Genre Penetration of Streaming Services, Courtesy of JustWatch – December 6, 2022
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Captain Future – An Overview
Captain Future was a cross between a Science Fiction Pulp and a Hero Pulp (such as Doc Savage or The Shadow). Curt Newton was a recurring character with a crew who met novel-length adventures […]
The New World, Once the Bills are Paid
By Adam-Troy Castro on Patreon The premise of a space-ark to a distant planet, for a privileged few to survive an earthly cataclysm, is of course at least as old as the novel WHEN WORLDS […]
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: December 4, 2022
Catching Up With Crime Fiction Awards 2022 AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS The winners of the 2022 An Post Irish Book Awards have been announced. They don’t have an SFF category, but they do have […]
Time Machine: December 4, 2022
CLUBHOUSE: Review: Fusion Fragment Magazine #14 Replay – MOVIE SERIALS – ALL IN BLACK & WHITE FOR A DIME! An Interview with Gareth Marenghi ‘Dredd’ 2 Starring Karl Urban Said To Be Happening In Possible […]
An Interview with Gareth Marenghi
Horror writers don’t come much more elusive than Garth Marenghi, AKA “the dream weaver”, AKA the “titan of terror”. The author (who bears an uncanny resemblance to comedian Matthew Holness) is best known for his […]
‘Dredd’ 2 Starring Karl Urban Said To Be Happening In Possible Shared Universe
Karl Urban may finally be returning for Judge Dredd and a possible TV series that might all be a part of a new shared universe. Source: ‘Dredd’ 2 Starring Karl Urban Said To Be Happening […]
Genre Penetration of Streaming Services, Courtesy of JustWatch
Genre Penetration of media is at an all time high this week!
Orion flies far beyond the Moon, returns an instantly iconic photo
NASA’s Orion spacecraft reached the farthest outbound point in its journey from Earth on Monday, a distance of more than 430,000 km from humanity’s home world. This is nearly double the distance between Earth and […]
Amazing Stories Kickstarter Final Week Announcement
Amazing Stories Kickstarter Final Week Announcement Amazing Stories is in the FINAL week of raising funds through its Kickstarter for our annual special issue – Amazing Stories: SOL SYSTEM – a double-sized issue, both in […]
BBC’s The Watch, or, how to piss on the grave of one of the most beloved fantasy authors of all time
Originally written by u/EquivalentInflation on Reddit and reprinted here with permission. Adaptations of beloved works are often approached very, very cautiously. From Peter Johnson to Ong, there have been a whole host of bad adaptations, […]
Time Machine: November 27, 2022
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: November 27, 2022 SF Short Film: Battle of the Backyard Micro War 6 Unidentified Funny Objects 9 Support Ukraine this Holiday (Winter) Season Wishing You All The Best For This Holiday […]
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: November 27, 2022
Fundraising Continues For Maryann Harris, Wife Of Trailblazing Author Charles De Lint [Three days remain in the Tamson House Arts Fest opportunity.] By Julie Bartel: As you might have heard, MaryAnn Harris (artist, musician, and […]
Amazing Stories Special Issue: SOL SYSTEM – Kickstarter now live!
11/7/2023: Today, the Amazing Stories Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign begins. And once again, Amazing Stories hopes to harness the energy of the science fiction community to raise the funds to release a special issue featuring some […]
Congratulations to Samuel R. Delany and Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
Samuel Delany and Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki win WFC Awards
Amazing Stories has a new Editior-in-Chief
Amazing Stories publisher Kermit Woodall is pleased to announce the appointment of Lloyd Penney of Toronto, Ontario, Canada to the position of editor-in-chief. Lloyd succeeds fellow Canadian Ira Nayman in this position and Steve Davidson […]
The ISS is Now Stable After Docked Russian Module Unexpectedly Fired Thrusters
Russia’s “Nauka” Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) successfully connected with the International Space Station on Thursday, July 29. Not long after, however, the flight control team noticed the module’s thrusters were unexpectedly firing, temporarily pushing the […]
Mary Robinette Kowal to Chair DisCon III
Mary Robinette Kowal is the new chair of the 79th World Science Fiction Convention. The decision was made by BWAWA, the Baltimore-Washington Area Worldcon Association, which is the host organization for this year’s Worldcon. Mary […]
Hugh Howey Launches Self-Published Science Fiction Competition
Hugh Howey of Wool fame has decided to form the Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC). The contest is modeled after Mark Lawrence’s Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off, which just na… Source: Hugh Howey Launches Self-Published Science Fiction […]
Please Pardon our Temporary Adjustments
Steve is doing well at the hospital, will probably be discharged into a local extended-stay inn until he’s cleared for travel home. In the meantime, if you write for the website here, please feel free […]
Andy Weir: Project Hail Mary = Even Better than the Martian!
Andy Weir, author of The Martian, brings you a thrilling science fiction novel, Project Hail Mary. A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this incredible new science-based thriller from the #1 New […]
Update on Steve Davidson, Dateline: Chicago, IL
Just got off of the phone with Steve and he sounds good! He had the drainage tubes removed from his chest Saturday and that went well. Today he’s going to get to go for a […]
Artist Reimagines Famous Paintings as Scenes from ‘The Simpsons’
Ever wonder what a fine art-themed episode of The Simpsons would be like? One Ontario, Canada-based artist has, and they’ve shared their vision through funny mash-ups between famous paintings and Simpsons characters. Known simply as @fine_art_simpsons on Instagram, the […]
Who Is R. A. Lafferty? And Is He the Best Sci-Fi Writer Ever?
You’ve never heard of him, but your favorite writers have, and his mad-drunk prose will knock you sideways. Source: Who Is R. A. Lafferty? And Is He the Best Sci-Fi Writer Ever? | WIRED
The Analog Award for Emerging Black Voices
Analog Science Fiction and Fact today announced the Analog Award for Emerging Black Voices, a short story competition that will be judged by a diverse committee of sf professionals with the winner appearing in the magazine. Finalists and […]
How TCM Resurrects Plan 9 from Outer Space for Ghoulish Table Read
Plan 9 from Outer Space may not be the worst movie ever made, but TCM’s table read with Dana Gould and Janet Varney elevates it to new depths. Source: How TCM Resurrects Plan 9 from […]
Why Sean Connery’s Outland Is a Perfect Remake
Outland, the 1981 Sean Connery sci-fi thriller reboot of High Noon, is the rare remake that succeeds by departing from the original. Just ignore the exploding heads. Source: Why Sean Connery’s Outland Is a Perfect […]
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