Plots have been recycled for centuries and will be for centuries more. The novelty, the interest, comes from seeing what the author brings to the tale, how s/he changes it to make it different.
Like many good journeys, Lara’s begins with disaster which thrusts her into the unknown
Fantasy cartography isn’t new, of course, from Lord of the Rings to Throne of the Crescent Moon, maps help readers to connect with the universe, to make unfamiliar locales a little more familiar. It’s always fun when there’s a heroic journey involved, be it a quest to dump a shiny bracelet in fiery nastiness or running from doom.
SFF fans are some of the friendliest and smartest people I know. I don’t know how literary writers and fans interact across various platforms.
With The Lords Of Salem, Rob Zombie has managed to surpass his devotion to late-’70s/early-’80s slasher-film worship to make a film that is stylish and provocative, yet still being genuinely freaky.
Si a un peruano cualquiera le piden que nombre al poeta más conocido del Perú, lo más probable es que responda “César Vallejo”.
In recent years, a uniform aesthetic has come to characterize visual horror: Ben Catmull’s new collection of short haunted house and ghost stories, reminds us forcefully of just how powerful other visions of horror can be.
There are a lot of reasons for a Science Fiction fan to dislike the channel. One would be that several nights of the week, they play professional wrestling in prime time. Even the worst space operas are more realistic.
One of my first annoyances was that the entire film seemed like Mass Effect fan fiction. From Elysium and the robots, to the soldier’s exoskeletons and even the font-type used on the space station, it seemed like a Bioware rip-off.
This one falls into the school of warriors inherently bad, women inherently good type of story, which I don’t care for any more than I care for the men inherently superior, women inherently inferior story.
I strongly urge you to check out the Phoenix Legacy trilogy. It’s a terrific series (also available as ebooks). Even if you don’t like romance, but like real, human characters in a speculative setting – you’ll like The Phoenix Legacy.
Conduzco mi firma llamada GADGET EFECTOS ESPECIALES, donde día a día diseñamos y creamos efectos destinados a la industria audiovisual, ya sea cine, teatro, tv, publicidad, eventos…etc.
Conventions, Readings, Scientific Advances, Awards, Trouble Makers and Just Plain Fun Stuff
IAAA Gallery features Michael C. Turner – Galactic Visionary
Private Space Ventures are keeping the backyard spaceship alive.
To explain to a generation born after PlayStation how we simulated Apollo reentries in 1968, using Stone Age implements and dragging our knuckles, I’ll need to go into a little detail.
It has been thirty-six years since The Shining scared the bejesus out of most of the population and King has not disappointed this reader with his latest.
I must confess, when it comes to SF/F the more you see of it, the easier it is to become innured to its novelty. Familiarity with dragons, wizards, and flying saucers can breed not contempt – but worse: indifference and inattention.
Robots are supposed to follow three laws that will maintain their loyalty to humanity. But as we all know, even a bunch of nuts and bolts can go bad. So let’s take a look at some of the bad robots we’ve grown to love.
A good number of PhD physicists and astronomers,…are writing marvelous stories humanizing and extrapolating from our latest understanding of real science. Through such stories, science can become exciting and inviting
Tanya Tynjala addresses the issue of sexism in Science Fiction outside the confines of the English speaking world,
Today we introduce you to the Hugo Award winning fanzine from Christopher J. Garcia and James Bacon – The DRINK TANK.
Of course, one of the great things about magazines, as with anthologies, is exactly the unexpected, the little surprises, the unknowns whose work thrills you
Fan Fahnestalk takes us through dead tree ‘zines, ‘live pixel’ zines, IBM Selectrics, toner feel and more in this personal fan history.
In this week’s viewing: Space Brothers gets drop-kicked, Day Break Illusion causes a lecture on honorifics, and more!
I consider myself pretty knowledgeable about old science fiction art, particularly pulp magazine art and artists. My knowledge is not so vast, however, that there aren’t still some surprises and new discoveries to be made.
Durante seis días se desarrolló un proceso de diálogos alrededor de distintas inquietudes sobre las posibilidades del futuro.
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