A haunting, cryptic story of power and powerlessness. The post A Gothic, Toxic Kind of Dread: “Seaton’s Aunt” by Walter de la Mare appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
It's not a Marvel movie, but its failure highlights some harsh truths... The post What The Electric State Reveals About Marvel’s Creative Problem appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Perrin meets with the Seanchan—and demonstrates the skill of Emond's Field's archers. The post Reading The Wheel of Time: Perrin Makes a Deal With the Dark One (Sort Of) in Knife of Dreams (Part 7) appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Scenarios in which safety is very much not guaranteed. The post Five Stories Exploring the Pitfalls of Time Travel appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
The International Conference of the Fantastic in the Arts (IAFA) held its annual Crawford Award ceremony this weekend in Orlando, Florida. The award recognizes an outstanding new writer whose first fantasy book was published during the previous calendar year, and is in honor of W … | Continue reading
Crystal Lake, the Friday the 13th prequel series at Peacock, continues to move ahead after Bryan Fuller’s exit from the production last May. Today, we got some exciting casting news: Deadline reports that Linda Cardellini (Dead to Me, pictured above in Hawkeye) will star in the s … | Continue reading
Lisa Meitner. Hedy Lamar. Ada Lovelace. Katherine Johnson. Harmony Cobel? The post Severance and the Overlooked Women of STEM appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Mating frogs, predators and prey — the Wilderness provides aplenty in this episode. The post Everything and Nothing Gets Explained in Yellowjackets “Croak” appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
A series of explosions rock the station, forcing Mollari and G'Kar to spend some quality time together... The post Babylon 5 Rewatch: “Convictions” appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Bandages on my legs and my arms from you / bandages, bandages, bandages The post Lee Cronin’s The Mummy Has Found Its Star appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Taking a stand, while facing overwhelming odds. The post Five SFF Stories About Underground Resistance Movements appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
The monster is coming for us all. The post A New Andor Trailer Welcomes You to the Rebellion appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
A classic Disney take on the Mokele-Mbembe The post Bringing Up Cryptids — Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
The Doctor always takes the long way round. The post Reality Is in Danger in the Upcoming Season of Doctor Who appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Formless returns? The Stormfather flounces. And Szeth gets a precious gift. The post Wind and Truth Reread: Chapters 49-51 appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Swashbuckling awaits! The post Regé-Jean Page Will Star in Another New Count of Monte Cristo appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Will it earn more Oscars for Pixar? The post Coco 2 Is Coming, But Way Down the Road appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
"Emile thanks you." The post It Has Wiles, It Has Verve: Severance, “Cold Harbor” appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
These sleuths bring a little something extra to the table... The post Five Fictional Investigators With Special Abilities appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
The tempers are in balance at Apple TV+ The post Please Try to Enjoy Every Season Equally: Severance Will Return for Season Three appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
The fate of Middren hangs in the balance as mighty gods and mortal heroes clash in a final battle for supremacy. The post Read an Excerpt From Faithbreaker by Hannah Kaner appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Adults are often peripheral figures in teen horror. There may be some conflict when a characters’ parents don’t like the person they’re dating or won’t let them borrow the family car, and the teens may occasionally grumble about a boring class or a teacher assigning too much home … | Continue reading
Congratulations to the authors! The post Orbital and The Ministry of Time Are Among the Books Shortlisted for the First Climate Fiction Prize appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Time for charting a new course, making a fresh start... The post Five SFF Stories About Embracing New Beginnings appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
An unpredictable meditation on reality, identity, and the pressures of being perceived. The post Perfect Blue: I Was a Satoshi Kon Imposter appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Rand arrives at Rhuidean, a city shrouded by mist... The post Rand Learns the Origins of the Aiel in The Wheel of Time‘s “The Road to the Spear” appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
We are pleased to announce Tor’s acquisition of a new romantic fantasy duology from author Rachelle Raeta. The Peaches & Honey Duology—These Immortal Truths and These Godly Lies—is a moving story about a girl who is gifted immortality and must now learn to do more than merely sur … | Continue reading
Surely Wile E. deserves a break at this point. The post We Might Get to See Coyote vs. Acme After All! appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
In this darkly romantic reimagining of the Minotaur myth, a sorceress and a demon are entwined in sensual battle to escape a deadly maze… The post Read an Excerpt From Exquisite Ruin by AdriAnne May appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Episodes in the second season of The Last of Us will also be available to watch in American Sign Language (ASL). Max announced today that each episode will have an ASL version available, and season one of the series will also be available in ASL starting on March 31, 2025, a coup … | 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 H.F. Arnold’s “The Night Wire,” first published in the September 1926 issue of … | Continue reading
Closer. Closer. No, not that close! The post Alison Brie and Dave Franco Get Really, Really Close in Together appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Don't forget to let people know if you're not fireproof! The post If You’ve Been Waiting for Pixar’s Elio, Your Wait is Almost Over appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
She's going hunting (not in the Bjork sort of way) The post Ana de Armas Really Loves Her Flamethrower in the New Trailer for Ballerina appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Here are 5 fantastic speculative fiction anthologies that get creative with gender concepts. The post Speculative Anthologies That Get Creative With Gender appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
The life of a repo man is always intense. The post Repo Man: A Brash, Indelible, Outrageous Look at 1980s America appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Be honest, who's craving some Fiddle Faddle after this week's episode? The post Matt Murdock Returns to Form — Almost — in Daredevil: Born Again’s “Sic Semper Systema” appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
We’re thrilled to share an audio excerpt from The River Has Roots, the acclaimed new fantasy novella by Amal El-Mohtar, available now from Tordotcom Publishing. This program features music performed by the author and her sister, Amal and Dounya El-Mohtar, on harp, flute, and voca … | Continue reading
Becky Chambers meets Miss Marple in this sci-fi ode to the cozy mystery, helmed by a formidable no-nonsense auntie of a detective. The post Murder by Memory Sees Author Olivia Waite Confidently Shift Genres appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
The non-profit We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) is turning ten this year, and to celebrate the occasion—as well as highlight the importance of reading books that reflect our beautifully diverse world—the organization is launching an official “We Need Diverse Books Day” on April 3, 20 … | Continue reading
A dastardly plot unfolds in the future of 1999! The post Adventures in an Alternate New York City: Missing Man by Katherine MacLean appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Lumon's brand of "inclusion" is just another form of control... The post Lumon DEI: Severance and the Opportunism of Corporate Diversity appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Grasping the vital lesson imparted by one of Trek's darkest episodes. The post Star Trek: DS9’s “In the Pale Moonlight” and the Option to Backtrack on the Road to Hell appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Dancing toward damnation in fabulous footwear... The post Retelling “The Red Shoes”: The Most Fabulous Cursed Accessory appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
I’m gonna start this post with a warning that if body horror isn’t your thing, do NOT watch this trailer for The Ugly Stepsister, a darkly twisted take on the Cinderella story that IFC Films is releasing in theaters next month before it makes its way to Shudder. Here’s the loglin … | Continue reading
An empire on the verge of industrial revolution, where sorcery is outlawed—and an ancient prophecy threatens the end of days. The post Grave Empire by Richard Swan Struggles With Its Worldbuilding appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Spaceship crime scene investigators, viola-playing shapeshifters, and magical locksmiths in February's short fiction The post Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: February 2025 appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
WTF: What The Feast! The post Yellowjackets Finally Gets Interesting in “Thanksgiving (Canada)” appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading