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The Deep And The Drowned (Cutlass & Crow book 1) by Ian Green (book review)
Pauline Morgan finds Ian Green's grimdark nautical fantasy, The Deep And The Drowned, cluttered, confusing and short on characters worth following.
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The Exorcist: Martyrs: Scarlett Johansson, an executed serial killer and the Exorcist sequel you forgot (news).
Mike Flanagan's Exorcist film finally has a title, The Exorcist: Martyrs, with Scarlett Johansson as a New York detective, a serial killer called…
TrailerScifi
Gods Don’t Give Gifts: Gossip Goblin’s AI sci-fi horror heads for cinemas, and possibly the Oscars (trailer).
YouTube AI filmmaker Gossip Goblin, aka Zack London, has a trailer out for Gods Don't Give Gifts, an AI-assisted sci-fi horror anthology heading…
ReviewHorror
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.
NewsScifi
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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Worm Trailer: Something Nasty in No Man’s Land
Gas, mud, barbed wire and now a giant worm: the trailer for WWI trench horror Worm arrives ahead of a digital release.
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Dogfights Over the Desert: The SFcrowsnest UFO Roundup, October 2026
David Grusch returns to Joe Rogan with a field guide to the galaxy's warring tribes, the Pentagon unlocks the NDA cupboard, and a…
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Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 – more heresy, more pixels, and a Sister of Battle to share the purging (trailer)
Auroch Digital's retro boomer-shooter sequel Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 arrives 14 October, with a Sister of Battle, all four Chaos gods and a…
ReviewScifi
Space Gypsies by Murray Leinster (book review)
The research space vessel Marintha stops in space to replace its faster-than-light fuel stick. On board are Ketch, Howell, Breen and his adult…
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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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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…