What comes to mind when you hear or read the word gothic? Does your mind fill with gargoyles, damask patterns, crushed velvet, and intricate candelabras? Do your ears echo with the creaking sounds of an eroding, haunted castle or the piercing cry of some unknown victim from deep within the dark woods? Or maybe your [...]
There's something uniquely unsettling about horror that invades the one place we're supposed to feel completely safe: Home. Our homes are meant to be our sanctuaries—four walls that protect us from the dangers of the outside world. But what if that danger is walled up in there with us? What happens when that breathy, haunting [...]
We've all heard of "Roman-tasy," but what about... Roman-SciFi? Like Gretchen Weiners, we're totally trying to make this happen. We know what you're thinking. "Isn't sci-fi romance already a thing?," and you'd be right. But that doesn't have quite the same ring to it, does it? No matter what you choose to [...]
If you were one of the millions of viewers who tuned in to watch the TV adaptations of The Last of Us, Fallout, or Arcane… you've witnessed firsthand how video game adaptations have evolved from risky ventures to cultural phenomena. This renaissance isn't just attracting viewers—it's changing perceptions. Even the creators behind juggernauts like Fallout [...]
Space is deep, Man is small and Time is his relentless enemy..." - To the Stars by L. Ron Hubbard In the vast expanse of science fiction's golden age, few works have maintained their gravitational pull quite like To the Stars. Even after 75 years, this groundbreaking exploration of relativistic space travel and its profound human [...]
Thrillers have carved out a unique space within science fiction where science, technology, and human hubris become battlegrounds for survival. Plenty of well-known authors, and even filmmakers, have explored this subgenre: Max Brooks, Andy Weir, Blake Crouch, Neal Stephenson, and John Michael Crichton, to name a few. Sci-fi thrillers typically combine elements of both genres: [...]
You did it, the one thing everyone warned you not to do – you binged Black Mirror on Netflix and now you need to take a cold shower and remind yourself that life and technology is not all cynicism and woe. Except for the episode San Junipero, Black Mirror rarely leaves you feeling good about [...]
We've withstood the lingering heat of September and have finally coasted into a cool October. While some of us might have started decorating for Halloween all the way back in August (definitely not speaking from personal experience), fall is now in full swing and with it, all the activities that make this season so lovely: [...]
In science fiction and fantasy stories, the reader is invited to explore identities, question societal norms, and explore the vast possibilities within our universe. They can explore any world, harness any power, and meet any character without leaving the comfort of their favorite chair. This makes representation in these stories incredibly important! To be included [...]
Let's take a beat here and acknowledge that we are currently in what many call "false fall." The leaves are beginning to color and a slight breeze seems to be blowing away that stodgy feeling of late summer, but don't be fooled. False fall can lull even the most seasoned autumn-loving bibliophiles into a sense [...]
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