Here Are the 2024 British Fantasy Awards Shortlists

Congratulations to all those shortlisted! The post Here Are the 2024 British Fantasy Awards Shortlists appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Demi Moore Loses Control in the Vivid New Trailer for The Substance

When the "better version" of yourself takes over. The post Demi Moore Loses Control in the Vivid New Trailer for The Substance appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Galloping Romance: Announcing M. Stevenson’s Behooved

A charming slow-burn romantasy publishing in Spring 2025. The post Galloping Romance: Announcing M. Stevenson’s Behooved appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Read an Excerpt From Sung-il Kim’s Blood of the Old Kings

There is no escaping the Empire. Even in death, you will serve. The post Read an Excerpt From Sung-il Kim’s Blood of the Old Kings appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Ted Chiang’s The Lifecycle of Software Objects Is Getting a Potential Adaptation

Director Simon Jaquemet has a fascination with stories about machines and their feelings. The post Ted Chiang’s The Lifecycle of Software Objects Is Getting a Potential Adaptation appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Small Town Horror: The Dark We Know by Wen-Yi Lee

A review of Wen-Yi Lee's new young adult horror novel. The post Small Town Horror: The Dark We Know by Wen-Yi Lee appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Death Takes a Busman’s Holiday: Sarah Orne Jewett’s “The Gray Man”

Horror has a surprising overlap with descriptions of gorgeous landscapes... The post Death Takes a Busman’s Holiday: Sarah Orne Jewett’s “The Gray Man” appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Galadriel Makes a New Friend in the Final Trailer for The Rings of Power’s Second Season

Middle-earth gets dark and full of terrors. The post Galadriel Makes a New Friend in the Final Trailer for The Rings of Power’s Second Season appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Aditya 369: Diamond Thieves, Dance-Offs, and Derring-do

India's first time travel film gleefully blends genres, history, and musical numbers as it bounces between the past, future, and present. The post Aditya 369: Diamond Thieves, Dance-Offs, and Derring-do appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Five Scary Stories Set at Camp

Why should camp-based horror flicks like "Friday the 13th" have all the fun? Here are five books and stories that will leave you shivering in your bunk. The post Five Scary Stories Set at Camp appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Read an Excerpt From K Arsenault Rivera’s Oath of Fire

This sapphic retelling of the Psyche and Eros legend combines Greek mythology with a fae court feel. The post Read an Excerpt From K Arsenault Rivera’s Oath of Fire appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Enter the Terrifying Fever Dream That Is the Strange Darling Trailer

Stephen King has called it "a clever masterpiece." The post Enter the Terrifying Fever Dream That Is the Strange Darling Trailer appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Go On Movie Snaps Mad Men & Shameless Actors Vincent Kartheiser & Laura Slade Wiggins

Also, the writer-director has a PhD in astrophysics. Yes, you read that right. The post Go On Movie Snaps Mad Men & Shameless Actors Vincent Kartheiser & Laura Slade Wiggins appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Unwanted Spectral Advances: “How Love Came to Professor Guildea” by Robert Hichens

Toxic masculinity, extreme repression, and a supernatural presence demanding affection and intimacy drive this classic tale of psychological horror. The post Unwanted Spectral Advances: “How Love Came to Professor Guildea” by Robert Hichens appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Mary-Louise Parker and Ayo Edebiri Try to Solve Time Travel in Omni Loop

Have you ever seen a more iconic duo? The post Mary-Louise Parker and Ayo Edebiri Try to Solve Time Travel in Omni Loop appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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On Watching Farscape in an Election Year

It's easy to feel like nothing you do makes any difference. Don't despair—instead, take a lesson from "Farscape." The post On Watching Farscape in an Election Year appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Movies That Are Not Very Good, But Are Still Very Cool

"Cool" is a ubiquitous and highly subjective concept; what to make of films that fail in so many ways, but still manage to capture the essence of cool? The post Movies That Are Not Very Good, But Are Still Very Cool appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Peacock’s Hysteria! Aims to Make the Satanic Panic Into Fun Family Entertainment

The devil's in the details... and the microwave. The post Peacock’s Hysteria! Aims to Make the Satanic Panic Into Fun Family Entertainment appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Five SFF Stories Featuring Uneasy Homecomings

There's no place like home... but that's not necessarily good news for protagonists of speculative fiction. The post Five SFF Stories Featuring Uneasy Homecomings appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Deadpool & Wolverine Had a Beautiful Scene with Thor’s Hammer We Never Got to See

In regards to the true and glorious purity of Sugar Bear. The post Deadpool & Wolverine Had a Beautiful Scene with Thor’s Hammer We Never Got to See appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Pixar To Have Incredibles and Toy Story Sequels; New TV Shows in the Works

We get Incredibles 3 and Toy Story 5 yet my unsolicited pitch for Rata2ouille remains unread. The post Pixar To Have Incredibles and Toy Story Sequels; New TV Shows in the Works appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Percy Jackson Season 2 Finds Its Gray Sisters, Gets a Teaser Trailer

The show taps a trio of comedians to bring the Gray Sisters to life. The post Percy Jackson Season 2 Finds Its Gray Sisters, Gets a Teaser Trailer appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Jo Walton’s Reading List: July 2024

Lois McMaster Bujold, Margaret Atwood and Victoria Goddard all feature in this month's reading list! The post Jo Walton’s Reading List: July 2024 appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Daredevil: Born Again Gets a Release Month — And a Second Season

The Devil returns in March with all of his wacky friends. The post Daredevil: Born Again Gets a Release Month — And a Second Season appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Revenge Goes Cosmic and Trippy in The Paragon

Prepare for another plane of existence The post Revenge Goes Cosmic and Trippy in The Paragon appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Announcing the 2024 World Fantasy Awards Finalists

Congratulations to all the finalists! The post Announcing the 2024 World Fantasy Awards Finalists appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Babylon 5 Rewatch: “A Voice in the Wilderness, Part II”

“A Voice in the Wilderness, Part II”Written by J. Michael StraczynskiDirected by Janet GreekSeason 1, Episode 19Production episode 121Original air date: August 3, 1994 It was the dawn of the third age… We get a summary of Part I, and then we see that the ship that was coming thro … | Continue reading


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The Kids of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Escape the Space Suburbs for Adventure

The space suburbs seem to be set in the space 1950s which makes a twisted sense when you consider that this is a post-war recovery period in the Star Wars ga...you know what let's just watch the trailer. The post The Kids of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Escape the Space Suburbs for A … | Continue reading


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Five Stories That Explore Transformation After Death

Imagining the afterlife through the lens of various different objects and entities... what might you become? The post Five Stories That Explore Transformation After Death appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Here Are the Winners of the 2024 Aurora Awards

Congratulations to the winners! The post Here Are the Winners of the 2024 Aurora Awards appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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The Trailer for Agatha All Along Offers Up a Witchy New Song

Embrace your latest Disney earworm The post The Trailer for Agatha All Along Offers Up a Witchy New Song appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Here Are the Winners of the 2024 Hugo Awards

Yesterday, the winners of the Hugo Awards, the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer were announced at the 82nd World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow, Scotland. The awards are voted on by the members of the 2023 and 2024 Worl … | Continue reading


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Terror in the Deep Woods: The Ozark Howler

We continue our exploration of regional cryptids in North America... The post Terror in the Deep Woods: The Ozark Howler appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Five Long-Running Anthology Series to Collect and Cherish

The only thing better than a well-edited speculative anthology is *an entire series* of well-edited anthologies! The post Five Long-Running Anthology Series to Collect and Cherish appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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All the New Horror, Romantasy, and Other SFF Crossover Books Arriving in August 2024

Phoenix keepers, goddesses, and vampires all appear in August's new crossover titles! The post All the New Horror, Romantasy, and Other SFF Crossover Books Arriving in August 2024 appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Read an Excerpt From august clarke’s Metal from Heaven

A bloody lesbian revenge tale and political fantasy set in a glittering world transformed by industrial change—and simmering class warfare. The post Read an Excerpt From august clarke’s Metal from Heaven appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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The Uglies Movie Is Real, and There’s a Trailer to Prove It

Pretty is as pretty does The post The Uglies Movie Is Real, and There’s a Trailer to Prove It appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Dark City Director Alex Proyas Returns to Sci-Fi With R.U.R.

The robot uprising is imminent The post Dark City Director Alex Proyas Returns to Sci-Fi With R.U.R. appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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All the New Young Adult SFF Books Arriving in August 2024

Reapers, princesses, ghosts and science experiments all feature in August's new young adult titles… The post All the New Young Adult SFF Books Arriving in August 2024 appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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A Gentle Request for More Witches in Star Wars

Maybe we need a new point of view. The post A Gentle Request for More Witches in Star Wars appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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“No one hits my brother but me.” — Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Two uninteresting bad guys, a relentlessly boring sidekick, and a hackneyed plot help explain why this sequel tanked, leaving the fate of the franchise in doubt... The post “No one hits my brother but me.” — Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Our Idiot Blood: The Eccentric Family, Siblinghood, and the Roles We Play

Four magical, shape-shifting tanuki siblings help each other find their way through grief and back to lives filled with joy. The post Our Idiot Blood: The Eccentric Family, Siblinghood, and the Roles We Play appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Everything We Know About Worldhoppers Going Into Wind and Truth

An update on all the worldhoppers we've encountered so far in the Stormlight Archive, where they came from, and what they're up to! The post Everything We Know About Worldhoppers Going Into Wind and Truth appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Tordotcom to Publish Hugo-Nominated Novella Rose/House by Arkady Martine

A gothic horror/SF novella from the author of A Memory Called Empire. The post Tordotcom to Publish Hugo-Nominated Novella Rose/House by Arkady Martine appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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The Rings of Power: Here’s Sauron’s Rationale for His Sexy Season 2 Look

It's all about seducing that Celebrimbor. The post The Rings of Power: Here’s Sauron’s Rationale for His Sexy Season 2 Look appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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Read an Excerpt From Nnedi Okorafor’s She Who Knows

Part science fiction, part fantasy, and entirely infused with West African culture and spirituality… The post Read an Excerpt From Nnedi Okorafor’s She Who Knows appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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The Babadook Escapes Basement and Heads to Theaters Again

The cosplay at these showings is going to be intense. The post The Babadook Escapes Basement and Heads to Theaters Again appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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All the New Science Fiction Books Arriving in August 2024

Meet an alien hive empire, a chief emotional manager, and the daughter of a human and a genetically engineered posthuman in August's new SF titles! The post All the New Science Fiction Books Arriving in August 2024 appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


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