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Covid-19 and What it Means for Zombies in Popular Culture

22/03/202030/09/2021 / N. P. Ryan / Leave a comment

Covid-19 will mark a momentous turning point in zombie films/TV and, for that matter, anything of a post-Apocalyptic nature. Continue reading →

A Terrible Christmas Birthday Tale

15/02/202015/09/2020 / N. P. Ryan / Leave a comment

Circumstance took me back to the UK just before Christmas; a landmark birthday on it had me stay to spend it with mother, who lives in Chard; a place located in deep and darkest Somerset.

By choice celebrations would start with friends on Christmas Eve; a visit to the pub with a massive Continue reading →

UK/Canada Differences: 11 – 20

09/02/202015/09/2020 / N. P. Ryan / Leave a comment

Hello! Following on from 1 – 10 welcome to the next scintillating batch of the biggest differences between the UK and Canada. Continue reading →

Love Plus One

26/01/202014/02/2024 / N. P. Ryan / Leave a comment

For my first poetic verse of the year, a dabble in the traditional; love:

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Britain Beers Back!

23/01/202015/09/2020 / N. P. Ryan / Leave a comment

It was recently reported by the BBC that pub numbers in the UK have risen for the first time in a decade. It’s surely no coincidence that a) it was ten years ago that I left; b) I spent twelve weeks there in 2019 – double any other year since leaving.

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Feed Meme, See More; Feed Meme

21/12/201926/01/2020 / N. P. Ryan / Leave a comment

Dare come with as I once again walk where the streets have no name; where sunny avenues can turn dark and foreboding in an instant; where every corner drips with potential to be a cul-de-sac of corrosion; where no u-turns are allowed except for the super rich, Musky and repugnant to the senses as they might be . . . Continue reading →

Not all Capes are for Superheroes

14/12/201921/12/2019 / N. P. Ryan / Leave a comment

It’s said not all heroes wear capes; but what of non-daring-and-dashing cape wearing types: does anyone give a damn for our dilemma, the misery life is made thanks to comics, movies and TV? It’s a royal pain in the utility belt!

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Don Wars: The Cherry Strikes Out!

19/11/201915/09/2020 / N. P. Ryan / Leave a comment

There’s a civil war taking place in Canada.

Divided into two warring factions, never have Canadians been so irate and aggressive towards Continue reading →

Killing Joke & How I Might’ve Almost Ended-up Being a Porn Star

18/11/201920/09/2020 / N. P. Ryan / Leave a comment

Recently I’ve been thinking of writing something about how certain songs can take me to a very specific time and place.

Last week I was lucky enough to see Continue reading →

Mr. Follow Follow

02/11/201915/09/2020 / N. P. Ryan / Leave a comment

More dark lore from the insidious side of Social Media: Continue reading →

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Drinking in a dingy bar by the sea, crumpled postcard from Her and World’s Biggest Ray Zero for company; then the son of a starts saying I’m cursed. Praise Be to lighting-up another smoke. Inhale, taste a foul brand: the Hex She put on me. Promised Heaven, delivered a dive nightclub Hell. Thank the Lord for liquor loving hot chicks. Though nothing compares to how it’ll feel catching up with Her.

Wanted a quick bit of business and gone. Bath had other ideas. First, battered and left for dead after a hundred heart-breaking truths. Then a Police Chief with a saggy old treasure chest of secrets to keep needs a scapegoat. Dumps me in the middle of corruption so deep it eases through bone to suck greedy at marrow. With every gun pointing my way, Hell, not even He’s gonna get me outta this one.

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NANAFESTO: The NaNaz debut EP reviewed

NANAFESTO: The NaNaz debut EP reviewed

The NaNaz—from Newport, Wales—formed as a result of Nana Punk; a punk music workshop held in 2024 and aimed at over 50s that sought to get participants actively involved in music for all the benefits it would bring, regardless of whether completely new to playing or just having a little experience. Come 2026 and the […]

Lost Boys; more wake-up call than review

Lost Boys; more wake-up call than review

People often call me a feminist. It’s not a label I’d give myself even if never disagreeing with anything in the small amount of feminist literature read. I do, though, consider myself relatively well informed on

Bozos’ Devil’s Dandruff EP Reviewed

Bozos’ Devil’s Dandruff EP Reviewed

Devil’s Dandruff bursts into life with taught ball of high octane audio ‘In the Pit’. Bozos’ ability to revel in the straightforward then add neat breakdowns and slick solos without taking any of the nuances too far is ever present

The Book of My Silent Wake: a chronicle of the final live ritual; plus MMV – MMXXV reviewed

The Book of My Silent Wake: a chronicle of the final live ritual; plus MMV – MMXXV reviewed

The Beautiful South Friday 29th August I set off to see the last ever live performance of UK doom legends My Silent Wake. It was taking place the following day at the One For Sorrow festival @ the Junction, Plymouth.

Scarebears’ ‘Scapegoat’: the scorching debut single reviewed

Scarebears’ ‘Scapegoat’: the scorching debut single reviewed

Scarebears debut single ‘Scapegoat’ opens with stern spoken word that acts as launch pad for an audio OOF! factor ten take-off, each note from there unleashing like a tightly coiled spring so embroiled are they in the energy and conviction of the lyrical message; one that takes serious issue with the idea of the far […]

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