B.C. Hollywood (Barraoc)

B.C. Hollywood is an Irish author of dark fiction. He spends much of his spare time battering raw story ideas into shapelier form. He is currently working on a historic urban fantasy novel set in nineteenth century Dublin. His short story, ‘Dogcatcher’,and small collection ‘Add me… and other warnings’ are available now on Amazon.

The Strange Review features reviews by B.C. Hollywood. The focus is on the beautifully bizarre, be it science fiction, horror, fantasy, or the just plain weird.

All hubs are © Copyright B.C. Hollywood (Barraoc) with all rights reserved.

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The Poetry of Spike Milligan

Spike Milligan (1918 – 2002) is best known for his part in The Goon Show the infamous radio series which re-wrote the rules of comedy as they were at the time. He has written many humorous poems for children but is less well known for his serious...

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'Everybody Goes' a short story by Michael Marshall Smith: An Analysis

“Everybody Goes” is a short story by Michael Marshall Smith from the collection entitled What You Make It (Smith, 2000: p. 39-46). Please be aware that the following piece contains spoilers and proceed accordingly. “Everybody Goes” is...

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'Valediction' a poem by Seamus Heaney: An Analysis

What follows is a close reading of the poem “Valediction” by Irish poet Seamus Heaney (b. 1939), from the collection entitled “Death of a Naturalist”. “Valediction” (Heaney, 1991: p35) is about the poet’s feelings for a certain...

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  Poems & Poetry

  The Poetry of Spike Milligan

  11 years ago

  Spike Milligan (1918 – 2002) is best known for his part in The Goon Show the infamous radio series which re-wrote the rules of comedy as they were at the time. He has written many humorous poems for children but is less well known for his serious...

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  Poems & Poetry

  'Valediction' a poem by Seamus Heaney: An Analysis

  13 years ago

  What follows is a close reading of the poem “Valediction” by Irish poet Seamus Heaney (b. 1939), from the collection entitled “Death of a Naturalist”. “Valediction” (Heaney, 1991: p35) is about the poet’s feelings for a certain...

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  Colum McCann's "Everything in This Country Must": An Analysis

  13 months ago

  This article contains a close reading, summary, and analysis of the short story “Everything in This Country Must” by Colum McCann. This piece contains many spoilers.