Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for October 13, 2023

 

It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with Star Trek Lower Decks and Star Trek in general, Ahsoka and 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, series 5 of Ghosts, Gen V,  Totally Killer, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Exorcist: Believer, John Carpenter's Suburban Screams, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, tributes to Keith Giffen and Shawna Trpcic and much more.

Speculative fiction in general:

• Barnes & Noble share their favourite science fiction books of 2023.
• Barnes & Noble share their favourite fantasy books of 2023.
• Barnes & Noble share their favourite horror books of 2023.
  
• Barnes & Noble share their favourite young adult books of 2023, many of which are SFF.
  
• Tor.com shares all the new horror, romantasy and other SFF-crossover nooks arriving in October
• J.R. Forasteros shares some overlooked horror novels and movies. 
• Alex Brown shares five underrated horror novels. 
• Jennifer McMahon shares nine novels about demonic possession.
  
• James Davis Nicoll shares five science fiction works featuring soon to be obsolete spaceships. 
• Alex Mell-Taylor asks why there aren't more lawyers in space. 
• James Davis Nicoll shares classic science fiction works set on ocean planets.
  
• Cole Rush expresses his dislike for fantasy tales set in icy wastelands.
  
• G.W. Thomas ranks his favourite swords in sword and sorcery and heroic fantasy. 
• Lorna Wallace lists seven demonic books that thankfully aren't real. 
• Caitlin Starling talks about amnesia in thrillers.  
• Jennifer Schuessler talks about the development of the paperback during WWII.
• Isa Arsén shares her appreciation for the lesbian pulp fiction of the postwar era. 
  
• Annalee Newitz shares her appreciation for the works of Joanna Russ.
  
• Margret Grebowicz profiles Terry Bisson.
• Sam Jordison talks about the enduring legacy of Terry Pratchett. 
• G.W. Thomas profiles early science fiction writer Miles J. Breuer. 
• G.W. Thomas profiles Henry Andrew Ackerman, cousin of the better known Forrest J. Ackerman, who had a brief science fiction writing career in the early 1940s.  
• Michael R. Brown profiles pulp author Achmed Abdullah a.k.a. Alexander Nicholayevitch Romanoff.
• Vanessa Montalban explains how her Cuban heritage has influenced her writing, 
• Actor Richard Armitage, who appeared in The Hobbit and Spooks among many others, talks about writing his first crime novel Geneva.  
• Mailing No. 3 of TRIAPA is available.
  

 

Comics and Art:

• Barnes & Noble share their favourite graphic novels of 2023.
  
• Rachel Cooke reviews the graphic novel Monica by Daniel Clowes
  
• G.W. Thomas revisits the heroic fantasy comic The Golden Knight by Grieg Chapian, which ran from 1939 to 1941.
  
• John Kelly profiles the artists and cartoonists who designed the late Pee-Wee Herman's world.
• Steven Heller interviews Paul Buckley, design director of Penguin Books. 
• British comic artist John M. Burns has announced his retirement.
  
• Tom Gauld shares a cartoon about buying too many books. 
• Comic artist and writer Keith Giffen, co-creator of Rocket Raccoon, Lobo, the Jaime Reyes version of Blue Beetle and many others, has died aged 70. 
• Cheryl Eddy remembers Keith Giffen.
  

 

Film and TV:

• Alex Wallace takes issue with the portrayal of Asia in The Creator.
  
• Saloni Gajjar declares that the horror comedy Shining Vale returns for season 2 with a bang.
  
• Adrian Collins calls the animated Warhammer 40000 short film A New Life magnificent. 
• Ryan Gilbey calls Awareness a neat Matrix inspired science fiction thriller from Spain. 
• Germain Lussier calls Jurassic Park: The Unofficial Retelling suitably adorable.
• Peter Bradshaw calls Starve Acre a sinister folk horror film set in Yorkshire.
  
• Cheryl Eddy declares that the horror film When Evil Lurks oozes dread in every detail
• Cheryl Eddy declares that V/H/S/85 might be the horror series' best entry yet
• Meredith Hobbs Coons calls the new Goosebumps a surprisingly resonant horror-comedy series 
• Catherine Bray calls Spooky Night: The Spirit of Halloween an off-the-shelf family horror film.
  
• Cheryl Eddy calls the Mongolian horror movie Aberrance a claustrophobic tale with a twist
  
• Cheryl Eddy declares that season 4 of Creepshow is dominated by dysfunctional families. 
• Leslie Felperin calls Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie not the best iteration of the popular children's series.
  
• Alex Brown shares their thoughts on the latest episode of The Changeling.
• Ali Valle reports that astronaut Chris Hadfield has confirmed the veracity of the shooting in space in For All Mankind. 
• Charles Papadopoulos ranks filmic and TV adaptations of Isaac Asimov's works.  
• Phil Pirello shares fifteen terrifying horror films you (probably) didn't know were based on true stories
• Kali Wallace shares her favourite SFF related K-pop videos. 
  
• Matthew Pungitore revisits the 1963 horror film The Haunted Palace. 
• Sandy Feber revisits the 1965 horror films Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster and Frankenstein Conquers the World. 
• Matthew Hays revisits the original Planet of the Apes film series made between 1968 and 1973.
• Peter Bradshaw revisits the 1980 horror film Friday the Thirteenth. 
  
• Sandy Ferber revisits the 1982 horror film Q and the 1985 horror film The Stuff. 
• Judith Tarr revisits the 1984 fantasy romance Splash. 
• Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz revisit the 2003 Battlestar Galactica reboot. 
• Rogues in the House revisits the 2009 historical horror movie Solomon Kane.
  
• Louise Griffin interviews Alex Kingston who played River Song in Doctor Who. 
• Rich Pelley interviews Paul McGann, who played the Eighth Doctor in Doctor Who and also appeared in Alien 3, Withnail and I, Luther and many others. 
  
• Anna Mazarkis interviews Cate Adams, executive producer of Barbie. 
• Tatiana Siegel reports about a lot of behind the scenes drama on the set of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.
  
• James Whitbrook reports that Castlevania Nocturne has been renewed for season 2. 
• Claire Armitstead takes a look into the hidden world of Britain's 1500 tiny cinemas.
  
• German voice actor Thomas Danneberg, who provided the German voice for Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, John Travolta, John Cleese, Nick Nolte, Dennis Quaid, Rutger Hauer, Dan Aykroyd and many others, has died aged 81.
  

 

Comments on Ahsoka and Star Wars in general (spoilers): 

• Haley Zapal shares her thoughts on the season finale of Ahsoka.
• Scott Neitlich explainy why the character of Ezra Bridger in Ahsoka is Jewish coded.
  
• James Whitbrook ranks the eyes of the various characters of Ahsoka. 
• Jesse Schedeen shares some background on the upcoming animated series Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
  
• Ben Child wonders whether we will ever see Gareth Edwards' cut of Rogue One. 
• Diego Peralta interviews Guillermo Del Toro about the Star Wars movie he was supposed to make.
  
• Watch a fan created 1980s style title sequence for Ahsoka.   
• Watch a fan created 1975 style title sequence for Andor. 
• Costume designer Shawna Trpcic, who worked on The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett and Ahsoka, has died aged 56. 
• Cheryl Eddy shares tributes to Shawna Trpcic.
  

 

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

• Keith R.A. DeCandido shares his thoughts on "A Few Badgeys More", the latest episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks.
• James Whitbrook shares his thoughts on "A Few Badgeys More". 
  
• Galactic Journey revisits the 1968 Star Trek episode "The Paradise Syndrome".
• Rachel Martin interviews Sir Parick Stewart who plays Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek Picard.
  
• Charlie Jane Anders attempts to explain why the portrayal of Jedi and Vulcans changed so drastically in the 1990s and early 2000s. 
• Avery Kaplan shares her favourite Ferengi episodes from the various incarnations of Star Trek.
  
• Vanessa Armstrong reports that the prematurely cancelled show Star Trek Prodigy is coming to Netflix.
  

 

Comments on Loki and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general:

• Sabina Graves shares her thoughts on "Ourobouros", the season 2 premiere of Loki. 
• William Hughes shares his thoughts on "Ourobourus" 
• Melody McCune shares her thoughts on "Ourobouros".
  
• Alexi Duggins declares that season 2 of Loki is the best Marvel TV show in years.
• Sam Barsanti discusses how Loki became even more likeable in season 2.
  
• Brian Davids interviews Kevin R. Wright, executive producer of Loki.
  
• Linda Codega reports that AI generated stock art has been spotted in the poster for season 2 of Loki. 
• Borys Kit reports that Daredevil: Born Again will be significantly revamped when production resumes after the end of the WGA strike. 
• Linda Codega notes that Marvel has finally figured out why many of its TV series aren't working.
  

 

Comments on season 2 of Our Flag Means Death:

• Jenna Scherer shares her thoughts on the latest episodes of season 2 of Our Flag Means Death.
  
• Linda Codega interviews David Jenkins, creator and showrunner of Our Flag Means Death.
  

 

Comments on season 2 of The Wheel of Time:

• Sylas K. Barrett shares his thoughts on "What Was Meant To Be", the latest episode of The Wheel of Time.
• Cheryl Eddy shares her thoughts on "What Was Meant To Be". 
• Noetta Harjo shares her thoughts on "What Was Meant To Be".
  
• Vanessa Armstrong interviews Rafe Judkins, showrunner of The Wheel of Time.
• Lucas Manfredi interviews Rosamund Pike and Daniel Henney, two of the stars of The Wheel of Time.
  

 

Comments on Gen V: 

• Manuel Betancourt shares his thoughts on "The Whole Truth", the latest episode of Gen V.
• Melody McCune shares her thoughts on "The Whole Truth".
  

 

Comments on Totally Killer: 

• Matthew Jackson calls Totally Killer a fun 1980s set horror comedy.
• Benjamin Lee calls Totally Killer a cheap and cheerful time travel slasher movie. 
• Germain Lussier calls Totally Killer Back to the Future meets Scream
  

 

Comments on series 5 of Ghosts: 

• Rebecca Nicholson calls the fifth and final series of Ghosts a beautifully wamr supernatural comedy that bows out on a high. 
• Frances Ryan bids farewell to Ghosts.
  

 

Comments on The Fall of the House of Usher: 

• Leila Latif calls The Fall of the House of Usher a gleefully terrifying take on Edgar Allan Poe.
• David Cote calls The Fall of the House of Usher a sparkly but not deep updating of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale. 
• Saloni Gajjar ranks all of Mike Flangan's horro shows for Netflix, including The Fall of the House of Usher.  
  

 

Comments on The Exorcist: Believer:

• Leah Schnelbach declares that The Exorcist: Believer will make you doubt your faith in movies
• Brian Davids interviews David Gordon Green, director of The Exorcist: Believer. 
• James Hibberd reports that after the negative reactions to The Exorcist: Believer, there will be changes made to the planned sequel The Exorcist: Deceiver.
  

Comments on John Carpenter's Suburban Screams: 

• Jarrod Jones calls John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams a docu-horror series that crumbles under the weight of its setup
• Jen Yamato interviews legendary horror director John Carpenter 
• Patrick Cavanaugh interviews John Carpenter.
  

 

Comments on The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon: 

• Noetta Harjo shares her thoughts on the latest episode of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.
  
• Dalton Ross interviews David Zabel, showrunner of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.
  

 

Comments on the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike:

• Gene Maddaus reports that the WGA has voted to ratify the agreement with the studios, officially ending one of Hollywood's longest strikes. 
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch takes a look at the WGA agreement, particularly the parts involving AI. 
• James Whitbrook reports that negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the studios have broken down once again.
  
• Rich Roja chronicles the impact of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes on the town of Jackson in Georgia, where Stranger Things is filmed.
  
• Vikki Blake reports that the staff at the video game company CD Projekt Red and other Polish video game companies are unionising.
  

 

Awards:

• The winners of the 2023 Utopia Awards have been announced. 
• The winners of the 2023 Geffen Awards have been announced.
  
• The finalists for the 2023 Wonderland Book Awards have been announced. 
• The winners of the 2023 NFFF Laureate Awards have been announced.
  
• The 2023 inductees into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame have been announced
• The finalists for the 2023 Golden Joystick Awards have been announced..
• The shortlist for the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize has been announced.
  
• Adri Joy and Joe Sherry discuss the 2023 Hugo finalists for Best Novel.
  

Writing, publishing and promotion:

• Jake Lamar talks about the four corners of subjectivity. 
• Jeremy Zentner shares some tips for designing fictional spaceships.
  
• Amy Mae Baxter declares that literary magazines can be life-changing, but need more support.
• Lucy Knight reports that the British Society of Authors says that Spotify's new audio book streaming service could have a devastating effect on authors. 
• James Tapper reports how AI generated spam books try to piggyback on other popular titles on Amazon.
  
• Malinda Lo notes that her books have been challenged or banned in sixteen US states.
  
• The Guardian reports that Indian writer Arundhati Roy may face prosecution in India over remarks made about Kashmir in 2010.
  
• Andrew Albanese reports that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has allowed the controversial Texas book rating law to take effect.
  

 

Interviews:

• Dominic Maxwell interviews Neil Gaiman. 
• Kelly Jennings interviews Martha Wells. 
• Locus interviews John Scalzi.
  
• Robin Marx interviews Stephen Graham Jones.
  
• Linda Codega interviews Stephen Graham Jones, 
• Kalyani Saxena interviews Alix E. Harrow.
  
• April Austin interviews Nicola Griffith.
• The Cromcast interviews John Langan. 
• Griots & Galaxies interviews Suyi Davis Okungbowa
• John Mauro interviews Thiago Abdalla 
• Sarah Weinman interviews Elizabeth Hand. 
• Runalong the Shelves interviews Shauna Lawless.
  
• Fabienne Schwizer interviews Kell Woods.
  
• Runalong the Shelves interviews Jelena Dunato. 
• Runalong the Shelves interviews Teika Marija Smits. 
  
• Alice Kemp-Habib interviews Joseph Coelho. 
• Lincoln Michel interviews Dan Sinykin.
  

 

Reviews:

• Matthew Stienberg reviews The City of Marble and Blood by Howard Andrew Jones.
  
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Traitor's Run by Keith Stevenson 
• Kat Hooper reviews The Renegat by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
  
• C.T. Phipps reviews Neon Nights by Anna Mocikat. 
• Paul Di Filippo reviews Starter Villain by John Scalzi
  
• Marlene Harris reviews The Circumference of the World by Lavie Tidhar 
• Paul Di Filippo reviews Creation Node by Stephen Baxter 
• Paul Weimer reviews Spring's Arcana by Lilith Saintcrow 
  
• Lesa Holstine reviews Winter’s Gifts by Ben Aaronovitch  
• Gary K. Wolfe reviews Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz by Garth Nix
  
• Marlene Harris reviews The Hunter’s Apprentice by Lindsay Schopfer 
• James Tivendale reviews A Cavern of Black Ice by J.V. Jones
• Archita Mittra reviews Shanghai Immortal by A.Y. Chao
  
• Marlene Harris reviews Shadow Speaker by Nnedi Okorafor
  
• Runalong the Shelves reviews What Moves The Dead by T. Kingfisher
• Aigner Loren Wilson reviews Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas
  
• Matthew Stienberg reviews Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas
  
• Mark Yon reviews The Hexologists by Josiah Bancroft.
  
• Colleen Mondor reviews Where Echoes Die by Courtney Gould 
• Alex Brown reviews A Song of Salvation by Alechia Dow
  
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Misery and Other Lines by C.C. Adams   
• James Davis Nicoll reviews The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
  
• James Davis Nicoll reviews Hole in the Middle by Kendra Fortmeyer 
• Liz Bourke reviews Cassiel’s Servant by Jacqueline Carey 
• Roseanna Pendlebury reviews Menewood by Nicola Griffith
  
• Jake Casella Brookins reviews The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera
  
• James Davis Nicoll reviews If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang 
• Runalong the Shelves reviews A Light Most Hateful by Hailey Piper 
• Molly Templeton reviews Blade of Dream by Daniel Abraham
  
• Camestros Felapton reviews Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
• Mike Parker reviews Red River Seven by A.J. Ryan 
• Adrian Collins reviews Blood Harvest by Richard Swan
  
• Runalong the Shelves reviews The Rift by Seth C. Adams
  
• Xan Brooks reviews Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford
• Alex Wallace reviews Kakistocracy by Alex Shvartsman.
  
• Randy Money reviews White Horse by Erika T. Wurth. 
• Marion Deeds reviews Holly by Stephen King. 
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Maeve Fly by C.J. Leede
  
• Blue Book Balloon reviews Case Sensitive by A.K. Turner  
• Grab This Book reviews You’d Look Better as a Ghost by Joanna Wallace
• Emily C. Hughes reviews A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand 
• Danielle Trussoni reviews A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand  
• I've Read This reviews A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand 
• Rob Bedford reviews The September House by Carissa Orlando. 
• Rob Bedford reviews The Handyman Method by Nick Cutter and Andrew F. Sullivan.
  
• Alex Clark reviews Night Side of the River by Jeanette Winterson  
• Adam Roberts reviews A Stroke of the Pen by Terry Pratchett
  
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Nordic Visions - The Best of Nordic Speculative Fiction edited by Margret Helgadottir
   
  

Classics reviews:

• Sam Reader revisits the 1872 horror story “Mr. Justice Harbottle” by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
  
• Rich Horton revisits the 1907 religious science fiction novel Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson
• Balladeer's Blog revisits the 1920 horror collection From Out of the Silence by Bessie Kyffin-Taylor
  
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1939 The Avenger pulp adventure The Sky Walker by Kenneth Robeson a.k.a. Paul Ernst.
  
• Brian Collins revisits the 1941 horror story "Nightmare Island" by Theodore Sturgeon.
• Sandra Newman revisits the 1948 dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell and explains why it still feels so prescient sevety-five years later.
• Rich Horton revisits the 1955 gothic fiction collection Supernatural Tales by Vernon Lee 
• Alexandra Dos Santos revisits the 1959 gothic horror novel The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. 
• Joachim Boaz revisits the 1964 dystopian novel Mandrake by Susan Cooper and the 1977 dystopian novel Mind of My Mind by Octavia E. Butler. 
  
• Gideon Marcus revisits the November 1968 issue of Galaxy.
  
• John Boston revisits the November 1968 issue of Amazing. 
• Kris Vyas-Myall revisits the 1968 anthology New Writings in S-F 13, edited by John Carnell, Victoria Silverwolf revisits the 1968 science fiction novels Target: Terra by Laurence M. Janifer and S. J. Treibich, The Proxima Project by John Rackham, Dimension A by L. P. Davies, Into the Slave Nebula by John Brunner and Hawksbill Station by Robert Silverberg, Gideon Marcus revisits the 1968 science fiction novel The Spawn of the Death Machine by Ted White and Jason Sacks revisits the 1968 science fiction novel Star Well by Alexei Panshin.
  
• Rich Horton revisits the 1975 science fiction novel Crash Landing on Iduna by Arthur Tofte 
• Joe Kenney revisits the 1976 science fiction novel The Quest Of The DNA Cowboys by Mick Farren 
• Joe Kenney revisits the 1980 science fiction novel End of the Line by F.M. Busby.
  
• Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth revisit the 1983 vampire story "Nunc Dimittis" by Tanith Lee.
  

 

Crowdfunding:

• Solarpunk Magazine is looking for funding for its third year.
• The Map of Lost Places: A Horror Anthology edited by Sheree Renée Thomas and Lesley Conner, is looking for funding. 
• Breath, Warmth & Dream: Book One of the Khumalo Trilogy by Zig Zag Claybourne is looking for funding.
• Deathstalker, a sword and sorcery graphic novel by Tim Seeley, Jim Terry, Steve Kostanski and Slash based on the eponymous movie, is looking for funding.
  

 

Con and event reports:

• James Bacon reports about the 2023 Octocon in Dublin, Ireland.
  
• The program for the 2023 Worldcon in Chengdu, China, is now online.
• The agenda for the Business Meeting at the 2023 Worldcon is now online as well. 
• File 770 discusses two of the proposals for the 2023 Business Meeting. 
• File 770 discusses the proposal to create an Asian SFF convention ASFIC under the WSFS umbrella similar to NASFIC. 
• File 770 discusses proposed changes to the Best Fancast category at the Hugos from the proposals for the 2023 Business Meeting.
  
• Kevin Standlee reports about some issues travelling to the 2023 Worldcon. 
• Watch a promo video for the 2023 Worldcon in Chengdu, China.
  
• The preliminary program schedule for the 2023 World Fantasy Con in Kansas City, Missouri, is online. 
• James Bacon reports about the 2023 Dublin Comics Art Festival in Dublin, Ireland.
  
• Trae Dorn reports about a hostile takeover of Ohayocon in Columbus, Ohio, and how volunteers have gone on strike in support of the outsted con chair Cody Marcum. 
• Rosemary Kaye reports about the Edinburgh International Book Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.
  
• Katherine McLaughlin reports how several people have incorporated their fandoms into their interior design. 
• Saman Shafiq reports about a Barbie themed Halloween display in South Jordan, Utah.
  

 

Science and technology:

• Reuters reports that China is planning to expand its Tiangong space station to six modules and aims to become an alternative or replacement to the aging ISS.
• Paul Voosen reports that puzzling objects found far beyond Neptune hint at second Kuiper belt
• Mark Kaufman shares some recent pictures taken by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover. 
• Lily Hay Newman reports that user data of users of the genetic testing company 23andMe has been stolen in a massive data breach targeting people Ashkenazi Jewish and Chinese backgrounds.
  
• Kendall Crawford reports about the so-called Ghost Hunting Gays of Ohio. 
• Elyse Graham profiles Ralph Adams Cram, architect and researcher into haunted houses.
  

 

Gaming: 

• Marcus de Sautoy asks if there is such a thing as a perfect game.
  
• James Davis Nicoll shares five RPGs to keep at hand in case of emergencies.
• Adrian Collins shares his five favourite SFF video game cut scenes. 
• Joe DelFranco reviews Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered by Insomniac Games 
• Adrian Collins declares that  Diablo IV gets faster, darker, and more vampirey with Season of Blood
  
• Kellen Browning and Mike Isaac report that John Riccitiello, head of the software company Unity, which enraged video game developers with its new pricing system, has resigned. 
  

 

Toys and collectibles:

• Jay Glatfelter reviews the Masters of the Universe Origins Snake Mountain playset by Mattel.
• For Eternia reviews the Masters of the Universe Masterverse New Eternia Trap-Jaw by Mattel. 
• Tyler Roberts shares a first look at the upcoming King Conan action figure by Mezco Toys.
  
• James Whitbrook shares a look at several new Animal Crossing themed Lego sets. 
• Watch part 4 of "Ssstolen", a stop-motion animated film featuring Masters of the Universe Origins figures. 
  

 

Free online fiction: 

• "Not the Most Romantic Thing" by Carrie Vaughn in Tor.com. 
• "Between Blades" by Filip Hajdar Drnovšek Zorko in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
  
• "The Towers of Death" by Zephyr Dorsey in Swords and Sorcery Magazine.
  
• "Wildflowers" by Eric Schaller in The Dark.
• "In The Field" by L.S. Johnson in Luna Station Quarterly.
  
• "In My Forest of Inky Night" by Laura Blackwell in Wyldblood.
• "Down To The Root" by Lisa Papademetriou in Clarkesworld.
• "Such Is My Idea Of Happiness" by David Goodman in Clarkesworld.
• "Junebug" by Sarah Hollowell in Apex Magazine.
  
• "Six Versions of My Brother Found Under the Bridge" by Eugenia Triantafyllou in Uncanny Magazine.
• "The Inventor We May Learn Is More of a Conceptual Artist in Part Seven" by Leslie What in The Sunday Morning Transport.
• "Immortality Soup, Or, An Excerpt from the Cookbook of the Gods" by Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe in Lightspeed.
  
• "The Void Wyrm’s Guide to Devouring Stars" by A.J. Wentz in Lightspeed.
• "Fandom for Witches" by Ruoxi Chen in Fantasy Magazine. 
• "Clown Town" by Dan Stout in Nightmare Magazine.
  
• "Due to Falling Enrollments, We Will No Longer Offer Courses in Romulan at Starfleet Academy" by Grant Jun Otsuki in McSweeney's Internet Tendency.
• "The Women of Whale Rock" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
  
  

Trailers and videos:

• Watch a trailer for Pluto. 
• Watch a trailer for Blue Eye Samurai. 
• Watch a trailer for Bodies.
  
• Watch a trailer for It's a Wonderful Knife. 
• Watch a trailer for Night Swim. 
• Watch a trailer for Deep Fear.
• Watch a trailer for Orphan Black: Echoes. 
• Watch a trailer for season 4 of For All Mankind.
  
• Watch a trailer for Wonka. 
  
• Watch a trailer for Delicious in Dungeon.
  
• Watch a trailer for The Space Race.
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