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The Genre Addict
http://genreaddict.blogspot.com
A daily film review from the genres of horror, science fiction and more, written by a lifelong genre fan, masquerading by day as a pop culture blogger and music journalist.
Recent Posts
Generation X (1996)
Think Bryan Singer was the first person to bring the X-men to life in live action? Think again! This 1996 FOX TV movie was actually the first X-Men feature film to be made, adapted from the X-Men spinoff comic series created by Chris Bachalo (we're n...
Genre Addict on hold... for now
Hey all, thanks for continuing to visit THE GENRE ADDICT! Here's a quick update on what's going on with the site and its future...Due to other commitments (dayjob writing, the magazine, and taking part in NaNoWriMo again), I am taking a break from Th...
Nemesis, Nemesis 2: Nebula, Nemesis 3: Time Lapse
I am a sucker for bad films, as you probably know already from reading The Genre Addict, but I am more of a sucker for bad films with cyborgs and explosions in them. Thus, back in my teens when I discovered the Nemesis films, I was in paradise. These...
Carnival of Souls (1962)
Carnival of Souls is, to these eyes, one of the finest horror films that has ever been made, and certainly one of the most unsettling. It is rare that a genre film carries some genuine scares, and this film continues to deliver even now. Its atmosphe...
Dark Breed (1996)
From an era when PM Entertainment were spitting out low budget action and SF b-movies left right and centre comes this ambitious but extremely derivative flick that is a big fat rip-off of Species, Alien, Predator and maybe bits of the X-Files as wel...
Normal Service Will Resume Shortly
Hi all! Thanks for visiting THE GENRE ADDICT! I was unable to post a daily review yesterday, and I'm afraid there won't be one tomorrow as I'll be away, but I'm posting today's review early for you to check out. The next column after the one that fol...

