Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for April 10, 2026

 

It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with the upcoming Masters of the Universe live action film and Masters of the Universe in general, the cancellation of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy and Star Trek in general, season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again and the Marvel Cinematic and TV Universe in general, The Testaments, Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord and Star Wars in general, Doctor Who past, present and future, For All Mankind, Paradise, The Boys, Exit 8, The Miniature Wife, the 2026 Eastercon and much more.

Speculative fiction in general:

• Reactor shares all the new science fiction books arriving in April 2026 
• Reactor shares all the new fantasy books arriving in April 2026 
• Reactor shares all the new romantasy books arriving in April 2026 
• Reactor shares all the new horror books arriving in April 2026   
• Reactor shares all the new SFF crossover books arriving in April 2026   
• Reactor shares all the new young adult SFF books arriving in April 2026     
• Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck share their favourite books about aliens. 
• Lorna Wallace shares five science fiction stories about the dark side of A.I. 
• Rai Furniss-Greasley talks about cyborgs. 
• Sam Reader shares seven strange, secret SFF versions of history 
• Alex Brown shares five SFF books set in strange houses. 
• Carly Racklin talks about queerness and visibility in body horror 
• Molly Templeton talks about the specific experience of being stuck on a book 
• Lyndsie Manusos shares a guide to the works of Ilona Andrews.  
• Charlie Jane Anders explains why Locus matters more than ever  
• Science fiction writer Joseph L. Green has died aged 95.
• Fantasy author John Flanagan has died aged 81.  
• SFF writer Eluki Bes Shahar a.k.a. Rosemary Edghill a.k.a. James Mallory has died aged 70.  

   

Comics and Art:

• Roseanna Pendlebury reviews The Power Fantasy Vol. 3 by Kieron Gillen, Caspar Wijngaard, Clayton Cowles and Rian Hughes  
• David Barnett reports that British science fiction comic hero Dan Dare will return in Dan Dare: First Contact, written by Alex de Campi and illustrated by Marc Laming
• James Whitbrook reports that Absolute Batman introduced a version of Robin who is a giant robot. 
• Fantasy artist Michael Hague has died aged 77. 

 

Film and TV:

• Isaiah Colbert calls the anime Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End a sublime fantasy that finds beauty in the mundane   
• Leah Thomas calls season 2 of the anime Dorohedoro a bizarre masterpiece.  
• Elijah Gonzales declares that the Little Mermaid-inspired anime ChaO offers a goldfish in Air Jordans and not much else 
• Reuben Baron declares that the Brazilian film The Blue Trail examines aging amidst an ageist dystopia  
• Peter Bradshaw declares that the latest incarnation of Dracula is only notionally about the vampire and involves a bizarre troupe of actors doing a floor-show routine 
• Jacob Oller calls Faces Of Death a so-so slasher too wrapped up in its metafiction 
• Jacob Oller declares that The Super Mario Galaxy Movie unifies its approach to its multigenerational audience by treating them all like babies.  
• William Hughes shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Invincible. 
• Michael Hogan explains how AI became TV drama’s new go-to villain 
• Ben Child shares his favourite superhero movies of all time. 
• Jessica Holmes rewatches the 1971 Timeslip serial "The Day of the Clone".  
• James McClellan rewatches the 1981 adventure film Raiders of the Lost Ark. 
• Keith R.A. DeCandido rewatches the 1998 Babylon 5 episode “Strange Relations"  
• Nathan Tavares rewatches the 1999 Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Helpless". 
• Leslie Felperin rewatches the 2006 horror movie Slither. 
• Isaiah Colbert rewatches the 2008 science fiction film Speed Racer.  
• Ryan Gajewski chronicles how Pixar scrapped the animated movie Be Fri in 2023, since it focussed on female friendships and was considered not relatable for male viewers, only for the somewhat thematically similar KPop Demon Hunters to become a runway hit two years later.  
• Justin Carter reports that indie animation is currently having a moment on YouTube  
• British science fiction writer and TV producer Rob Grant, best known for co-creating Red Dwarf, had died aged 70.
• Actor and dancer Keith Hodiak, best known for his appearances in Revenge of the Pink Panther, Doctor Who, Full Metal Jacket and An American Werewolf in London, has died aged 74. 
• Actor John Nolan, best known for his appearances in Doomwatch, Person of Interest and several Batman films, has died aged 87. 

 

Comments on Masters of the Universe in general:

• Scott Neitlich wonders whether Masters of the Universe can work as a comedy. 
• James Eatock discusses how the Filmation cartoon initially planned to keep the ability of Cringer/Battle-Cat to talk a secret from anybody except for Adam/He-Man's closest friends.

 

Comments on the cancellation of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy and Star Trek in general: 

• Cheryl Eddy reports that the sets of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Starfleet Academy have been torn down, spelling the end to this era of Star Trek.
• TrekMovie.com also reports about the dismantling of the sets of Starfleet Academy and Strange New Worlds and also reports that some props will be auctioned off. 

 

Comments on The Testaments:

• Cheryl Eddy calls The Testaments a beautifully executed dystopian nightmare  
• Natalie Zutter declares that The Testaments is rewriting Gileadan sisterhood, for better or for worse 
• Margaret Atwood reports about her visit to the set of The Testaments.

  

Comments on season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again and the Marvel Cinematic and TV Universe in general:

• Emmet Asher-Perrin shares their thoughts on “Gloves Off”, the latest episode of Daredevil: Born Again.
• Jarrod Jones shares his thoughts on “Gloves Off”, the latest episode of Daredevil: Born Again.
• Watch a trailer for The Punisher: One Last Kill. 

 

Comments on Doctor Who past, present and future:

• James Whitbrook wonders what on Earth is happening with Doctor Who? 
• Gareth Roberts finds some surprising conservatism in old Doctor Who.  
• Nicholas Whyte responds to Gareth Roberts. 
• Jessica Holmes rewatches the 1971 Doctor Who serial "The Claws of Axos". 

 

Comments on Star Wars: Maul: Shadow Lord and Star Wars in general: 

• Elijah Gonzales declares that Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord breathes a bit of life into a stock villain 
• James Whitbrook calls Star Wars: Maul: Shadow Lord a fine prequel to a great TV show  
• Zack Sharf reports that Stephen Soderbergh has no intention of reviving The Hunt for Ben Solo under Disney’s new leadership 

 

Comments on season 5 of The Boys: 

• Lucy Mangan calls season 5 of The Boys a horrifying pleasure to watch 
• Saloni Gajjar declares that season 5 of The Boys doesn't have anything new to say 
• Saloni Gajjar interviews Jessie T. Usher and Anthony Starr, who play A-Train and Homelander in The Boys.

 

Comments on season 2 of Paradise: 

• Arturo Serrano calls Paradise season 2 a welcome jump in quality over season 1
• Jackie Strause interviews Sterling K. Brown, star of Paradise. 

 

Comments on season 5 of For All Mankind: 

• Germain Lussier interviews Ben Nedivi and Matt Wolpert, showrunners of For All Mankind.  
• Jeff Spry also interviews Ben Nedivi and Matt Wolbert 

 

Comments on The Miniature Wife:

• Saloni Gajjar calls The Miniature Wife a fantastical and surprisingly substantive dramedy. 
• Lucy Mangan calls The Miniature Wife a pointless comedy 

 

Comments on Exit 8: 

• Germain Lussier calls Exit 8 a satisfying, scary Twitch stream come to life  
• Jacob Oller declares that Exit 8 is tedious, but smart enough to use that to its advantage.  

 

Awards:

• The winners of the 2026 BSFA Awards have been announced. 
• The winner of the 2026 Philip K. Dick Award has been announced. 
• The winner of the 2025 Otherwise Award has been announced. 
• The shortlist for the 2026 Tolkien Society Awards has been announced. 
• The finalists for the 2026 Romantic Novel of the Year Awards have been announced. 
• The finalists for the 2026 Astra Book Awards have been announced. 
• The winners of the 2025 Ursa Major Awards have been announced.
• The finalists for the 2026 Xingyun Awards have been announced. 
• The recipient of the 2026 Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award has been announced.
• The winners of the 2026 Horror Writers Association Lifetime Achievement Awards have been announced.  
• The Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association has announced its 2026 Grand Master.  
• The winner of the 2025 Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award for Playwriting has been announced. 
• The recipients of the 2026 Big Screen Achievement Awards have been announced.  
• Nadia Khomani reports that the BAFTA organisation has finally apologised for the events surrounding John Davidson’s Tourette’s outburst at the 2026 BAFTA Award ceremony.

 

 

Writing, publishing and promotion: 

• Hillel Italie reports that PEN America has launched a US safety program for authors facing harassment 
• Mariella Moon reports that Amazon is cutting off support for older Kindles. 
• Jenny Gross and Aimee Ortiz report that Amazon and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a new deal on deliveries after a year of talks  
• Jim Milliot reports that the Trump administration has withdrawn an appeal to the judgment in favour of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, but has also withdrawn their funding.

 

Interviews:

• Arley Sorg interviews Suzanne Palmer. 
• Locus interviews Rebecca Roanhorse.
• Paul Weimer interviews John Chu. 
• Arley Sorg interviews John Chu.  
• Dominique Musorrafiti interviews Alan Moore. 
• Locus interviews Richard K. Morgan. 
• Gabrielle Harbowy interviews Peadar Ó Guilín 
• Elizabeth Tabler interviews Sylvain Neuvel. 
• Scott Edelman interviews Alan Smale. 
• The Guardian interviews Deborah Levy. 

 

Reviews: 

• James Davis Nicoll reviews Platform Decay by Martha Wells   
• Paul Weimer reviews The Photonic Effect by Mike Chen 
• Christine D. Baker reviews Ode to the Half-Broken by Suzanne Palmer  
• Jenny Hamilton reviews Hell’s Heart by Alexis Hall 
• Mark Yon reviews Starter Villain by John Scalzi. 
• Jared Shurin reviews This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews 
• Esmay Rosalyne reviews This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews 
• Liz Bourke reviews Bloodtide by Sophie Burnham 
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Year of The Mer by L.D. Lewis 
• Stuart Cripps-Schnoor reviews The Grimnir Saga by Scott Oden  
• Esmay Rosalyne reviews Heretic by Noah Isaacs
• Lesa Holstine reviews The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer
• Lesa Holstine reviews The Governess’s Guide to Spells and Managing Misfit Marquesses by Amy Rose Bennett 
• Julia Kitvaria Sarene reviews The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter by Theodora Goss
• Alex Brown reviews You Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom by Vincent Tirado 
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Love Lethal, Death Divine by Jelena Dunato 
• James Davis Nicoll reviews Light of the Song by Joyce Ch'ng  
• Ed Crocker reviews The Girl with a Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean 
• Esmay Rosalyne reviews The Mask Falling by Samantha Shannon 
• Kate Jackson reviews Vivian Dies Again by C. E. Hulse  
• Marion Deeds reviews The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister 
• Krystle Matar reviews The Brides by Charlotte Cross 
• Ian Mond reviews A Forest, Darkly by A.G. Slatter 
• Tobias Carroll reviews The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts by Kim Fu 
• Jen Lucas reviews Black Lake Manor by Guy Morpuss  
• Maya C. James reviews An Arcane Inheritance by Kamilah Cole  
• Niall Harrison reviews Event Horizon by Balsam Karam 
• Gabino Iglesias reviews Every Galaxy a Circle by Chloe N. Clark
• James Davis Nicoll reviews Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories by Amal El-Mohtar  
• Hache Pueyo reviews You Glow in the Dark by Liliana Colanzi, translated by Chris Andrews.
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Fight Like A Girl, edited by Roz Clarke and Joanne Hall 
• Lesa Holstine reviews Paranormal Payback, edited by Jim Butcher and Kerrie L. Hughes 

 

Classics reviews:

• Sandy Ferber and Marion Deeds revisit the 1908 weird horror novel The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson  
• Sandy Ferber revisits the 1927 Lost World novel In the Beginning by Alan Sullivan
• Dave Hook revisits the 1943 fantasy anthology The Moonlight Traveler: Great Tales of Fantasy and Imagination, edited by Philip Van Doren Stern  
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1957 science fiction collection Earth Is Room Enough by Isaac Asimov
• David Levinson revisits the May/June 1971issue of World of If. 
• Gideon Marcus revisits the May/June 1971 issue of Galaxy. 
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1981 contemporary fantasy novel Little, Big by John Crowley. 
• Judith Tarr revisits the 1985 fantasy novel Tailchaser’s Song by Tad Williams 
• Alissa Burger revisits the 1993 YA horror novel The Wish by Diane Hoh. 
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1994 science fiction novel Foreigner by C.J. Cherryh. 
• Clara Cohen revisits the 2017 Fitz and the Fool epic fantasy novel Assassin's Fate by Robin Hobb. 

 

Con and event reports:

• Simon Burley shares his experiences at Iridescence, the 2026 Eastercon in Birmingham, UK.
• Luckykaa shares their experiences at Iridescence. 
• Morwenna's Tower shares their experiences at Iridescence. 
• Alison Scott and John Coxon interview Claudia Rapp, the chair of MetropolCon, the 2026 Eurocon in Berlin, Germany. 
• Ellen Datlow shares photos of the latest Fantastic Fiction Reading at the KGB Bar in New York City, featuring Michael Swanwick and Mike Allen . 
• Alex Beam reports about the Cat Museum in Salem, Massachussetts. 

 

Crowdfunding:

• The anthology Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction: Volume Four is looking for funding. 
• SFF artist and Hugo winner Maurine Starkey needs help to keep her home. 

 

Science and technology:

• Thomas L. Friedman shares his concerns about Anthropic's AI system Claude.
• Elizabeth Gibney reports that the International Conference on Machine Learning in Seoul, South Korea, rejected almost 500 papers for violating their AI policies.  
• John Carreyrou attempts to unmask the creator of Bitcoin.  

 

Gaming: 

• Joe DelFranco reviews the video game Cocoon by Geometric Interactive 
• Matt Larkin reviews the video game Nioh 3. 
• Germain Lussier reviews the video game Resident Evil Requiem
• Keith Stuart discusses how games capture the awe and terror of cosmic isolation 
• Martin Cahill explains where to start with Critical Role

 

Toys and collectibles:

• Dorklair reviews the Highland Warrior action figure from Four Horsemen Studios.
• D Amazing reviews the Highland Warrior action figure from Four Horsemen Studios.
• Toy Bro reviews the Highland Warrior action figure from Four Horsemen Studios. 
• James Whitbrook takes a look at the Star Wars Black Series Darth Nihilus and Darth Traya two-pack from Hasbro.  
• Germain Lussier takes a look at some Star Wars: Black Series action figures from Hasbro that come with practice targets and t-shirts. 
• James Whitbrook takes a look at some upcoming Tron: Legacy action figures from Hasbro. 
• James Whitbrook takes a look at some Star Wars themed popcorn buckets. 
• Germain Lussier reports that the Labubu hype has faded and may be taking down Pop Mart with it. 
• Suhauna Hussain reports that one million US-dollar worth of stolen LEGO sets have been recovered in California.  

 

Free online fiction: 

• "Saint Zero of the Hollows and the Eagle Knight" by V.M. Ayala in Lightspeed.  
• "Hell Is Empty" by J.R. Dawson in Lightspeed.  
• "Macaroni Art in the Age of Filtration" by Ryan Cole in Clarkesworld. 
• "The Trajectory of Memory is Forward" by Rajeev Prasad in Clarkesworld.
• "How Gods Feed" by Merc Fenn Wolfmoor in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
• "Under White Air" by Jonathan Olfert in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
• "Let’s Go to the Zoo" by Louis Evans in Reactor.
• "The Lesson" by David Mulry in Swords and Sorcery Magazine. 
• "The Final Girl Trap" by A.C. Wise in Nightmare Magazine.  
• "Windows" by Ibrahim Ojedokun in The Dark. 
• "Easter Haunting" by Margaret Mendel in Kings River Life.  

 

Trailers and videos:

• Watch a trailer for Widow's Bay.
• Watch a trailer for Buffet Infinity. 

Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for April 3, 2026

 

It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with the upcoming Masters of the Universe live action film and Masters of the Universe in general, the cancellation of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, Andy Weir versus modern Star Trek and Star Trek in general, season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again and the Marvel Cinematic and TV Universe in general, Project Hail Mary, Paradise, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, tributes to James Tolkan and Barry Caldwell and much more.

Speculative fiction in general:

• Cheryl Eddy shares 72 new science fiction, fantasy and horror books arriving in April 
• Sam Reader shares eight strange stories celebrating strange works of art
• Lorna Wallace shares five time travel stories about taking out Hitler. 
• Linda Hamilton talks about exploring religious patriarchy through gothic horror 
• Liz Bourke takes a look at Aragorn's tax policy and other issues that Lord of the Rings never addresses. 

   

Comics and Art:

• Rich Johnston reports that The Moons on Mars, a new comic written by British actor and writer Daniel Peacock, is using AI-art, since the publisher claims they were unable to find human artists to draw it.
• Andrew Farago remembers the late legendary DC Comics colourist Tatjana Wood. 

 

Film and TV:

• Petrana Radulovic lists  all the genre movies premiering in April.
• Petrana Radulovic lists  all the genre TV premieres airing in April. 
• Catherine Bray calls the new Deathstalker a ludicrously enjoyable revisit of 1980s sword-and-sorcery silliness 
• Ann Michelle Harris declares that the anime Sentenced to Be a Hero has an intriguing fantasy premise that would benefit from deeper character development 
• Leslie Felperin calls Ghost Killer a supernatural action-comedy with fantastic karate chopping and gunslinging.
• Cath Clarke calls Bone Keeper a serviceable British horror film. 
• William Hughes shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Invincible. 
• Justin Carter takes a look at the Marvel and DC superhero movies that came out in 2016 and wonders what remains of them and the characters they introduced ten years later.
• Jacob Oller revisits the 1980 horror film Inferno.  
• Don Kaye revisits the 1981 horror film Omen III: The Final Conflict. 
• Tyler Dean revisits the 1982 animated fantasy film The Last Unicorn. 
• Keith R.A. DeCandido revisits the 1998 Babylon 5 episode “Learning Curve” 
• Brian Davids interviews BenDavid Grabinski, writer/director of Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice 
• Actress Mary Beth Hurt, best known for her roles in The World According to Garp, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Lady in the Water, D.A.R.Y.L. and many others has died aged 79. 
• Actor and comedian Alex Duong, best known for his roles in Blue Bloods and Dexter, has died aged 42. 

 

 Tributes to James Tolkan: 

• Actor James Tolkan, best known for his roles in Back to the Future, Masters of the Universe, Top Gun, War Games, Remington Steele, The Amityville Horror, Serpico and many others, has died aged 94. 
• Payton Turkeltaub remembers James Tolkan. 
• William Hughes remembers James Tolkan. 
• Adam McComb remembers James Tolkan's role as Detective Lubic in Masters of the Universe. 
• He-Mania.com remembers James Tolkan's role as Detective Lubic in Masters of the Universe.  
• Back to the Future.com remembers James Tolkan's role as Principal Strickland in Back to the Future. 

 

Tributes to Barry Caldwell:

• Animator Barry Caldwell, who worked on Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, The Smurfs, Osmosis Jones and many others, has died aged 68. 
• Glenn Garner remembers Barry Caldwell. 

 

Comments on Masters of the Universe in general:

• Watch a trailer for the upcoming Masters of the Universe live action movie. 
• Cora Buhlert shares her thoughts on the new trailer for the live action Masters of the Universe movie.  
• Dad-at-Arms shares his thoughts on the new trailer for the live action Masters of the Universe movie. 
• Jay Glatfelter shares his thoughts on the new trailer for the live action Masters of the Universe movie. 
• Mega Jay Retro shares his thoughts on the new trailer for the live action Masters of the Universe movie. 
• Pixel Dan shares his thoughts on the new trailer for the live action Masters of the Universe movie. 
• Adam McComb analyses the new trailer for the live action Masters of the Universe movie. 
• Karlis Wilde praises the design of Skeletor in the live action Masters of the Universe movie. 
• James Eatock revisits the 1983 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe episode "Eternal Darkness".
• James Eatock revisits the 1985 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe episode "No Job Too Small". 

 

Comments on the cancellation of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, Andy Weir versus Star Trek and Star Trek in general: 

• Charlie Jane Anders explains why it is so hard to make Star Trek YA.
• Sandy Schaefer reports that Andy Weir, author of The Martian and Project Hail Mary, has stated that he prefers his science fiction and particularly Star Trek free of social and political commentary.  
• James Hibberd reports that Andy Weir doubled down on his rejection of modern Star Trek on the far right Critical Drinker podcast. 
• Jesse Whittock reports that crime fiction writer Don Winslow has criticised Andy Weir for his remarks about Star Trek producer Alex Kurtzman. 
• James Whitbrook reports that Andy Weir has issued a rather weak apology for his comments about modern Star Trek.  
• Joshua M. Patton discusses that the reasons for Paramount to cancel the remaining Star Trek shows are likely as much financial as political. 
• Sign a petition to renew Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. 

 

Comments on Project Hail Mary:

• Josh Pearce calls Project Hail Mary fun and funny and charming, with some good-looking visuals 
• Ryan Gajewski wonders why Project Hail Mary has ignited so much online debate?
• Anthony D'Alessandro reports that Project Hail Mary is the top-grossing Hollywood film to date. 

  

Comments on season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again and the Marvel Cinematic and TV Universe in general:

• Leah Schnelbach shares her thoughts on “Shoot the Moon” and “The Scales & the Sword”, the latest episodes of Daredevil: Born Again.
• Jarrod Jones shares his thoughts on “Shoot the Moon” and “The Scales & the Sword”, the latest episodes of Daredevil: Born Again. 

 

Comments on season 2 of Paradise: 

• Saloni Gajjar shares her thoughts on the season 2 finale of Paradise. 
• Cheryl Eddy shares their thoughts on the season 2 finale of Paradise.  
• Nathalie Oganeseyan shares seven burning questions left unanswered by the Paradise season 2 finale. 
• Jackie Strause interviews John Hoberg, producer and writer of Paradise. 

 

Comments on The Super Mario Galaxy Movie:

• Peter Bradshaw calls The Super Mario Galaxy Movie a bland screensaver of a movie that’s actually worse than AI 
• Jesse Hassenger calls The Super Mario Galaxy Movie bland if visually pleasing  
• Germain Lussier declares that The Super Mario Galaxy Movie stinks  
• Germain Lussier talks about the post-credits scene of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. 

 

Awards:

• The winners of the 2026 Pulp Factory Awards have been announced. 
• The winners of the 2025 Australian Romance Readers Awards have been announced. 
• The winners of the 2026 Seraph Award have been announced. 
• The shortlist for the 2026 Premio Vegetti has been announced.
• The finalists for the 2026 Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire have been announced. 
• Heather Rose Jones shares a history and analysis of the Best Related Work Hugo category 
• Heather Rose Jones shares even more history and analysis of the Best Related Work Hugo category  
• Heather Rose Jones shares even more history and analysis of the Best Related Work Hugo category  
• Cora Buhlert shares an open letter to the 2026 Hugo finalists, whoever they may be. 

 

 

Writing, publishing and promotion: 

• Georgia McVeigh explains how to capture modern fixations in fiction 
• Patrica McConnell talks about the challenge and joy of writing mysteries as a nonfiction author 
• Matthew Byrd shares everything to know about the US Stop the Sexualization of Children Act, which he calls National Book Ban Bill. 
• Camestros Felapton shares a scale for rating the use and non-use of AI.
• Emma Loffhagen reports that the New York Times has dropped a freelance journalist for using AI to write a book review. 

 

Interviews:

• Scott Edelman interviews Steven H. Silver.

 

Reviews: 

• Blue Book Balloon reviews The Misheard World by Aliya Whiteley 
• Christine D. Baker reviews Ode to the Half-Broken by Suzanne Palmer  
• Colleen Mondor reviews The Astral Library by Kate Quinn 
• Marlene Harris reviews Magic and Mischief at the Wayside Hotel by Elizabeth Everett 
• Vanessa Armstrong reviews Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman 
• Will McClelland reviews The Book of Fallen Leaves by A. S. Tamaki 
• Rob Bedford reviews Green and Deadly Things by Jenn Lyons. 
• Pete Barnable reviews The Winds of War by Mosha Winter 
• Runalong the Shelves reviews The People’s Republic of Love by Heather Child 
• Marlene Harris reviews The Legend of the Nine-Tailed Fox by Katrina Kwan 
• Jim McLeod reviews Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher  
• Stew Hotston reviews The Works of Vermin by Hiron Ennes 
• Ian Mond reviews Nonesuch by Francis Spufford 
• Ed Crocker reviews The Bone Door by Frances White 
• Blue Book Balloon reviews First Date by Gemma Amor  
• Esmay Rosalyne reviews You Did Nothing Wrong by C. G. Drews
• Alex Brown reviews Seasons of Glass & Iron: Stories by Amal El-Mohtar. 
• Gary K. Wolfe reviews Pandemonium Waltz by Jeffrey Ford
• Kathryn Hughes reviews Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear With Stephen King by Caroline Bicks 
• Marlene Harris reviews Trace Elements: Conversations on the Project of Science Fiction and Fantasy by Jo Walton and Ada Palmer 
• Gary K. Wolfe reviews Trace Elements: Conversations on the Project of Science Fiction and Fantasy by Jo Walton and Ada Palmer  

 

Classics reviews:

• Brian Collins revisits the 1936 science fiction story “Devolution” by Edmond Hamilton  
• Brian Collins revisits the 1937 science fiction story “Shifting Seas” by Stanley G. Weinbaum 
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1964 vampire novel The Shiny Narrow Grin by Jane Gaskell 
• Gideon Marcus revisits the April 1971 issue of Analog. 
• Alan Brown revisits the 1973 children's fantasy novel A Wind in the Door and the 1978 children's fantasy novel A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L’Engle  
• Luke Dumas revisits the 1984 horror novel Thinner by Stephen King a.k.a. Richard Bachman. 
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 2002 Star Wars: New Jedi Order novel Destiny’s Way by Walter Jon Williams  
• Judith Tarr revisits the 2003 animal fantasy novel Warriors: Into the Wild by Erin Hunter.

 

Con and event reports:

• Emma Martin shares her experiences at the 2026 London Book Fair in London, UK. 
• Madison Malone Kircher reports about the 2026  Barbie Dream Fest in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which turned out to be yet another very underwhelming convention.
• Yasmin Rufo and Max Matza report that the Barbie Dream Fest will issue refunds after fan complaints 
• Locus shares a photo of the latest edition of the the Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series at the KGB Bar in New York City.

 

Crowdfunding:

• The Ashen Oath action figure line is looking for funding.

 

Science and technology:

• Watch Artemis II take off for the Moon. 
• Caroline Delbert reports that scientists claim to have found a particle that links to a fifth dimension. 
• Kaye Dee shares some space news from 1971 and discusses NASA's future plans.
• Chris Simms reports that the full network of clitoral nerves has been mapped out for the first time
• James Davis Nicoll declares that history can teach us the most exciting ways to destroy fictional civilizations
• Sonja Anderson reports that a skeleton found buried in a church in Maastricht, the Netherlands, may belong to the Musketeer D'Artagnan. 

 

Gaming: 

• Justin Carter notes that 2027 is shaping up to be a great year for big science fiction RPGs 
• Keith Stuart discusses the connection between the rise of VHS and video games in the 1980s.

 

Toys and collectibles:

• James Whitbrook shares his favourite toys coming out in March 2026. 
• Pixel Dan reviews the Mattel Masters of the Universe Chronicles Scare Glow action figure. 
• Justin Carter shares a look at the Nacelle Star Trek Dr. Leonard McCoy action figure.
• Germain Lussier shares a look at the Xenofrog Kermit/Alien mash-up statue by artist Ed Harrington. 
• James Whitbrook shares a look at LEGO sets coming out in April 

 

Free online fiction: 

• "A Study of Cats in Low-Gravity Mining Stations" by B. Morris Allen in Trollbreath Magazine.
• "The Messenger of Budapest" by Amy Kitcher in Trollbreath Magazine.
• "Heritage, or This Body of Folklore" by Ayida Shonibar in Apex Magazine. 
• "Person, Place, Thing" by Marissa Lingen in Clarkesworld.
• "Wyvern’s Grave" by William Morris in Swords and Sorcery Magazine. 
• "This Obituary Has Been Retracted" by P.C. Verrone in Strange Horizons.  
• "The Pocket Box" by Gunnar Anderson in Future Tense Fiction.
• " Zooming Past Shotgun Houses" by Eva Roslin in Nightmare Magazine. 
• "Bittersweet Endings (for All Who Live to See Such Times)" by Samantha Mills in Uncanny Magazine. 

 

Trailers and videos:

• Watch a trailer for Supergirl. 
• Watch a trailer for the new Ghost in the Shell.
• Watch a trailer for Backrooms. 

Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for March 27, 2026

 

It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with the upcoming Masters of the Universe live action film and Masters of the Universe in general, the cancellation of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy and Star Trek in general, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again and the Marvel Cinematic and TV Universe in general, Project Hail Mary, For All Manking, Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen, Paradise, Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice, tributes to Chuck Norris, Nicholas Brendon, Valeria Perrine and Sam Keith and much more.

Speculative fiction in general:

• Tobias Carroll shares indie SFF for March and April 2026 
• Cecile Pin shares seven novels with astronaut protagonists 
• James Davis Nicoll shares five stories about surviving and adapting on Mars 
• James Davis Nicoll shares five SFF stories about the dangerous business of truth-telling 
• Casey Scieszka shares five SFF books where time can’t be trusted
• Molly Odintz shares horror novels featuring worms.
• Emma Cleary talks about writing a psychological horror novel influenced by film stills
• James Whitbrook asks who was the worst Targaryen to rule Westeros.  

   

Comics and Art:

• Paul Weimer reviews Free Planet #1 by Aubrey Sitterson and Jed Dougherty
• Isaiah Colbert reviews Wanted: Eiichiro Oda Before One Piece by Eiichiro Oda.
• James Davis Nicoll reviews Flip by Ngozi Ukazu   
• Isaiah Colbert reviews Wicked Spot by Sal Jiang. 
• Isaiah Colbert explains what the manga Chainsaw Man and Evangelion share in their endings  
• Isaiah Colbert lists six magic school anime and manga to discover instead of thinking about Harry Potter ever again   
• Tom Gauld shares a cartoon about insensitivity readers
• Film poster and album cover artist Philip Castle has died aged 83.

 

Tributes to Sam Kieth: 

•  Comic artist Sam Kieth, best known for his work on Sandman and The Maxx, has died aged 63. 
• Justin Carter remembers Sam Kieth. 

 

Film and TV:

• Phuong Le calls The Last Blossom an affecting anime about a yakuza facing his final reckoning  
• Dan Persons declares that Civil War captures what journalists do, like it or not 
• Catherine Bray notes that the horror film The Mortuary Assistant at least gets the morgue work right, 
• Peter Bradshaw calls The Magic Faraway Tree and adaptation of children’s classic that is boasting lively performances and some sharp gags 
• Josh Pearce shares his thoughts on Slanted
• William Hughes shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Invincible. 
• Cheryl Eddy lists everything to remember about The Handmaid’s Tale ahead of The Testaments  
• Klaudia Amenabar recommends recent anime series. 
• Cheryl Eddy lists eight horror movies to enjoy this spring. 
• Ellery Weil notes that we’re in the midst of a horror comedy renaissance and wonders why now. 
• Judith Tarr shares her appreciation for the animal sidekicks of KPop Demon Hunters. 
• Don Kaye revisits the 1956 science fiction film Forbidden Planet. 
• Cora Buhlert revisits the 1970 Czech children's fantasy series Pan Tau. 
• Jessica Holmes revisits the 1971 Timeslip serial "The Day Of The Clone"  
• Samira Ahmed revisits the 1975 science fiction series Space 1999. 
• Jacob Oller revisits the 1983 nuclear war movie Testament. 
• Keith R.A.DeCandido revisits the 1998 Babylon 5 episode “A View from the Gallery” 
• Kali Wallace revisits the 2009 science fiction film Moon. 
• Caroline Siede revisits the 2011 fantasy film Sucker Punch. 
• Fiona Sturges interviews Cary Elwes, star of The Princess Bride, Dead Man's Wire, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Saw and many others.
• Katie Mulgrew explains how her autistic son saw himself reflected in David Tennant's take on Doctor Who 
• James Whitbrook ranks the many different legs that Darth Maul has had over the decades. 
• Jack Dunn reports that a new Lord of the Rings film is in development and will be written by former late night show host and comedian Stephen Colbert.
• The Guardian reports that a C-3PO head used in The Empire Strikes Back has been sold for more than one million USD at auction 
• Nick Robins-Early reports that actor Bill Cosby has been found guilty of sexual assault
• Jamie Blanks, director of Urban Legend, Valentine, Storm Warning, Long Weekend, Crawlspace and others, has died aged 54. 
• Actress Carrie Anne Fleming, best known for her roles in Supernatural and iZombie, has died aged 51 
• Actress Valerie Perrine, best known for her roles in Superman, Slaughterhouse Five, The Last American Hero and Lenny, has died aged 82. 

 

Tributes to Chuck Norris:

• Actor and martial artist Chuck Norris, best known for his roles in The Way of the Dragon, Delta Force, Missing in Action, Walker: Texas Ranger, Good Guys Wear Black, Lone Wolf McQuade, Firewalkers, Sidekicks, Invasion USA, The Expendables and many others, has died aged 86.  
• Peter Bradshaw remembers Chuck Norris. 
• Andrew Pulver remembers Chuck Norris. 
• Craig D. Lindsey looks back on Chuck Norris' series of action films for Cannon Studios in the 1980s. 
• Owen Myers shares photos from Chuck Norris lengthy career. 

 

 Tributes to Nicholas Brendon: 

• Actor Nicholas Brendon, best known for playing Xander in Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, has died aged 54. 
• Maanvi Singh remembers Nicholas Brendon. 
• Justin Carter remembers Nicholas Brendon. 
• Harry Sekulich remembers Nicholas Brendon. 

 

Tributes to Valerie Perrine:

• Actress Valerie Perrine, best known for her roles in Superman, Slaughterhouse Five, The Last American Hero and Lenny, has died aged 82. 
• Drew Gillis remembers Valerie Perrine. 

 

Comments on Masters of the Universe in general:

• Jukka Issakainen analyses the trailer for the upcoming Masters of the Universe live action movie. 
• James Eatock explains how the Filmation villain Nephtu received his unique look.

 

Comments on the cancellation of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy and Star Trek in general: 

• Joe Otterson reports that Star Trek: Starfleet Academy will end with season 2 
• James Whitbrook declares that Starfleet Academy deserved better than this  
• Brendan Morrow reports that William Shatner bemoans the end of Starfleet Academy and mocks the "woke" backlash 
• James Whitbrook lists everything we know about the future of Star Trek 

 

Comments on Ready or Not 2: Here I Come:

• Emmet Asher-Perrin declares that Ready or Not 2: Here I Come has a much larger stage than the first film.
• Cheryl Eddy interviews Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, director of Ready or Not 2: Here I Come 

 

Comments on Project Hail Mary:

• Emmet Asher-Perrin declares that Project Hail Mary knows what makes humans special — and it’s not heroism 
• Leah Schnelbach declares that Project Hail Mary walks a thin tightrope over a bottomless void
• Arturo Serrano declares that Project Hail Mary pulls off a disturbing misdirection trick and ignores the billions of deaths happening offscreen 
• Astrophysicist Sara Webb breaks down the science in Project Hail Mary 
• Caroline Siede declares that Project Hail Mary is part of a long, proud lineage of science fiction films about the importance of collaboration and communication.  
• Germain Lussier discusses the ending of Project Hail Mary and a deviation from Andy Weir's novel. 
• Mike Miller explains how Project Hail Mary star Ryan Gosling persuaded his co-star Sandra Hüller to sing in the karaoke scene in Project Hail Mary. 
• Esther Zuckerman interviews Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, directors of Project Hail Mary. 
• Tara Bennett interviews Drew Goddard, writer of Project Hail Mary.
• James Whitbrook also interviews Drew Goddard. 
• Tasha Robinson interviews Andy Weir, on whose novel Project Hail Mary is based. 
• Germain Lussier reports that Project Hail Mary is poised to become a big hit  

  

Comments on season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again and the Marvel Cinematic and TV Universe in general:

• Jarrod Jones calls the season 2 premiere of Daredevil: Born Again promising.
• Leah Schnelbach declares that Daredevil: Born Again pulls no punches in its season 2 premiere 
• Germain Lussier calls season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again a slow burn that’s worth the wait 
• Jordan Moreau and Antonio Ferme interview the showrunner and stars of Daredevil: Born Again about some real world parallels in the series.
• Matthew Byrd explains how season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again, Punisher: One Last Kill and Spider-Man: Brand New Day are all (supposedly) connected 
• Germain Lussier discusses the place of Daredevil: Born Again in the overall timeline of the Marvel Cinematic and TV Universe. 
• Ben Child wonders whether some X-Men characters will appear in Spider-Man: Brand New Day.  

 

Comments on For All Mankind: 

• Saloni Gajjar declares that the fifth season of For All Mankind is off to a rocky start  
• Germain Lussier declares that season 5 of For All Mankind beautifully sets the series up for the future  
• Lacy Baugher-Milas calls For All Mankind television’s most underrated science fiction drama and declares that the show just keeps getting better with age 
• Germain Lussier interviews Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi, showrunners of For All Mankind and the spin-off Star City. 
• Molly Templeton reports that For All Mankind will end with season 6 
• Watch a trailer for the For All Mankind spin-off Star City. 

 

Comments on Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen: 

• Rhik Samadder calls Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen an absolutely terrifying horror series. 
• Lucy Mangan calls Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen so scary it will send you hysterical 
• Noel Murray calls Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen an offbeat horror(ish) miniseries that turns bridal misgivings into an inescapable nightmare.  
• Lacy Baugher Milas declares that Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen really should have just been a movie 

 

Comments on season 2 of Paradise: 

• Saloni Gajjar shares her thoughts on the penultimate episode of  season 2 of Paradise. 
• Cheryl Eddy shares five questions we need answered in the season 2 finale of Paradise. 

 

Comments on Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice: 

• Germain Lussier calls Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice a genre blending delight  
• Jesse Hassenger calls Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice an overworked and over-quirked time travel action-comedy 

 

Awards:

• The winner of the 2025 Otherwise Award has been announced. 
• The winner of the 2025 IAFA Crawford Award has been announced.
• The finalists for the 2026 Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards have been announced.
• The winners of the 2026 Lord Ruthven Awards have been announced.  
• The finalists for the 2026 Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award have been announced.
• The recipient of the 2026 NSS Arthur C. Clarke Memorial Award has been announced. 
• The winners of the 2026 Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival Award have been announced. 
• The winners of the 2026 BBC Audio Drama Awards have been announced. 
• The finalists for the 2026 Bafta TV Awards have been announced.  
• The winners of the 2026 Game Developers Choice Awards have been announced. 
• Heather Rose Jones shares a history and analysis of the Best Related Work Hugo category 
• Heather Rose Jones shares even more history and analysis of the Best Related Work Hugo category  
• Mike Glyer reports how SFWA is administering the Nebula Awards policy against LLM-use 

 

 

Writing, publishing and promotion: 

• Justin C. Key explains why medical school is the perfect training for writing a thriller 
• Ava Glass talks about writing spy fiction. 
• Lauren Reding explains how to get the most out of your setting in domestic suspense 
• Emma Loffhagen reports that the publisher Hachette has pulled the horror novel Shy Girl by Mia Ballard over suspected AI use.
• Alexandra Alter also reports about the cancellation of Shy Girl by Mia Ballard. 
• Andrea Bartz explains how the cancellation of Shy Girl by Mia Ballard also increases the risks of authors innocently being accused of using AI  
• Emma Loffhagen reports that Raynor Winn, author of the memoir The Salt Path, not only falsified parts of that memoir but also won a prize for debut authors, even though she had previously published another book under a pen name. 
• David Streitfeld discusses how The Washington Post’s now-defunct Book World transformed the careers of two giants of American literature. 
• Katie Dancey-Downs reports that school book banning escalates in the UK, as secondary school in Manchester censors scores of books 
• James Bacon takes a closer look at the books removed from the school library in Greater Manchester. 

 

Interviews:

• Molly Odintz interviews Bethany C. Morrow. 
• Locus interviews Makana Yamamoto 
• John Mauro interviews Mark Lawrence.
• Rai Furniss-Greasley interviews Eric LaRocca 

 

Reviews: 

• Runalong the Shelves reviews Wolfskin by Jeremy Szal 
• Sam Tyler reviews Jitterbug by Gareth L. Powell.  
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Intergalactic Feast by Lavanya Lakshminarayan  
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Edge of Oblivion by Kirk Weddell 
• Z.B. Steele reviews Voidverse by Damien Ober 
• Roseanna Pendlebury reviews Hell's Heart by Alexis Hall  
• Daniel Dern reviews Twelve Months by Jim Butcher. 
• Ian Mond reviews The Misheard World by Aliya Whiteley 
• Niall Harrison reviews The Iron Garden Sutra by A.D. Sui
• Chris Kluwe reviews The Franchise by Thomas Elrod 
• Julia Kitvaria Sarene reviews All That We See or Seem by Ken Liu  
• Niall Harrison reviews Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal
• Abigail Nussbaum reviews Pretenders to the Throne of God by Adrian Tchaikovsky 
• Paul Di Filippo reviews Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman 
• Lesa Holstine reviews Murder at Martingale Manor by Jodi Taylor 
• Julia Kitvaria Sarene reviews The Tattling Whisperwoods by Tilly Wallace  
• Arturo Serrano reviews The Blossoming of the Big Tree by Dilman Dila   
• Colleen Mondor reviews The Unwritten Rules of Magic by Harper Ross
• Julia Kitvaria Sarene reviews To Ride a Rising Storm by Moniquill Blackgoose
• Cassie Schulz reviews Queen of Faces by Petra Lord. 
• Bill Capossere reviews Daughter of Crows by Mark Lawrence 
• Esmay Rosalyne reviews Echoes of the Past by JBJ  
• Molly Templeton reviews When They Burned the Butterfly by Wen-Yi Lee  
• Esmay Rosalyne reviews Mercy: Ill is The Fate by Chance Dillon 
• Mark Yon reviews No Man's Land by Richard Morgan. 
• Rai Furniss-Greasley reviews Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones 
• Gabino Iglesias reviews Bones of Our Stars, Blood of Our World by Cullen Bunn 
• Tobias Carroll reviews She Made Herself a Monster by Anna Kovatcheva.
• Gabino Iglesias reviews The Sofa by Sam Munson 
• Ian Mond reviews Vigil by George Saunders 
• Rob Bedford reviews Wretch by Eric La Rocca. 
• Alexis Ong reviews Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran 
• Ed Crocker reviews The Hive by Ronald Malfi 
• Alex Brown reviews The Murderbot Short Stories by Martha Wells. 
• James Davis Nicoll reviews Bliss Montage by Ling Ma   
• Bill Capossere reviews Trace Elements: Conversations on the Project of Science Fiction and Fantasy by Ada Palmer and Jo Walton 

 

Classics reviews:

• Sandy Ferber revisits the 1926 lost world novel The City of Desire by Juanita Savage
• Dave Hook revisits the 1930 planetary romance The Martian Trilogy by John P. Moore. 
• Lesa Holstine revisits the 1945 ghost romance The Ghost and Mrs. Muir by R.A. Dick
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1953 science fiction novel Ring Around the Sun by Clifford D. Simak  
• Gideon Marcus revisits the April 1971 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1991 essay How to Build a Planet by Poul Anderson and Stephen L. Gillett  
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1991 science fiction novel The Silicon Man by Charles Platt   
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 2002 fantasy novel Parade by Hiromi Kawakami, translated by Allison Markin Powell 
• Hache Pueyo revisits the 2013 dystopian novella The Factory by Hiroko Oyamada.

 

Con and event reports:

• Scott A. Woodard shares a video of the 2026 Los Angeles Vintage Paperback Collectors Show and Sale in Glendale, California.
• Leah Thomas reports about Ghost in the Shell: The Exhibition in Tokyo, Japan.

 

Crowdfunding:

• The family of the late Valerie Perrine needs help with funeral expenses

 

Science and technology:

• The Guardian reports that NASA is now planning to launch its Artemis 2 mission to the Moon on April 1.
• NASA reports that the Hubble space telescope has unexpectedly caught a comet breaking up 
• CERN reports that their experiment in transporting antimatter across the CERN site has succeeded.
• Eve Van Dyke talks about the deadly gender gap in car safety. 
• Neal Stephenson talks about the end of the Metaverse. 
• J.H. Market talks about five of the most terrifying islands in the world   

 

Gaming: 

• James Davis Nicoll shares four new superhero RPGs to watch out for
• C.T. Phipps reviews the video game Kingdom Come: Deliverance  
• Joe DelFranco reviews the video game Ghost of Yōtei by Sucker Punch Productions 
• Dean Smith-Richard reviews the video game Civilzation VII. 
• Keza MacDonald reports that the developers of the indie video game All Will Rise have returned funding given to them by Microsoft to protest Microsoft's cooperation with the Israeli Defence Forces. 
• Michael Levinson report that the video game company Epic Games is laying off more than 1000 employees 

 

Toys and collectibles:

• Adam McComb reviews the Mattel Masters of the Universe Chronicles Scare Glow action figure. 
• Adam Power reviews the Mythic Legions Scapular the Cryptbreaker 2 action figure from Four Horsemen Studios
• Adam Power reviews the Mythic Legions Uumbra action figure from Four Horsemen Studios 
• Colt Crane shares a look at upcoming Mattel Masters of the Universe movie action figures, Funko Pops, a He-Man and Teela Barbie and much more. 
• Colt Crane shares a look at other Masters of the Universe movie merchandise. 
• Pixel Dan shares his thoughts on the newly revealed Masters of the Universe movie toys. 
• James Whitbrook takes a look at the Mandalorian and Grogu action figures by Hot Toys.
• Tim Kohut reports about the new LEGO Star Wars Smart Play Millennium Falcon set.. 
• James Whitbrook takes a look at the LEGO Star Wars Yoda bust. 
• Germain Lussier shares a look at the LEGO Marvel SHIELD Helicarrier set. 
• Germain Lussier shares a look at a fan-made LEGO version of Rocky from Project Hail Mary. 
• Arthur Reeder talks about his collection of postboxes. 
• Amaris Encinas reports that a tie-in popcorn bucket for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is officially the World’s Smallest Popcorn Container. 

 

Free online fiction: 

• "Terms of Enlightenment" by Patrick Hurley in Lightspeed.  
• "When We Loved Giants" by Sara S. Messenger in Lightspeed. 
• "In Your Dreams" by Leah Cypess in The Sunday Morning Transport.
• "The Black Die" by Walter J. Wiese in Swords and Sorcery Magazine. 
• "Heritage, or This Body of Folklore" by Ayida Shonibar in Apex Magazine. 
• "Five Medicines You Found in the Garden of Unfinished Poems" by Jenna Hanchey in Strange Horizons.  
• "Those Who Left History" by Wanxiang Fengnian, translated by Stella Jiayue Zhu in Clarkesworld. 
• "When Things Went Bad" by Stephen Graham Jones in Uncanny Magazine  
• "R is for Remains" by Steve Rasnic Tem in The Dark. 
• "Tatterdemalion" by Michael Cisco in Reactor. 

 

Trailers and videos:

• Watch a trailer for  Stranger Things: Tales From ‘85 
• Watch a clip from Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord  
• Watch a trailer for The End of Oak Street 
• Watch a trailer for How It Ends.
• Watch a trailer for the live action Moana. 
• Watch a trailer for Forgotten Island