CLUBHOUSE: Review: Cycling to Asylum, a novel by Su J. Sokol
In a digital age, your past can and will come back to haunt you.
REVIEW: James Morrow’s The Asylum of Dr. Caligari
Dr. Caligari – he of cabinet fame – has a plan to profit from World War I in James Morrow’s new novel.
New Horror Comic Round-Up: Ghosted #006 + Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Wonderland: Asylum #1
There’s all kinds of new comic horrors hitting the stands these days. Here’s an introduction to just a few.
The Horror of the Asylum
American Horror Story is an odd show. I missed it’s first run but got hooking on the anthology-format and various timelines. Being British, I often find it quite hard to conceive of America as having had […]
The Big Idea: Chris Panatier
We all have voices in our heads. But what do you do when one becomes so loud they begin to take over? Author Chris Panatier is here with his newest horror novel, The Redemption of Morgan […]
Chanda’s Legacy Part 3 by Dave Creek – FREE STORY
PREVIOUSLY: Earth Unity Ambassador Chanda Kasmira must deal with the latest threat to the Station of the Lost, where she is assigned. The nanotech damage to a Sobrenian starcraft just arrived near the station […]
In Memoriam: 2023
Once again, we have the sad duty of publishing Steven H Silver’s annual In Memoriam post.
Norman Spinrad at Large: Bummers versus Speculative Fiction
Well it’s been quite a while since I wrote one of these, and this being near the end of 2023, it seems to be a good time to let it be known that I’m still […]
In Dangerous Purpose: Mulder and Scully and the Greatest of Journeys (Part 1)
An unofficial and unauthorized overview of The X-Files (Parts 1 2 3 4) Cautionary Note If you’re looking for a treatise about the 2016-2018 reboot of The X-Files, which trashed both the human drama and […]
How To Play Catch-Up With The Science Fiction Genre – Is There Really Too Much To Read?
To answer my own headline, yes, there is too much to read, at least if you want to stay knowledgeably informed on the field. But there is a way to relatively quickly fill in the […]
Book Excerpt: To The Stars / Ad Astra by Norman Spinrad
The stories in this book are set in the coming days of the Golden Centuries of Astronomy, so why does it begin with THE TRANSFORMATION CRISIS, written as a speech I wrote for a futurology […]
In Memoriam: 2021
In Memoriam for 2021. Sadly, the list is far longer than it ought to be.
Sometimes You Really Can’t Judge a Book by Its Cover: Border Crosser by Tom Doyle
Oddly, the sex and killing are incidental. In the end, it’s about the main character becoming human despite having been shaped as a weapon
NEW BOOK REVIEW: Lisa Mason’s ODDITIES (Part 1)
In this, his 300th column for Amazing Stories® online, Steve checks out a collection of good stories by author Lisa Mason, who continues to impress him.
Amazing Histories, September 1928: A Symbol for Scientifiction
A contest to search for a “symbol for scientifiction”
Zombie Flies, Hub Trees & More: Madeleine Roux Discusses the Influences Behind SALVAGED
In this dark science fiction thriller, a young woman must confront her past so the human race will have a future.
Looking Glass by Christina Henry exclusive book cover reveal and excerpt
An advanced look at Looking Glass, a collection of novellas by Christina Henry
NO CLOWNING AROUND: Revisiting IT (1990)!
IT, Part II is out. Steve looks back at the 1990 TV-series version. Which one does he like? The oldie or the new one? Find out here!
CLUBHOUSE: Review: Futuristic Canada Anthology
Futuristic Canada is a very Canadian anthology. How much so may depend on whether you are Canadian, American, British or even Australian….
CLUBHOUSE: Review: Anathema Magazine issue 7
A tri-annual speculative fiction magazine of works by “queer POC / Indigenous / Aboriginal creators”, and a call for a crusade against an entrenched foe.
CLUBHOUSE: Review: Dreamtime (Anthology) by Mark Le Dain
…strong echoes of the early Philip K. Dick where things are not what they seem and you have every right to be paranoid…
Amazing Histories, April 1928: The Second Anniversary
Clair Winger Harris, HG Wells, Gernsback, and an appeal to design a symbol for “Scientifiction”
It’s True. Young Readers Should Not Be Introduced To The Genre With Old SF, But….
Want a quick history lesson in the SF genre? Here’s how to get one without having to wade through too much of that old, dated, socially jarring stuff without too much trouble.
Clubhouse Reviews: Neo-opsis Magazine #29 and “A Body of Work” by Colleen Anderson
An in depth look at two publications – Neo-Opsis magazine and A Body of Work anthology – using the O.B.I.R. method. (Not to be confused with the Outer Limits method O.B.I.T.. Not quite that intrusive.)
Amazing Histories, March 1928: Sun and Moon
Doris Sutherland continues her review of Amazing Stories’ early history. including letter column praise for H.P. Lovecraft’s The Colour Out of Space.
Amazing Histories, November 1927: Humanity Past and Future
Journey back to November 1927, when Hugo Gernsback suggests that some science fiction concepts may become obsolete.
What’s New In Fantasy Summer 2018: Historical Fantasy Books
In her debut column, Linnea takes a look at four fantasy series.
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