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  The world keeps on turning and once again the nicer time of the year has arrived; the warm time. At least hopefully, because in this part of the world you never know - Remember last summer? And again, I have been merrily taking and taking review copies of books, and reached the point where they have accumulated to a degree that I'm about to lose track, but haven't quite yet. I am at a point where I need to straighten up the tbr pile - make a priority list so that no important book gets left out, but also make sure my personal goals, group reads, buddy reads and challenges are fulfilled too. It's not easy being a professional book worm, let me tell you.

Here we go with the first ever piece of writing by good old Howard I'll be reviewing on this blog, yeah!

OK, everybody, I'm finally back at blogging and in the aftermath of The Fantasy Filmfest Nights, I have lots and lots of movies to talk about. First off - thank you Fantasy Filmfest, thank you so much, as I have missed almost all Berlinale in February this year due to illness and as a film freak I genuinely felt depression and the lack of my yearly filmic overdose weighed upon me. But you gave me back my light this past weekend. So, thank you!

Hey, how are you guys? Spring is here and I'm absolutely psyched about the nice weather! Here are some books you can read in parks and on balconies when the sun is shining to top that happiness and inner peace (maybe take a blanket with you though, not so warm yet).

Juan Martinez is an English professor at Northwestern University and the author of the short story collection Best Worst American as well as the Weird fiction work Extended Stay , his debut novel, which tackles themes such as undocumented Latinx experiences in the USA and living and working conditions under capitalism. Extended Stay was published in January 2023 by University of Arizona Press. I'm very grateful to have a chance to chat with him about his work.

So maybe this year gives me a brand-new second chance, an opportunity just like I have been wanting, having missed a big part of my beloved Berlinale due to sickness. I was really thrilled to see that there's a four day mini-fest, The Fantasy Filmfest Nights, taking place in April and their selection is perfect! A mixture of very international horror, action and humor, including one feature I painfully had to miss in February, awaits its audience at the beautiful Zoo Palast in spring. I decided to go full program this time to make up for the Berlinale debacle and pamper myself, but there's still some flicks I'm more enthusiastic about than others. Here they are! 

With not one but two nunsploitation movies about to be released soon, I have taken the cue that it's time for a blog post of collected nun and religion horror movies that are worth something for all I know. Because there are a lot useless ones, looking at you The Unholy and The Nun .

I hope you're enjoying the beautiful sunshine which finally graces us, here are the new shorties!