Veronica Scott Shares 5 Post Apocalyptic Science Fiction Novels As An Alternative to Current Events
For a little dystopic distraction from our dystopia, try these reads.
Nuevo libro: Una cierta Hecatombe de Pedro Paunero
“A certain catastrophe” pays tribute to post apocalyptic cinema
Dead bodies keep moving for more than a year after death, new study finds
Corpses keep moving after death….zombies, anyone?
FREAKS OF NATURE film review, plus POLAR BOREALIS—a new semiprozine!
This week, Steve reviews the 2015 Horror-humour film “Freaks of Nature” and finds it rather flat, then alerts the media (us!) about a new semi-pro Canadian SF/F e-magazine!
A Mixed Bag of Halloween (Eye) Candy
Just remember to look both ways before you cross the street and don’t eat all your candy all on one night.
Apocalypse Ex-Machina
Buddie steps in for Kirkman and finally reveals (copyrights attached) what caused the zompocalypse!
The Truth About Zombies
Zombies are no longer confined to the sandbox known as horror. They have found their way into science fiction and fantasy.
Review – The Heretic Land, by Tim Lebbon
Tim Lebbon’s 2012 novel The Heretic Land is something of an endangered species in modern publishing; a self-contained, complete unto itself secondary world fantasy novel.
Scide Splitters: Working Stiff by Kevin J. Anderson
Scide Splitters reviews seven fun filled cases from the files of Dan Shamble, Zombie Private Investigator.
Scide Splitters: Unidentified Funny Objects 3 edited by Alex Shvartsman
Science fiction and fantasy’s only annual humor anthology returns with stories from Robert Silverberg, Mike Resnick, Tim Pratt, Piers Anthony, Kevin J. Anderson, Jody Lynn Nye, and more.
Book Review : Fiction River Fantastic Detectives
Fiction RIver has been a huge success, particularly in introducing a diversity of themes.
Novedades de Junio en Hispanoamérica
Tanya brings us the latest Spanish releases for the month of June.
Steam Summer Sale 2014
Gaming heaven…or gaming hell? Sean survives Steam’s Summer Sale – and prepares for winter.
Review: Undead Redhead
Combining humor and horror…a difficult task, unless your main character is a vegan zombie.
Poetry Review: Scenes Along the Zombie Highway, Clark
Clark’s poems are first and foremost informative, then creepy, grisly and even a little bit tongue-in-cheek funny.
Book Review: The Ten Thousand Things
Three men writing a weird western featuring a young woman of mixed race and pulling it off well. Spit that into your spittoon!
What State Does Best in a Zombie Apocalypse?
No other state has a shared love of zombie movies and guns like Wyoming. While New Yorkers are having their brains eaten in cafes and elevators, the fine people of Wyoming will be sitting on the front porch with a shotgun enjoying a prolonged zombie hunting season.
Do Zombies Dream of Undead Sheep?
A discussion of Philosophical Zombies. One really does not need to provide any additional teaser to that…
Interview: Black Science Fiction Artist: Eric Wilkerson
My earliest memories are of waking up to watch the Jetsons, Voltron, and many other sci fi–based cartoons of the 80s.
Book Review: Sever, Slice, and Stab by Ty Johnston
Sever, Slice, and Stab Ty Johnston trade paper $9.99 ebook $2.99 Kindle, Nook, Apple, Sony, Kobo, Smashwords The selection for this, the third week of Six Weeks of Scares, is a collection of horror tales […]
When Science Fiction is Not Science Fiction
s\Some writers who might have started off in science fiction soon reveal their true selves when they start publishing what they really want to write about.
The Dangers of Crosstime Travel
Discovering and exploring a multiverse can be an exciting, adventure-filled journey. Be warned. There are dangers lurking in the multiverse
Audiobook Review: World War Z: The Complete Edition by Max Brooks
I’m not a fan of audiobooks in general. I tried listening to some short stories I download over iTunes, but in reality I prefer holding a book in my hands and allowing my imagination to […]
Zombies Out West
Those Poor, Poor Bastards (Dead West #1) Tim Marquitz, J. M. Martin, and Kenny Soward Nine Worlds Media Trade Paper, 212 pp., $6.99, Ebook $2.99 Kindle Nook Smashwords While I’m not exactly what you could […]
The Artful Collector: Another Question from my Archives: Will They Still Love “it” When I’m 64?
A collector asked me last year: Watching Heritage and other auctions for the past couple of years, it seems that the artwork and books that are selling best and at the highest prices are those […]
Meditation on Cassini
Just stop for a moment and look at the picture above. It’s a picture of Earth as seen from the planet Saturn. The photo was taken by the Cassini Spacecraft yesterday. Just look at it […]
Who Knows What “Tomorrow” Brings?
Every family, every tribe, every cultural group has its own myths. We use stories, legends, folk tales, and even parables as means of understanding why things are the way they are, and of teaching why […]
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