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The Eclipse Of 2044: a short story by GF Willmetts.
‘You’re going to make the sun disappear, just like that?’ ‘Is that a problem?’ ‘I think people will notice. Darkness. Break in orbit.…
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August 2026
NewsScifi
The Dog Stars: Mark Kermode’s scifi film review (video).
If you have watched Mark Kermode’s video review above, you will already know that The Dog Stars did not exactly cause him to…
NewsFantasy
Tim Curry dies aged 80: Darkness loses its best voice (obituary).
Tim Curry, the English actor who could turn a raised eyebrow into an instrument of mass seduction and somehow make Satan, Pennywise the…
NewsScifi
WSFA Names Its 2026 Small Press Finalists: Billionaire’s Tears and Teleporting Fairies (award news).
The Washington Science Fiction Association has announced the eight finalists for its 2026 WSFA Small Press Award, proving once again that if you…
NewsScifi
E.J. Swift wins 40th Arthur C. Clarke Award (book news).
E.J. Swift has won the 40th Arthur C. Clarke Award for When There Are Wolves Again, published by Arcadia, proving once again that…
NewsScifi
Warhammer 40,000 Deathwatch: Henry Cavill’s animated series marches to Amazon (news).
Amazon’s expanding Warhammer 40,000 empire is acquiring another heavily armoured wing, with Games Workshop confirming that a full animated series featuring the Deathwatch…
NewsGames
Otty’s Hobby Shed 2.0: One Shed To Rule Them All (video).
Most garden sheds contain a lawnmower, three spiders of unusual confidence and a tin of paint which has not been opened since John…
NewsScifi
Having A Preordained Time: a story by GF Willmetts.
Tourist spots in the past get over-subscribed. You would think people would want to see Christ do some of his miracles, which the…
July 2026
NewsFilms
Spider-Man Brand New Day: Mark Kermode’s superhero film review (video).
Mark Kermode slips in to the film reviewer seat once more (see his video above) to muse that by the time a cinematic…
NewsComics
Batman: Caped Crusader offers a free night in Harley Quinn’s playpen (full video).
Prime Video has placed an entire episode of Batman: Caped Crusader on YouTube, allowing viewers to visit Gotham City without first handing…
NewsHorror
Ramsey Campbell Invites Readers to Embrace the Dark in 2027 (book news).
Veteran horror writer Ramsey Campbell will be opening another door marked “Absolutely Do Not Enter” in 2027, when Flame Tree Press publishes his…
NewsHorror
Helen Grant Conjures Up a New Literary Agent for Purslane the Witch (news).
Novelist Helen Grant has joined the John Jarrold Literary Agency with her new novel, Purslane the Witch, a tale combining malevolent magic, disappearing…