An orphaned heiress, a witch, and a teenage clairvoyant all appear in September's new young adult SFF titles! The post All the New Young Adult SFF Books Arriving in September 2024 appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Welcome back to Reading the Weird, in which we get girl cooties all over weird fiction, cosmic horror, and Lovecraftiana—from its historical roots through its most recent branches. This week, we cover Sarah Monette’s “The Haunting of Dr. Claudius Winterson,” first published in Un … | Continue reading
Whether fending off vampires, demons, or the undead, survival is a little easier with a best friend (or a worthy frenemy) by your side... The post Five Horror Books Built Around Female Friendships appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Which other directors might help the spice flow? The post Denis Villeneuve Will Only Make One More Dune Film—But That Might Not Be the End for the Series appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
A thought experiment wrapped in a cyberpunk action film filled with gorgeous animation, tanks, and naked cyborgs. The post Ghost in the Shell: Exploring the Boundary Between Mind and Machine appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
In a very literal sense, each of these lovely stories involves lovers brought together by the universe, or kept apart by the darkness of space. The post Six SFF Stories Featuring Lovers United or Separated by the Cosmos appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
A sexy, quirky rom-com where the golden-hearted Prince of Christmas falls for the totally off-limits Prince of Halloween… The post Read an Excerpt From Sara Raasch’s The Nightmare Before Kissmas appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
This month's new SF titles feature colony ships, monasteries, space stations, and prison colonies… The post All the New Science Fiction Books Arriving in September 2024 appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
A review of Chuck Tingle's new horror novel The post Breaking Free of Queer Tragedy: Chuck Tingle’s Bury Your Gays appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
A gothic heroine becomes an antihero in this modern feminist take on vampire stories. The post Survival of the Gothiest: “My Dear Emily” by Joanna Russ appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Barking spiders! The post Netflix Offers a Moody First Look at the Leviathan Anime Adaptation appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
That's one chaotic identity crisis The post It’s What’s Inside: It’s All Fun and Games Until Everyone Misplaces Their Minds appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
The famous detective series has a brand new adaptation around the corner. The post Maigret: Masterpiece Unveils New Series Based on Georges Simenon’s Books appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
We're checking in with the Shaido—and Faile—this week… The post Reading The Wheel of Time: Perrin Leans About Darkhounds and Faile Finds Allies in Crossroads of Twilight (Part 7) appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
He's doing whatever a former indie film director can The post Shang-Chi Director Destin Daniel Cretton May Go From Rings to Web Slings appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Reviewing an an exceptional new science fiction remix of The Count of Monte Cristo. The post Suzan Palumbo’s Countess Is a Fascinating, Tense Exploration of Culture, Colonialism, and Caribbean Futurism appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
An unsettling tale of monsters, mystery, and secrets that refuse to stay submerged. The post Read an Excerpt From Cheryl Isaacs’s The Unfinished appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Aspiring witches, high kings, and antiques collectors all feature in September's new fantasy titles! The post All the New Fantasy Books Arriving in September 2024 appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
The story of Commander Pirx, who is leading a small crew on a rescue mission into space. The post Stanislaw Lem’s The Inquest of Pilot Pirx Gets Film Adaptation From Adrian Tchaikovsky appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
A review of a Palestinian speculative fiction anthology edited by Sonia Sulaiman The post Thyme Travellers: An Anthology of Palestinian Speculative Fiction Is Both Timely and Timeless appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Tendi is back at the old family business, but hopefully not for long? The post Tendi Pirates Up a Storm in Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 Clip appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Big changes are in store for the cast of Babylon 5 a we head into the season 1 finale... The post Babylon 5 Rewatch: “Chrysalis” appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Gray's unbounded imagination and innovative approach to fiction offers a joyful, weird, incredibly immersive experience for fans of the fantastic. The post Alasdair Gray’s Speculative Brilliance, From Lanark and Poor Things to His Short Stories appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Read new chapters from the new Stormlight Archive book every Monday, leading up to its release on December 6th The post Read Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson: Chapters 12 and 13 appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
It's the end of Day One, as Kaladin says goodbye to Bridge Four and makes a solemn promise to Shallan and Adolin… The post Wind and Truth Read-Along Discussion: Chapters 12 and 13 appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
A quick look at some legendary creatures of folklore and tall tales... The post A Microgallery of Pull-Your-Leg Cryptids appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
When the terror inside the house is worse than the one outside. The post Dad Might Not Be Such a Great Protector in Wolf Man Trailer appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
We still want to be strange, I see? Okay. Let’s go. The post Against All Odds, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Shows Us How to Make Sequeldom Fun appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
As always, the wars are better when they don't happen at all. The post Terry Pratchett Book Club: Raising Steam, Part IV appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Recap Elrond leads a party of five elves, including Galadriel, to Eregion. Sauron has destroyed a bridge they need to cross, and although Galadriel advises against it, Elrond decides to travel south into a dark wood. In Rhûn, the Stranger searches for Nori and Poppy. He meets Tom … | Continue reading
Behold, Nicoll's Three Laws: pithy observations on science, language, and space exploration. The post Three Helpful SF-Related Rules of Thumb, According to Me appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Laika, who is known for animated features including Coraline, ParaNorman, and Missing Link, is heading into the live-action space. Its latest project is a sci-fi thriller that, according to Deadline, “tells the tale of a woman investigating a mystery that took place during a week … | Continue reading
After many attempts, a live-action Masters of the Universe finally looks likely to head to theaters. This project helmed by Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel Films sees Nicholas Galitzine (The Idea of You) take over the role of He-Man from a previous iteration that saw Kyle Allen in … | Continue reading
Rian Johnson is known for populating his projects with A-list ensemble casts, and the second season of Peacock’s Poker Face is no exception. Deadline recently broke the news that Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Margo Martindale (The Handmaid’s Tale, The Americans, Cocaine Bear), and BJ N … | Continue reading
A whimsical fantasy filled with dark magic and flirty, polyamorous romance… The post Read an Excerpt From Alicia Jasinska’s This Fatal Kiss appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
We have another trailer for the film adaptation of the musical Wicked, and this one centers on the close relationship between Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba and Ariana Grande’s Glinda. The two, who are widely known as nemeses from the Oz novels (where they go by the monikers of the Wick … | Continue reading
The third show in the Anne Rice Immortal Universe has found its star. Nicholas Denton has signed on as the lead for Anne Rice’s The Talamasca, which will join its sister shows, Interview with the Vampire and Mayfair Witches, on AMC. Denton, whose previous credits include playing … | Continue reading
While maybe not a perfect horror film, Cuckoo is gripping and surprising. The post When It’s Time To Leave The Nest: Cuckoo appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
From Le Guin to Agatha Christie, new time travel novels to terrible twee Victorian fairy tales, all of these books are interesting (if not strictly good)… The post Jo Walton’s Reading List: August 2024 appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Two sisters walk through red smoke, along a bridge strewn with rubble and bodies. The older, pink-haired sister (Vi) is wide-eyed, quiet, and horrified. The little blue-haired sister (Powder) covers her eyes and sings as if to distract herself, but once Vi stops walking, she cann … | Continue reading
Considered an iconic series in the US, but not as much in Japan, "Cowboy Bebop" occupies a very specific place for different audiences... The post Big in the West: Cowboy Bebop and the Curious Legacy of Space Western Anime appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
From Shakespeare to fantasy heists to quantum physics, here are six books that bring back the thrill of the classic choose-your-own-adventure experience! The post Six Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Books for Infinite Reading Possibilities appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Star Trek Day occurs on September 8, 2024, and to celebrate the occasion, the franchise is launching not only a “Take the Chair, Make an Impact” campaign—where it’s donating to Code.org, DoSomething.org, and Outright International—but also making the premiere episodes for several … | Continue reading
The live-action (kinda) adaptation of Minecraft is creeping ever closer to theaters, and today we got a trailer that gives us our first good glimpse of what the heck this film will look like. For those who don’t know, Minecraft is the best-selling game of all time, where players … | Continue reading
The gods love to play with us mere mortals. And every hundred years, we let them… The post Read an Excerpt From Abigail Owen’s The Games Gods Play appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
A review of Emily Hamilton's new science fiction novel The post Too Much is Happening in The Stars Too Fondly by Emily Hamilton appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
One of the supposed antecedents of the Ozark Howler is a legend or legends passed down from colonizers’ ancestors in the UK: a great black beast, possibly demonic, who has haunted various parts of the island for time out of mind. Originally it was described as a gigantic black do … | Continue reading
Searchlight Pictures has made a film adaptation of Rachel Yoder’s novel, Nightbitch. It stars Amy Adams as a woman who, as the newly released trailer makes clear, has lost herself after becoming a stay-at-home mom to a toddler and ultimately ends up turning into a dog at night. I … | Continue reading