It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with tributes to Sean Connery, Rachel Caine and Debra Doyle, horror film recommendations, season 3 of Star Trek Discovery and Star Trek in general, season 2 of The Mandalorian and Star Wars in general, His House, The Walking Dead and its many spin-offs, NaNoWriMo advice, a whole lot of horror and much more.
Speculative fiction in general:
- Amal El-Mohtar recommends some recent science fiction and fantasy novels.
- James Davis Nicoll shares five science fiction books featuring alien oceans.
- Mallory O'Meara shares seven contemporary monster stories written by women.
- Rachel Harrison pairs up scary books and scary movies for Halloween.
- Larissa Irankunda recommends recent horror novels by diverse authors.
- Princess Weeks explores feminist horror.
- Alison Flood interviews several authors about their scariest stories.
- Katarina Betterton talks about classic gothic tales and their true villains.
- Jason Ray Carney talks about the connection between gothic fiction and sword and sorcery.
- Payal Dhar declares that fantasy fiction and roleplaying games must shed their racist history.
- Daisy Johnson shares her favourite scary fiction of recent years.
- Rosie Fletcher shares the scariest sentences ever written, as selected by several horror authors.
- Crime Reads lists several famous writers who have appeared as ghosts.
- Leaf Arbuthnot wonders why novels, movies and podcasts are getting ever longer.
- Bob Freeman shares his appreciation for the John Thunstone occult detective tales by Manly Wade Wellman.
- Neil Drysdale reports about the correspondence between J.M. Barrie and Robert Louis Stevenson.
- Alex Moss and Corynne McSherry report about a copyright dispute surrounding the so-called Omegaverse.
- Simone Fox Koob remembers Australian writer, editor and fan John Bangsund
- Science fiction writer Debra Doyle died aged 67.
- Fantasy, science fiction and thriller author Roxanne Conrad a.k.a. Rachel Caine died aged 58.
- Andrew Liptak remembers Rachel Caine.
Film and TV:
- Danette Chavez calls Moonbase 8 a lighthearted office comedy that actually works.
- Katie Rife declares that The Dark and the Wicked lives up to its title.
- Andrew Pulver calls Wolfwalkers a beautiful animated movie set against the background of Irish history.
- Mike D'Angelo calls Mortal just another superhero movie, except that this one is set in Norway.
- Beatrice Loayaza finds that the astronaut drama Proxima falls flat, but praises Eva Green's performance.
- Leslie Felperin calls A Place Among the Dead a complex hybrid of fiction and documentary.
- Peter Bradshaw calls About Endlessness a mesmerising odyssey to the heart of existence.
- Swapnil Dhruv Bose explains why Stanislaw Lem disliked Andrei Tarkovsky's 1972 adaptation of Solaris.
- Vance Kotrla revisits the 1959 fantasy movie Orfeu Negro.
- Ginevra Gafaro revisits the 1961 Mexican SFF movie Invasion of the Zombies and the 1962 Mexican SFF movies Santo vs. the Vampire Women.
- Leah Schnelbach shares her appreciation for the 1966 animated movie It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.
- Nick Ruskell revisits the 1980 horror anthology series Hammer House of Horror for its 40th anniversary.
- Katie Rife and A.A. Dowd revisit the 1981 horror movies An American Werewolf in London and The Howling.
- Craig Suide also revisits An American Werewolf in London.
- Katie Rife takes a look at the tangled history of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre series.
- Anna Swanson shares the fifty best shots from the James Bond movies.
- Stuart Heritage wonders how a Netflix adaptation of Assassin's Creed will work.
- Martin Belam interviews Tom Baker, best known for playing the Fourth Doctor in Doctor Who.
- Stuart Jeffries interviews Tsai Chin, best known for playing the daughter of Fu Manchu, a Bond girl and a Chinese immigrant in The Joy Luck Club.
- Simon Hattenstone interviews Wesley Snipes, star of Blade, Passenger 57, The Expendables and many others.
- Cameron Scheetz interviews Zoe Lister-Jones, director of The Craft: Legacy.
- James Pethokoukis interviews Ronald D. Moore, showrunner of Outlander, For All Mankind and the 2000s Battlestar Galactica.
- Simon Hattenstone interviews Craig Charles, one of the stars of Red Dwarf.
- Lyndsey Parker interviews Alice Cooper about his guest appearance on The Muppets Show in 1978.
- Sheraz Farooqi interviews Ray Fisher, who played Cyborg, about his time on the set of Justice League.
- Charles Pulliam-Moore reports that the lawyers of Justice League director Joss Whedon have taken issue with Ray Fisher's statements.
- Maggie De La Paz reports that the latest adaptation of Brave New World has been cancelled after one season.
- Ben Child reports that Warner Bros is struggling with criticism over the portrayal of disability in The Witches and about continuing to make movies based on novels by noted transphobe J.K. Rowling starring domestic abuser Johnny Depp.
- Andrew Pulver reports that British cinemas struggle for survival, as they are shut down again because of the corona pandemic.
- Adrian Horton reports about the backlash against the trailer for the pandemic themed movie Songbird.
- British actor John Sessions, who appeared in Doctor Who and Gormenghast among others, has died aged 67.
Tributes to Sean Connery:
- Scottish actor Sean Connery, best known for playing James Bond, Dr. Henry Jones Senior in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Agamemnon in Time Bandits, Ramirez in Highlander, Zed in Zardoz, Sir William of Baskerville in The Name of the Rose and many others, has died aged 90.
- The BBC shares an obituary for Sean Connery.
- Ronald Bergan shares an obituary for Sean Connery.
- Peter Bradshaw shares a tribute to Sean Connery.
- James Whitbrook remembers Sean Connery.
- Leonard Maltin remembers Sean Connery.
- Steve Vertlieb remembers Sean Connery.
- Aljean Harmetz remembers Sean Connery.
- Jake Coyle remembers Sean Connery.
- Brian Phillips shares a tribute to Sean Connery.
- Bill Koenig shares a tribute to Sean Connery.
- Vanessa Thorpe shares tributes by co-stars and colleagues to Sean Connery.
- Micheline Roquebrune, wife of the late Sean Connery, reveals that the actor suffered from dementia towards the end of his life.
- The BBC shares photos from Sean Connery's lengthy career.
- The Guardian also shares photos from Sean Connery's lengthy career.
- Martin Belam and Libby Brooks are outraged by Donald Trump's response to the death of Sean Connery.
Recommendations for horror films:
- Olivia Rutigliano recommends movies to watch this Halloween.
- Writers of The Guardian share their favourite little known horror movies.
- Readers of the Guardian recommend their favourite little known horror movies.
- Anne Billson ranks the scariest cinematic ghosts.
- Gwen Ihnat takes a look at romantic comedies starring witches.
- Andrew Pulver shares the ten scariest films that aren't horror movies.
- Kieran Fisher recommends the best Japanese horror movies.
Comments on season 3 of Star Trek Discovery and Star Trek in general:
- Keith R.A. DeCandido shares his thoughts on "People of the Earth", the latest episode of Star Trek Discovery.
- James Whitbrook shares his thoughts on "People of the Earth".
- Zack Handlen shares his thoughts on "People of the Earth".
- Camestros Felapton shares his thoughts on "People of the Earth".
- Jay Stobie shares his thoughts on "People of the Earth".
- Cora Buhlert shares her thoughts on "People of the Earth".
- Kate Gardner declares that the non-binary character of Adira, as portrayed by Blu del Barrio, is a great step forward for Star Trek.
- Keith R.A. DeCandido revisits the Star Trek Voyager episodes "Random Thoughts" and "Concerning Flight".
Comments on season 2 of The Mandalorian and Star Wars in general:
- Emmet Asher-Perrin shares their thoughts on "The Marshal", the latest episode of The Mandalorian.
- Paul MacInnes shares his thoughts on "The Marshal".
- Jack Seale shares his thoughts on "The Marshal".
- Katie Rife shares her thoughts on "The Marshal".
- Germain Lussier shares his thoughts on "The Marshal".
- Cora Buhlert shares her thoughts on "The Marshal".
- Camestros Felapton shares his thoughts on "The Marshal".
- Josh Weiss explains how the sign of language of the Tusken Raiders seen in The Mandalorian was created
- James Whitbrook points out that a certain character in The Mandalorian might not be who we think he is.
- Germain Lussier discusses a specific easter egg in "The Marshal".
- Take a quiz to determine which Mandalorian character you are.
- Andrew Liptak celebrates the 30th anniversary of Star Wars villain Grand Admiral Thrawn.
Comments on His House:
Comments on The Walking Dead and its spin-offs:
Awards:
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- Anna Catalano talks about NaNoWriMo.
- David Barnett explains how to make the best out of NaNoWriMo.
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch explains how stories can help you through difficult times.
- Charlie Jane Anders explains how writers can control time and space in their writing.
- Dominic Martell discusses how writers handle the aging or lack thereof of longrunning series characters.
- Susan Cox talks about writers who lost their manuscripts through various mishaps.
- Sheree Renée Thomas will succeed C.C. Finlay as editor of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
- Victoria Strauss talks about a new scam aimed at writers.
- Martin Latham declares that bookshops are a sanctuary for everyone.
- Alison Flood reports about Bookshop.org, a platform created as an alternative to Amazon.
Interviews:
- Maggie Lange interviews Claire Cronin.
- Dave Higgins interviews John Crowley.
- Arley Sorg interviews R.F. Kuang.
- Daniel Scott White interviews Stanley Qiufan Chen.
- Tasha Robinson interviews Cory Doctorow.
- The Qwillery interviews Thilde Kold Holdt.
- Jen Gheller interviews Alexandra Grunberg.
- Mary Anne Mohanraj interviews Minal Hajratwala.
- Arley Sorg interviews John Fleskes.
- William Patrick Maynard interviews Christopher Paul Carey.
- S.C. Stuart interviews Matthew B. Tepper, president of the Los Angeles Science Fiction Society.
Reviews:
- James Davis Nicoll reviews Seven of Infinities by Aliette de Bodard.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Salvation Lost by Peter F. Hamilton.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews The Saints of Salvation by Peter F. Hamilton.
- For Winter Nights reviews The Saints of Salvation by Peter F. Hamilton.
- Ron Fortier reviews The Guns of Pluto by Allen Steele.
- Paul di Filippo reviews Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee.
- Adrienne Martini reviews Random Sh*t Flying Through the Air by Jackson Ford and A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher.
- Marion Deeds and Jana Nyman review The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow.
- Blue Book Balloon reviews The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow.
- Sean Dowie reviews The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow.
- Rob Bedford reviews The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow.
- Blue Book Balloon reviews The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher.
- Kate Elliott and Zoraida Córdova review Ash and Quill by Rachel Caine.
- Kat Hooper reviews The Last Smile in Sunder City by Luke Arnold.
- Gary K. Wolfe reviews The Midnight Circus by Jane Yolen.
- L.A. Young reviews Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark.
- Katharine Coldiron reviews The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart.
- James Davis Nicoll reviews On Fragile Waves by E. Lily Yu.
- Colleen Mondor reviews Brown Girl Ghosted by Mintie Das.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Once Again by Catherine Wallace Hope.
- Adri Joy reviews Master of Poisons by Andrea Hairston.
- Kat Hooper reviews Sleep Donation by Karen Russell.
- Bill Capossere reviews Attack Surface by Cory Doctorow.
- Kat Hooper reviews The Trouble With Peace by Joe Abercrombie.
- Blue Book Balloon reviews Dead Lies Dreaming by Charles Stross.
- Kat Hooper reviews And Go Like This by John Crowley.
- Mark Yon reviews Thirteen Stories by Jonathan Sims.
- Paperback Warrior reviews Allison V. Harding: The Forgotten Queen of Horror by Allison V. Harding.
- Ian Mond reviews A Sinister Quartet by Mike Allen, C.S.E. Cooney, Amanda J. Mcgee and Jessica P. Wick.
- Camestros Felapton reviews Divided We Fall: One Possible Future, edited by Mack Henkel.
- Fletcher Vredenburgh reviews Barbarians at the Gates of Hollywood by P.J. Thorndyke.
Classics reviews:
- Randy Money revisits the 1859 supernatural novella The Lifted Veil by George Eliot.
- Will Errickson revisits the 1933 Northwest Smith planetary romance "Shambleau" by C.L. Moore.
- James Malizewski revisits the 1934 Northwest Smith planetary romance "Dust of God" by C.L. Moore.
- Ryan Harvey revisits the 1936 weird menace stories "Black Wind Blowing" and "Graveyard Rats" by Robert E. Howard.
- James Reasoner revisits the 1936 horror novella "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" by H.P. Lovecraft.
- Sandy Ferber revisits the 1938 horror novel The Bat Woman by Cromwell Gibbons.
- Steve J. Wright revisits the October 1940 issue of Unknown.
- James Reasoner revisits the 1943 horror story "No Light For Uncle Henry" by August Derleth.
- Cora Buhlert revisits the 1949 planetary romance story "Garden of Evil" by Margaret St. Clair.
- James Malizewski revisits the 1951 fantasy story "The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnoles" by Idris Seabright a.k.a. Margaret St. Clair.
- Steven Mollmann revisits the time travel novel The Big Time by Fritz Leiber, winner of the 1958 Hugo Award for Best Novel.
- Gideon Marcus revisits the November 1965 issue of Analog.
- David Levinson revisits the December 1965 issue of If - Worlds of Science Fiction.
- Adventures Fantastic revisits the 1974 collection What's It Like Out There? by Edmond Hamilton.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1976 historical fantasy novel Lady of the Bees by Thomas Burnett Swann
- Will Errickson revisits the 1977 horror story "The Chimney" by Ramsay Campbell.
- Alan Brown revisits the 1985 military science fiction novel The Helmsman by Bill Baldwin.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1987 anthology The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection, edited by Gardner Dozois.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1993 horror novel Black Ice by Pat Greversen.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits Marque and Reprisal, a 2004 novel in the Vatta's War military science fiction series by Elizabeth Moon.
Con and event reports:
- Marcin Klak reports about Futuricon, the virtual 2020 Eurocon.
- Ehud Maimon reports about the virtual 2020 Israeli science fiction convention ICon.
- Mike Glyer shares an update regarding the facilities for DisCon III, the 2020 Worldcon in Washington DC.
- Samantha Haney Press shares a radical approach to fan run SFF conventions.
- Watch a video of the talk N.K. Jemisin gave at the virtual National Book Festival.
- The Utopiales Festival in Nantes, France, has been cancelled due to the corona virus pandemic.
Crowdfunding:
- The tabletop roleplaying game The Dee Sanction: Elizabethan Agents of the Supernatural is looking for funding.
- Illustrator Tou Her is looking for funding for Diaspora, ink drawings inspired by Hmong folktales and history.
- The family of the late science fiction writer Debra Doyle needs some help with the funeral costs.
- SFF writer Adam-Troy Castro and his wife Juli have become victims of identity theft, had their accounts cleared out and are losing their home and need help.
Science and technology:
- The New York Times celebrates the 20th anniversary of the International Space Station.
- The Los Angeles Times reports that mysterious bursts of radio waves have been traced to a magnetar.
- George Dvorsky reports that platypuses can glow in the dark.
- Summer H. Paulus talks about the origins of Halloween and its traditions.
Free online fiction:
- "Fifty Things Every AI Working With Humans Should Know" by Ken Liu in Uncanny Magazine.
- "The Land of Eternal Jackfruits" by Rupsa Dey in Clarkesworld.
- "Death Is For Those Who Die" by Jana Bianchi in Clarkesworld.
- "And This Is How to Stay Alive" by Shingai Njeri Kagunda in Fantasy Magazine.
- "Assyrian Machinery" by Anne Elise Brinich in Luna Station Quarterly.
- "Just Below the Heart" by Nina Kiriki Hoffman in Daily Science Fiction.
- "Holes in the Fence" by Brooks C. Mendell in Daily Science Fiction.
- "Le Cygne Baiseur" by Molly Tanzer in Lightspeed.
- "Schrödinger's Catastrophe, Part 1" by Gene Doucette in Lightspeed.
- "Tiger's Feast" by K.T. Bryski in Nightmare Magazine.
- "Nobody Lives Here" by H. Pueyo in The Dark.
- "The Mannequin Challenge" by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki in Omenana.
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