#Neil Dickson

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Films Watched in 2023: 101. The Murders in The Rue Morgue (1986) - Dir. Jeannot Szwarc

[denver-carrington]

Belated birthday wishes to Neil Dickson (Gavin Maurier), who turned 74 on November 26. He's pictured here with Joan during the filming of episode 7x26, "The Confession".

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sins, douglas hickox 1986

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Welcome to the Movie Corner

(Originally Published in THE ALPINE TIMES - Issue 21)

RUSS GOMM – local filmmaker, photographer, writer and cinephile – shares his movie memories, knowledge and love of the cinema with you, dear reader.

Hi! Welcome to the first ever Movie Corner, I’m your host – Russ Gomm! I’ve been working in film for more years than I can remember (well, nearly thirty years!) and I’ve had a great passion of all things cinematic since I was taken to the Canon Classic Cinema in Herne Bay by my mum when I was three years old to see Return of the Jedi. She secretly hoped it wasn’t for me as she had no inclination to sit through a two-hour science fiction film, but it turned out I loved it and it started me off on my life long journey through film.

 …and yes, Jedi is still my favourite of the original trilogy.

I’m looking forward to sharing some of this journey through film with you in future issues of this wonderful publication The Alpine Times, but for now I’d like to take you back in time for a retrospective look at a film that is very dear to my heart…

BIGGLES

Biggles (1986) also known as Biggles: Adventures in Time (for the 1988 American release where audiences were unfamiliar with our British hero) is not your father’s take on the classic adventure stories by William Earl Johns - himself an English pilot during the First World War -but rather a flashy 80s action adventure crafted by veteran British filmmakers for the then upcoming MTV generation. Regardless of this I have fond memories of my own father and I together enjoying this new take on the wartime hero who was introduced to us via the wonders of the local VHS rental shop.

With the success of Back to the Future (1985) the production team for Biggles were keen to add a time-travel twist and an American sidekick, along with a fabulous soundtrack - featuring Jon Anderson (from Yes), Deep Purple and mötley crüe. A brilliant score by polish composer Stanisław Syrewicz (still a long awaited release by fans of the film) helped bring an edgy and exciting tone to the film, one that was designed to gain interest from new, younger audiences.

In the film, Jim Ferguson (Alex Hyde-White) finds himself transported from New York in the 1980s back to the Western Front in 1917 in order to assist our hero Biggles (Neil Dickson) in his mission to save the day! Much of the charm of the film comes from the humour of the obvious culture shock, the ridiculous 80s fashion and the slang terms that Ferguson brings with him on the trip – Biggles himself also gets to deliver some gleefully over the top wartime English dialogue. That’s not to say the film is a joke (as much of it is quite serious), rather the jokes make the characters (especially Ferguson) much more fun and endearing. There is plenty to keep your attention with fine locations, great action, fantastic aerial dogfight photography and very importantly our own dear Peter Cushing in wonderful form in what would be his final appearance onscreen.

Alongside Cushing there is another connection to Hammer Films as the film is directed by John Hough – a British director known for his work in the horror genre with films such as The Legend of Hell House (1973) but who also worked for Hammer Films and in particular directed Twins of Evil (1971)

As I have mentioned the film is great fun and is one I have revisited many times over the years on VHS, DVD and now even on Blu-Ray! There’s just something special about this one-of-a-kind motion picture, with so many memorable scenes and a great atmosphere of excitement and adventure which always takes me back to childhood. Sadly no other Biggles films were made. It would have been great to follow these characters on further adventures. I always wondered what it would have been like to see a war film based purely on one of the books, played straight with Dickson returning as Biggles. The closest we ever came was a scene starring Dickson as a very familiar character in all but name in the Pet Shop Boys video It Couldn’t Happen Here (1988)

The film divided audiences, some loving the somewhat cheesy playful tone and some hating it, but those who loved it remain loyal fans to this day. Chocks Away!

Since you are reading a publication with a ski theme I’d now like to welcome you to a small section I like to call SNOW-CAPPED CINEMA, in which we take a quick look at films set in the snow!

 Dumb and Dumber (1994) starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, directed by Peter and Bobby Farrelly (in their debut - four years later they would strike back with There’s Something About Mary)  has some of the goofiest snow set scenes I’ve seen. Chaos ensues during the finale of the film as our two “heroes” Lloyd (Jim Carrey) and Harry (Jeff Daniels) arrive on the ski slopes of Aspen after a cross-country journey to return a missing briefcase. Who can forget the snowball fight between Harry and Mary (Lauren Holly) and of course Harry’s frozen tongue!

 I watch a LOT of films and it’s always great to uncover a HIDDEN GEM, and in this issue I’d very much like to introduce you to Come True (2020) directed by Anthony Scott Burns (also a synth musician under the name Pilotpriest) I first heard of the film through the amazing band Electric Youth, who had written some songs for the soundtrack (They had also scored his previous film Breathing (2018) but after Burns left the project it was retitled Our House and rescored – it’s also worth a watch though). I don’t want to say too much about the film – only that it is a clever and creepy sci-fi horror, with a decadent dash of synth and neon. Come True is a visually stunning and atmospheric piece, the presence of which stayed with me long after the film had finished. If this sounds like your cup of tea I highly recommend it to you. It is available on Blu-ray or currently streaming on Amazon Prime. Enjoy.

Now, it’s time for some MOVIE TRIVIA!

Did you know that Return of the Jedi was originally titled Revenge of the Jedi, but at the last minute director George Lucas decided that it wasn’t fitting for a Jedi to seek revenge! Posters had already been sent out to cinemas with this original title – some of them now being worth serious money!

Composer John Williams enlisted the help of his son Joseph Williams (lead singer for Toto during the 1980s) to help with the score of Return of the Jedi and to write lyrics for the Ewok songs!

Steven Spielberg was the original choice of George Lucas to direct Return of the Jedi but was unable to due to restrictions as a member of the Directors Guild!

 TRAILERS

We’ve got some great films coming soon to the big screen, in particular I just can’t wait for Evil Dead Rise, a new chapter in the franchise helmed by brilliant upcoming Irish director Lee Cronin - check out his previous feature The Hole in the Ground (2019). Nicolas Cage stars as Count Dracula in Renfield, Ben Affleck directs and stars in Air – the story of Michael Jordan and Nike – also starring Matt Damon. Also heading our way is a remake of Salem’s Lot, Oppenheimer (from Christopher Nolan), and lots more sequels including Fast X, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and finally Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (Part One).

 EPILOGUE

That’s all the time we have for this issue, but be sure to join me next time for a look over the career of one of the greatest British directors of all time as we spend a year with Alfred Hitchcock. There’s just time to join me with a glass (perhaps even a glass of our very own Rock Lodge Lager) to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Olympus Has Fallen, the 20th Anniversary of Kill Bill, the 30th Anniversary of Demolition Man, and of course - the 40th Anniversary of Return of the Jedi.

 Cheers, May the Force be with you!

[moviesandmania]

THE QUANTUM DEVIL (2022) Review of sci-fi horror

‘Welcome to Hell’ The Quantum Devil is a 2022 science fiction horror film about a team of scientists who are summoned to a remote location in eastern Europe in an effort to breach the quantum barrier and travel to another dimension… Directed by Larry Wade Carrell (The Darkside of Society; Girl Next; The End of April; 200 Degrees; Altered Perception; She Rises) from a screenplay co-written with…

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Neil Bockoven

OTZI THE ICEMAN - SOME FACTS YOU MAY NOT KNOW:

1) It took ten years to figure out how he died. The 5300-year-old remains of Otzi were discovered by two hikers in northernmost Italy in 1991, as he melted out of a glacier. First thought to have died from exposure, Otzi was found in 2001 to have an arrowhead in his shoulder that had cut a key artery.

2) He was a wreck - he had severe arthritis, ulcers, whipworms, gallstones, blackened lungs, atherosclerosis and rotten teeth. He had a frost-bitten toe, broken ribs, and genetic markers indicating the world's earliest known case of Lyme disease.

3) He was in shape - pollen studies indicate that, even though in his mid-40's and suffering from multiple ailments, he'd climbed from high elevation to low, then back again, perhaps as much as 8500' each way, all within 33 hours (Dickson et al. 2019).

4) Recent genetic work by Wang et al. (2023) indicates more than 90% of Otzi's ancestry came from Anatolian farmers, and he had dark eyes and skin. Rather than a forehead, Otzi had a five head (i.e., genes for male pattern baldness). These genetic indicators match up with what's seen from the mummified body.

5) Otzi had a relatively high level of Neanderthal genes - some reports saying more than 5% compared to a ~2% average for Europeans today.

6) Otzi may have been a part-time coppersmith. His possessions included one of the oldest-known copper axes, and analyses of his hair indicate that it was heavily contaminated with copper and arsenic, a pollutant associated with copper smelting (Brothwell, 1995).

7) Lead isotope and trace element studies indicate the copper in Otzi's ax came from ores in central Italy's Southern Tuscany region more than 300 miles away. The flint used for his arrowheads came from about 100 miles to the south. This suggests an extensive trade network.

7) Otzi had traces of cannabis on his tools, clothing and in his digestive system. The traces probably stem from its use for pain relief and/or from working with hemp fibers for rope or clothing (Wacker et al. 2019).

It's amazing what all we've learned from the wonderful discovery of Otzi!

[daggerzine]

Interview with James Dickson of The Chills! (by Matthew Kenneth)

Interview with James Dickson 8/8, 8/9 2024  James Dickson was in The Chills (Keyboards: ‘99-’05, bass: ‘05-’18)  

MK: So how did you joining The Chills come about? When was that? You were on keyboards first, correct? 

JD: I saw Martin during a party I was performing at early in 1999 - chatted to him briefly outside which he didn’t seem to recall later. Months later I saw him pass by the piano shop I was working at in south Dunedin - I went out and caught up with him, reminded him that I was available if he ever needed a guitar player, bassist or keyboard player.  He said actually yes as he’d been asked by Neil Finn if he could perform at a New Year's concert in Auckland. At this time Todd and Rodney had just recently joined but were yet to do a show. 

MK: How familiar were you with him, with his music. Had you seen them play before then? 1999 would have been not long after a long string of successive LPs. A few years after Sunburnt. Assuming there was an age difference, did you see things change dramatically in Dunedin, in NZ or were you too young maybe then to have seen the early days of the scene and the changes that occurred (if any). 

JD: I was a big fan of Submarine Bells (introduced to it by my older brother) but had been in Dunedin only a few years at that point.I was 12 years younger. I had seen that he was in the lowlands and wanted to join up to help him get cracking. 

MK: Like, down. Emotionally etc. 

JD: Well yes, in a musical sense.  But for instance, a chap in the band I was in said to me that I shouldn’t join as “Martin is a junkie”. So I quit that band and joined The Chills to help Martin in whatever way I could. 

MK: So you joined. With a gig already looming. NYE. 

JD: 20 songs to learn in three months I recall. 

MK: Doable  

JD: Some practices he bailed out on which ramped up the pressure. 

MK: On keys? I would assume it being a local crowd,  no pressure to play "the hits". 

JD: Yeah. Always had to play "Leather Jacket" and "Pink Frost." Almost every single show I’m fairly sure. 

MK: Lost EP and Brave Words era? How did rehearsals go? 

JD: Yes, four from Brave Words and at a few shows we performed "Whole Weird World." Rehearsals were great for me at any rate. They went well for the most part. 

MK: Were you learning keyboard parts that had already been established? Andrew Todd, Peter Allison.. 

JD: Yes, some were challenging like "Efflorescence and Deliquesce."  Many I wrote parts for. 

MK: Favorite song to play? 

JD: "Dan Destiny and the Silver Dawn" 

MK: How frequently did the band play after that? 

JD: Infrequent for a bit though we rehearsed regularly. (Sends me complete compiled setlists)  

MK: How were shows received in the early 2000s? Tours? When did you switch to bass? 

JD: Happy and impressed crowds for the most part. Some were diabolical due to Martin being sick. 

MK: When/how did the switch come about? To bass I mean. 

JD: December 3rd 2005 was my first show on bass. At Emerson’s brewery in Dunedin.  We were a three piece for a while. I had let Rodney go because I was tired of not hearing what I wanted to hear on bass and he was disinterested in general. 

MK: Was there not a lot of new material in the 2000s?  

JD: Kinda had to coax it out of him. He was on autopilot. Once I got on bass it was different. 

MK: Did you help write/arrange from 2005? 

JD: Yes, and also before. 

MK: It must've been exciting touring for SB's. New songs, new record, North America etc .

JD: Making the album was very rewarding for me. It’s my favourite thing. 

MK: What was your working relationship like? Friends? Were you close?  

JD: Close friends, we talked honestly together about many difficult things. 

MK: As a fan, I always felt that in his lyrics or in the subtext that he struggled with stuff. So many lyrics where he sounded like he felt like he was alone. 

JD: I believe he struggled to feel connected. I took a phone call from Martin at 2am a few months back. I’m grateful that I was awake to talk and be true to my claim “you can call me anytime you’re struggling”  

MK: So how long did it take to record Silver Bullets? 

JD: Maybe twenty days or something like that I think? 

MK: So you were his principal songwriting partner. 

JD: I would say so but not too loudly because I wouldn’t want folks to think I was being attention seeking or anything like that. 

MK: Lyrics too? 

JD: Only in the smallest way. Little ideas or changing words - stuff like that. 

MK: Was there a concerted effort to make these new Chills songs fit into the larger historical Chills story.  

JD: Martin was keen to explore new ideas and happy for the songs to sound 21st century. 

MK: I think despite the newness, there was still The Chills stamp on it. 

JD: I personally would describe that as his unique vocals and lyrics + magic reverb guitar lines and unusual chord progressions. 

MK: Without having looked too closely at the tours database to see how often you came to the states/north America in those 20 yrs I would assume this tour felt special. 

JD: Most definitely, it meant a lot to us and Martin in particular. The last shows he had in the USA previously were bad memories he hoped to alter by way of this tour. He felt he had addressed those bad memories in the way hoped by replacing them with warm happy new ones. 

MK: Lack of attendance? Poor promotion? 

JD: Hmm, no - more like troubles behind the scenes. 

MK: But the SBs tour went better? 

JD Absolutely, he felt he had addressed those bad memories in the way he hoped by replacing them with warm, happy, new ones. 

MK: He seemed happy. Based on the show I saw and followed him on social media. 

Interview concluded as James was occupied with mourning the loss of his friend and Martin’s funeral etc. Thank you, James, for your time and candid and warm words. Much appreciated.

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idk if this has been asked before, but do you have any voice headcanons for the malignant remedy characters?

Oh man, oh man, lolol. I know exactly what these characters sound like in my head, but it's really hard to find exact voice representations. I will try to find a few though.

Also, thanks so much for the question, Sara! I love having an excuse to talk about MR~ ;u; 💚

Zephry

To me, Zephry sounds something like the standard "cynical male" voice (Stephen Russell) in Skyrim; really gravelly. Except, Zephry comes from a family of immigrants who speak the guttural Sverenne equivalent to Yiddish, so if you can imagine this voice, but a little more Jewish, that's what Zephry would probably sound like.

Morchesso

Morchesso's voice is low, soft, and kind of breathy. Even though he was born in Myr, he adopted the accent of the Druwolise which is something in between a British accent and a Mid-Atlantic accent. The only voice I could find that sort of comes close is Micheal Fassbender's in this very specific scene, but I dunno, personally I wish it was even deeper!!! ;n;

Evelyn

Finding a voice for Evelyn will drive me mad because their voice is so hyper-specific in my mind and literally nobody speaks like they do. To me, the Maizar sounds like what a snake would sound like if it could talk, except sharper, a little smoky, and a lot more sass. Maybe one day I will find a good match for them, but not today. D':

Wintrem

Wintrem's voice is husky and a little melodic. Wintrem lived in Woxardam her entire life, so her accent is Druwolise and very upper-class (equivalent to a posh brit). The closest voice I could find is that of Sophie Okonedo's, which is not a bad match, honestly. If only the music in this clip wasn't drowning her out.

Izammar

Izammar would sound something in between Neil Dickson's voice and Ramon Tikaram's voice; smooth, deep, a little airy, but severe. He speaks with a posh Druwolise accent which had been drilled into him for ambassadorial purposes. His true Ottoneshan accent would have a lilt similar to what we hear in Farsi (the Ottoneshans have a very sing-songy language that loosely borrows from both Middle-Eastern and East Asian languages). So hints of his old dialect spill into his speech from time to time.

[ohwhatthefuck]

after seeing neil gaimans library i feel the need to share one of my favourite libraries i’ve ever been in which is Cornell’s Andrew Dickson Library because just look at it

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CROSSROADS : Life in the Resilient City from Nils Clauss on Vimeo.

Please click the "CC" tab in the low right side corner of the video player for English or Korean subtitles.

Five cities. Five stories. This documentary looks at the urban experience from the perspective of people living at the interface of the changing world. In New York, Seoul, Mumbai, Paris and Nairobi creativity and imagination is necessary to survive and thrive as the cities they live in constantly evolve.

** Narrative based on CROSSROADS : Building the Resilient City Dominique Perrault, General Director of Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism 2021

** a CONTENTED production in association with SEOUL BIENNALE OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM 2021

** LEADING PRODUCTION TEAM

executive producer GREEN KIM & JEONGWOOK CHA producer NILS CLAUSS director NILS CLAUSS & NEIL DOWLING writer NEIL DOWLING, NILS CLAUSS director of photography, editor, colorist, re-recording mixer NILS CLAUSS composer YEHEZKEL RAZ additional music THE WORLD OF HAPPINESS by DAE-SOO HAN, MARCH FOR JUSTICE by TENCHER graphic designer DADEUM GEUM subtitles ANNEX

** NEW YORK SEGMENT PRODUCTION

main cast CARLOYN KANG additional cast GIULIA BALDINI, IMAN CHAN, CASIANO HAMER, NIA IMANI, GLORIA JUNG, ALICE CHARLIE LIU, SELENA LIU, CHANTEL NICOLE, NATSNET MEHRETEAB, SEBASTIAN MONTALVO, DANIELLE OKPARAOCHA, CHELI SMITH, TOBIAS WONG, JENNIFER XIONG, ALEX ZHANG

segment producer CAROLINE PARK segment director EILEEN YOON segment DoP DANIEL CHANG sound recordist PATRICK ZIMMON production assistant AUSTIN EDER

** MUMBAI SEGMENT PRODUCTION

main cast ISHAN SINGH additional cast KANAK GARG, NISHA KHAIRE, LEENA LALJI MANGE, PRIYA MATHPAL, NAAZ A. SYED

segment director/ producer TAHIR AHMED QURESHI segment DoP ADITYA DESAI sound recordist PREM YADAV production assistant KAMLA PRASAD PAL

** SEOUL SEGMENT PRODUCTION

main cast JAEJIN PARK additional cast AARON CHOE, SOOHWI JO, SUYEE JUNG, SANGHEE KANG, SOLMIN KANG, SEUNGYEON KIM, JONGEON WON

segment producer BONNIE KIM segment director NILS CLAUSS segment DoP SEUNGJI LEE sound recordist MJ LEE, HYUNSOO JEONG

** PARIS SEGMENT PRODUCTION

main cast FREDERIC BURET additional cast LORNA BENNOU, ALAN BOUTELEIX, MORGAN DiFELICE, CERSTIN HENNING, ROMAIN NALYSZA, ANA NOVOA, LILY MALYOZA, ALAIN MAUREY, ALICE O’DONNELL, JULIETTE O’DONNELL, ANTHONY OHANESSIAN, CAROLINE PEREZ, LILLY-AMBRE PEREZ, MATHILDE ROCHE, TARIAN SCOTT, JEAN LUC SEREPHIM, JOANA SERAPHIM, VICTOR SOCK, CHLOE VERSIARI

segment producer/ director / DoP NEIL DOWLING sound recordist LOIC JOYEUX production assistant NATHALIE O’LENSKIE

** NAIROBI SEGMENT PRODUCTION

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with sincere thanks to

VINCENT AHN, SUYEE JUNG, ABRAHAM LIM, YOUNGSOOK KIM, ANTHONY SEABOYER, HARRISON WINTER

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Neil Dickson (Gavin Maurier), Catherine Mary Stewart, James Farentino (Nick), Joan, and Peter Holm at a screening party for Sins (1986).

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adidas originals | Rivalry from Matvey Fiks on Vimeo.

director's cut.

credits:

featuring: @dey.richards @eeazy__ @guin_gui @queencutsnroses @ayannaheaven @lovie.world

agency: johannes leonardo @johannesleonardo production company: artclass @artclasscontent director: matvey fiks @fiksey director of photography: matthew ballard @m.lballard executive producer/managing director: rebecca niles@rebeccaniles executive producer: kat garelli @katgarelli head of production: sparkle jones @sparkjones producer: sean gordon-loebl @seanglobal production supervisor: neil sauvage @neilsauvage commercial coordinator: ruby bell @rubybell commercial coordinator: laura belpedio production designer: luke carr @wolfdiamond art director: jessica ellis 1st ad: gabriel blom @gabrielblom stylist: cece liu @cc_looo casting: jennifer venditti @jv8inc casting assist: ivy pham second unit dp: doug durant @dougdurant locations: adam atenasio @adamatenasio sound: philip kim hmu: agnes lin

post: cut & run @cutandrunedit executive producer: ellese shell @ej.shell producer: sari resnick @sweetandsari editor beau dickson @beauadickinson assistant editor: chrissy doughty @chrissyforever

music: csisterna @csisterna.sound

sound designer: raphaël ajuelos @rphljls foley: nathan bonetto @bricks_theme mix: barking owl

color: aubrey woodiwiss @aubrey_woodwiss senior color producer: james gooding @gooding75

cg & finishing: jogger @jogger.studios vfx producer: evan sanyour lead flame artist: joseph grosso

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A view up North on Dickson Road showing the Odeon building in 1963. Today the building exists as Funny Girls.

Photographed by Neil Clifton. Copyright Alan Murray-Rust.

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Issue 362 of the Weekly Digest

Issue 362 of the Weekly Digest went out to subscribers earlier today.

Some of the contributors to this week's Digest include:

👉 'AU Legal Industry Optimistic Despite Recession Threats' Legal Practice Intelligence

👉 'Are You Trending Towards Becoming OBSOLETE?' Patrick J. McKenna

👉 'How to respond to RFPs like your company depends on winning them' Carl Dickson

👉 'Panel gains' Joanna Goodman

👉 'No matter how much you analyse pricing, no matter what systems and software you use, someone has to talk to the customer….' Mike Wilkinson - The Value Selling Expert

👉 'Fee-share firm to give retiring partners 10% of clients’ fees for life' Neil Rose

👉 'Consistency essential to the success of law firm blogs' John Grimley

'The T-Shaped Lawyer: Ask Yourself These Crucial Career Questions' Peter Connor

...and others.

Take a look and enjoy a good read over the weekend!

Feel free to DM me if you want to subscribe or you can also send me an email to richard@rws01.com

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#Amreading: The Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi and New York Times Bestseller... 

Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 by L. Ron Hubbard 

Audie Award Winner Earphones Award Winner Best of 2016 Science Fiction Audiobook

Battlefield Earth is an enormous epic of adventure set in the year 3000, when the future survival of what's left of the human race is at stake. When Jonnie Goodboy Tyler decides to venture out of the small and dwindling community of humans barely surviving in their Rocky Mountain retreat, he has no thought of challenging the order that for a thousand years has held the earth prisoner to the oppressive alien race of the Psychlos.

The Psychlos and their vast intergalactic mining corporation have dominated and exploited all known galaxies for centuries, ruthlessly destroying races who dare to resist. How one man - with the aid of a few surviving Scotsmen—tackles the greatest malignant power in the universe makes for a sprawling adventure of thrilling heroics, full of dangerous underground work, interplanetary wars, intergalactic financial intrigue, monster races, and complex political manipulation spread across a vast canvas of epic scale.

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THE QUANTUM DEVIL (2022) Review of sci-fi horror

THE QUANTUM DEVIL (2022) Review of sci-fi horror

‘Welcome to Hell’ The Quantum Devil is a 2022 American science fiction horror film about a team of scientists who are summoned to a remote location in eastern Europe in an effort to breach the quantum barrier and travel to another dimension… Directed by Larry Wade Carrell (The Darkside of Society; Girl Next; The End of April; 200 Degrees; Altered Perception; She Rises) from a screenplay…