THE AMAZING MARK HOGANCAMP
Where does real life imitate the fantastic? This week Steve checks in with Steve Carell and Mark Hogancamp for the answer.
On Zero Drafts
Thoughts on gettting past an obsession with word count.
What if there’s a Mirror in Space
A bit of fantasy in a science fiction setting.
Geek Ink
Getting “Ginked” – the fine art of genre tattooing.
Hacia una antología internacional fantástica neoindigenista
Call for submissions for an anthology of Spanish neo-indigenous speculative fiction.
The Power of the Written Word.
“My task, which I am trying to achieve is, by the power of the written word, to make you hear, to make you feel—it is, before all, to make you see.” – Joseph Conrad You know, there is so much going on in this world that if a certain Alien were spying on us from […]
Poesía Visual Mexicana
An account of research into Visual Poetry in Spanish countries.
Escribir como Jugando: Entrevista a El Libro del Escritor
Jose Molina and Meritxell Terrón have created The Book of the Writer, a Web site with resources and a social hub for Spanish speaking people who would like to learn more about their craft or interact with other writers.
Halloween As It Should Be!
One week before Halloween, Terence Jackson shares shares images of costumes old and new.
Psychopompos is a Beautiful Student Film, Based on a Poem by H.P. Lovecraft, and They Need Your Help!
a character who helps people after their death to transcend the human body and migrate their souls
Creative Space III, the finale
An artist describes the space required for her various media projects.
NEW REVIEWS: WENDIG’S “INVASIVE,” SEPT/OCT F&SF and more!
A Book Review and a Magazine Review and a TV Review and an Exhibition Notice! Whoa! Lots going on in this week’s column by Steve! (And what’s with all the caps?)
The Retro Look and Stranger Things
Designer M. D. Jackson defends the visual style of the Netflix series Stranger Things, saying that its retro 80s look is a deliberate homage.
On Ecology, Women and Science Fiction: Part 1, Gnosis
Science fiction author and limnologist Nina Monteanu writes about changes in the genre, which she sees as changes in the way individuals interact with each other and the natural world.
FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY! or Just a Humour Writer in a Science Fiction World
I told my psychiatrist everyone hates humorous SF. He said I was being ridiculous; everyone hasn’t read humorous SF…
The Metal Flowers: A Steampunk Arts DIY Session
Shanghai goes steampunk
Eternal Frankenstein: A Mary Shelley Tribute Anthology
The Eternal Frankenstein is coming
Creative Space Part II
Finding the right space to create is not as easy as it might sound. Especially if you’ve got a “Rudie”.
SF and F Scribes, Scribblers – and Scrivener
Writing tools for writers: Dodd’s and friends take a look at Scrivener.
The Phoenix Incident: Hidden Extra Film Content Scattered Across the Internet!
A Sci Fi scavenger hunt!
Do Not Disturb! Creativity in Progress
You people! Can’t you see that there is an artist at work!?!
An Interview With Renowned Music Composer: Akira Yamaoka (Silent Hill, Shadows of the Damned, cont.)
an interview with composer and game director AkiraYamaoka
Can you Hear Me, Major Tom?: The Death of David Bowie
Ziggy Stardust has gone back to Mars. Major Tom can’t hear us anymore.
More Star Wars Art Because… STAR WARS!
Pulp inspired Star Wars and then, Star Wars inspired pulp!
All the good things.
Angi puts a different spin on Thanksgiving thanks.
We’re All Ed Wood Now
Ed Wood: No one would know who he was if were making films today.
Cosplay vs. Inspirations, Side-by-side Comparisons
Being a member of several groups that enjoy cosplay, costuming, etc., does give access to a world of lively discussions. One recent discussion which came about on a Facebook group for the UK-based con, MCM, involved real-life cosplay and the inspiration for said costumes. In other words, a sort of comparison of the original inspiration […]
STEAMPUNK JEWELRY, VCON, PHILIP K. DICK STORY BUNDLE, AND MORE!
Steve jumps around a lot this week, from VCON to Steampunk Fashion Jewelry to the Philip K. Dick Bookbundle, and back again to Ed Howdershelt!
Rituals and Habituals: Setting the Mood for Creativity.
Set the controls for the heart of creativity!
Black and White: No Room for Gray Shades
Early science fiction and fantasy magazines of the twentieth century, of which Amazing Stories was chief, employed artists for their interior illustrations who could produce images of great variety using only ink applied to paper.
