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Genre

Why Genres Matter (But Also They Don’t)

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By Brandon Scott on Jan 24th, 2022

For those that don’t know, genre functions mostly as a marketing vehicle. It’s there to help sell it to the right customer base. That’s not to diminish your favorite genre, or any genre: that’s simply their base function.

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Let’s Talk Alien 5

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By J.W.Allen on Mar 30th, 2015

Rumor mills are always irritating, mostly because of that first word.  However, it seems this time the rumors were correct and Fox is making another Alien film starring Sigourney Weaver as Flight Lt. Ellen Ripley.  Neill Blomkamp (famous for giving us District 9 and Elysium) met Weaver whilst they were filming Chappie and, according to Weaver, he started talking…

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SUNDAY SURPRISE: The Zombie-Infested Universe of George A. Romero

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By D. Alexander on Aug 17th, 2014

The following piece was written by Brandon Engel and sent in to us for consideration. Here at Sci-Fi Bloggers, we like showcasing a variety of different opinions. Normally, they are those of our intelligent team of contributors, which continues to grow, even to this day. However, there are times when we are sent something written by a fan of…

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Retro Review: Night of the Living Dead (1968)

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By B.K. on Jul 25th, 2014

Night of the Living Dead (1968) from Image Ten Productions Who: Written by John Russo (Midnight) and George Romero, who also directed, with lumbering zombie makeup by Tony Pantanella (The Crazies) and Regis Survinski (The Crazies, Hungry Wives), and the most underappreciated protagonist of all time played by Duane Jones. What: Barbra and her brother…

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Why Were 1980s Genre Films So Gory?

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By B.K. on Mar 18th, 2014

I still haven’t seen the new RoboCop, but I hear the most striking difference between the 1987 original and this newer version is how many fewer blood squibs make it on-screen. Yes, the improvements in CG animation means that the 300: Rise of an Empire can douse its characters in blood without having to do…

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Genre Writing

Is Genre Writing Literature?

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By Vulcon on Jul 10th, 2012

Is genre writing, particularly science fiction and fantasy literature?  Recently it has become a topic of hot debate among the creative writing big wigs.  One side believes that no, fantasy and science fiction are not literature, period.  The other side thinks that they can be. What is literature?  Literature is defined as: “writings in which…

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