By Marty Mulrooney
Earlier this year, AMO reviewed Cathy Brett’s illustrated teen novel Ember Fury, describing it as “an enjoyable, wonderfully illustrated light read.” We weren’t the only ones impressed either: Ember Fury was recently shortlisted for The Young Minds Book Award. Her latest novel, a darkly comic horror story about a teenage ghost called Scarlett Dedd, was released in September 2010. AMO recently caught up with Cathy to have a chat about both books and her plans for Halloween…
Filed under Alternative Musings, Books
By Marty Mulrooney
Dracula’s Heir is an interactive mystery book written by Sam Stall and illustrated by Roland Sarkany. In a similar vein to Batman: Murder At Wayne Manor (reviewed here), readers of Dracula’s Heir must study interactive clues – such as the original first chapter of Bram Stoker’s Dracula – to discover who is responsible for a series of grisly murders and uncloak the new nosferatu… perfect reading for Halloween!
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By Marty Mulrooney
Following on from AMO’s review of The Stoning Of Soraya M., director Cyrus Nowrasteh kindly joins us to discuss adapting such a controversial novel to the big screen, and his recent transition from television to the world of cinema.
Filed under Alternative Musings, Film
By Marty Mulrooney
The Stoning Of Soraya M. is a harrowing drama adapted from French-Iranian journalist Freidoune Sahebjam’s 1990 book of the same name, directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh. Based on a shocking true story, American actor James Caviezel (The Passion Of The Christ, Déjà Vu) portrays journalist Sahebjam himself, caught up in the aftermath of a conspiracy that eventually led to the brutal stoning of an innocent woman, Soraya Manutchehri, the day before his arrival. As the cover-up slowly begins to unravel, Soraya’s aunt Zahra tells Sahebjam – and his tape recorder – everything, even as the conspirators close in…
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