Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for September 9, 2022

It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with the 2022 Hugo and Dragon Award winners, the 2022 Worldcon, Star Trek: Lower Decks and the many iterations of Star Trek, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general, Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, House of the Dragon, the season 4 finale of What We Do in the Shadows, Saloum, Don't Worry Darling and the many scandals surrounding it, the new live action Pinocchio, tributes to Peter Straub and much more.

Speculative fiction in general:

• Book Marks shares eight great science fiction and fantasy books for September. 
• Jo Walton shares her reading list for August 2022.
  
• Camestros Felapton talks about science fiction and fantasy subgenres and fascism. 
• Wole Talabi talks about Sauúti, the first African collaborative fantasy universe. 
• Meg Elison wonders why stories about abduction and captivity are so extraordinarily terrifying. 
• Rachael Conrad shares five SFF books about strange houses. 
• James Davis Nicoll shares five SFF stories featuring mutant protagonists. 
• Rachel Ayers shares five revelatory Rapunzel retellings.
  
• Emma Leff discusses the exploration of death and grieving in the Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir.
  
• Kim Bannerman profiles Australian science fiction writer Norma K. Hemming.
• Paperback Warrior shares their appreciation for the work of Joe Hill. 
• Judith Tarr shares her appreciation for the Lady Trent series by Marie Brennan.
  
• Terry Olson shares his appreciation for the Barsoom novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
  
• Howard Andrew Jones shares his appreciation for the work of Harold Lamb. 
• Brian Murphy shares his appreciation for Fantastic and the magazine's contributions to sword and sorcery.
  
• James Harvey takes a look at H.P. Lovecraft from the perspective of a survivor of childhood sexual abuse.
  
• Allegra Rosenberg talks about the history of fandom, fandom artefacts and how to preserve them.
• Tim Jonze recounts how Drag Queen Story Hours were hijacked by the culture wars.
  
• Videogame critic Mike Fahey died aged 49.
  
• Joseph Delaney, author of the YA fantasy The Spook's Apprentice, has died aged 77. 
• Noted Doctor Who fan and British monarch Queen Elizabeth II has died aged 96.
  

 

Tributes to Peter Straub: 

• Horror and thriller author Peter Straub died aged 79. 
• Clay Risen remembers Peter Straub.
  
• Adrian Horton remembers Peter Straub.
  

 

Comics and Art:

• Matt Davis reviews the graphic novel Echolands by J.H. Williams III. 
• Lord Samper's Library reviews the sword and sorcery comic collection Black Beth: Vengeance Be Thy Name by Blas Gallego, Alec Worley and Dani.
  
• Ivy Allie celebrates the fifteenth anniversary of the webcomic Subnormality by Winston Rowntree. 
• James Davis Nicoll reviews the webtoon Seven Days in Silverglen by Walkingnorth.
  
• Anthony Perconti shares ten great crime comics. 
• Brian Heater interviews comic artist Alex Ross. 
  
• Deuce Richardson celebrates Frank Kelly Freas for what would have been his 100th birthday.
• Deuce Richardson celebrates Michael Kaluta for his 75th birthday. 
• The Geeky Nerfherder shares his appreciation for the fantasy and comic art of Max Bertolini.
  
• REH World share their appreciation for the Conan artwork of Mark Schultz.
  

 

Film and TV:

• Camestros Felapton shares his thoughts on Three Thousand Years of Longing.
  
• Peter Bradshaw calls The Eternal Daughter a haunting ghost story. 
• Peter Bradshaw calls Crimes of the Future a horror sensation.
  
• Leigh Monson calls Medieval a blunt instrument of a historical drama. 
• Mike McCahill calls Tad the Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy a jolly animated caper. 
• William Hughes shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Archer.
  
• Mark Yon takes a look at the many cinematic portrayals of Batman.
• Rob Bricken reminds everybody that the Brendan Fraser renaissance began with Doom Patrol.
  
• Ben Child wonders who is to blame for the mess that was the Star Wars sequel trilogy. 
• Todd Gilchrist interviews Joe Dante, director of Gremlins, The Howling, Innerspace and many others.
  
• Emine Saner interviews Keeley Hawes, star of Ashes to Ashes, Crossfire and Spooks.  
  
• Davide Mana revisits the 1948 monster movie Unknown Island. 
• Adam Abraham revisits the 1959 horror comedy The Little Shop of Horrors.
  
• Peter Bradshaw revisits the 1975 disaster movie Jaws.
  
• Rob Bricken revisits the 1984 cartoon Turbo Teen and finds it just as terrible as he remembered.
  
• The Guardian reports that the late actress Anne Heche was trapped in her car in a burning house for 45 minutes until she could be rescued.
  

Comments on She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general: 

• Molly Templeton shares her thoughts on "Is This Not Real Magic?", the latest episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. 
• Saloni Gajjar shares her thoughts on "Is This Not Real Magic?" 
• Germain Lussier shares his thoughts on "Is This Not Real Magic?"
  
• Louis Skye points out that She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is refreshing, relatable and hilarious, so who cares about dodgy CGI?
  
• Basil Mariner Chase takes a look at the usual suspects being angry about She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and whether their anger is justified.
  

Comments on Star Trek: Lower Decks and the many iterations of Star Trek: 

• Keith R.A. DeCandido shares his thoughts on "Mining the Mind's Mines", the latest episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks. 
• James Whitbrook shares his thoughts on "Mining the Mind's Mines".
  
• Gavia Baker-Whitelaw traces the complictaed history of Star Trek's minidress uniform.
• Watch a trailer for season 3 of Star Trek Picard.
  

 

 Comments on House of the Dragon (spoilers):

• Mike Hale feels that House of the Dragon is missing something and calls it a domesticated Game of Thrones. 
• Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the first three episodes of House of the Dragon.
  
• Rob Bricken shares his thoughts on the latest episode of House of the Dragon.
  
• Aaron Jones shares his thoughts on the latest episode of House of the Dragon.
• Jenna Scherer shares her thoughts on the latest episode of House of the Dragon. 
• Tom Huddleston shares his thoughts on the latest episode of House of the Dragon. 
• Tyler Dean shares his thoughts on the latest episode of House of the Dragon. 
• Joe Brosnan shares his thoughts on the latest episode of House of the Dragon. 
  
• Jeff Yang is pleased that House of the Dragon is less racist and sexist than Game of Thrones. 
• Tom Huddleston complains that House of the Dragon has less sex and nudity than Game of Thrones.
  
• James Hibberd recounts how House of the Dragon fixed George R.R. Martin's least favourite scene in Game of Thrones.
• Stuart Heritage reports about a CGI goof in episode 3 of House of the Dragon. 
  
• Scott Woods explains at length why he does not feel compelled to watch House of the Dragon. 
• Readers of The Guardian share their thoughts on House of the Dragon and The Rings of Power.
  
• Ross Douthat declares that House of the Dragon and The Rings of Power ring in the age of blockbuster TV.
  

 

Comments on Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: 

• Caroline Framke calls Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power sweeping and gutsy.
• Daniel Fienberg calls The Rings of Power a big bold prequel with potential.
  
• Darren Franish calls The Rings of Power kind of a catastrophe.
  
• Andy Welch declares that The Rings of Power is like no TV you've ever seen before. 
• Matt Schimkowitz declares that The Rings of Power is off to a fantastic start.
  
• Sylas K. Barrett declares that The Rings of Power cannot escape the looming shadow of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings.
• Aaron Jones shares his thoughts on the first two episodes of The Rings of Power. 
• Cheryl Eddy explains how The Rings of Power manages to make the Harfoots look so tiny. 
  
• Michael D.C. Drout hopes that The Rings of Power won't be the start of a Lord of the Rings cinematic universe. 
• John Blake reports that some people are still upset about actors of colour being cast in The Rings of Power. 
• Jesse Whittock reports about a Twitter argument between Neil Gaiman and Elon Musk about The Rings of Power. 
• Alexi Duggins reports that the cast of the Lord of the Rings movies and the cast of The Rings of Power have spoken out against the racist abuse hurled at some castmembers of colour.
  
• Stuart Heritage attempts to catalog every controversy about The Rings of Power so far.
  
• Alex Hern reports that Amazon is delaying the posting of reviews of The Rings of Power to prevent review bombing.
  

 

Comments on the season 4 finale of What We Do in the Shadows: 

• William Hughes shares his thoughts on the season 4 finale of What We Do in the Shadows.
• Cheryl Eddy interviews showrunner Paul Simms and actor Mark Proksch who plays Colin Robinson in What We Do in the Shadows.
• The AV Club shares the best lines uttered by actor Matt Berry in What We Do in the Shadows.

 Comments on Saloum: 

• Cheryl Eddy calls Saloum a folk horror story from the Senegal. 
• Phuong Le calls Saloum a slick gangster horror film from West Africa.
  

 

Comments on Barbarian: 

• Frank Scheck calls Barbarian a gleefully gonzo horror flick. 
• Leigh Monson calls Barbarian a brilliant new vision of horror.
  
• Benjamin Lee calls Barbarian a horror film that's all bark, no bite. 
• Jack Smart interviews Justin Long, one of the stars of Barbarian.

 

Comments on Don't Worry, Darling: 

• Peter Bradshaw calls Don't Worry, Darling an unconvincing dystopia. 
• Tomris Laffly calls Don't Worry, Darling a predictable gaslighting thriller, but praises the performance of Florence Pugh. 
• Gavia Baker-Whitelaw shares a brief outline of the many scandals surrounding Don't Worry, Darling. 
• Stuart Heritage reports about the latest controversy to engulf Don't Worry, Darling, namely Harry Styles allegedly spitting on his co-star Chris Pine during the premiere. 
• Catherine Shoard reports that Harry Styles denies spitting on Chris Pine.
  

 

Comments on Disney's live-action Pinocchio: 

• Adrian Horton calls the live action version of Disney's Pinocchio a well-made but cold remake. 
• Luke Y. Thompson declares that not even a fine performance by Tom Hanks can save the live-action Pinocchio.
  

 

Awards:

• The winners of the 2022 Hugo Awards have been announced.
  
• The winners of the 2022 Dragon Awards have been announced. 
• The winner of the 2022 Eugie Award has been announced.
  
• The winners of the 2022 Nommo Awards have been announced.
  
• The winners of the 2022 First Fandom and Big Heart Awards have been announced.
• The Self-Published Science Fiction Cover Contest is open for voting. 
• The shortlist for the 2022 Booker Prize has been announced. 
• The longlist for the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize has been announced.
  
• The shortlist for the 2022 British Academy Book Prize for Gobal Cultural Understanding has been announced.
  
• Chadwick Boseman has won a posthumous Emmy Award for his voice acting in Marvel's What If...? 
• Arcane becomes the first streaming animated show to win an Emmy Award.
  

Writing, publishing and promotion:

• Anne R. Allen shares tips for writing a short story from C.S. Lewis.
• Kathryn Lasky explains how she went from writing for children to writing for adults.
  
• Neal Wooten explains how he switched from reading and writing fiction to reading and writing non-fiction. 
• Cat Rambo asks writers to stop multitasking.
  
• Lincoln Michel points out that no, most books don't sell only a dozen copies. 
• Corinne Segal reports that Nora Roberts has donated 50000 USD to the public library in Jamestown, Michigan, which was at risk of closing down, because some locals were uncomfortable with LGBTQ books. 
  
• Don Blyly reports about the state of the newly reopened Uncle Hugo's and Uncle Edgar's bookstores in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  

Interviews:

• Ricardo Serrano Denis interviews Stephen Graham Jones.
• Arley Sorg interviews Ruthanna Emrys.
  
• Arley Sorg interviews Tory Stephens. 
• Oliver Brackenbury interviews Alasdair Stuart. 
• Runalong the Shelves interviews Shauna Lawless. 
• Jaymee Goh interviews R.B. Lemberg.
  

Reviews:

• Paul Weimer reviews Stars and Bones by Gareth Powell. 
• James Davis Nicoll reviews Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty.
  
• Lesa Holstine reviews Desperation in Death by J.D. Robb.  
• Janet Webb reviews Desperation in Death by J.D. Robb.
  
• Camestros Felapton reviews The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi.
  
• James Davis Nicoll reviews The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings. 
• Arturo Serrano reviews The Book of Tea Duology by Judy I. Lin.
  
• Colleen Mondor reviews The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill.  
• Alex Brown reviews A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland.
  
• Angela Gualtieri reviews Smiler's Fair by Rebecca Levene. 
• Colleen Mondor reviews The Moth Girl by Heather Kamins.
  
• Alison Flood reviews Fairy Tale by Stephen King. 
• Lesa Holstine reviews Steeped to Death by Gretchen Rue. 
• Roseanna Pendlebury reviews The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia.
  
• Alex Brown reviews In the Serpent's Wake by Rachel Hartman.
  
• Gabino Iglesias reviews Upgrade by Blake Crouch.
  
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Treacle Walker by Alan Garner. 
• Blue Book Balloon reviews Treacle Walker by Alan Garner.
  
• Gary K. Wolfe reviews Walk the Vanished Earth by Erin Swan.
  
• The Quick and the Read reviews Small Angels by Lauren Owen.
  
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Stone by Finbar Hawkins. 
• Alex Preston reviews Stone Blind by Natalie Hayes.
  
• The Quick and the Read reviews Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman.
  
• Hannah Renee reviews Hide by Kiersten White.
• Marion Deeds reviews The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix.
  
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes by Eric LaRocca. 
• Pauline Morgan reviews The Ghost Slayers, edited by Mike Ashley. 
• Karen Haber reviews Every Leaf a Hallelujah by Ben Okri, illustrated by Diana Ejaita, and Forgotten Gods: The Art of Yoann Lossel by Yoann Lossel and Psyche Ophiuchus
• Bill Capossere reviews Fandom, The Next Generation edited by Bridget Kies and Megan Connor.
  

Classics reviews:

• James Maliszewski revisits the 1942 Fafhrd and Gray Mouser sword and sorcery story "The Sunken Land" by Fritz Leiber. 
• Joachim Boaz revisits the 1950 science fiction story "The Ship Sails at Midnight" by Fritz Leiber and the 1952 science fiction story "The Sex Opposite" by Theodore Sturgeon.
  
• Benjamin Thomas revisits the 1960 YA science fantasy novel Storm Over Warlock by Andre Norton.
  
• David Levinson revisits the October 1967 issue of If - Worlds of Science Fiction. 
• John Boston revisits the October 1967 issue of Amazing Stories.
  
• Will Errickson revisits the 1979 horror novel The Wells of Hell by Graham Masterton.
  
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1980 dystopian novel The Beehive by Margaret O'Donnell.
• Jonathan Thornton revisits the 1981 fantasy novel The Time of the Ghost and the 1985 fantasy novel Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones.
  
• James Maliszewski revisits the December 1983 issue of White Dwarf. 
• Joe Kenney revisits the 1985 novelisation of The Terminator by Randall Frakes and Bill Wisher.
  

 

Reports about Chicon 8, the 2022 Worldcon:

• Rex Allen Hughes shares photos of the Masquerade at Chicon 8, the 2022 Worldcon in Chicago, Illinois.
  
• Juan Sanmiguel reports about Thursday at Chicon 8, the 2022 Worldcon in Chicago, Illinois. 
• Juan Sanmiguel reports about Friday at Chicon 8. 
• Juan Sanmiguel reports about Saturday at Chicon 8. 
• Juan Sanmiguel reports about Sunday at Chicon 8.
  
• Mike Glyer reports that Nigerian SFF writer Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki has finally made it to Chicon 8 after a journey beset by difficulties.
• Alex Acks shares a liveblog of the Friday Prelininary Business Meeting at Chicon 8.
• Alex Acks shares a liveblog of the Saturday Business Meeting at Chicon 8.
• Alex Acks shares a liveblog of the Sunday Business Meeting at Chicon 8.
  
• Kevin Standlee also shares a report about the Friday Preliminary Business Meeting at Chicon 8. 
• Mike Glyer reports about some of the resolutions passed at the Saturday Business Meeting.
  
• Borys Sydiuk reports how Ukrainian fandom is present at Chicon 8 in spirit, if not in person.
  

 

Other con and event reports:

• Mike Glyer reports that the 2024 Worldcon will take place in Glasgow, Scotland. 
• Mike Glyer reports that the 2023 NASFIC will take place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 
• Mike Glyer also shares the site selection voting statistics for the 2024 Worldcon and 2023 NASFIC. 
• Mike Glyer shares some news regarding the 2023 Worldcon in Chengdu, China. 
• The Guardian reports that the covid lockdown in Chengdu, China, site of the 2023 Worldcon, has been extended indefinitely.
  
• The committee for the 2028 Worldcon bid for Kampala, Uganda, has released a statement, since they were unable to attend Chicon 8 in person due to not receiving visa in time.
• Locus reports about a controversy at the Imaginales festival in Epinal, France. 
• Gideon Marcus looks back at NyCon 3, the 1967 Worldcon in New York City.
  
• Sarah Shaffi reports that the Words by the Water literary festival in Keswick, UK, has been cancelled due to soaring inflation and the cost of living crisis.
  
• Locus shares some photos of the Charm City Spec speculative fiction reading series in Baltimore, Maryland. 
• Justin Carter reports that Warner Bros' DC Fandome event isn't happening this year.
  

 

Crowdfunding:

• Dime Store Detective, a comic by Jon Dexter, Luca Cicchetti and Lucas Orueta, is looking for funding.
  
• The audiobook edition of Good Neighbours, a spooky romantic comedy by Stephanie Burgis, is looking for funding.
  
• Drakar och Demoner a.k.a. Dragonbane, Scandinavia first tabletop RPG, is looking for funding for its fortieth anniversary revised edition, which will also be available in English.
• The RPG Elric: Rise of the Young Kingdoms, is looking for funding.
  

 

Science and technology:

• Samantha Cole reports that the James Webb Space Telescope has captured an image of strangely shaped rings around a distant star.
• Passant Rabie reports about a proposed inflatable moon base. 
• Elizabeth Howell reports that the blood of astronauts shows signs of DNA mutations after spaceflights.
  
• Douglas Rushkoff reports about how billionaires are preparing for the apocalypse.
  

Free online fiction: 

• "Victory Citrus is Sweet" by Thoraiya Dyer in Tor.com.
  
• "The Last Night" by Gregory Kilcoyne in Wyngraf Magazine.
  
• "Last Train to Glory" by James Bennett in The Dark.
• "Border Run" by Octavia Cade in Clarkesworld. 
• "Sub-Son" by Amal Singh in Clarkesworld. 
• "Morlock's Daughter" by Tom Howard in Swords and Sorcery Magazine. 
• "Turn to Stone Ourselves" by Marie Croke in Beneath Ceaseless Skies. 
• "Upon the Land" by H.M. Goodchild in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
  
• "Mindscaping the Esheran Liberator, One Hundred Years Later" by Uchechukwu Nwaka in Omenana. 
• "The CRISPR Cookbook: A Guide to Biohacking Your Own Abortion in a Post-Roe World" by MKRNYILGLD in Lightspeed.
• "The Inheritance of Dust and Leather" by Jenny Rae Rappaport in Lightspeed. 
• "The Part You Throw Away" by Elizabeth Bear in The Sunday Morning Transport.
  
• "As Yet Unsent" by Tamsyn Muir in Tor.com. 
• "The Gold Coin" by Clara Madrigano in Nightmare Magazine.
  
• "The Probability of One" by Jen Brown in Fantasy Magazine.
  
• "Peanut Butter Elegy" by Jenna Glover in Luna Station Quarterly. 
• "Song of Bathsheba Evergreen" by Gretchen Tessmer in Daily Science Fiction.
  
• "Bedtime Before Lightning" by Dani Atkinson in Daily Science Fiction.  
• "Are You Warm, My Daughter?" by Sarah Monette in Daily Science Fiction. 
• "All the Kind Machines" by David Gianatasio in Daily Science Fiction.
  
• "Remainder" by Alex Sobel in Daily Science Fiction. 
• "My Real Cousin Ruby" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
  
• "Old Mommark's Tale" by Cora Buhlert.
   

Trailers and videos:

• Watch a trailer for season 3 of Pennyworth.
  
• Watch a trailer for Wendell and Wild.
• Watch a trailer for Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury.