It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with Star Trek: Lower Decks and the many iterations of Star Trek, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general, Werewolf By Night, Andor and Star Wars in general, Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, House of the Dragon, the new Interview with the Vampire, The Midnight Club, Halloween Ends, the new Hellraiser, Warner Bros CEO David Zaslav continuing to be a terrible person and cancelling cartoons left right and center, the 2022 New York Comic Con, tributes to Angela Lansbury and Bob Madle and much more.
Speculative fiction in general:
- Lisa Tuttle shares a round-up of the best recent science fiction and fantasy novels.
- Barnes & Noble share their favourite science fiction and fantasy novels of 2022.
- Barnes & Noble share their favourite horror novels of 2022.
- Lisa Yaszek talks about the feminist history of science fiction.
- James Davis Nicoll shares five science fiction novels about climate change published before the 1980s.
- Ann Dávila Cardinal shares five magical realist novels that are also murder mysteries.
- Molly Odintz declares that we are living in a new golden age of horror and shares her favourite recent horror novels.
- Criminal Element shares seven scary books for the spooky season.
- J.R. Forasteros shares ten spooky stories to enjoy for Halloween.
- Molly Templeton shares horror books for people who don't like being scared.
- Kali Wallace shares her favourite niche horror genre: creepy stories about fucked up people who fuck others up.
- Dave Hook talks about novels versus novellas in speculative fiction.
- Cole Rush explains how to become a hero's archenemy.
- Oren Ashkenazi discusses how to critique controversial stories.
- Rachel Ayers shares five Hansel and Gretel retellings.
- Robert Macfarlane finds the epic of Gilgamesh still remarkably current in spite of being one of the oldest literary tales of humankind.
- Alan Brown shares his appreciation for the space opera stories Ray Cummings wrote for Planet Stories in the 1940s.
- James Wallace Harris wonders what motivated Robert A. Heinlein to write science fiction.
- Davi Braid talks about H.P. Lovecraft from a Brazilian point-of-view.
- Bobby Deries takes a look at H.P. Lovecraft's adventures in various Chinatowns around the US.
- Bill Ward offers a guide to Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion novels.
- G.W. Thomas shares his appreciation for the Judge Keith Hilary Pursuivant occult detective stories by Manly Wade Wellman.
- G.W. Thomas shares his appreciation for the works of golden age space opera writer Carl Selwyn.
- G.W. Thomas takes a look at the brief career of 1950s science fiction writer Paul Dallas.
- Aaron Gell reports that a new book claims to have discovered the identity of the so-called "Zodiac Killer" as SFF fan Paul Doerr.
- Alexandra Penth profiles Cora Buhlert.
- The Guardian reports that Russian SFF writer Dmitry Glukhovsky, popular rapper Oxxxymiron and four journalists have all been declared "foreign agents" by the Russian government.
- Meanwhile, Mike Glyer reports that Russian SFF writer and 2023 Worldcon Guest of Honour Sergei Lukianenko has publicly cheered the Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians.
- Locus remembers science fiction, fantasy and historical fiction author Albert E. Cosdrey.
Tributes to Bob Madle:
Comics and Art:
- The New York Public Library shares the best new comics and graphic novels for adults.
- Sam Leith interviews legendary comic writer Alan Moore.
- Steven Heller interviews cartoonist Tom Gauld.
- Jamie McNeil revisits the 1989 sword and sorcery comic collection Thorgal: Child of the Stars by Jean Van Hamme and Grzegorz Rosiński.
- Rachel Cooke reviews the graphic novel Je Ne Sais Quoi by Lucie Arnoux.
- Deuce Richardson celebrates Ken Kelly's cover art for the post-apocalyptic Horseclans series by Robert Adams.
- Justin Carter looks at Marvel Comics' upcoming crossovers and events.
- South Korean illustrator Kim Jung Gi has died aged 47.
Film and TV:
- Dan Persons notes that Prey is much more nuanced than previous movies in the Predator series.
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the latest episode of the new Quantum Leap.
- Camestros Felapton shares his thoughts on The Matrix: Resurrections.
- Joel Golby calls Wreck a campy comedy caper about a killer duck on a cruise ship that's probably a lot of fun when you're a teenager.
- Eve Taft calls Devil in Ohio a solid spooky watch for Halloween.
- Leslie Felperin calls Two Witches a brutal and bloody dark horror film.
- Jordan Hoffman calls Significant Other an insignificant horror film.
- Phil Hoad calls He's Watching and experimental horror film.
- Jordan Hoffman calls Spirit Halloween: The Movie a cheap and cheesy horror movie.
- Cath Clarke calls the Pakistani movie The Legend of Maula Jatt Game of Thrones meets Gladiator.
- Cheryl Eddy declares that Dark Glasses is not quite the triumphant comeback for Dario Argento that fans have been hoping for.
- Peter Bradshaw calls Holy Island a drifting Kafkaesque Irish fable.
- Justin Carter calls Chainsaw Man a bloody and sombre anime.
- Luke Y. Thompson calls Piggy a horror film with a twist.
- William Hughes shares his thoughts on the season finale of Archer.
- Rob Bricken shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Walking Dead.
- Stuart Jeffries shares his thoughts on The Elon Musk Show.
- Cath Clarke calls Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile good fun.
- Sabina Graves shares early reactions to Black Adam.
- Samanth Subramanian explains what happened when the Hindu right came for Bollywood.
- Ellen E. Jones interviews Viola Davis, star of The Woman King.
- Peter Scobel and Cindy White interview Alex Winter, star of the Bill and Ted trilogy and The Lost Boys.
- Peter Scobel and Cindy White interviews Corey Feldman and Jamison Newlander, two of the stars of The Lost Boys.
- Stuart Heritage interviews Brett Gelman who appeared in Stranger Things, Twin Peaks and Lyle, Lyle Crocodile.
- Cheryl Eddy interviews Terry Dunn Meurer, co-creator of Unsolved Mysteries.
- William Earl shares his favourite horror movies of 2022 to date.
- Guy Lodge shares the best werewolf films to stream right now.
- Sandy Ferber shares six Hammer horror movies.
- Sandy Ferber shares six Italian horror movies.
- Sandy Ferber shares six horror movies from the 1950s.
- Sandy Ferber shares five giallo horror movies from the 1970s.
- Adam Scovell revisits the 1922 Swedish-Danish horror film Häxan: Witchcraft through the Ages and finds it still terrifying one hundred years later.
- The Cromcast revisits the 1960 Twilight Zone episode "A Stop at Willoughby".
- Camestros Felapton revisits the 1991 cartoon Pirates of the Dark Water.
- Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth rewatch the 1991 horror movie Cast a Deadly Spell.
- Steve Vertlieb celebrates horror star Boris Karloff.
- Sandy Ferber shares six lesser known Bela Lugosi horror films.
- Ryan Latanzzio reports that Martin Scorsese has said that the film industry's obsession with box office takings is repulsive.
- Zack Sharf reports that a woman in Texas has warned parents that watching Hocus Pocus 2 will unleash hell upon their homes.
Tributes to Angela Lansbury:
- Dame Angela Lansbury, star of Murder She Wrote, The Beauty and the Beast, The Manchurian Candidate, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Gaslight, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Court Jester and many others, has died aged 96.
- Mark Lawson shares a tribute to Angela Lansbury.
- Daniel Lewis shares an obituary for Angela Lansbury.
- Sabina Graves shares a tribute to Angela Lansbury.
- Neil Jordan remembers Angela Lansbury.
- J. Kingston Pierce remembers Angela Lansbury.
- Scott Huver remembers Angela Lansbury's most memorable roles.
Comments on She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general:
Comments on Werewolf by Night:
- Chadwick H. Saxelid shares his thoughts on Werewolf by Night.
- Camestros Felapton shares his thoughts on Werewolf by Night.
- Cora Buhlert shares her thoughts on Werewolf By Night.
- Ryan Leston takes a look at the comic backstory of Werewolf By Night.
- G.W. Thomas revisits the vintage horror comics that inspired Werewolf by Night.
Comments on Star Trek: Lower Decks and the many iterations of Star Trek:
- Keith R.A. DeCandido shares his thoughts on "Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus", the latest episode of Star Trek Lower Decks.
- James Whitbrook shares his thoughts on "Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus", the latest episode of Star Trek Lower Decks.
- Cheryl Morgan shares her thoughts on season 1 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
- Galactic Journey revisits the Star Trek episode "Mirror Mirror".
- Watch a midseason trailer for Star Trek Prodigy.
- Watch a trailer for season 3 of Star Trek Picard.
- Watch a trailer for season 5 of Star Trek Discovery.
Comments on Andor and Star Wars in general:
- Sam Barsanti points out that Andor finds new things to see in the Star Wars universe, even if it covers familiar ground.
- Emmet Asher-Perrin shares their thoughts on "The Eye", the latest episode of Andor.
- Tom Philip shares his thoughts on "The Eye".
- Sabina Graves shares her thoughts on "The Eye".
- Gavia Baker-Whitelaw shares her thoughts on "The Eye".
- Artem Golub and Sabina Graves share their thoughts on "The Eye".
- Artem Golub and Sabina Graves interview Genevieve O'Reilly who plays Mon Mothma in Andor and other Star Wars films.
Comments on House of the Dragon (spoilers):
- Jenna Scherer shares her thoughts on "The Lord of the Tides", the latest episode of House of the Dragon.
- Rob Bricken shares his thoughts on "The Lord of the Tides".
- Tyler Dean shares his thoughts on "The Lord of the Tides".
- Tom Huddleston shares his thoughts on "The Lord of the Tides".
- Aaron Jones shares his thoughts on "The Lord of the Tides".
- Judith Tarr shares her thoughts on House of the Dragon with a special focus on the dragons of House of the Dragon.
- James Whitbrook reports that House of the Dragon is planned for four seasons.
Comments on Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power:
- Sylas K. Barrett shares his thoughts on "The Eye", the latest episode of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
- Matt Schimkowitz shares his thoughts on "The Eye".
- Andy Welch shares his thoughts on "The Eye".
- James Whitbrook shares his thoughts on "The Eye".
- Jeff LaSala shares his thoughts on the latest episodes of The Rings of Power.
- Sian Cain interviews Charlie Vickers who plays Halbard in The Rings of Power.
- Watch a trailer for The Rings of Power season finale.
Comments on the new Interview With the Vampire:
Comments on The Midnight Club:
Comments on Halloween Ends and the Halloween series in general:
- Xan Brooks interviews Jamie Lee Curtis, star of the Halloween series.
- Peter Scobel also interviews Jamie Lee Curtis.
- William Hughes interviews John Carpenter, director, composer and executive producer of the Halloween movies and many others.
- The AV-Club rank their favourite performances by Jamie Lee Curtis.
Comments on the new Hellraiser:
Comments on Warner Bros CEO David Zaslav continuing to lay off people, cancel movies and TV shows and be a terrible person in general:
- Warner Bros CEO David Zaslav continues to express his hatred for animation by dissolving Cartoon Network and merging them with Warner Animation.
- Cindy White notes that animated shows have been champions of LGBTQ representation, but that this progess is endangered by Warner Bros' cancellation spree as well as cut-backs at Netflix and Disney.
- Brent Lang reports that actor Brendan Fraser has called what happened to the cancelled Batgirl movie tragic and that the film did not deserve that fate.
- Artem Golub and Kevin Hurler ask attendants of New York Comic Con if they want to see the cancelled Batgirl movie.
Awards:
- The shortlist for the 2022 Books Are My Bag Readers Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2022 Harvey Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2022 Premio Ignotus have been announced.
- The winners of the 2022 Forrest J Ackerman Award for Lifetime Achievement has been announced.
- Carolyn Cushman discusses the details of the 2022 Hugo voting and nominations.
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- The finalists for the 2022 Booker Prize talk abotu their writing process.
- Amy Christine Parker explains how she uses fear to fuel her fiction.
- Reine Arcache Melvin talks about writing sex and violence.
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch talks about writers quitting.
- Victoria Strauss talks about the implosion of BBB Publishings and the paid box set and anthology market in general.
- Locus reports that Kensington Publishing has acquired Erewhon Books.
- Melanie Walsh wonders why it's so difficult to get reliable data on book sales figures.
- Andrew Albanese shares an update on the lawsuit filed by several publishers against the Internet Archive.
Interviews:
- Sanctum Secorum interviews Michael Moorcock.
- Elizabeth Tabler interviews Brandon Sanderson.
- The Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog interviews Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki.
- Locus interviews Sarah Gailey.
- Robert Justice interviews Gary Phillips.
- John Self interviews Shehan Karunatilaka.
- Michael Harrington interviews Oliver Brackenbury.
- Paul Weimer interviews A.K. Mulford.
- Cat Luria interviews T.K. Rex.
- D.M. Ritzlin interviews Owen G. Tabard.
- Mayookh Barua interviews Kelsey Hutton.
- Sarah Gailey interviews Brandon Crilly.
- Joe Sherry interviews Aidan Moher.
- Scott Edelman interviews Carol Tilley.
- Cora Buhlert interviews Steve Davidson, Kermit Woodall and Lloyd Penney.
Reviews:
- Camestros Felapton reviews Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir.
- Paul Di Filippo reviews Redspace Rising by Brian Trent.
- John Mauro reviews Redspace Rising by Brian Trent.
- Aaron Cummins reviews Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio.
- C.T. Phipps reviews Auxiliary: London 2039 by Jon Richter.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews The Compelled by Adam Roberts and Francois Schuiten.
- Richard Fisher reviews Theok The Indomitable: A Spill of Sorcerer's Blood by James R. Tuck.
- Cheryl Morgan reviews The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
- Fiona Denton reviews The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
- James Davis Nicoll reviews Seven Dead Sisters by Jen Williams.
- James Davis Nicoll reviews The Quarter Storm by Veronica G. Henry.
- Bobby Derie reviews Lavinia Rising by Farah Rose Smith.
- Rob Bedford reviews Little Eve by Catriona Ward.
- John Mauro reviews The Sword of Mercy and Blood by N.C. Koussis.
- Aigner Loren Wilson reviews The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson.
- Arturo Serrano reviews Wolf at the Door by Joel McKay.
- Angela Gualtieri reviewss The Hunter's Kind by Rebecca Levene.
- Alex Brown reviews Ordinary Monsters by J.M. Miro.
- Daniel Dern reviews Fairy Tale by Stephen King.
- Roseanna Pendlebury reviews The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna.
- Grab This Book reviews Silverweed Road by Simon Crook.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews The Talosite by Rebecca Campbell.
- Bidisha Mamata reviews Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng.
- Marcel Theroux reviews Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng.
- Ian Mond reviews A Suitable Companion for the End of Your Life by Robert McGill.
- Beth Kanell reviews The Storyteller's Death by Ann Dávila Cardinal.
- Doreen Sheridan reviews The Storyteller's Death by Ann Dávila Cardinal.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Temporary by Hilary Leichter.
- Alexandra Pierce reviews Enclave by Claire G. Coleman.
- Doreen Sheridan reviews We Spread by Iain Reid.
- Mark Yon reviews Beyond the Burn Line by Paul McAuley.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Black Panther - Panther’s Rage by Sheree Renee Thomas.
- Lee Weinstein reviews Across the Universe: Tales of Alternative Beatles, edited by Michael A. Ventrella and Randee Dawn.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Great British Horror 7 - Major Arcana, edited by Steve J. Shaw.
- Randy Money reviews The Women of Weird Tales, edited by Melanie R. Anderson.
- Leah Schnelbach reviews Nightmare Fuel: The Science of Horror Movies by Nina Nesseth.
- Gary K. Wolfe reviews Fantasy: How It Works by Brian Attebery.
Classics reviews:
- Laurie Loewenstein revisits the 1866 ghost story "The Signal-Man" by Charles Dickens.
- James Maliszewski revisits the 1932 horror story "The Hunters From Beyond" by Clark Ashton Smith.
- Joachim Boaz revisits the 1957 science fiction story "Almost the End of the World" by Ray Bradbury.
- Joachim Boaz revisits the 1958 science fiction story "The Wizard of Pung's Corners" by Frederik Pohl.
- Diana Prince revisits the 1962 horror novel Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury.
- Victoria Silverwolf revisits the November 1967 issue of Fantastic.
- Victoria Silverwolf revisits the 1967 science fiction anthology Dangerous Visions, edited by Harlan Ellison.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1979 fantasy novel Master of Hawks by Linda E. Bushyager.
- Paul Weimer revisits the 1979 science fiction novel The Face by Jack Vance.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1980 science fiction novel Homeworld by Harry Harrison.
- Joe Kenney revisits the 1982 Sabat horror thriller Cannibal Cult by Guy N. Smith.
- James Maliszewski revisits the April 1984 issue of White Dwarf.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1987 science fiction novel The Net by Loren J. MacGregor.
- The PorPor Books Blog revisits the 1991 horror novel Candlenight by Phil Rickman.
Reports about New York Comic Con:
- Rob Bedford reports about the 2022 New York Comic Con in New York City.
- Artem Golub and Kevin Hurler interview attendees of New York Comic Con.
- Germain Lussier shares his favourite cosplay from New York Comic Con in New York City.
- Justin Carter shares more cosplay photos from New York Comic Con.
- Justin Carter shares even more cosplay photos from New York Comic Con.
- Rob Bedford reports about a panel of authors sharing the best advice they ever go at New York Comic Con.
- Rob Bedford reports about a horror panel at New York Comic Con.
- Kyle Barr reports about a panel about YA horror at New York Comic Con.
- Linda Codega reports about the Good Omens panel at New York Comic Con.
- Linda Codega reports about the Moon Knight panel at New York Comic Con.
- Linda Codega reports about the What We Do in the Shadows panel at New York Comic Con.
- Linda Codega reports about the Shadow and Bone panel at New York Comic Con.
- Kevin Hurler reports about the Chucky panel at New York Comic Con.
- David M. Ewalt reports about the Super Mario Bros. Movie panel at New York Comic Con.
- Kyle Barr interviews indie comic artists at New York Comic Con.
- Kyle Barr reports about the popularity of lightsabres at New York Comic Con.
Other con and event reports:
- Arley Sorg, Lisa Groen-Trombi, Cheryl Morgan and Kevin Standlee report about Chicon 8, the 2022 Worldcon in Chicago, Illinois, and the 2022 World Science Fiction Society Business Meeting.
- Cheryl Morgan shares her experiences at Chicon 8.
- Cheryl Morgan reports about the 2022 FantasyCon in Heathrow, UK.
- Locus reports about the 2022 SerlingFest in Binghampton, New York.
- Jody Serrano reports that Twitch streamer Adriana Chechik was seriously injured while jumping into a badly set-up foam pit at TwitchCon in San Diego, California.
- Andrew Pulver reports that the Edinburgh Film Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, will shut down due to financial troubles.
- Mark Cousins points out that closure of the Edinburgh Film Festival is a significant loss for cinema culture.
- Mark Fisher reports about Neil Bartlett's adaptation of Jekyll and Hyde, which is currently playing in Derby, UK.
Crowdfunding:
- Michael, Lynne and Caitlin Thomas, editors of Uncanny Magazine and their 19-year-old daughter, need some help with medical expenses for Caitlin's end-of-life treatment.
- Nigerian author, editor and World Fantasy Award finalist Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki is looking for funding to be able to attend the 2022 World Fantasy Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Science and technology:
Free online fiction:
- "How the Crown Prince of Jupiter Undid the Universe, or, The Full Fruit of Love’s Full Folly" by P.H. Lee in Tor.com.
- "The Mountains My Bones, the Rivers My Blood" by Y.M. Pang in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
- "But Mayflies on the Water, Gazing at the Sun" by Jennifer DeLeskie in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
- "The Tragic Fate of the City of O-Rashad" by P.H. Lee in Lightspeed.
- "Apolepisi: A Descaling" by Suzan Palumbo in Lightspeed.
- "The Eyes Have It" by Aaron Onyon in Swords and Sorcery Magazine.
- "Fox River" by Dana Foley in Luna Station Quarterly.
- "Paper Boats" by Alison Littlewood in The Dark.
- "Lost and Found" by M.L. Clark in Clarkesworld.
- "Sweetbaby" by Thomas He in Clarkesworld.
- "Queen of the Wilis" by Kelsey Hutton in Fantasy Magazine.
- "Wanderlust" by L.P. Kindred in Anathema.
- "The Bleeding Cross of Igbadenedo" by Ishola Abdulwasiu Ayodele in Omenana.
- "Nothing That Bleeds" by Leah Ning in Apex Magazine.
- "Tiny Little Wounds" by Carlie St. George in Nightmare Magazine.
- "Children of the Night" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
- "The Chosen One" by Kimberly Ann Smiley in Daily Science Fiction.
- "Mortal Enemies" by Margaret C. Speaker Yuan in Daily Science Fiction.
- "Headhunting" by Avra Margariti in Daily Science Fiction.
- "Into the Forest" by River West in Daily Science Fiction.
- "Star For Sale" by R.H. Dufresne in Daily Science Fiction.
- "Memories in the Kitchen" by Aimee Ogden in Daily Science Fiction.
Trailers and videos:
- Watch a trailer for season 3 of His Dark Materials.
- Watch a trailer for the Doctor Who special "The Power of the Doctor".
- Watch a trailer for Enola Holmes 2.
- Watch a sneak peak for season 2 of The Wheel of Time.
- Watch a trailer for Mayfair Witches.
- Watch a trailer for Wednesday Addams.
- Watch a clip from Teen Wolf: The Movie.
- Watch a trailer for Wreck.
- Watch a trailer for The Peripheral.
- Watch a trailer for The School for Good and Evil.
- Watch a trailer for season 4 of The Dragon Prince.
- Watch a trailer for Velma.
- Watch a clip from season 2 of The Legend of Vox Machina.
- Watch a trailer for Matilda the Musical.
- Watch a trailer for M3GAN.
- Watch a trailer for V/H/S/99.
- Watch a trailer for Wendell & Wild.
- Watch a trailer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
- Watch a trailer for Good Night Oppy.
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