http://www.bbtmagazine.com The Magazine of Speculative Fiction & Satire Wed, 14 May 2008 01:07:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   BBT critic Jef Taylor goes spelunking for a good horror movie and gets more than he bargained for!   With Dog Soldiers, director Neil Marshall proved that he can scare the crap out of us with really foolish looking wolf masks.  Imagine what he could do with the very real life scariness ... http://www.bbtmagazine.com/the-descent-2005/ “I’m not sure how long I can go on like this,” Chuck said into the phone.   “Poor you,” Camilla said. Camilla was always sympathetic. She wasn’t real- she was a sympathy program, a Turning Test trained to be empathetic and supportive. If looks didn’t matter, and if the company that ... http://www.bbtmagazine.com/ffcepsilon-royally-screwed-by-gordon-weir/ BBT's film critic Jef Taylor's column has spoilers this time around! Fortunately, you've probably already seen the movie.   If you work with animals, or food made of animals, or trash made from food made from animals, now is the time of the year to start dealing with flies.  At my job ... http://www.bbtmagazine.com/the-fly-1986/ Now, I love me some Lost, and my wife and I have been watching ever since we got the first season from Netflix. We own the first 3 seasons now and Tivo season 4 with a passion. After watching each episode, I run to the PC to check out the ... http://www.bbtmagazine.com/musings-12-lost-the-best-show-youll-sound-like-a-re-re-discussing/ Joe poked at the blob sitting on his desk with a pen.    It gave a little, but otherwise seemed fairly innocuous.  A pink-y / flesh-tone-y... well, blob's the best he could describe it... gelatinous?  Almost. Solid? Kinda. Non-descript?  Yes!  That's the word to describe this thing that was sitting on ... http://www.bbtmagazine.com/ffcepsilon-new-and-improved-by-r-l-williams/ I was reading Wookipedia the other day- the Star Wars Wiki that some of you are hearing about for the first time and are now beginning to doubt the existence of, but I have proof- and I read that the reason Yoda was in tight with the wookies was because ... http://www.bbtmagazine.com/musings-11-yoda-peacemaker/ Christine and Michelle held hands as they waited, barely able to contain their excitement.  They had waited for this moment for a long time, and now, with the company finally going public, their dreams had come true.  They were currently sitting in a deliciously decorated waiting room packed with people ... http://www.bbtmagazine.com/ffcepsilon-holy-holly-by-ds-knight/ Movie reviews with BBT critic Jef Taylor   It's a familiar story.  The black sheep of the family is bricked up in the basement for a few decades, but inevitably escapes.  The trail of savage, animal-like killings will eventually lead to the ruin of the family.  Can we expect a happy ending? http://www.bbtmagazine.com/the-beast-in-the-cellar-1970/ Hay hay hay- It's no secret that real Life can clog up the works of even the most beloved website, and that's what's been happening at BBT lately. Editors keep having babies, contracting salmonella and starting small businesses. This has led to a decline in content, but it does not have ... http://www.bbtmagazine.com/you-have-the-power/ Dear Morris, It's been fun, but I think it's time we parted company. The last 18 months in particular have been far too painful to bear, and you are no longer the man I was surgically attached to. It was so much better when we first met. Remember when you came ... http://www.bbtmagazine.com/ffc-epsilon-dickhead-by-alexander-hay/