Film and Book Reviews for 2010
Films released in 2010
An idea can change everything in this thriller about dream infiltrators.
Pay your debts, or the Repo Men will have their pound of flesh in this gory near-future thriller.
An older Alice takes a detour down the rabbit hole in this adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic story.
Vampires come to Seattle and the Cullens must work with their natural enemies to counter the threat.
Harry Potter takes time out to go camping whilst Voldemort tortures his plastic surgeon.
Iron Man faces threats from upstart technologists, the military, and his own health in this sequel.
Even Greek gods have family trouble.
A young Viking befriends the dragon he is meant to slay.
Releasing the sands turns back time in this adaptation of the Prince of Persia video game.
Shrek decides his perfect family life is too much for him, so he makes a bargain to allow him to go back to being a big, bad ogre.
A young man becomes the reluctant apprentice of a master sorcerer as magic and the modern world clash.
The Greek myths meet modern America in this adaptation of a novel by Rick Riordan.
In the third film in the Narnia series a sceptical cousin joins the Pevensies on their adventures.
Books published in 2010
The necromancer is caught up in an airborne murder mystery in this Cluedo-meets-zombies adventure.
John Cleaver is on the trail of another killer in his home town. Can he solve the mystery before his dark side gets the better of him? The second John Cleaver book.
Thomas Usher can see ghosts. But will it help him to explain the mystery of several strange deaths before the next victim dies?
Scarlett becomes a ghost after one of her schemes goes seriously wrong. But does that mean she has to be lonely as well as deceased?
An Aztec high priest tries to solve a missing person mystery in the first book of the Obsidian and Blood trilogy.
In the future your colour vision determines your life chances. But Eddie Russet may have seen too clearly for his own good.
This book explores the things magicians can teach neuroscientists about the way our minds work.
Brenda and Effie fall out over men in this blackly comic tale of witches, vampires and book groups.
This collection of horror stories is based on the Underground and other subterranean places.
Vampires threaten the future of the human race in this sequel to The Strain.
Byren is quite happy for his elder twin to inherit the throne, but according to prophecy he will be nowhere near as benevolent to his twin brother.
Thomas Cale is a boy trained to expect the worst out of life. How will he pay back those who he believes have wronged him?
In book one of the Moorehawke trilogy a royal family is in conflict with itself. How can Wynter protect the people she cares about?
For TV ghost hunter Julian Creed spectres of the past turn out to be more dangerous than he thought possible.
How do you escape from a nightmarish house where the laws that govern our reality don't apply?
The dead have risen, and Church witch Chess Putnam is one of the few who can protect the living from them.
Vikings, witches and werewolves clash with mad gods in this dark re-imagining of the Norse myths.
Zinzi has a sloth companion and a talent for finding things. But can she find a lost girl, or redemption for her past sins?
A young woman is looking forward to graduation in a rapidly modernising city when she is forced to marry a Cold Mage and her life is completely changed. Book one of the Spiritwalker series.
A zombie plague threatens to spell the end for humanity. Can anyone stop the shambling advance of the undead?
In a world where cheating death is possible, the gap between the haves and the have-nots is wider than ever.
In Botanica, life under the great Tree is all they know. What will a young woman learn as she journeys around it?
This short story collection makes a great gift for the discerning evil lunatic.
Eibonvale Press writers offer their unique takes on the theme of creativity in isolation.
Three young royals try to survive as war and betrayals threaten the kingdom. The second book of The Chronicles of King Rolen's Kin.
How can Anita Blake defeat the Mother of All Darkness, an ancient vampire with no body of her own?
This anthology showcases a varied selection of modern horror. Featuring stories by Joe Hill and Stephen King, Barbara Roden, Ramsey Campbell, Simon Strantza, Rosalie Parker, Robert Shearman, and more.
A young man goes on the run in an unusual city in this fantasy adventure.
A group of adventurers fight the jungle and each other in a quest to save their city from destruction. The second part of The Lorradda Stone.
Are we more than the sum of our memories?
For a grim reaper, office politics can be lethal. The first novel in the Death Works series.
Dragons and their companions journey into unknown territory, but will they find anything at their destination? The second book in The Rain Wild Chronicles.
A brother and sister promise to look after the plants and animals. But does Mother Nature care to return the favour?
Spelling is a matter of life and death for apprentice wizard Nicodemus Weal.
A filmmaker takes on more than he bargained for when he agrees to document the life story of a dying billionaire.
A recovering addict find he is trapped by his past misdeeds.
A look at what evolution can tell us about the science of friendship, culture, morality and various other curiosities.
Anita Blake has trouble on her hands after she refuses a request to raise a zombie.
In an Indianapolis ghetto only an Arthurian-style hero can save the neighbourhood.
He may be a cheat, a liar, and a thief. But can Lex Trent steal a march on the gods themselves?
Weird things happen when a film crew come to Whitby to remake a cursed horror movie. The fourth Brenda and Effie mystery.
This collection of short stories and fan illustrations is based on the Nightrunner series of novels.
Nathaniel Cade is a vampire in the front line in the secret war on horror.
A young nun joins a secret society of angelologists in their struggle to keep a precious artefact out of the hands of wicked Nephilim.
A teenage witch, her friend, and a talking cat face off against an evil priest from ancient Egypt.
Morven the Unwise Woman faces off against Royal fools and short-tempered demons in this high fantasy parody.
Two young women from different times take their fight against evil to the spirit world.
A detective investigating a murder soon finds himself in the middle of a battle between hell and heaven.
