Author Archive: ColonelFrog
Colonel Frog is a long time science fiction and fantasy fan. He loves reading novels in the field, and he also enjoys watching movies (as well as reading lots of other genre books).
Carnival Row (new Amazon Prime steampunk series: mega trailer).
Here’s the mega-trailer for the new Carnival Row steampunk TV series which could have come straight out of one of Stephen Hunt’s Jackelian novels. This is the Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne headliner, set in a Victorian alternative reality where mythological immigrant creatures mingle on the streets of London. Or, err, Middlesteel? Arriving in your […]
Teen Titans (second season trailer).
Teen Titans is coming back to the small screen this September 6th 2019 for a little adultish action in the DC universe. The first season was available around the world from Nextflix – the second season will be, too. In the USA, you had to be a subscriber to the DC streaming service, I think. […]
IT Chapter Two (horror movie: featurette).
Evil resurfaces in Derry as director Andy Muschietti reunites the Losers Club — young and adult — with the horror film sequel to the original IT (2017), IT Chapter Two. Because every 27 years evil revisits the town of Derry, Maine, IT Chapter Two, brings the characters — who’ve long since gone their separate ways […]
Dublin 2019 world science fiction convention releases programme.
Dublin 2019 has released its full programme for the 77th World Science Fiction Convention. The programme has 700 events across the five days from 15th to 19th August 2019 at the Convention Centre Dublin. Online sales for the con closed on 2nd August for full memberships and day passes. All remaining memberships and day passes […]
The Expanse (season 4 sizzle trailer).
The 4th season of The Expanse is coming our way this December 13th on Amazon Prime. This season explores the new realities for Sol system now that an alien stargate hub has opened up hundreds of new Earth-compatible star systems for mankind to settle and explore. On one particular colony world, the crew of our […]
Lethis (steampunk city-builder game trailer).
Lethis: Path of Progress is an old-school city builder set in a Victorian Steampunk universe called Lethis. The game will be arriving later this year for the handheld Nintendo Switch – and a sequel, Path of Progress II, is being worked on for the PC by Triskell Interactive, although their DevBlog indicates it’s slow-going for the […]
The Irishman (Netflix tempts Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro into new Cri-Fi film).
Netflix is bringing us a new Scorsese and De Niro crime flick (with a little added Joe Pesci and Harvey Keitel just for kicks) called The Irishman, based on the cri-fi book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt. The movie has Robert De Niro as Frank Sheeran, a labour union leader and alleged […]
The Walking Dead new spin-off goes a-travelling (trailer).
The Walking Dead‘s new as yet unnamed spin-off series is coming Spring 2020. From this concept-art heavy peek, it looks like it focuses on a young group of nomadic travellers – giving viewers a chance to explore the wide post-plague collapsed world of the zombie-filled Walking Dead.
Horror master Dean Koontz signs with Amazon’s Thomas & Mercer imprint (book news).
Amazon has signed horror author Dean Koontz for a five-book deal and a collection of six short thrillers. Thomas & Mercer will publish the first book, Devoted, next spring, and Nameless, the short thriller collection, will be available from Amazon Original Stories for free to Prime and Kindle Unlimited customers on November 12th 2019. This […]
The Lighthouse (salty horror film trailer: yarhhh).
A new salty horror movie, The Lighthouse, from director Robert Eggers of The Witch-fame, with Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson stuck in a lighthouse. This movie hits October 18th 2019, so watch this trailer m’hearties. Yarhhhhh.
