It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with Foundation, Dune, Eternals and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general, the many versions of Star Trek, the many versions of Doctor Who, the various DC Comics based TV shows, Last Night in Soho, Finch, Antlers, the series finale of Y: The Last Man, Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin, the fatal shooting accident on the set of Rust, a whole lot of horror and much more.
Speculative fiction in general:
- Tor.com shares all the new science fiction books coming out in November 2021.
- Tor.com shares all the new fantasy books coming out in November 2021.
- Tor.com shares all the new YA SFF books coming out in November.
- Tor.com shares all the new horror and genre-bending books arriving in November.
- Alison Flood muses whether the horror novel is entering a new golden age.
- The Colin McEnroe Show discusses notable horror works of 2021.
- Tom Cox shares five eerie folk horror tales.
- Gus Moreno notes that horror mirrors the irrevocability of grief.
- Chloe Gong shares five SFF books about warring families.
- Keith Roysdon discusses the horror and pulp boom of the 1960s and 1970s.
- Sarah Durn reports how Penny Dreadfuls caused a moral panic and boosted literacy in Victorian England.
- Witness History discusses the enduring legacy of Fu Manchu.
- April Snellings traces the history of the infamous "It was a dark and stormy night..." opening sentence of the 1830 novel Paul Clifford by Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
- Garth Nix shares the SFF books that influenced him.
- Diane Callahan shares eight SFF books that echo famous works of art.
- Roseanne A. Brown shares five SFF books where magic has a steep cost.
- Adam Roberts explains why he finds J.R.R. Tolkien's concept of the eucatastrophe problematic.
- Ada Palmer explains the hive system in her Terra Ignota series.
- Andrew Darlington discusses the history of the British science fiction magazine Interzone.
- Jose L. Garcia talks about cyborgs and the politics of disability.
- Emmet Asher-Perrin shares eight confusing SFF novels, movies and TV shows you don't need to understand to enjoy.
- Cole Rush explains how recent and upcoming film and TV adaptations of SFF novels are influencing his to be read pile.
- James Davis Nicoll shares five great SFF books he never meant to read.
- Fawzia Khan shares eight fictional bookstores she wishes were real.
- The Appendix N Book Club discusses the Jirel of Joiry stories by C.L. Moore.
- G.W. Thomas revisits Manly Wade Wellman's sword and sorcery hero Kardios of Atlantis, whose adventures appeared in several anthologies between 1975 and 1986.
- G.W. Thomas remembers the monster stories that Robert Silverberg wrote in the late 1950s.
- Bobby Derie revisits the 1945 radio drama adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's "The Dunwich Horror" by Silvia Richards.
- Vincent Gabrielle profiles Karl Edward Wagner.
- Bill Sheehan shares his appreciation for the works of Ramsey Campbell.
- Michael Dirda calls Ambrose Bierce one of America's great writers.
- Alison Flood reports that Kim Sherwood has been hired to expand the James Bond universe with novels not featuring Bond himself.
Comics and Art:
- Paperback Warrior revisits issue 1 of the 1972 Tomb of Dracula comic by Stan Lee, Roy Thomas and Gene Colan.
- Peyton Brunet and Blair Davis remember pioneering female horror artists and illustrators.
- Matt Maldre reports that the Dick Tracy comic strip will get its first female artist in ninety years in Shelley Pleger.
- G.W. Thomas revisits the Lance Lewis, Space Detective comic series from the 1947/48 issues of Startling Comics.
- Alex Segura interviews Ed Brubaker.
- Charles Pulliam-Moore reports that the staff of Image Comics is unionising, a first in the comics industry.
Film and TV:
- Gavia Baker-Whitelaw calls The Harder They Fall a star-studded western that is incredibly fun.
- Natalie Zutter shares her thoughts on I'm Your Man.
- Saloni Gajjar calls Dr. Brain an engrossing science fiction mystery from South Korea.
- Sam Barsanti calls Blade Runner: Black Lotus a fine replication of Blade Runner and nothing more.
- Cath Clarke calls Dead & Beautiful a stylish vampire film.
- Rebecca Nicholson calls Los Espookys a wacky horror comedy.
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the latest episode of La Brea.
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Invasion.
- Zach Baron offers a behind the scenes look at the upcoming Wheel of Time TV shows.
- Lucy Mangan calls Space Titans a hagiographic documentary.
- Katie Rife and A.A. Dowd discuss the horror films of 2021.
- Richard Brody shares ten non-gory horror movies for Halloween.
- Bob Brinkman shares some Lovecraftian horror movies.
- Katie Rife explains why the Evil Dead series is still going strong forty years later.
- A.A. Dowd wonders whether Halloween or A Nightmare on Elm Street is the greatest slasher movie series of all.
- Tyler Malone asks if the killer's motive matters in horror and slasher films.
- Sandy Ferber revisits the 1958 monster movie Earth versus the Spider.
- Charles Pulliam-Moore revisits the 1976 horror film Carrie.
- Germain Lussier revisits the 1993 action portal fantasy film Last Action Hero and finds it much better than its reputation.
- Scott Tobias revisits the 2001 magical romantic comedy Amélie for its twentieth anniversary.
- The AV-Club ranks every Harry Potter movie.
- Jason Guerrasio interviews Jason Reitman, director of Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
- Mara Reinstein interviews Jason Reitman.
- Mark Lawson interviews Gemma Whelan, who appeared in The Tower, The Moorside and Game of Thrones.
- Sam Jones profiles Viviana García Besné, who runs an archive dedicated to preserving popular Mexican SFF, horror, monster and wrestler films.
- Rich Juzwiak explains why Lois Gresh, author of the YA horror thriller I Know What You Did Last Summer, hated the 1997 movie adaptation of her book and would likely hate the current TV adaptation, too, if she were still alive.
- Reid McCarter reports that schools are banning Squid Game Halloween costumes as well as the traditional childhood games from the series.
- James Whitbrook reports that Taika Waititi is planning to adapt The Incal by Alejandro Jodorowsky and Jean Giraud a.k.a. Moebius.
- David H. DePatie, animation producer and co-creator of the Pink Panther, has died aged 91.
Comments on Foundation:
- Nick Wanserski shares his thoughts on "Mysteries and Martyrs", the latest episode of Foundation.
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on "Mysteries and Martyrs".
- Cora Buhlert shares her thoughts on "Mysteries and Martyrs".
- Camestros Felapton shares his thoughts on "Mysteries and Martyrs".
- The Star's End Podcast share their thoughts on "Mysteries and Martyrs".
Comments on Dune:
- Bill Capossere declares that Dune looks lovely but lacks character depth.
- John Scalzi calls Dune possibly as good an adaptation as is possible.
- Steve Davidson finds Dune not as bad as it might have been.
- Roxana Hadadi takes issue with how Denis Villeneuve downplays the Middle Easter influences in his adaptation of Dune.
- Guy Lodge profiles Timothée Chalamet who plays Paul Atreides in Dune.
- Matthew Jacobs interviews Stephen McKinley Henderson who plays Hawat in Dune.
- Jack Giroux interviews Bob Morgan, costume designer of Dune.
- Gavia Baker-Whitelaw discusses the Middle Eastern influences on Hans Zimmer's score for Dune.
- Ben Child wonders whether Dune Part II will be the ultimate anti-blockbuster.
- Alex Farnsworth takes a deep dive into the climate of Arrakis, the desert world where much of Dune takes place, and whether humans could survive there.
Comments on Eternals and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general (spoilers):
- Gavia Baker-Whitelaw calls Eternals overstuffed and declares that the film bites off more than it can chew.
- Peter Bradshaw welcomes the diversity of Eternals, but finds Chloe Zhao not a good match for a Marvel movie.
- Katie Rife wonders why Marvel keeps hiring world-class directors like Chloe Zhao, when it won't trust them.
- Marah Eakin interviews Chloe Zhao, director of Eternals.
- Marah Eakin interviews Kit Harrington who plays Dane Whitman in Eternals.
- Hadley Freeman interviews Salma Hayek, one of the stars of Eternals.
- Cheryl Eddy interviews Janeshia Adams-Ginyard who played the Dora Milaje member Nomble in several Marvel movies and TV shows and also worked as a stunt double.
- Cheryl Eddy interviews Lee Chesley, who was the stunt double for Awkwafina in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
- Gavia Baker-Whitelaw reports that Eternals is getting mixed reviews.
- Luke Walpole wonders whether the lukewarm reception of Black Widow and Eternals means that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is in trouble.
- The AV-Club ranks all the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies to date.
- Watch a TV trailer for Hawkeye.
Comments on Star Trek in general:
Comments on Doctor Who past and present:
- Martin Belam shares his thoughts on "The Halloween Apocalypse", the series 13 premiere of Doctor Who.
- Caroline Siede shares her thoughts on "The Halloween Apocalypse".
- Emmet Asher-Perrin shares their thoughts "The Halloween Apocalypse".
- James Whitbrook shares his thoughts on "The Halloween Apocalypse".
- Patrick Mulkern shares his thoughts on "The Halloween Apocalypse".
- Ben Travis interviews Jodie Whittaker, who plays the Thirteenth Doctor in Doctor Who.
- Huw Fullerton reports that actress Mandip Gill, who plays Yaz in Doctor Who, is happy that Russell T. Davies is taking over showrunner duties.
- Lauren Morris reports that Jodie Whittaker, who plays the Thirteenth Doctor, considered staying on after showrunner Chris Chibnall left.
- Huw Fullerton reports about a potential romance between the Thirteenth Doctor and Yaz.
- James Whitbrook reports about some behind the scenes production changes in Doctor Who.
- Lauren Morris shares the overnight ratings of "The Halloween Apocalypse".
- Jessica Holmes revisits the 1966 Doctor Who serial "The Tenth Planet".
Comments on the various DC Comics based movies and TV shows:
- Jarrod Jones shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Legends of Tomorrow.
- Caroline Siede shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Supergirl.
- Caroline Siede shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Stargirl.
- Charles Pulliam-Moore reports that Ava DuVernay's proposed New Gods movie was derailed by the so-called "Snyder cut" of Justice League.
Comments on Last Night in Soho:
- James Hunt discusses the variosu twists and turns in Last Night in Soho (spoilers!)
- Germain Lussier interviews Edgar Wright, director of Last Night in Soho.
- Marah Eakin interviews Edgar Wright.
- Marah Eakin interviews Thomasin McKenzie who plays Ellie Turner in Last Night in Soho.
- Ash Crossan interviews Thomasin McKenzie.
- Inspired by Last Night in Soho, Vikram Murthi shares the ten greatest musical moments in the movies of Edgar Wright.
- Listen to Anya Taylor-Joy performing Petula Clark's "Downtown" in Last Night in Soho.
Comments on Finch:
Comments on Antlers:
Comments on the season 3 finale of What We Do in the Shadows (spoilers):
Comments on Y: The Last Man:
- Natalie Zutter shares her thoughts on the season finale of Y: The Last Man.
- Roxana Hadadi shares her thoughts on the season finale of Y: The Last Man.
- Germain Lussier shares his thoughts on the season finale of Y: The Last Man.
- Germain Lussier interviews Ashley Romans, who played Agent 355 in Y: The Last Man.
- Germain Lussier reports that Y: The Last Man was supposed to run five seasons.
Comments on Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin:
Comments on the fatal shooting accident on the set of Rust:
- William Earl reports that Hannah Guiterrez Reed, the armourer on the set of Rust, claims that she has no idea where the live round that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joal Souza came from.
- Kerry J. Byrne shares Alec Baldwin's first public remarks about the fatal shooting on the set of Rust.
- Andrew Pulver reports that the fatal shooting on the set of Rust has sparked a new debate about gun violence on screen.
Awards:
- Mercedes Lackey has been named the 38th Damon Knight Grand Master by the SFWA.
- The finalists for the 2021 Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off have been announced.
- The finalists for the 2021 Chesley Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2021 Pegasus Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2021 Saturn Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2021 Prix Utopiales have been announced.
- The shortlist for the 2021 sf-Lit Award has been announced.
- The shortlist for the 2021 Waterstones Book of the Year Prize has been revealed.
- The winner of the 2021 Booker Prize has been announced.
- The ESA Champions Award initiative has been launched.
- The 2021 inductees into the National Toy Hall of Fame have been announced.
- Adri Joy and Joe Sherry discuss the finalists for the 2021 Hugo Award for Best Series.
- The Hugos There! podcast hosts a roundtable discussion on the 2021 Hugo Finalists for Best Novelette.
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- Joy Ellis talks about characters hijacking books.
- Heather Redmond explains how object and symbols can help to define characters.
- Anne Emery talk about reality being stranger than fiction.
- Neil Clarke explains why the conventional wisdom about short fiction markets is contradictory and often wrong.
- Margaret Atwood explains how her cats have influenced her writing.
- Melissa Gilligan and Kevin Fleming report that a bat has made its home in a bookstore in Inglewood, Alberta, Canada.
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch talks about marketing fatigue and a book or series becoming stale to the author.
- Jenna Schnuer discusses the supply chain issues hitting the publishing industry and whether they will affect readers are not.
- Elizabeth A. Harris, Alexandra Alter and David McCabe report that the US Department of Justice is sueing publisher Penguin Random House to stop them from acquiring rival publisher Simon and Schuster.
Interviews:
- Arley Sorg interviews Charlie Jane Anders.
- Christian Holub interviews N.K. Jemisin.
- Hope King interviews Neal Stephenson.
- Paul Weimer interviews Juliet E. McKenna.
- Scott Edelman interviews E. Lily Yu.
- Arley Sorg interviews Xueting Christine Ni.
- Janna Miller interviews Louise Hughes.
- Oliver Brackenbury interviews Matt John.
- Rebecca Inch-Partridge interviews Gideon and Janice Marcus.
- Cora Buhlert interviews Marshall Ryan Maresca, Cass Morris and Rowenna Miller.
- Cora Buhlert interviews Joel McKinnon.
- Lauren Renee Frausto interviews Jenny Blackford.
- Freya Marske interviews Hannah Whitten and Emily Tesh.
Reviews:
- Adrienne Martini reviews Artifact Space by Miles Cameron.
- For Winter Nights reviews Five Minds by Guy Morpuss.
- Marion Deeds reviews Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune.
- Tadiana Jones reviews The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune.
- James Davis Nicoll reviews Meet Myself There by Brenda W. Clough.
- Blue Book Balloon reviews The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk.
- Brian Hubbard reviews The Truth of the Divine by Lindsay Ellis.
- Caren Gussoff Sumption reviews Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki.
- Becky LeJeune reviews Far From the Light of Heaven by Tade Thompson.
- Molly Templeton reviews Terciel and Elinor by Garth Nix.
- Molly Templeton reviews The Brides of Maracoor by Gregory Maguire.
- Marion Deeds reviews Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest.
- Ian Mond reviews The Escapement by Lavie Tidhar.
- Carolyn Cushman reviews Double Threat by F. Paul Wilson.
- Molly Templeton reviews Burntcoat by Sarah Hall.
- Alex Brown reviews Bacchanal by Veronica G. Henry.
- Rob Bedford reviews Blood of the Chosen by Django Wexler.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Trail of the Cursed Cobras by Barry Nugent.
- A.M. Justice reviews Miss Percy’s Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons by Quenby Olson.
- Colleen Mondor reviews Summer in the City of Roses by Michelle Ruiz Keil.
- Beejay Silcox reviews Peaces by Helen Oyeyemi.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews The Restoration by J.H. Moncrieff.
- Becky LeJeune reviews The Restoration by J.H. Moncrieff.
- Randy Money reviews Kill Creek by Scott Thomas.
- Lis Carey reviews The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield.
- Arturo Serrano reviews The Book of All Skies by Greg Egan.
- Edith Hall reviews Greek Myths: A New Retelling by Charlotte Higgins.
- Becky LeJeune reviews Beyond the Veil, edited by Mark Morris.
- Anthony Cummins reviews The Young HG Wells: Changing the World by Claire Tomalin
- Leonard Pierce reviews Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons by Jon Peterson.
- Walker Martin reviews The Art of Pulp Fiction by Ed Hulse.
- Alvaro Zinos-Amaro reviews The Modern Myths: Adventures in the Machinery of the Popular Imagination by Philip Ball
Classics reviews:
- Susan L. Mizruchi revisits the 1895 ghost story The Turn of the Screw by Henry James.
- Jess Nevins revisits the 1930 werewolf mystery Murder at Full Moon by John Steinbeck.
- Matthew Pungitore revisits the 1937 sword and sorcery story "The Thief of the Forthe" by Clifford Ball.
- G.L. McDorman revisits the 1942 Fafhrd and Grey Mouser sword and sorcery story "The Sunken Land" by Fritz Leiber.
- Sandy Ferber revisits the 1943 space opera novel That Worlds May Live by Nelson S. Bond.
- Anne M. Pillsworth and Ruthanna Emrys revisit the 1947 horror story "The Man Upstairs" by Ray Bradbury.
- The Hugo, Girl! podcast revisits the 1951 science fiction fix-up novel Foundation by Isaac Asimov.
- Lesa Holstine revisits the 1962 horror novel Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury.
- Gideon Marcus revisits the November 1966 issue of Analog.
- D.M. Ritzlin revisits the July 1969 issue of the Magazine of Horror.
- Kat Hooper revisits the 1970 science fiction novel Dread Companion by Andre Norton.
- Joe Kenney revisits the 1970 space thriller Four Came Back by Martin Caidin.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1972 historical fantasy novel Deryni Checkmate by Katherine Kurtz.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1972 science fiction anthology Orbit 11, edited by Damon Knight.
- Kali Wallace revisits the 1973 dystopian story "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" by Ursula K. Le Guin.
- Joachim Boaz revisits the 1973 collection Casey Agonistes and Other Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories by Richard McKenna.
- Brian Murphy revisits the 1975 sword and sorcery story "The Barrow Troll" by David Drake.
- Ken Lizzi revisits the 1977 sword and sorcery novel The Warrior of World's End by Lin Carter.
- Brian Murphy revisits the 1978 horror novel The Wolfen by Whitley Strieber.
- Jonathan Thornton revisits the 1981 fantasy novel Little, Big by John Crowley.
- James Maliszewski revisits the 1981 Silver John horror story "Can These Bones Live?" by Manly Wade Wellman.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1984 fantasy novel Legend by David Gemmell.
- Rob Bricken revisits the 1985 Dragonlance fantasy novel Dragons of Winter Night by Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1986 time travel novel Replay by Ken Grimwood.
- Fletcher Vredenburgh revisits the 1993 horror novel A Night in Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny.
- Kat Hooper revisits the 1993 YA horror novel Night of the Living Dummy by R.L. Stine.
- Kat Hooper revisits the 2001 children's fantasy The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine.
- Marion Deeds revisits the 2003 science fantasy novel The Lost Steersman by Rosemary Kirstein.
Crowdfunding:
- Anathema: Spec From the Margins is looking for funding to finance its year six.
- Tales from the Magician's Skull is looking for funding to finance its run beyond issue 7.
- Bridge to Elsewhen, a science fiction anthology edited by Alana Joli Abbott and Julia Rios, is looking for funding.
- The Speculative Literature Foundation's Portolan Writing Project of open source creative writing lessons is looking for funding.
Con and event reports:
- Mike Glyer shares the latest news from a press conference held by DisCon III, the 2021 Worldcon in Washington DC.
- Jessica Wolf reports about a diversity panel at the virtual 2021 CONFabulation.
- Nerds of a feather look ahead at the 2021 San Diego Comic Con in San Diego, California.
- Esther McCallum-Stewart reports about the impact of the COP26 climate summit on the 2024 Worldcon bid for Glasgow, Scotland, because both events are held in the same venue.
- Christian Martinez reports about the Halloween attraction The Haunt in Atascadero, California.
- Michael Curtis and Brendan LaSalle report about a trip to visit the sites of H.P. Lovecraft's life in Providence, Rhode Island.
- Mike Glyer reports that the Society for Creative Anachronism has removed Emerson Waite, King of An Tir, from his post.
- T.J. Macias reports that three dinosaur statues have been stolen from a museum in Cedar Creek, Texas, and later reappeared damaged near a fraternity house near the University of Austin in Austin, Texas.
Science and technology:
- Kiran Kumar talks about making space accessible to people with disabilities.
- Christopher Kokinos discusses a proposal to make artists official mission laureates for space missions.
- Nick Eloch reports that fisherman have found many golden and jewel encrusted artefacts from the Srivijaya civilisation in Sumatra, Indonesia.
- Michael Livingston talks about the medieval origins of various Halloween traditions.
- Tim Chilton shares his experiences living in England's most haunted cottage.
Free online fiction:
- "I Was a Teenage Space Jockey" by Stephen Graham Jones in Lightspeed.
- "Stowaways" by Andrew Dana Hudson in Lightspeed.
- "Mom Heart" by Will McIntosh in Clarkesworld.
- "Dark Waters Still Flow" by Alice Towey in Clarkesworld.
- "For Want of Milk" by Grace P. Fong in Uncanny Magazine.
- "Glimpses in Amber" by Adam-Troy Castro in Nightmare Magazine.
- "Of Honey and Grave Dirt" by Maiga Doocy in Fireside Magazine.
- "Below Salt-Heavy Tides" by Andi C. Buchanan in Mermaids Monthly.
- "Spirits of the Broken Lands" by Kevin Wabaunsee in Apex Magazine.
- "The Black Rainbow" by Denzel Xavier Scott in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
- "No Say" by Jonathan Louis Duckworth in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
- "Teeny, Tinman's Fourth Wife" by Liza Wemakor in Anathema.
- "Skipping Back" by Jeannine Clark in Luna Station Quarterly.
- "We're Always the Ones Who Leave" by H. Pueyo in The Dark.
- "In Pursuit of Extraterrestrial Life" by Madeline Ashby in Slate: Future Tense.
- "Furgen" by Andrew Silverman in Slate: Future Tense.
- "A Cloak" by Ubong Johnson in Omenana.
- "Eight Reasons You Are Alone" by Benjamin C. Kinney in Nature.
- "Lessons" by Billie Cohen in Fantasy Magazine.
- "Revival" by Bruce Arthurs in Stupefying Stories.
- "The Mirror Merchant's Tales" by Daniel Ausema in Daily Science Fiction.
- "The Candy Shop" by T.R. Frazier in Daily Science Fiction.
- "Real Enough" by Nina Kiriki Hoffman in Daily Science Fiction.
- "Unwound" by Tom Jolly in Daily Science Fiction.
- "After the Fall" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
Trailers and videos:
- Watch a trailer for The Book of Boba Fett.
- Watch a trailer for season 2 of The Witcher.
- Watch a clip from The Spine of Night.
- Watch a trailer for Morbius.
- Watch a trailer for Moonfall.
- Watch a trailer for Swan Song.
- Watch a trailer for Station Eleven.
- Watch a trailer for Arcane.
- Watch a trailer for season 3 of Servant.
- Watch a trailer for A Boy Called Christmas.
- Watch a trailer for Even Mice Belong in Heaven.
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