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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Neo the Terminator Slayer
The board is set, and all the big and bit players in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer S4 story arc are moving into position for the annual throw-down. Acting Chief Initiator Colonel MacNamara, for example,...
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The Dresden Files Reread: Book 8, Proven Guilty
Proven Guilty, the eighth book in The Dresden Files takes Harry to a horror convention, of all places. If you’ve been reading along, you know that Harry’s world has been heating up, with new enemies...
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The Great Alan Moore Reread: Lost Girls
Tor.com comics blogger Tim Callahan has dedicated the next twelve months more than a year to a reread of all of the major Alan Moore comics (and plenty of minor ones as well). Each week he will provide...
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Christopher Lee Reads “The Nightmare Before Christmas”
Sometimes we need a little scare in our Christmas. Enjoy this terrifying reading from the terrifying Christopher Lee of the terrifying poem “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” from the terrifyingly...
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“I, Cthulhu, or, What’s A Tentacle-Faced Thing Like Me Doing In A Sunken City...
Please enjoy what has fast become a quiet Christmas tradition in the Tor.com offices: the reading of Neil Gaiman’s original story: “I, Cthulhu, or, What’s A Tentacle-Faced Thing Like Me Doing In A...
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Updating Santa’s Story: When Santa Fell to Earth
We interrupt the usual kid’s book reread for an announcement: Santa has fallen out of the sky. Look, sometimes even Santa can have major flying accidents.Especially when Santa is being chased by Evil...
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Merry Christmas from Tor.com!
Merry Christmas from Tor.com! We hope that you got everything you wanted this year. We know this zombie did.Stubby the Rocket is the mascot and occasionally random voice of Tor.com. This Christmas it...
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Celebrate the Twelve Doctors of Christmas!
Back in 2010 we asked a bunch of folks, like Paul Cornell, Seanan McGuire, Graham Sleight, and many more to celebrate their favorite Doctor during our Twelve Doctors of Christmas event! Read what they...
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Doctor Who’s Surprisingly Romantic Christmas: “The Snowmen”
Along with bringing the world ghosts, time travel, suggestions of alternate universes, and classic lines, A Christmas Carol also permanently created another holiday tradition: the lone grumpy figure...
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Sleeps With Monsters: So How About That For Boundary-Policing?
Because I'm going to talk about something in the body of this post that leaves a bad taste in my mouth, I want to bookend it with some palate-cleanser.So, first: Tansy Raynor Roberts has a pretty...
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Art History Through Sci Fi Colored Glasses
Pastiche? Mash-up? The best form of flattery? Whatever you want to call it, artists have enjoyed riffing on historical paintings for ages. For some, it’s a fun way to learn and explore issues of color,...
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Farscape Rewatch: “A Clockwork Nebari”
A Clockwork NebariWritten by Lily Taylor, directed by Rowan WoodsSeason 2, Episode 181st US Transmission Date: 15 September 20001st UK Transmission Date: 20 November 20001st Australian Transmission: 25...
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Morning Roundup: Batgirl’s Late Christmas Present
There’s some really good news inside of this Morning Roundup. News that makes Batgirl, very, very happy. Which is good, because do you know what Batgirl is like when she’s angry? (You wouldn’t like...
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The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
On this, the day after Boxing Day, Tor.com is pleased to present Conan Doyle’s day-after-Boxing-Day Sherlock Holmes tale — “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle.” It involves a goose and a jewel that...
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The Ten Essential Genre Films of 2012
Every year, a new pack of science fiction, fantasy, horror, superhero and other genre films tease us with hyped-up anticipation, peppering the zeitgeist with their characters, situations, catch...
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Reopening The X-Files: “The Sixth Extinction”/“The Sixth Extinction II: Amor...
Season 7, Episodes 1 and 2: “The Sixth Extinction”/“The Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati”Original Airdates: November 7 and 14, 1999What happens when you care about a show, and it doesn’t care back? I...
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Tolkien, Alignment, Non-Violence, and Why Hobbits are Required for...
At this point, using the Dungeons & Dragons alignment system to categorize popular culture is old hat; it has made its fair share of funny memes and passed into common parlance. There are a lot of...
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The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Adam Rex
Welcome back to The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe, a recurring series here on Tor.com featuring some of our favorite science fiction and fantasy authors, artist, and others! This week we’re...
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Sometimes It’s Better When Things are Wrong
We are no strangers to digging deeply into the sci-fi/fantasy that we love, but sometimes we feel the need to step back and revel in the silliness that loving this stuff affords us.Troll Quotes...
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10 Reasons to Read a Star Trek Novel
You need something to get you through the cold, dark days until you can finally Trek Into Darkness, but Star Trek novels are so much more than something to tide you over until the movie comes out. Here...
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