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Reopening The X-Files: “Patient X”/“The Red and the Black”
Season 5, Episodes 13 and 14: “Patient X”/“The Red and the Black”Original airdates: March 1 and March 8, 1998After going several rounds with multi-part mytharc episodes that froth quite a lot but pay...
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10 Great Alternative (Fictional) Political Leaders
With the Republican and Democratic National Conventions now behind us, we are officially thrust into the tumultuous midsts of the Presidential election season. For the next few weeks, it will consume...
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Follow Your Dreams With Neon Pegasus!
After the brilliance of Space Stallions and Robot Unicorn Attack, we were fairly certain the well of equine-based fantasy kitsch had been tapped. But we were wrong, because we'd yet to meet Parry...
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Where are We Going and Why? Alison Sinclair’s Cavalcade
Alison Sinclair says that Cavalcade (1998) was the result of thinking about alien abductions and wondering what would happen if the aliens asked for volunteers. An alien spaceship comes into the solar...
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Even the Borg Need to Brush Up on the Script. More Behind-the-Scenes Photos...
It's our second batch of new behind-the-scenes pictures from Star Trek: The Next Generation!On October 1st, Abrams Books will release the latest in its popular 365 series. Compiled by Paula M. Block...
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Forge of Darkness is Erikson’s Anthropological Thought Experiment
Steven Erikson and I have a similar background. We’re both anthropologists by education and roleplaying gamers by inclination. Those two things are self-reinforcing, I find; studying how the world...
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George R. R. Martin Is Open to Adding Epic Fantasy to the Marvel Universe
In a recent interview with MTV Geek at WorldCon, fantasy author George R. R. Martin revealed that he’d love to write Marvel’s Doctor Strange comic, detailing a take on the character that he’d love to...
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“By Grace and Banners Fallen” Now Available in Select Non-U.S. Markets
“By Grace and Banners Fallen,” the prologue to A Memory of Light, is now available for purchase through Amazon—with availability through Kobo to follow shortly afterwards—in all territories where Tor...
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Home (Excerpt)
A sequel to Matthew Costello's Vacation, check out this excerpt from Home, out on October 30:Besieged and attacked, a mother and her children must escape a post-apocalyptic nightmare world of cannibals...
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A Great Non-Slasher Slasher Film: Beyond the Black Rainbow
Panos Cosmatos’s Beyond the Black Rainbow is the best looking non-slasher slasher film since Drive.That’s to say, both films hypnotize viewers with a phenomenal visual style and a fantastic retro synth...
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Pantomime (Excerpt) and Cover Reveal
We have a special two chapter excerpt and a gorgeous cover reveal for Pantomime by Laura Lam, out on February 5, 2013 from Strange Chemistry!Click the cover to enlarge.R.H. Ragona’s Circus of Magic is...
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Morning Roundup: The Neptune Men Are Friendly!
In 1940, Fantastic Adventures postulated what life on other planets would look like with a series of beautiful illustrations by Frank R. Paul. We're fairly disappointed that none of these creatures...
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Stay-Puft Heads Up Broadway: FILMography Finds Famous Movie Shots in NYC
You couldn’t have forgotten how the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man terrorized the city... Well, some of New York City... The FILMography Tumblr has set out on an incredible journey, mapping your favorite...
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Death, Gods, and Repartee: Roz Kaveney’s Rituals
Roz Kaveney’s Rituals occupies a very interesting space that not much else has been interested in exploring. It’s a little like Good Omens, and a little like Waiting for the Galactic Bus, and now that...
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Gaming Roundup: What to Expect From Dragon Age III: Inquisition
BioWare announced their latest triple-A title this week, a sequel to the triple-platinum Dragon Age II. Targeted for a vague late 2013 release, not much info was shared about the game beyond its title....
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Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Chapter Sixteen
Welcome to the Malazan Re-read of the Fallen! Every post will start off with a summary of events, followed by reaction and commentary by your hosts Bill and Amanda (with Amanda, new to the series,...
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Spoiler Thread for A Read of Ice and Fire
As of today, our official spoiler thread for Leigh Butler’s fabulous Read of Ice and Fire has a new home here on the main site. Now that we’ve reached A Storm of Swords, we’ve decided to consolidate...
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A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 2
Welcome to A Read of Ice and Fire! Please join me as I read and react, for the very first time, to George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire.Today’s entry is Part 2 of A Storm of...
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Crown of Vengeance Sweepstakes!
Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory are returning to the world they set down in the Obsidian and Enduring Flame trilogies with a brand new novel: Crown of Vengeance! We've got ten lovely copies here in...
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Steampunk Events for October 2012
Autumn has settled in to roost, and you know what that means: layers! Steampunks can strut their stuff for the new season at a variety of events this month. Watch a musical at the 92nd Street Y...
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