I'm a pretty big fan of Reavis Z. Wortham's first Sonny Hawke thriller, Hawke's War, which I reviewed right here . It was a Hollywood action flick in book form, and kicked much ass. So it makes sense I'd be down for Hawke's further adventures. Unfortunately, as with many follow ups, the sequel can't quite live up to the original. That's not to say it isn't worth the read, but it does have a pretty big flaw, in my opinion. Hawke's War picks up where Hawke's Prey left off, with the mastermind behind the first book's terrorist plot looking for payback. Hawke finds himself in the crosshairs of a drug and human smuggling cartel. He's fighting for his life, and the life of his family. Unfortunately, Hawke ends up sidelined for much of the novel. He's in it, but a prisoner, so he doesn't have much to do. I get what Wortham was trying to do, but from a narrative strand point, it weakened the overall story. An action hero needs to ...

Who doesn't like a good shoot 'em up? Not a rhetorical question, but a valid one for action fans. We don't get a ton of them in book form, at least from where I've been sitting all these years. So I was pleasantly surprised when I stumbled across Hawke's Prey by Reavis Z. Wortham at my local supermarket. Yeah, I bought a book at a super market. Wanna fight about it? Didn't think so. Anyway, Hawke's Prey is the first in a promised series of novels about a resourceful Texas Ranger. This first offering is best described as Die Hard -- starring Walker: Texas Ranger -- in a small-town courthouse. There's a snowstorm, terrorists, hostages, and our lone hero trying to save the day from inside said courthouse. Oh, and his wife and kids are in there too. Fortunately, Wortham delivers more than a simple Die Hard clone. There's a strong supporting cast that helps wage war on the bad guys from the outside. Given Wortham's Texas roots, and a Texan...

We in The Basement have been pumped for Blair Witch Project director Eduardo Sanchez 's bigfoot flick Exists since it wowed audiences at SXSW earlier this year. Yeah, it's found footage , but Sanchez pretty much invented the genre, so he knows his shit . The flick has been picked up by Lionsgate , and those fine purveyors of genre cinema have seen fit to release a trailer, which we've snagged and posted for you below.

There's three reasons why Basementites should get excited about Daylight's End. The action/horror flick is directed by William Kaufman and stars Johnny Strong . That's right, the duo that made Sinners and Saints, one of the best action movies of the last couple of decades. It also stars Lance Henriksen , who is reason enough to watch anything, in my biased opinion.