Speculative fiction in general:
- Lisa Tuttle shares a round-up of her favourite recent science fiction, fantasy and horror novels.
- Lacy Baugher Milas shares her favourite new fantasy book coming out this November.
- Tobias Carroll shares indie speculative fiction books coming out in November and December.
- Waterstones share their favourite science fiction, fantasy and horror books of 2024.
- Waterstones share their favourite romantasy books of 2024.
- Jo Walton talks about the difficulties of selecting her ten favourite SFF books of the twenty-first century to date.
- Jo Walton shares her reading list for October 2024.
- Preston Grassmann talks about science fiction in Japan.
- James Davis Nicoll shares five thinly veiled versions of Rome in science fiction.
- James Davis Nicoll shares five SFF books about discovering lost civilisations.
- Margot Harrison shares five books about fictional mind-altering drugs.
- Lily Anderson lists five books where the real horror is high school.
- James Davis Nicoll looks back on the Star Science Fiction anthologies edited by Frederik Pohl.
- Kate van der Borgh talks about our complex relationship with ghosts
- Marie Tierney shares seven thrillers and horror novel in which children and teenagers take charge of difficult situations.
- Robyn Gigl explains how fiction can make cis people empathise with trans people.
- Wen-Yi Lee talks about the comfort and discomfort of retellings.
- Vivian Shaw is fed up with condescending articles about fan fiction.
- Issue 87 of Journey Planet with the theme "Mina - Dracula's Destroyer" is now available.
- Mike
Glyer reports that two of the allegations against Oghenechovwe Donald
Ekpeki have been disproven, while others are still open.
- Science fiction author as well as film director and actor Tim Sullivan has died aged 76.
- Locus remembers Tim Sullivan.
- SFF writer and poet Bruce Boston has died aged 81.
- Robin Marx reviews Conan the Barbarian #16 by Jim Zub and Doug Braithwaite
- Brad Hawley reviews Poison Ivy: Thorns by Kody Keplinger and Sara Kipin
- Steve Heller interviews Igor Karash.
- Tom Gauld shares a cartoon on a library robbery.
- Terence Towles Canote remembers Greg Hildebrandt.
- Manga artist Kazuo Umezu has died aged 88.
- Brianna Ziegler declares that Elevation is not an elevated creature feature
- Cheryl Eddy calls Black Cab a murky horror film.
- Jim Vorel calls Meanwhile on Earth a mesmerizing and confounding extraterrestrial drama.
- Adrian Horton calls Hot Frosty a sexy snowman romance that's as silly as expected
- Isaiah Colbert declares that the anime Dan Da Dan just keeps getting better and better
- Leslie Felperin calls Piper a cheesy rat-based folk horror film.
- Jarrod Jones calls The Creep Tapes a killer expansion of the found-footage horror series.
- Tania Chen shares her thoughts on Longlegs.
- Arturo Serrano shares his thoughts on the adaptation of Pedro Páramo
- Peter Bradshaw shares his thoughts on Paddington in Peru.
- Isaiah Colbert shares early reactions to Nosferatu.
- Cheryl Eddy declares that the documentary The J-Horror Virus revisits a film movement that is still sparking nightmares
- Josh Tyler calls the titular spaceship from The Ark the first spaceship ever.
- Ben Child wonders whether we really need the Game of Thrones movie that has recently been announced.
- Michele Jordan takes a look at the cinematic history of The Wolfman.
- Benjamin Lee reports that the next James Bond will be in his thirties and not necessarily white.
- Leah Thomas explains why anime is so obsessed with hands.
- Liz Shannon Miller explains why Gillian Anderson does not want to return to The X-Files.
- Glenn Garner reports that actor and comedian Tim Dillon, who played a prison guard in Joker: Folie à Deux, calls the movie the worst thing he's ever seen,
- Germain Lussier interviews Graham Yost, showrunner of Silo.
- Kali Wallace revisits the 1956 and 1978 science fiction horror films Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
- Kayleigh Donaldson revisits the 1994 historical horror film Interview With the Vampire.
- Keith R.A. DeCandido rewatches the 1995 Babylon 5 episode “A Race Through Dark Places”
- Judith Tarr revisits the 2007 fantasy movie The Water Horse.
- Michael Sun revisits the 2014 horror film The Babadook.
- Animator Nick Wade has died aged 50.
- South Korean actor Song Jae-lim, best known for his appearances in Moon Embracing the Sun and Queen Woo has died aged 39.
- Keith R.A. DeCandido shares his thoughts on “Starbase 80?!”, the latest episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks.
- James Whitbrook shares his thoughts on “Starbase 80?!”, the latest episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks.
- Avery Kaplan shares her thoughts on “Starbase 80?!”, the latest episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks.
- Avery Kaplan shares her nine favourite Klingon episodes from across various Star Trek series.
- Matt Schimkowitz notes that Disney still doesn't know what to do with Star Wars.
- Borys Kit also wonders where Star Wars is going now and that Rey remains its only cinematic asset.
- James Whitbrook misses the potential that The Mandalorian had when it debuted in 2019.
- Brian Davids interviews Daisy Ridley, who plays Rey in the Star Wars sequel trilogy
- RTE reports that the British Board of Film Classification has reclassified Return of the Jedi 41 years after its release.
- Elijah Gonzales declares that Arcane maintains its magic in a spellbinding second season
- Jenna Scherer calls season 2 of Arcane brilliant and brutal
- Isaiah Colbert calls season 2 of Arcane deliciously good television
- Diana Keng shares her thoughts on act 1 of season 2 of Arcane.
- Diana Keng shares her thoughts on "Heavy Is the Crown", the first episode of season 2 of Arcane.
- Diana Keng shares her thoughts on "Watch It All Burn", the second episode of season 2 of Arcane.
- Diana Keng shares her thoughts on "Finally Got the Name Right", the third episode of season 2 of Arcane.
- Tom Power interviews Alex Yee and Christian Linke, showrunners of Arcane.
- Joshua M. Patton shares his thoughts on the season finale of The Penguin.
- William Hughes shares his thoughts on the season finale of The Penguin.
- Germain Lussier shares his thoughts on the season finale of The Penguin.
- Keith R.A. DeCandido shares his thoughts on the season finale of The Penguin.
- Saloni Gajjar interviews Lauren LaFranc, showrunner of The Penguin.
- Tamera Jones and Steve Weintraub interviews Colin Farrell, star of The Penguin.
- Mary Kate Carr reports that according to star Colin Farrell, the Penguin will appear in the next Batman movie.
- Leah Schnelbach calls Heretic a charming entry in the religious horror genre
- Rory Doherty declares that Heretic flips the script on how horror plays with the Christian persecution complex
- Jesse Hassenger praises the performances of Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East in the horror movie Heretic.
- Germain Lussier interviews Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, writers and directors of Heretic.
- Adrian Horton discusses how Mormons react to Heretic, which features their faith in a not particularly flattering light.
- Actor Tony Todd, best known for his appearances in Candyman, The Crow, the Final Destination movies, Platoon, multiple Star Trek series, Masters of the Universe Revelation/Revolution and many others, has died aged 69.
- Glenn Garner shares the tribute of Virgina Madsen to her Candyman co-star Tony Todd.
- William Hughes remembers Tony Todd.
- Justin Carter remembers Tony Todd.
- James Whitbrook praises Tony Todd's performance as an older Jake Sisko in the Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode "The Visitor".
- For Eternia remembers Tony Todd and particularly his performance as Scare Glow in Masters of the Universe Revelation and Revolution.
- The winners of the 2024 Ignyte Awards have been announced.
- The winner of the 2024 Booker Prize has been announced and it's a science fiction novel.
- The first round finalists for the 2024 Goodreads Choice Awards in the science fiction category have been announced.
- The first round finalists for the 2024 Goodreads Choice Awards in the fantasy category have been announced.
- The first round finalists for the 2024 Goodreads Choice Awards in the horror category have been announced.
- The first round finalists for the 2024 Goodreads Choice Awards in the romantasy category have been announced.
- The first round finalists for the 2024 Goodreads Choice Awards in the YA fantasy category have been announced.
- The 2024 Otherwise Award is looking for recommendations.
- The winners of the 2024 Premio Ignotus have been announced.
- The winners of the 2024 Premio Italia have been announced.
- The winners of the 2024 Prix ActuSF de l’Uchronie have been announced.
- The winners of the 2024 Wonderland Book Awards have been announced.
- The winner of the 2024 Dayton Literary Peace Prize has been announced and it's a science fiction novel as well.
- The shortlist for the 2024 Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize has been announced
- The shortlists for the 2024 Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year have been announced.
- The 2024 National Toy Hall of Fame inductees have been announced.
- Keza MacDonald asks if AI can replace translators.
- Lucy Knight reports that several Hachette employees have quit in protest over the launch of the conservative Basic Liberty imprint.
- Gregory Steiner explains how Dashiell Hammett sued Warner Bros over the rights to Sam Spade in 1940 and thus influenced modern copyright law.
- Sam Leith interviews Michael Moorcock.
- Scott Edelman interviews Paul Cornell.
- Runalong the Shelves interviews Jeremy Szal.
- Lacy Baugher Milas interviews Alexis Henderson.
- Locus interviews R.S.A. Garcia.
- Lisa Allardice interviews Samantha Harvey.
- Eric Olson interviews Neal Stephenson.
- Spells & Spaceships interviews Genevieve Gornichec
- The Red Hot Chilli Writers interviews Erin E. Adams.
- Jane Ciabattari interviews Marguerite Sheffer
- Runalong the Shelves reviews The Sentence by Gautam Bhatia
- Camestros Felapton reviews The Mercy of Gods by James S.A. Corey
- Melissa A. Watkins reviews Countess by Suzan Palumbo
- Sasha Bonkowsky reviews The Great When by Alan Moore
- Adrian Collins reviews Time’s Agent by Brenda Peynado
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Fire Heart by Joyce Chng
- Colleen Mondor reviews The Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love by India Holton
- Esmay Rosalyne reviews The Songbird and the Heart of Stone by Carissa Broadbent
- Paul Weimer reviews the Saevus Corax Trilogy by K.J. Parker.
- Marion Deeds reviews Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig
- Alana Joli Abbott reviews Vilest Things by Chloe Gong.
- Adrian Collins reviews Grave Empire by Richard Swan
- Martin Cahill reviews The Gods Below by Andrea Stewart
- Carrie Chi Lough reviews Blood of Hercules by Jasmine Mas
- Marlene Harris reviews The City in Glass by Nghi Vo
- Alex Preston reviews The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami
- Esmay Rosalyne reviews Before the End by John Palladino
- Phoebe Wagner reviews Absolution by Jeff VanderMeer
- Julia Kitvaria Sarene reviews Drown Deep by Phil Williams
- Alex Brown reviews Bringer of Dust by J.M. Miro
- James Davis Nicoll reviews The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
- Alex Puncekar reviews House of Bone and Rain by Gabino Iglesias
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Where the Dead Brides Gather by Nuzo Onoh
- Carrie Chi Lough reviews The Queen by Nick Cutter
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Blood by Sarah Pinborough
- Rob Bedford reviews Monstrous Nights by Genoveva Dimova
- Gary K. Wolfe reviews The Wilding by Ian McDonald
- Jake Casella Brookins reviews Kree by Manuela Draeger, translated by Lia Swope Mitchell
- Mark Yon reviews Night and Day by John Connolly.
- Jen Lucas reviews Haunted Tales by Adam Macqueen
- Niall Harrison reviews Deep Dream: Science Fiction Exploring the Future of Art, edited by Indrapramit Das
- Jess Maginity reviews Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right by Jordan S. Carroll.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1892 horror story "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
- Alan Brown revisits the 1931 space opera novel Spacehounds of IPC by E.E. Smith
- Brian Collins revisits the 1943 science fiction novella “Attitude” by Hal Clement
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1953 post-apocalyptic fix-up novel Mutant by Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore
- Sandy Ferber revisits the 1960 horror novel Doctors Wear Scarlet by Simon Raven
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1961 science fiction novel The Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison,
- James Wallace Harris revisits the 1962 science fiction novel Hothouse by Brian W. Aldiss.
- Victoria Silverwood revisits the December 1969 issue of Fantastic.
- Gideon Marcus revisits the December 1969 issue of Galaxy.
- Kris Vyas-Myall revisits the December 1969 issue of Visions of Tomorrow and the 1969 anthology The New S.F., edited by Langdon Jones
- Alissa Burger revisits the 1994 YA horror novel The Mind Reader by R.L. Stine and the 1996 YA horror novel Second Sight by Sinclair Smith.
- Runalong the Shelves revisits the 2000 fantasy novel Galveston by Sean Stewart
- Camestros Felapton reports that a group calling itself Gays Against Groomers complains about DragonCon in Atlanta, Georgia, for allegedly overly sexual cosplay and LGBTQ panels.
- Steve Davidson wonders whether the US is still a suitable place to hosr a Worldcon after Donald Trump has been elected US president.
- Locus reports about the virtual 2024 Indian Association for Science Fiction Studies Conference
- The Tolkien Society shares the program for the virtual Christopher Tolkien Centenary Conference.
- Mega Jay Retro shares his experiences at the 2024 Legions Con in Whippany, New Jersey.
- Locus shares a photo of the latest Brooklyn Books and Booze event in Brooklyn, New York.
- Mark L. Blackman reports about the latest edition of the Fantastic Fiction eading series at the KGB Bar in New York City, featuring James Patrick Kelly and Teel James Glenn
- Sonja Anderson reports about the exhibition “The World of Tim Burton” at the Design Museum in London, UK
- Sarah Bahr reports about the science fiction musical Maybe Happy Ending by Hue Park and Will Aronson, which is currently playing in New York City,
- Alasdair Stuart reviews the Pontypool Stage Show by Hefin Robinson, which is currently playing in Cardiff, Wales.
- Connor Feeley points out that the International Space Station is actually quite noisy.
- Victor Tangermann reports that NASA's Artemis mission to the Moon might get cancelled among funding cuts of the Trump administration.
- Brian Koberlein explains how to build a home radio telescope to detect clouds of hydrogen in the Milky Way
- Greg Daugherty takes a look at nuclear powered concept cars from the 1950s and 1960s.
- Sian Cain reports that Mattel apologised for accidentally printing the link to a porn site rather than the official movie site on the packaging of tie-in dolls for a movie Wicked.
- For Eternia points out that Mattel is no stranger to typos and errors on packaging, but that few were as impactful as this one.
- Scott Neitlich explains how mistakes likes accidentally putting the wrong link on a toy package could happen.
- "In Memory of the Daihani Revolution" by Miranda Rain in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
- "Another Tide" by Will Greatwich in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
- "Woodmask" by Adrian Tchaikovsky in Uncanny Magazine
- "A Hoard of Infinite Meanings" by Abby Roberts in Swords and Sorcery Magazine.
- "The Sky Unseen" by Michelle Muenzler in The Sunday Morning Transport.
- "The Night Will Let It In" by Michael Kelly in The Dark.
- "The Three Books of the Philosopher Clown" by Lisa Carreiro in Trollbreath Magazine.
- "The Oracular Manifestation of Human Consciousness Offers Three Provocative Verbs Separated by Commas" by Aimee Ogden in Lightspeed.
- "Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being" by A. W. Prihandita in Clarkesworld.
- "Luminous Glass, Vibrant Seeds" by D.A. Xiaolin Spires in Clarkesworld.
- "Become of Me" by Veronica Roth in Reactor.
- "And She Had Been So Reasonable" by Rachel Bolton in Apex Magazine.
- "Lawbringer" by H. H. Crom in Swords and Heroes.
- "Here’s Why a Second Death Star Won’t Be That Bad" by Carlos Greaves in McSweeney's Internet Tendency.