R. Graeme Cameron, Author at Amazing Stories

Fandom October 17, 2014

On Being a Space Cadet, or: Why It is Never Too Late to Join the Academy

We’re ALL Space Cadets…and now we can wear the name proudly

Fandom October 10, 2014

R. Graeme Cameron’s VCON 39 Report. NOT Steve Fahnestalk’s VCON 39 Report!

R. Graeme Cameron’s VCon conrep. NOT Steve Fahnestalk’s.

Film/Televison October 3, 2014

Just Imagine a Classic Science Fiction Film? Or: a Classic Lack of Imagination?

Just imagine there exists a 1930 film portraying the future world of 1980, a future where people no longer have names, but have numbers instead, like J21, LN18, etc. In this film, the state decrees […]

Film/Televison September 26, 2014

Aelita, Queen of Mars, or: Redder Than You Think

Watch the soviet era SF film that Stalin hated!

Science Fiction September 19, 2014

Alien Ruins Good Enough For You? Or, Why Ruins Keep Getting Ruined.

I am a sucker for Sci-Fi movies, art and literature featuring either alien ruins or ruins of a collapsed human society

Science Fiction September 12, 2014

The Steampunkery of H.G. Wells

H.G. Wells – steampunker

Fandom September 5, 2014

Croutch the Forgotten, or: The Imperfect Lord of 1940s Canadian Fandom.

A profile of Leslie Croutch, Canadian fan booster

Fandom August 29, 2014

The Book of VCON, or: One of Them Crazy Fannish Traditions.

“WHat’s all this about!? A “convention” or something?” Yes. An entire hotel filled with the people you used to beat up and belittle in High School. They’re armed with swords and ‘batlefs’, armored with chainmail and storm trooper garb and at some point they’re all going to realize – YOU are NOT one of THEM….They will corner you in the elevator or the hall and then – demand that you read one of their favorite novels.

Uncategorized August 22, 2014

The Last Hurrah of Boris Karloff as the Frankenstein Monster, or: Not What You Think.

Boris Karloff gets his kicks on Route 66….

Science Fiction August 15, 2014

My Favourite Apocalypse, or: The N’Yark City of Mighty Samson

“A once-great city lies in ruins, overgrown by a dense jungle. Strange glowing mists hover ominously, remains of a great nuclear war which devastated the planet.

Writing August 8, 2014

A Stone Age Future, or: The Perils of Buying a First Computer in 1982

Crossing the digital divide….

Fandom August 1, 2014

In Memory of Susan Wood, a Wonderful and Influential Fan

Susan Wood: Canadian BNF, award winning writer and one of fandom’s earliest feminist pioneers. (And sorely missed by many.)

Fantasy July 25, 2014

Focus on LOCUS, or: The Fannish Beginnings of an Industry Standard SF Genre Newszine.

Examining a fannish institution: Charles N. Brown is gone, but Locus a newszine “covering the science fiction field,” remains the definitive industry trade magazine for the SF&F genre, an absolute must read for authors, editors, publishers, reviewers, and all fen

Film/Televison July 18, 2014

The Silent Era Film Version of “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.”

Think CGI is cool? Check out the technical accomplishments of the first cinematic presentation of Jules Verne’s classic.

Fandom July 11, 2014

Last Flight of the Muses, or: Fates on a Rampage?

Don’t search too hard for a blog post subject, you might end up writing a novel instead!

Awards July 4, 2014

I Must be Zeus! My Forehead is Giving Birth!

Giving birth from your forehead may be painful – especially if it involves stepping on toes.

Fandom June 27, 2014

Ice Worms, Snow Monkeys, and Ice Rats. Oh My! Or: a Couple of Fannish Hoaxes

Fannish Hoaxes are a fine tradition, one that Canadian fandom has raised to a high(?) art.

Fandom June 20, 2014

Mad Flight of a Manic Phoenix, or: Philip K. Dick in Vancouver (1972)

Philip K. Dick goes to Vancouver and makes quite the,,,’impression’….

Fandom June 13, 2014

Son of Blast from the Past, or: One Elderly Brit Zine (for Them as Cares)

A trip to the fanzine archives…this time across the Big Pond.

Film/Televison June 6, 2014

It Happened Here or Why Alternate History Can Be Terrifying

There is nothing inevitable about the real world as we experience it. A simple decision by a single individual can send history hurtling down a whole new path.