Did you watch ABC/Marvel’s new venture, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D last Tuesday? Not only were Marvel fans anticipating the premiere, but so were fellow Joss Whedon fans as this represents his first return to TV since Dollhouse, as well since his success with the Avengers movie. Being a Whedon fan I promptly put butt in chair at 7PM … Continue reading
Hello, my name is Amber and I like historical fiction. I’ve outed myself here before as a fan of Steampunk and other paranormal books that bleed into the historical genre. Today, I’m reading a piece of literary fiction by one of my favorite authors, Sarah Waters. I know it won’t be for all of you … Continue reading
I have a problem. I love cancelled TV shows. The quickest way to get me to watch a show is to tell me it was cancelled after only one season. Better yet — midway through the first season. Sure, sometimes the show is a bomb, but sometimes, the target audience was just too niche. And whatever that … Continue reading
Note that I say ‘undead’. Not ‘zombie’. For some reason, whenever I say ‘zombie romance’, people jump on a chair like a rat just ran up their skirt and start screaming, ‘Eww! Body parts falling off!’ Which is TOTALLY unfair and lacking in imagination. If that was you, just a second ago? SHAME ON YOU. … Continue reading
Today’s “What We’re Reading” is a guest post by my author buddy Rayna Vause. Many thanks to Rayna for contributing today to Paranormal Unbound. — Elisabeth Staab I’d like to thank Elisabeth for letting me share one of my recent reads. Two of my favorite types of story genres are gay romance and paranormal romance. … Continue reading
Hi everyone – Since Moonlight came out in July, I’ve learned a lot about the shifter genre that I hadn’t really considered before. There is a major trope in shifter books especially werewolves, that makes debates break out… Fated mates! dun-dun-dun! It has been interesting hearing from readers on both sides of the fence. Many … Continue reading
I was wandering through the fall tv show promos (as you do) and I came across the trailer for this. Looks like fun, eh? But it got me thinking about the way fantasy/paranormal is packaged and marketed for TV these days. There’s very little original fantasy TV. Everything is based on a fairy tale, a … Continue reading
