 535 pages Publisher: 99th Room Books ISBN-10: B00J4VZYAM Synopsis: 1915 – While all eyes are on Europe’s battlefields, scientists, anti-war industrialists and financiers all around the world are vanishing without a trace, and rumors of a plot to provide Germany with [...]
Read moreDVD Review: Witches of East End – The Complete First Season
Genre: Drama | Fantasy Original Broadcast Network: Lifetime Discs: 3 U.S. Rating: TV-14 Run time: Approximately 431 minutes (10 episodes) Release date: June 24, 2014 Synopsis: “Witches of East End” stars Emmy award-winning Julia Ormond (Temple Grandin) as Joanna Beauchamp, an ageless mother trying to keep a supernatural secret from her [...]
Read moreTV Review: Defiance, Season 2 Episode 1 “The Opposite of Hallelujah”
Genre: Sci-Fi | Adventure | Drama Air Date/Time: June 19 at 8/7c Network: Syfy Writer: Kevin Murphy Summary: As the story of Defiance resumes, the lives of the townspeople are in drastic turmoil. The Earth Republic has assumed control of the town, with far-reaching consequences including a new mayor. [...]
Read moreWeb Series Wednesday: OUTRUN
Welcome back to the series of posts here at SciFi Mafia that we're calling Web Series Wednesday where we devote a space to the wonderment of the web series. Every Wednesday we'll cover an awesome web series and give [...]
Read moreDVD Review: Teen Wolf Season 3, Part 2
Genre: Horror | Drama | Comedy Creator: Jeff Davis Original Broadcast Network: MTV Discs: 3 Run time: Approximately 542 minutes (12 episodes) Release date: June 17, 2014 Cast: Tyler Posey, Dylan O’Brien, Crystal Reed, Holland Roden, Tyler Hoechlin, Arden Cho, Linden Ashby, Ian Bohen, Gideon Emery, Charlie Carver, and Max Carver Synopsis: While Scott struggles to find his place as an [...]
Read moreWeb Series Wednesday: EPIC READS
Welcome back to the series of posts here at SciFi Mafia that we're calling Web Series Wednesday where we devote a space to the wonderment of the web series. Every Wednesday we'll cover an awesome web series and give [...]
Read moreSoundtrack Review: Da Vinci’s Demons Season 2 Original Television Soundtrack
Music Composed and Produced by: Bear McCreary Release Date: May 27, 2014 Format: Digital Download Number of Discs: n/a Label: Sparks & Shadows Overview: Sparks & Shadows announces the release of the DA VINCI’S DEMONS: SEASON 2 Original Television Soundtrack, featuring original music by Bear McCreary. [...]
Read moreBook Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Firestorm
Author: Greg Keyes Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Titan Books ISBN-10: 1783292253 ISBN-13: 978-1783292257 Synopsis: The official movie prequel to the eagerly anticipated Dawn of the Planet of the Apes movie, scheduled for release in July 2014. No Planet of the Apes fan should miss out on this [...]
Read moreBook Review: All You Need Is Kill
Author: Hiroshi Sakurazaka (author), Nick Mamatas (adaptation) Illustrator: Lee Ferguson Hardcover: 96 pages Publisher: Haikasoru ISBN-10: 142156081X ISBN-13: 978-1421560816 Synopsis: When the alien Mimics invade, Keiji Kiriya is just one of many recruits shoved into a suit of battle armor called a Jacket and sent out to [...]
Read moreBook Review: Edge of Tomorrow
Author: Hiroshi Sakurazaka Previously Published As: All You Need Is Kill Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: Haikasoru; Org Mti edition ISBN-10: 1421560879 ISBN-13: 978-1421560878 Synopsis: When the alien Mimics invade, Keiji Kiriya is just one of many recruits shoved into a suit of battle armor called a Jacket [...]
Read moreTV Review: In the Flesh, Season 2 Episode 1
Genre: Drama | Horror Air Date/Time: May 10 at 10/9c Network: BBC America Creator and Writer: Dominic Mitchell Cast: Luke Newberry, Emily Bevan, Harriet Cains, Stephen Thompson, Kenneth Cranham, Wunmi Mosaku, Kevin Sutton, Steve Cooper, Marie Critchley, Sandra Hugget, Gerard Thompson, Gillian Waugh, and Emmett J Scanlan Summary: ‘They’re only one missed dose away from ripping our heads apart’ is the mantra [...]
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