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All Hail Brimstone, The 90s Supernatural Cop Show that Deserves a Cult Following
Twenty years ago a television series premiered about a man returned from the dead, stalking monsters through Los Angeles, hoping for a second shot at life and redemption. No, not Angel—Brimstone....
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Wilson Fisk is a True Villain Because He is Incapable of Appreciating Art
Kingpin is one of Marvel’s best known villains for a reason; he is a mortal man who pits himself against superheroes and often succeeds, an indomitable figure that should never be crossed. His...
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Tade Thompson, Tochi Onyebuchi, and More Amongst the Winners of the 2018...
The winners of the 2018 Nommo Awards were announced on Friday, October 26 at the Ake Festival in Lagos, Nigeria. Congratulations to the nominees and winners, and congratulations to Tade Thompson for...
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Is The Nightmare Before Christmas a Halloween Movie, or a Christmas Movie?
Is The Nightmare Before Christmas a Halloween movie, or a Christmas movie? In terms of worldbuilding, it’s obviously both—it’s about a bunch of Halloween-town residents taking over Christmas from Santa...
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“Earth’s mightiest heroes type of thing”— Avengers
While Marvel is often credited for revitalizing the superhero genre in the early 1960s, in truth they were simply following DC’s lead. It was in the 1950s that DC came out with new versions of the...
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An All-Too Familiar Future: Restless Lightning by Richard Baker
Space opera is one of my favourite things. I love military science fiction—at least, when I can get it without the requisite dose of awful politics and queer erasure that predominates (with some few...
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Video Game Horror Doesn’t Get Much Better Than Silent Hill 4: The Room
Silent Hill 4: The Room—released in 2004 for PlayStation 2 and the Xbox—is the best Silent Hill game after the second one and one of the most original horror games ever developed. If SH4 hadn’t been...
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The Best Good Witch vs. Bad Witch Throwdowns
Are you a good witch or a bad witch? Whether you’re trying to protect the townspeople, take all the power for yourself, or just lay low while other supernatural forces duke it out, chances are you’ll...
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Making Small Talk: Doctor Who, “Arachnids in the UK”
It’s time for everyone’s favorite fantasy villain: Spiders of unusual size! Yeah, you might have trouble sleeping after this one. [Spoilers for Doctor Who‘s “Arachnids in the UK”.] Summary The Doctor...
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Announcing New Paperback Editions of John Scalzi’s The Android’s Dream, Fuzzy...
We are excited to share all-new covers for new trade paperback editions (including new introductions in each) of some of New York Times bestselling and Hugo-Award-winning John Scalzi’s most...
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Need Advice on Overthrowing a Galactic Empire, Fighting a Xenomorph, or...
Please enjoy some helpful advice for some of the best-known heroes and heroines of science fiction and fantasy, courtesy of Baru Cormorant, the brilliant protagonist of Seth Dickinson’s Masquerade...
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How A Wizard of Earthsea Made Me a Fantasy Reader
This week, Saga Press releases a gorgeous new omnibus edition of Ursula K. Le Guin’s Books of Earthsea, illustrated by Charles Vess, in celebration of A Wizard of Earthsea‘s 50th anniversary. In honor...
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Get A Look at Tor.com Publishing’s Early 2019 Titles!
The weather is finally cooling down at Tor.com’s home base in New York, and we’re itching to curl up under our blankets with a good book or two, or maybe even eleven… Below, check out the cover designs...
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Good Omens, Part Two: Deviled Eggs and Angel Food Cake
We’re back for round two aboard the glorious, out-of-control Tilt-a-Whirl that is Good Omens. My name is Meghan and I’m excited to see you again! Everyone have a good week? Are you ready for more...
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You Might Be the Killer Falls Victim to Meta Horror Pitfalls
If you attend a remote summer camp, you have to know there’s a non-zero chance that you’ll get stalked through the woods by a killer with a mask and a machete. If you cheat Death on a plane/the...
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Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is Enchantingly Spooky
It took me a grand total of one episode for Chilling Adventures of Sabrina to hex me into obsession. Based solely on my love of the comic from which the show was adapted, I knew going in that I’d like...
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When It All Goes Wrong: Andre Norton’s The Defiant Agents
When I read the cover copy for The Defiant Agents, I had a feeling this wouldn’t be a comfortable read. It wasn’t quite as bad as I expected, but I was glad to get through it, and I won’t be going...
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Jane Yolen Prize Pack Sweepstakes!
Jane Yolen has two books coming out in the next week—Finding Baba Yaga, available October 30th from Tor.com Publishing, and How to Fracture a Fairy Tale, available November 5th from Tachyon! To...
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Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga: Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance, Chapter 6
Chapter six opens with Tej hanging over the balcony. The balcony is at the center of Tej and Rish’s emergency backup plan, but on this occasion, Tej is using it to spot Ivan. Let the record show that...
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Reading The Wheel of Time: Dangerous Hierarchies in Robert Jordan’s The Great...
Welcome back to Reading The Great Hunt! This week Rand and Egwene both find themselves in a new society with new rules, and both of them are preparing to learn some possibly uncomfortable lessons. But...
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