My favourite books, films, TV, and videogames in 2019
Books and films
In which I mainly read and watched horror, science fiction, and supernatural stuff. 2019 wasn’t necessarily the year they were released or even then first time that I watched/read it - but it was enjoyed this year none the less.
Books
A lot of anthologies, and a focus on cosmic horror, cyberpunk, and dystopian sci-fi. Favourites include:
- Burning Chrome by William Gibson
- Camp Concentration by Thomas Disch
- Fire by Elizabeth Hand
- Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr./Alice Sheldon
- The Moth: All These Wonders by Catherine Burns
- The Best Horror of the Year, Volume 11 by Ellen Datlow.
Films
- 30 Days of Night
- American Factory
- Angel Heart
- Another Evil
- Banshee Chapter
- Booksmart
- Bound
- Bros: After the Screaming Stops
- But I’m a Cheerleader
- Cabin in the Woods
- Constantine
- Dredd
- The Dyatlov Pass Incident
- Edge of Tomorrow
- Fright Night
- Generation Wealth
- Get Out
- Ginger Snaps
- Haywire
- Ibiza: The Silent Movie
- In the Mouth of Madness
- Knock Down The House
- Mandy
- Silent Hill
- Snow Piercer
- Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
- Suspiria (2018)
- Oculus
- Urban Legend
- Videodrome.
TV
- The Boys
- Broad City Seasons 4 & 5
- Futurama
- How they Dug the Victoria Line
- Inside No.9 Live: Dead Line
- The Last Pirates: Britain’s Rebel DJs
- Love, Death & Robots
- Making their Mark: Maggi Hambling
- Misfits Season 1
- Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
- Reginald D Hunter’s Songs of the South
- Rich Hall’s Red Menace
- Rick and Morty
- Russian Doll
- Soft Cell: Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
- Street Food
- Storyville, The Internet’s Dirtiest Secrets: The Cleaners
Bonus, Podcast: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward.
Videogames
I’ve now officially given-up on AAA games in 2019, almost exclusively playing indie games. A lot of adventure/exploration. Some surprisingly touching games here, like The Gardens Between, Gris, Night in the Woods, and North.
- Donut County
- The Gardens Between
- Gris
- Night in the Woods
- North
- Opus: Rocket of Whispers
- Pan-Pan
- Planet Alpha
- SteamWorld Dig 2
- Sundered: Eldritch Edition
- Valley.
Food
Very few fancy restaurants this year, we’ve been enjoying the same brunch-spots and takeaways as last year. We’ve been enjoying ramen this year, favourite spots being Shoryu in Stratford and Men on Chatsworth Road.