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The City Of Silk And Steel book review. Husband and wife writing teams seem quite common now, but it’s rarer to see a husband, wife and daughter creating a book together. Mike Carey is famous as the author of the Felix Castor novels; Linda and Louise, though less well-known, are …

Lost Girl 3.09 “Ceremony” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 3.09 Writer: James Thorpe Director: Lee Rose THE ONE WHERE It’s time for the Dawning and Bo undertakes her trials to keep herself from devolving into an Under-Fae. Surprise, surprise, she makes it through okay – but Dyson doesn’t… …

Lightfields 1.3 “Episode Three” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 1.03 Written by Simon Tyrell Directed by Damon Thomas THE ONE WHERE In 1944, Eve continues her investigations and becomes suspicious of Mr Felwood. Meanwhile, Harry confronts Dwight the airman and doesn’t like the result one bit. Vivien finds …

The Vampire Diaries 4.14 “Down The Rabbit Hole” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 4.14 Writer: Jose Molina Director: Chris Grismer THE ONE WHERE Klaus works out that there’s only one dose of vampire cure, and suddenly it’s every vamp for themselves; Katherine appears from nowhere to wake up …

Being Human 5.03 “Pie And Prejudice” review . THE ONE WHERE We meet a werewolf weatherman and a potty-mouthed Regency ghost… and Hal kills again. VERDICT One of the things we’re going to miss most about Being Human (now now, don’t blub, people. Hold it together… at least until you’ve …

Lost Girl 3.05 “Faes Wide Shut” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 3.05 Written by: Jeremy Boxen Directed by: George Mihalka THE ONE WHERE A sex-club run by The Bacchus is tied to the death of a cheating human husband, who dissolves into a pool of goo in front …

Doctor Who: The Nameless City by Michael Scott book review. The latest half-hour’s-reading Who ebook is a rather baffling mix of the Lovecraftian and the ludicrous. After Second Doctor companion Jamie is given a mysterious book which turns out to be the dreaded Necronomicon (yikes!), the TARDIS is hurled to …

The Vampire Diaries 4.13 “Into The Wild” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 4.13 Writer: Caroline Dries Director: Michael Allowitz THE ONE WHERE Everyone goes on a camping trip to the find the cure, except Klaus who’s still a danger to Caroline and Tyler despite being trapped in the …

“The Suicide King” , the first episode of the second half of The Walking Dead season three airs in the UK on Friday 15 February. We’ve had a sneaky peek, and here, in time-honoured SFX tradition, are some teasery, non-spoilery clues as to what to expect: It’s a brooding, ominous …

Being Human USA 3.01 “It’s a Shame About Ray” REVIEW Episode 3.01 Writers: Jeremy Carver, Anna Frickle Director: Stefan Pleszczynski THE ONE WHERE Everything changes – big time. VERDICT The US version of Being Human has always – inevitably – suffered by being continually compared to the UK original, even …