Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for October 20, 2023

 

It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with the 2023 New York City Comic Con, Star Trek Lower Decks and Star Trek in general, Star Wars in general, Loki and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general, season 2 of The Wheel of Time, season 2 of Our Flag Means Death, Bodies, Gen V,  The Fall of the House of Usher, The Changeling, Goosebumps, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, the SAG-AFTRA strike, the debate about AI generated writing and art, tributes to Piper Laurie and much more.

Speculative fiction in general:

• Lisa Tuttle shares the best recent science fiction and fantasy books. 
• Amal El-Mohtar shares an overview of recent SFF novels. 
• Charlie Jane Anders shares twelve male role models from science fiction and fantasy.
  
• James Davis Nicoll shares five anthologies based on classic science fiction magazines 
• James Davis Nicoll shares five classic retrospective SFF anthologies worth tracking down
  
• Samit Basu wonders why we still love robots in fiction, when they are taking our jobs in real life. 
• Molly Templeton wonders why there are so few female mentor characters in fantasy.
  
• Dorothea Lasky talks about the power of horror.
• Molly Odintz hosts a roundtable of black horror writers. 
• Lorna Wallace shares five horror books set in seemingly idyllic small towns 
• Allison Epstein shares six thrilling reads that blend folklore and horror
  
• Ethan Sabatella talks about the folk horror of the digital age. 
• Vanessa Montalban shares five SFF books about magically inherited curses. 
• Tobias Carroll shares five books for fans of the horror comic Something Is Killing the Children.
  
• Mandy McHugh explains what Taylor Swift can teach us about genre fiction. 
  
• Mark Burrows explains how the Terry Pratchett collection A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories came to be.
  
• Stuart Heritage celebrates the 65th anniversary of Paddington Bear. 
• David Barnett reports about a campaign to save the birthplace of the Bronte sisters in Thornton, Yorkshire, and turn it into a museum.
  
• SFF publisher, editor and non-fiction author Tim Underwood has died aged 75. 
• Swedish SFF publisher, writer, translator, scholar and fan Bertil Falk has died aged 90. 
  

 

Comics and Art:

• Justin Carter shares Marvel's plans for their comics for 2024. 
• James Whitbrook interviews Hamish Steele, creator of DeadEndia.
  
• Paperback Warrior revisits the 1973 horror comic Lady Satan by Al Hewetson and Ricardo Villamonte.
  
• Michael Cavna explains how cartoonist Art Spiegelman became an unlikely anti-book-banning champion. 
  
• Chantel Tattoli reports about Queen Margarethe of Denmark's work as an illustrator, e.g. for The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien and Ehrengard by Karen Blixen.
• Bruce Haring remembers the late comic artist and writer Keith Giffen.
• Tom Gauld shares a cartoon about the shocking truth of what really goes on in libraries. 
  

 

Film and TV:

• Lucy Mangan calls The Burning Girls a spooky six-parter replete with witchcraft, exorcism kits, bloodied nighties and arrogant poshos
  
• Peter Bradshaw calls The Kitchen a high-energy drama set on a near-future rundown housing estate
  
• Peter Bradshaw calls Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget a little formulaic, but boosted by some showstopping gags.
• Michelle Jaworski declares that Foe tries blending AI concepts with human drama — and fumbles both 
• Saloni Gajjar declares that the science fiction comedy Upload has lost its charm in season 3.
  
• Judith Tarr calls Ten-Cent Daisy an amalgamation of Californian and Caribbean mermaid lore. 
• Leslie Felperin calls Herd a backwoods zombie thriller with a folk horror vibe.
• Cath Clarke calls The Devil Went Down to Islington a low-budget comedy horror is more trick than treat
• Leslie Felperin calls 8 Found Dead a corpse-strewn property horror 
  
• Catherine Bray calls The Caller a call center set horror film hampered by its low budget. 
• Melody McCune shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Doom Patrol.
  
• Owen Myers calls Living for the Dead a perfectly silly LGBTQ Halloween treat featuring Kirsten Stewart. 
• Cheryl Eddy declares that John Carpenter's Suburban Screams is unfortunately lacking in screams 
• Jack Seale calls Uncanny a nonsense paranormal investigation show.
• Cath Clarke calls  A Mystery on the Cattle Hill Express an animated film for kids with a dose of Agatha Christie
• Cath Clarke calls the animated film Trolls Band Together a kooky, candyfloss-coloured boyband reunion
  
• The AV Club share their twenty-five favourite Adult Swim shows. 
  
• Alasdair Stuart shares four perfect horror movies for the Halloween season. 
• Matt Mills shares twenty great horror movies that were never released in theatres. 
• Vincent Ralph explains how 1990s horror films like Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer restored the mystery to the slasher film.
  
• Christina Izzo ranks her fifteen favourite TV shows to air on The WB network, including many SFF shows.
  
• Robert DeSalvo ranks all the Friday the 13th movies. 
• Jessica Holmes revisits the 1968 Doctor Who serial "The Mind Robber". 
• Natalie Devitt revisits the 1968 science fiction film Barbarella, Tonya R. Moore revisits the 1968 spy movie Ice Station Zebra and Amber Dubin revisits the 1968 horror movie Night of the Living Dead.  
• Scott Tobias revisits the 1973 horror thriller Don't Look Now for its fiftieth anniversary. 
• Sandy Ferber revisits the 1975 horror films The Devil's Rain and Race With the Devil.
  
• Chloe Okuno revisits the 1976 horror film Carrie and explains why it is still as horrifying as ever,
  
• Michael Kraus revisits the 1978 horror film Halloween. 
• Peter Bradshaw revisits the 1983 horror film Christine.
  
• Paul Farrell revisits the 1993 animated film The Halloween Tree. 
• Nathan Tavares revisits the 2006 horror film The Covenant.
  
• Mark Olsen interviews legendary director Roger Corman. 
• Simon Bland interviews Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner about their parts in the 1982 science fiction film Tron.
  
• Hollie Richardson interviews Bella Ramsey who plays Ellie in The Last of Us and Lyanna Mormont in Game of Thrones. 
• Justin Carter interviews Joseph Bennett and Sean Buckelew, creators of the animated science fiction series Scavengers Reign. 
• Tim Lewis, various actors and directors and readers of the Guardian interview director and actor Werner Herzog. 
• Evan Smith remembers how the right tried to cancel the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the UK in the 1980s.
  
• Ben Child points out that the DC Cinematic Universe conceived by Zack Snyder is dead for good, but wonders if this couldn't have been handled in a better way. 
• James Whitbrook reports that "An Unearthly Child", the very first episode of Doctor Who, won't be part of the BBC's massive Doctor Who streaming archive due to a rights dispute with the son of writer Anthony Coburn.
  
• Jeff Burr, director of many horror movies, has died aged 60. 
• Actress Suzanne Somers, who appeared in Three's Company, Step by Step, The Six Million Dollar Man, Starsky and Hutch, She's the Sheriff, American Graffiti and many others, has died aged 76.
  
• Actor Mark Goddard, best known for playing Major Don West in Lost in Space, has died aged 87. 
• Actress Lara Parker, best known for playing Angelique Collins in Dark Shadows, has died aged 84. 
  
• Phyllis Coates who played Lois Lane in The Adventures of Superman TV show, has died aged 96.

 

Comments on Star Wars in general (spoilers): 

• nerds of a feather host a roundtable discussing what they love about Star Wars. 
• nerds of a feather also host a roundtable discussing what they don't like about Star Wars. 
• The G shares what Star Wars has meant to him over the years.
• Germain Lussier reports that director Matthew Vaughn believes that the original Star Wars trilogy should be rebotoed.
  

 

Comments on Star Trek: Lower Decks and Star Trek in general:

• Keith R.A. DeCandido shares his thoughts on "Caves", the latest episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks. 
• Avery Kaplan shares her thoughts on "Caves".
  
• Regina G. Barber explains how Star Trek helped her find her place in the universe.
• Galactic Journey revisits the 1968 Star Trek episode "And the Children Shall Lead".
  
• Keith R.A. DeCandido revisits the Star Trek: Enterprise episode “Observer Effect” 
  

 

Comments on Loki and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general:

• William Hughes shares his thoughts on "Breaking Brad", the latest episode of Loki.
• Melody McCune shares her thoughts on "Breaking Brad". 
• Sabina Graves shares her thoughts on "Breaking Brad". 
  
• Catherine Shoard interviews Juliam Louis-Dreyfuss who plays Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 
• Ray Greene takes Martin Scorsese to task for his repeated complaints about the Marvel Cinematic Universe and other superhero movies. 
  

 

Comments on season 2 of Our Flag Means Death:

• Jenna Scherer shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Our Flag Means Death.
  
• Linda Codega interviews David Jenkins, showrunner of Our Flag Means Death.
  

 

Comments on Bodies:

• Joel Golby calls the science fiction crime drama Bodies perfect fall TV. 
• Rebecca Nicholson calls Bodies a thrilling science fiction cop drama that leaves you wanting more and more (and more)
• Michael Hogan ranks the TV roles of Stephen Graham, star of Bodies.
  

 

Comments on season 2 of The Wheel of Time:

• Sylas K. Barrett talks about the corruption of the taint in The Wheel of Time.
  
• Abbey White reports that season 3 of The Wheel of Time will adapt The Shadow Rising, the fourth book in the series.
  

 

Comments on Gen V: 

• Manuel Betancourt shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Gen V.
• Melody McCune shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Gen V.
  

 

Comments on Goossebumps: 

• Stuart Heritage declares that Goosebumps channels the giddy delight of the eponymous 1990s series of children's horror novels. 
  
• Sarah Bahr shares everything you should know about the Goosebumps TV series.
• Sabina Graves shares seven things she liked about Goosebumps and three she didn't.
  

 

Comments on The Fall of the House of Usher: 

• Leah Schnelbach calls The Fall of the House of Usher a thoughtful, sometimes gut-wrenching adaptation.
• Melody McCune shares all the reference to Edgar Allan Poe's works in The Fall of the House of Usher.
  

 

Comments on The Changeling:

• Alex Brown shares their thoughts on the season 1 finale of The Changeling. 
• Abbey White interviews Kelly Marcel and Victor LaValle, showrunner and author of The Changeling.
  
• Linda Codega reports that The Changeling directors Jonathan Van Tulleken and Michael Francis Williams have praised the performance of KaKeith Stanfield. 
• Linda Codega shares Victor LaValle's comments on the changes the TV adaptation made to his horror novel The Changeling 
  

 

Comments on The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon: 

• Noetta Harjo shares her thoughts on the season 1 finale of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.
  
• Linda Codega reports that star Norman Reedus and showrunner David Zabel experienced culture shock upon filming The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon in France.
• Charlie Mason reports that Melissa McBride will reprise her role as Carol in The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.
  
• Watch a trailer for The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.

 

Tributes to Piper Laurie:

• Actress Piper Laurie, who appeared in The Hustler, Carrie, Twin Peaks and many others, has died aged 91. 
• Ronald Bergan shares an obituary for Piper Laurie. 
• Greg Whitmore shares photos from Piper Laurie's lengthy career.
  

 

Comments on the SAG-AFTRA strike:

• Dominic Patten reports about the Hollywood studios' view of the breakdown of negotiations with SAG-AFTRA.
• Peter White shares the view of Netflix head Ted Sarandos regarding the breakdown of negotiations with SAG-AFTRA. 
• Anthony D'Alessandro shares SAG-AFTRA chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland's response to Ted Sarandos.
• Sabina Graves reports that both SAG-AFTRA and the studios hope to resume negotiations soon.
  
• Stuart Heritage reports that the crew of the latest Mission Impossible movie, production of which has been halted due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, is now shooting a music video for Rick Astley.
  

 

Awards:

• The winners of the 2023 Premio Italia have been announced.
  
• The winners of the 2023 Harvey Awards have been announced.
  
• The Octothorpe podcast discusses the finalists for the 2023 Hugo Award for Best Novel.
• Dave McCarty shares a photo of the 2023 Hugo base.
  

Writing, publishing and promotion:

• Kellie M. Parker talks about the challenge of writing for teenagers about the issues that affect teenagers,
  
• Victoria Strauss warns authors about pay to play interviews.
  
• Stephen Rubin, the publishing executive who discovered John Grisham and Dan Brown amongst others, has died aged 81.
  

 

Comments on the AI controversary:

• Ella Creamer reports that the European Writers’ Council, the Federation of European Publishers and the European and International Booksellers Federation have urged EU legilators to take action on generative AI 
  
• Bruce Haring reports that the BBC will block ChatGPT from scraping its content.

 

Interviews:

• Rob Bedford interviews Jim Butcher and James J. Butcher.
  
• Bill Ward interviews Howard Andrew Jones.
  
• Scott Edelman interviews Lauren Beukes. 
• The BBC interviews Michael Chabon. 
• Locus interviews Justina Ireland. 
• Rob Bedford interviews Delilah S. Dawson.
  
• It's Jan interviews Oliver Brackenbury. 
• Paul Levinson interviews Chris Cosmain.
  

 

Reviews:

• Robin Marx reviews The City of Marble and Blood by Howard Andrew Jones 
• Gary Romeo reviews Black Starlight by John C. Hocking
• Gabino Iglesias reviews Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
  
• Colleen Mondor reviews Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz by Garth Nix
  
• Marlene Harris reviews An Inheritance of Magic by Benedict Jacka 
• Mahvesh Murad reviews The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport by Samit Basu
  
• C.T. Phipps reviews Galactic Vice by Jake Bible
  
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Ceres by Allen Stroud 
• Natasha Walter reviews Julia by Sandra Newman. 
  
• Christopher Shrimpton reviews Light Over Liskeard by Louis de Bernières
  
• James Davis Nicoll reviews The Archive Undying by Emma Mieko Candon 
• Alex Brown reviews Forged by Blood by Ehigbor Okosun 
• Martin Cahill reviews Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher 
• Runalong the Shelves reviews The Green Man's Quarry by Juliet E. McKenna
  
• Marlene Harris reviews Starling House by Alix E. Harrow 
• Charles Bonkowsky reviews Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian
  
• Arturo Serrano reviews The Little Red Wolf by Amélie Fléchais, translated by Jeremy Melkoul.
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield 
• James Davis Nicoll reviews Survivors by Nahoko Uehashi, translated by Cathy Hirano.
• John Mauro reviews The Banished by H.C. Newell 
• Fiona Denton reviews Blight by Tom Carlisle
  
• Runalong the Shelves reviews My Brother's Keeper by Tim Powers 
• Paperback Warrior reviews Boys in the Valley by Philipm Fracassi.
  
• Marion Deeds reviews A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand
  
• Runalong the Shelves reviews The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro 
• Ian Mond reviews Fever House by Keith Rosson
  
• John Mauro reviews Last to Leave the Room by Caitlin Starling 
  
• Gabino Iglesias reviews Mother Howl by Craig Clevenger 
• Blue Book Balloon reviews Maeve Fly by C.J. Leede. 
• Rob Bedford reviews The Handyman Method by Nick Cutter and Andrew F. Sullivan
  
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Thin Air by Michelle Paver
• Paul Weimer reviews The Fall of Gondolin by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien 
  
• A.L. Kennedy reviews A Stroke of the Pen by Terry Pratchett  
  
• Marlene Harris reviews A Stroke of the Pen by Terry Pratchett  
  
• Blue Book Balloon reviews A Stroke of the Pen by Terry Pratchett  
• Alexis Ong reviews The World Wasn’t Ready For You by Justin C. Key
  
• Alexandra Pierce reviews You are My Sunshine and Other Stories by Octavia Cade 
  
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Darkness Beckons, edited by Mark Morris
• Arley Sorg reviews The Year’s Best Fantasy, Volume 2, edited by Paula Guran
  
• Liam's Lyceum reviews issue 1 of New Edge Sword and Sorcery.
   
  

Classics reviews:

• Eric Williams revisits the 1923 horror story “The Closing Hand” by Farnsworth Wright 
• Eric Williams revisits the 1923 horror story “A Square of Canvas” by Anthony Rud
  
• Eric Williams revisits the 1926 science fiction story “The Man from the Atom” by G. Peyton Wertenbaker 
• Eric Williams revisits the 1926 horror story “The Night-Wire” by H.F. Arnold 
  
• Eric Williams revisits the 1934 Averoigne sword and sorcery story “The Colossus of Ylourgne” by Clark Ashton Smith
• Davide Mana revisits the 1936 Conan sword and sorcery novel The Hour of the Dragon by Robert E. Howard. 
• Brian Collins revisits the 1945 science fiction story "Pipeline to Pluto" by Murray Leinster.
  
• Rich Horton revisits the 1973 sword and sorcery novel Ursus of Ultima Thule by Avram Davidson 
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1975 dystopian novel High-Rise by J.G. Ballard. 
• Joe Kenney revisits the 1976 science fiction novel Synaptic Manhunt by Mick Farren.
  
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1976 anthology Stellar Short Novels, edited by Judy-Lynn del Rey. 
• Brian Collins revisits the 1979 vampire story “The Ancient Mind at Work” by Suzee McKee Charnas
• Alissa Burger revisits the 1990 YA horror novel The Halloween Party by R.L. Stine and the 1995 YA horror novel The Dummy by Diane Hoh.
  
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1992 science fiction novel The Weigher by Marcia Martin and Eric Vinicoff
  
• Paperback Warrior revisits the 1994 horror novel Friday the 13th - Mother's Day by Eric Morse. 
• Randy Money revisits the 1995 horror novel The Between by Tanarive Due.
  
• Alan Brown revisits the 1998 fantasy novel Stardust by Neil Gaiman.
  

 

Crowdfunding:

• The Dead and the Damned #1, a dark fantasy comic by Sebastian Girner, Kelly Williams and Jeff Powell is looking for funding.
  
• The magazine The Deadlands is running a fundraiser and selling beautiful custom made coins.
• Goodnight, Sword, a fantasy children's picture book by E.H. Robinson and Adam M. Botsford is looking for funding.   
• The 2023 WMG Holiday Spectacular is looking for funding.
  
• Gilead is looking for funding for a sword and sorcery clip art collection.
• Christine Cianci is looking for funding for an ancient Rome inspired Tarot deck. 
  

 

Con and event reports:

• Martin Walker reports about the 2023 PulpFest in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 
• C.T. O'Mahony shares her experiences and several photos of the 2023 Octocon in Dublin, Ireland. 
• The souvenir book for the 2023 Worldcon in Chengdu, China, is available for download.
  
• James Whitbrook shares a round-up of news from the 2023 New York Comic Con in New York City. 
• Linda Codega reports that the 2023 New York Comic Con was very weird due to actors not being allowed to talk about upcoming projects thanks to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike. 
• Linda Codega reports about a joint panel by SAG-AFTRA and NAVA, the National Association for Voice Actors, at the 2023 New York Comic Con. 
• Rob Bedford reports about the panel "The Horror, The Horror", moderated by Delilah S. Dawson, at New York Comic Con.
  
• Kyle Barr reports about Ewan McGregor's appearance at New York Comic Con in New York City, where the actor talked about tea, bagels and the SAG-AFTRA strike, but not about Star Wars.
  
• James Whitbrook shares his favourite cosplay photos from New York Comic Con in New York City. 
• Justin Carter also shares his favourite cosplay photos from New York Comic Con. 
• Justin Carter shares even more cosplay photos from New York Comic Con. 
• Germain Lussier shares his favourite cosplay photos from New York Comic Con.
  
• Molly Templeton reports that Charlie Cox, star of Daredevil, attended New Yorik Comic Con dressed up as Bluey the dog.
  
• Mike Glyer shares the program for the 2023 Philip K. Dick European Science Fiction Film Festival in Lille, France.
• Anne Billson reports about the 2023 International Fantastic Film Festival in Sitges, Catalonia.   
• Nicholas Whyte shares his thoughts on the agenda for the Business Meeting at the 2023 Worldcon in Chengdu, China.
  
• File 770 discusses the proposal to create a Hugo for the Best Young Writer, which will be presented at the Business Meeting at the 2023 Worldcon in Chengdu, China. 
• The Los Angeles bid for the 2026 Worldcon has announced that the venue will be the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.  
• File 770 shares the response from Kampcon, the 2028 Worldcon bid for Kampala, Uganda.
  
• Ella Creamer reports that Malaysia and the UAE have withdrawn from the Frankfurt Book Fair in Frakfurt, Germany, in protest against the Book Fair expressing their solidarity with Israel in the current Israel-Hamas war.
  
• Ellen Datlow shares photos of the latest Fantastic Fiction Reading at the KGB Bar in New York City, featuring Matthew Kressel and David Levine
• Sabina Graves reports that animatronic BD droids have appeared at the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge attraction in Disneyland in Anaheim, California.
  
• Anna Rahmanan reports about a pricey immersive Halloween experience in New York City.
  

 

Science and technology:

• Stephen Clark reports about NASA's Psyche mission. 
• Passant Rabie shares new images that NASA's Juno spacecraft has taken off the Jupiter moon Io.
  
• Katherine Sanderson explains that it might be possible to build roads on the moon using focussed sunlight.
• Lisa Bachelor celebrates the sixtieth birthday of the iconic lava lamp.
  
• Anbara Salam attempts to explain why spiritualism was so popular in the 1920s. 
  

 

Gaming: 

• James Whitbrook calls the video game Marvel's Spider-Man 2 a jam-packed sequel that builds on its predecessors in smart ways
• Justin Carter interviews Yuri Lowenthal who voices Peter Parker in Marvel's Spider-Man 2. 
• Joe DelFranco reviews the video game Death's Door. 
• Tyler Dean declares that Baldur’s Gate 3 and Honor Among Thieves finally captured the soul of Dungeons & Dragons. 
• Linda Codega interviews Jason Tondro and Makenzie De Armas, designers of the Dungeons & Dragons supplement The Deck of Many Things.
  
• James Whitbrook reports that Magic the Gathering is changing the way it sells booster packs again.
  

 

Toys and collectibles:

• Cat Eldridge reviews the Kotobukiya Marvel Guardians of The Galaxy Rocket Raccoon Artfx+ statue
  
• Iain Delaney reviews a 1975 BBC Talking Dalek by Palitoy.
• Allison Troy shares scans from a hairstyling booklet that came with a Kenner Star Wars 12'' Princess Leia doll.
  

 

Free online fiction: 

•  "Acosar" ​by Jonathan Olfert in Swords and Sorcery Magazine.
  
• "Zoraida la Zorra" by Ana Hurtado in The Dark.
• "The Cello in the Cell" by David Janisch in Nightmare Magazine. 
• "The Four Gifts of Empress Lessa" by Myna Chang in Beneath Ceaseless Skies. 
• "Five Encounters with The Color God" by K.J. Kabza in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
• "A Small God" by Jeff Reynolds in Lightspeed. 
• "Where the God-Knives Tread [Part 2]" by A.L. Goldfuss in Lightspeed.
  
• "Redemption Weather" by Christopher Rowe in The Sunday Morning Transport.
• "Arthur" by Dale Smith in Interzone Digital.
  
• "Skip, Hop, Jump" by Amanda Bintz in Luna Station Quarterly.
• "Spitting Image" by Rich Larson in Apex Magazine.
  
• "Just Another Door" by Alexandra Seidel in The Deadlands.
• "Homecoming" by Wen Yu Yang in Fantasy Magazine.
  
• "De Profundis, a Space Love Letter" by Bella Han in Clarkeworld.
• "Post Hacking for the Uninitiated" by Grace Chan in Clarkesworld.
  
• "The Horror in the Westermark Woods" by Cora Buhlert.
  
  

Trailers and videos:

• Watch a trailer for Scavengers Reign.
• Watch a trailer for season 2 of Invincible. 
• Watch a trailer for Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.
  
• Watch a trailer for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. 
• Watch a trailer for Lord of Misrule.
  
• Watch a clip from season 2 of Interview With the Vampire.  
• Watch a clip from The Strangers, Chapter 1.
  
• Watch a trailer for American Horror Stories.