Category: What We’re Enjoying

October’s What We’re Enjoying comes from Catherine Sharp. Some people think that musical theatre is the worst of all art forms. This review is not for them. But if you enjoy it when characters burst into song to express their feelings and intentions; if you like choose-your-own-adventure narratives; if you’ve ever wondered what the Greek…

September’s What We’re Enjoying comes from Gwen Frazer, Social Media wrangler. In the world of fantasy and science fiction, where I reside, every convention feels like a portal to another dimension. I’m based in the enchanting city of Galway, and my passion for these conventions has led me to various corners of Ireland, UK, Sweden,…

Brought to you for August by Máire Brophy, Secretary to the Octocon Committee! Last year, I finally got around to watching Star Wars Rebels which introduced me to the bone chilling villain Grand Admiral Thrawn, a master tactician who seeks to understand a culture through art in order to exploit it. We’ve yet to see…

For July – brought to you by Kat Dodd, Head of Programme and Accessibility Officer. I mentioned Into Shadow in this month’s Octocon Presents, and I thought that I’d talk more about it here for you all! Morgan Daimler, who we were lucky enough to have as a panelist and speaker last year (if you…

Our Chair took to the keyboard in June to talk about one of his latest obsessions – EPIC: The Musical. In January 2021, Jorge Herrans-Rivera announced that he was making a musical adapting Homer’s Odyssey. Anyone who knows me knows that if there are three things I love, they’re Greek mythology, musicals, and musicals about…

Our head of Virtual Ops Faranae has been playing Terra Nil, a solarpunk video game, which was released on March 27. Terra Nil is typically described as a “reverse city builder”, a solarpunk fantasy of post-apocalyptic creation. The goal is not to build a great metropolis, but rather to restore the Earth from the ravages…

Our Head of Programme and Accessibility Officer, Kat Dodd, recently watched “Supernatural Academy” and is here to talk about it. I am an adult that unironically loves to watch Disney shows and movies aimed at kids, so I’ve had “Supernatural Academy” on my peripheral for a while and just hadn’t watched it yet. The main…

Our membership officer MaryBrigid is currently enjoying ‘Girls Who Slay Monsters’ by Ellen Ryan and Shona Shirley MacDonald and shares a review.  Ireland has always been very proud of  our rich history of legendary heroes that inspire us even to this day, but how many of us know about the amazing women from our past,…

Our Chaotic Goose Faranae (otherwise known as our Virtual Manager) presents a review of Jordan L. Hawk’s The Forgotten Dead. Dr. Nigel Taylor is mostly a typical academic, except his specialty is parapsychology despite refusing to work with anyone claiming to be psychic. Yes, he’s got some hangups. Unfortunately, like all academics, the pursuit of…