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Cryptology # 10 August 2026 (magazine review)
Don’t be squeamish with this edition of Cryptology. It’s only spiders, and they aren’t really there to eat you.
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Malcolm Edwards 1949–2026… the Stars His Destination (obituary).
Malcolm Edwards, the Gollancz editor and publisher who launched the SF Masterworks, has died aged 76. A look back at a remarkable life…
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V.E. Schwab’s Victorious: Villains trilogy finally ends, only eight years late
The third and final Villains novel from V.E. Schwab is published by Tor Books on 6 October 2026, closing the long feud between…
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Devils’ Crest: the Sword Art Online creator’s latest game doesn’t trap you inside, it comes to visit (trailer)
Reki Kawahara's Devils' Crest becomes a Production I.G television anime, streaming exclusively on Prime Video from 6 November 2026.
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The Witcher 3 Remastered: 2026’s best-reviewed game first came out in 2015
Geralt's eleven-year-old adventure gets a free remaster, a record Steam crowd and the year's top Metacritic score.
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2001 Memories: An Actor’s Odyssey by Gary Lockwood (book review)
Frank Poole himself recalls Kubrick, the pod scene, Star Trek’s second pilot and a colourful life in Gary Lockwood’s hard-to-find 2001 memoir.
TrailerHorror
Dead Howling trailer: werewolves versus zombies, and only one side has had its jabs
A lone werewolf takes on an evolving zombie horde in the Dead Howling trailer, from the producer of Dog Soldiers. It closes FrightFest…
RoundupScifi
News Roundup: King Finishes The Talisman, Carrie Goes Back To School And Geralt Gets A Wash (28 September–2 October 2026).
Stephen King closes the Talisman trilogy, Mike Flanagan's Carrie wins over the critics, Madeline Miller returns with Mestra, The Witcher 3 gets a…
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VisionQuest: Marvel’s android walks into a trap on purpose (official trailer).
Marvel’s official VisionQuest trailer swaps August’s quiet navel-gazing for a rescue mission, with Paul Bettany’s Vision strolling knowingly into a trap while James…
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DreamQuil: Elizabeth Banks meets her upgrade in Alex Prager’s AI wellness nightmare (trailer).
Elizabeth Banks signs up for an AI-led wellness retreat in DreamQuil, only to come home and find the robot double left with husband…
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The Man with the Bag: Arnie’s Santa raids the Naughty List for a Christmas heist (trailer).
Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Santa Claus in The Man with the Bag, a Prime Video holiday heist comedy where Alan Ritchson's thief must recover…
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IDW unleashes Godzilla, Star Trek, mutant turtles and classified comic-book business (New York ComicCon 2026).
IDW arrives at the convention with Godzilla, Star Trek, TMNT, creator signings, exclusives and a mysterious classified project requiring wristbands.
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Batman Arkham Asylum: The Deluxe Edition Living Hell by Dan Slott, Ryan Sook, Wade Von Grawbadger and Jim Royal (graphic novel review).
Now here is an unusual book. Batman at most appears for a couple of pages near the beginning and towards the end. The…
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Doctor Strange Endless Nightmare by Kevin J. Anderson, Raúl Allén and Patricia Martín (review).
Periodically, publisher Abrams has been releasing standalone stories using characters from the Marvel Universe. Here we have Doctor Strange: Endless Nightmare by writer…
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