Check out my new Column “An Unreasonable Fan” at BSCREVIEW.COM!

For some insane reason, Elena Wolf, editor at bscreview, upon reading my recent history of vampires, invited me to do a regular, monthly column.  With friends and family pretty used to hearing my opinions, they’ve become difficult to surprise, so I decided to give it a shot.

As a result, the first entry of An Unreasonable Fan is now online, featuring my twisted and horribly misguided thoughts on AMC’s The Killing and a buncha other stuff.  It starts off like this:

“Any dramatic or comedic series, driven by one sort of tension or another, promises a pay-off of some sort, but not all hang their hat on it.  No one really expected Gilligan to get off the island (though, ancient Spoiler Alert, they ultimately did).  Even mysteries don’t always pivot on the crime’s solution. Columbo identified the killer up front.  The fun was watching Peter Falk figure it out.  But some series do. They set up expectations, beat us over the head with them, and often wind up judged accordingly.  As gleefully indicated by the title, the poster, the ads, and everything else, AMC’s The Killing appears to be of that ilk.  (more)”

Who the hell do I think I am, anyway?

The nicest part is I’ve basically been given free reign to talk about whatever, so in the future I’ll be covering everything from unasked-for writing tips to the history of zombies to Jack the Ripper and the Alfred Beach Pneumatic Subway.

So do drop by, and definitely leave a comment!

Pax