Great premise. Bad movie. P: * * A: * * W: * P: * * * O: * * Director: Mark Raso; Writer: Mark & Joseph Raso; Starring: Gina Rodriguez, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Barry Pepper, et al. A Netflix post-apocalyptic story based around humanity deprived of something essential? No, this isn’t Bird Box or AContinue reading “Awake (2021)”
Author Archives: Steve James
Preview: The Flowers of West Drive
In 2020, I released what is now considered my debut novel, The Flowers of West Drive, a psychological thriller about a young woman struggling to survive her tragic past. Here is a sample preview of it. 🙂 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UJC4G2GoZY Purchase is on Amazon (US) or Amazon (UK) here (other locations available). Thursday The scurrying ofContinue reading “Preview: The Flowers of West Drive”
Proofreader/Line Editor
Welcome, welcome, welcome. When I’m not working as a cashier or trying to pursue a career in writing, I’m a proofreader, having joined my company nearly two years ago. This has spiralled into a desire to further expand my services. I love horrors, thrillers and mysteries, but will work on anything you submit with theContinue reading “Proofreader/Line Editor”
The Flowers of West Drive, A Psychological Horror Novel
Available on Kindle Unlimited! #KU #OneDollar #SupportIndieAuthors Hello, everyone, I hope you’re all keeping well while the world burns! I’ve been classified as a ‘key worker’ so, for me, it’s business as usual! However, that did not stop me releasing my psychological horror novel, The Flowers of West Drive in April. All Lily wants isContinue reading “The Flowers of West Drive, A Psychological Horror Novel”
How Stupid? – #04 – Haunt (2019)
Haunt opens to Harper (Katie Stevens) covering a bruise on her eye that we later find out is from her boyfriend, Sam (Samuel Hunt). She’s ignoring his messages, which are getting more violent, before Bailey (Lauryn Alisa McClain) walks in and tells her to finish him. Harper says no and they both brush off, alongContinue reading “How Stupid? – #04 – Haunt (2019)”
How Stupid? – #03 – Ouija (2014)
Don’t play with Ouija boards. If horror films have taught us anything, it’s don’t play with Ouija boards. Debbie (Shelley Hennig), however, decides to play with a Ouija board. Adding fuel to that fire of stupidity, she plays alone. #Stupid. Her friend, Laine (Olivia Cooke), turns up, barely notices the steep change in Debbie’s behaviourContinue reading “How Stupid? – #03 – Ouija (2014)”
How Stupid? – #02 – Deadcon (2019)
Directed by Caryn Waechter and written by Scotty Landes, Deadcon is a teenage horror film focused around internet personalities attending a conference called Viewcon (like Comicon), only to stay in a haunted hotel room. The opening scene shows John (Aaron Hendry) on a phone call with the money behind his app, LinkRabB1t – a virtualContinue reading “How Stupid? – #02 – Deadcon (2019)”
How Stupid? – #01 – Dark Light (2019)
Dark Light opens with Annie (Jessica Madsen) parading around the house with a shotgun, before accidentally shooting her ex-boyfriend, Paul (Ed Brody). The scene ends with her aiming it towards her daughter, Emily (Opal Littleton), and firing. Then, because non-linear storytelling is a thing, we cut back to the beginning, showing Annie and Emily movingContinue reading “How Stupid? – #01 – Dark Light (2019)”
Sabina’s Pursuit of the Holy Grail, by Martin Lundqvist
Recently I was fortunate enough to be contacted by Martin Lundqvist, a Swedish writer currently living in Australia, to proofread his novel, Sabina’s Pursuit of the Holy Grail (available on Amazons USA and UK). ‘Sabina is a gifted 18-year-old girl living in Sydney in the year 2037. She carries a unique secret that she used toContinue reading “Sabina’s Pursuit of the Holy Grail, by Martin Lundqvist”
Game Review: Yoku’s Island Express (2018)
‘It’s unique gameplay, beautiful visuals and fun worlds all roll into a great game’ Yoku’s Island Express, 2018 Developer: Villa Gorilla Publisher: Team17 Platform: Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One At Christmas I really wanted either Super Smash Bros. Ultimate or Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! but my mother, instead, got me aContinue reading “Game Review: Yoku’s Island Express (2018)”
Steve James 