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Starlight by Hal Clement (book review).
Hal Clement created the Mesklinites in his 1953 novel “A Mission of Gravity.” The Mesklinites resided on the planet Mesklin, a peculiarly shaped…
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Stations Of The Tide by Michael Swanwick (book review).
To the watery world of Miranda comes the Bureaucrat, the unnamed protagonist of a very strange but in some ways rather splendid novel,…
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The Wild Robot (Mark Kermode’s animated scifi movie review).
Here’s Mark Kermode’s take on the animated science fiction film, The Wild Robot. You can watch it above. For our thoughts on the…
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Dune: Prophecy—Mean Girls, with swords, mysticism, and sand (trailer).
Dune fans, if the 2021 Dune film left you craving more sand, spice, and political intrigue, then Dune: Prophecy is about to roll…
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Silo season 2: New silos, new enemies, and more mysteries (trailer).
Silo is back for Season 2, and let’s be honest—if you’re still watching after the grim dystopian reveal of Season 1, you’re either…
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On Spec #129 Vol. 34 No. 3 (magazine review).
‘On Spec: The Canadian Magazine of Speculative Fiction’ is a quarterly publication that features short stories, poetry, and a few articles. The 129th…
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Stingray Comic Anthology: Tales From The Depths Volume One (book review).
It’s remarkable that 60 years have passed since the TV series ‘Stingray’ made its dramatic debut. Naturally, the UK broadcasted it in black…
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The Oblong Box (1969) (film review).
‘The Oblong Box’ begins with a brutal depiction of an African tribe’s crucifixion of a man and goat sacrifice in 1866. Shame, the…
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The Electric State: A road trip through 1994, Robots, and Existential Dread (Netflix scifi film trailer).
The Electric State is coming to Netflix in 2025, and if you’ve ever thought to yourself, “What if Stranger Things had more robots…
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Werewolves: Hairier, scarier, and a lot more moonlight (horror film trailer).
If you’ve ever thought, “Zombies are great, but what if they had fur and some serious dental issues?” then Werewolves, coming this December,…
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Illustrators #45 (magazine review).
A casual page flick, and you would think that there were fewer artists. Actually, this edition of ‘Illustrators’ still features a variety of…
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Manalone by Colin Kapp (book review).
A book often sells by its title. In science fiction, there is some latitude to use unusual title hooks to make you want…