It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with the 2022 Arthur C. Clarke Award, Star Trek: Lower Decks and the many iterations of Star Trek, Werewolf By Night and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general, Andor, Tales of the Jedi and Star Wars in general, Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, the season finale of House of the Dragon, Black Adam and the DC Cinematic Universe in general, Power of the Doctor and Doctor Who in general, The Peripheral, Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, the new Interview With the Vampire, a lot of horror and much more.
Speculative fiction in general:
- Publishers Weekly share their favourite science fiction, fantasy and horror novels of 2022.
- Ted Gioia shares his fifty favourite works of non-realist fiction of the twenty-first century.
- Rosiee Thor shares five YA SFF books with asexual protagonists.
- Taiwo Balogun shares thirteen recent unsettling gothic horror tales.
- Kelsey Ford shares haunted house books that will keep you up at night.
- Angela Johnson shares fifteen scary books by black authors to read this Halloween.
- Huzo Onoh shares five recent horror novels by women of colour.
- Alex Brown talks about the rise of black YA horror.
- Alex Brown shares LGBTQ YA horror books to enjoy.
- James Davis Nicoll shares five horror novellas to read this fall.
- Claudia Lux shares some darkly humorous horror novels perfect for Halloween.
- Rachel Ayers shares five gruesome and grim fairytales for the spooky season.
- Molly Odintz shares fourteen new and upcoming books featuring witches.
- Criminal Element shares three spooky non-fiction books for Halloween.
- Molly Odintz shares books of horror criticism for Halloween.
- Judy I. Lin talks about the influence East Asian horror had on her writing.
- R.K. Duncan writes about fatphobia in SFF.
- Ana Dávila Cardinal talks about growing up with magical realism.
- Yvette Lisa Ndloyu writes about Afrosurrealism.
- Menna Van Praag explains why she writes feminist fairy tales.
- Molly Templeton talks about picking up hobbies from books.
- G.W. Thomas writes about sword and sorcery's tendency to start stories in taverns.
- Will Oliver discusses the inspiration behind the parrot in the 1934 Conan story "Shadows in the Moonlight" by Robert E. Howard.
- Richard Fisher discusses J.R.R. Tolkien's use of the term "eucatastrophe".
- Brenna Ehrlich shares her appreciation for the horror novels of Paul Tremblay.
- Richard B. Woodward shares memories of his friendship with Cormac McCarthy.
- Alexandra Alter profiles bestselling romance writer Colleen Hoover.
- Mayi H.S. Hughes reports how she felt ashamed for reading Colleen Hoover at Harvard University.
- Mike Glyer reports that Russian SFF author and 2023 Worldcon Guest of Honour Sergey Lukianenko has called for violence against Ukrainian children on Russian TV.
- Sam Jones reports that author Salman Rushdie has lost the sight in one eye and the use of one hand after the brutal attack on him in August.
- John Hertz remembers the late science fiction fan Robert Lichtman.
- Science Fiction fan Ellen Caswell has died aged 69.
- Science fiction author and screenwriter Tom Maddox has died aged 77.
Comics and Art:
- Sam Thielman revisits Alan Moore's seminal 1980s run of Miracleman.
- FAQ NYC interviews Marvel Comics editor and writer Ann Nocenti.
- Steven Heller interviews Shaun Tan.
- Kevin Roose interviews several artists about the rise of AI generated art.
- G.W. Thomas talks about Lovecraftian elements in early issue of Marvel's Doctor Strange.
- Michael Stradford shares some sword and sorcery covers starring model Steve Holland.
Film and TV:
- Luke Buckmaster calls You Won't Be Alone a spellbinding horror movie from a great new talent.
- Nate Richards calls The Midnight Club a beautiful and haunting ode to the art of storytelling.
- Joel Golby calls The Devil's Hour a freaky little Halloween treat.
- William Hughes calls Los Espookys the most comforting horror show on TV.
- Matt Schimkovitz calls Run, Sweetheart, Run a timely and stylish horror thriller.
- Phil Hoad calls Medieval a Bohemian rhapsody of bruisers and bloodshed.
- Arturo Serrano calls Exception a thoughtful animated series.
- Mark Keizer declares that the animated horror film Wendell and Wild dreams big, maybe too big.
- Linda Codega calls ONI: Thunder God a charming animated found family story that will appeal to adults as well as children.
- Jeff Spry reports about the popular Middle Eastern science fiction cartoon The Adventures of Mansour: Age of A.I.
- Phuong Le calls Post Mortem a Hungarian horror film that lurches from eerie to absurd.
- Phil Hoad calls Hounded a folk horror class war satire.
- Rebecca Nicholson calls 28 Days Haunted a ghost-hunting show that will make your eyes roll like never before.
- Sammy Gecsoyler calls Terrifier 2 a vomit-inducing killer clown flick.
- Rob Bricken shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Walking Dead.
- David Sims shares ten scary movies for people who don't like horror.
- Adam Fleet lists his favourite horror films of the twenty-first century.
- Saloni Gajjar shares thirteen great recent horror TV shows you may have missed.
- Sandy Ferber shares six horror movies from the 1940s.
- Lorna Wallace shares five fun but semi-forgotten horror movies from the 1980s.
- Sandy Ferber shares his favourite sleeper horror films.
- Sandy Ferber shares a quartet of Mexican horror movies.
- Sandy Ferber shares five of his favourite John Carpenter movies.
- Sandy Ferber shares his six favourite Jess Franco horror movies.
- Bill Newcott remembers the hosts of late night horror film hosts of US TV.
- Jesse Hassenger revisits the 1962 thriller The Manchurian Candidate for its sixtieth anniversary.
- Peter Bradshaw revisits the 1982 horror film Poltergeist for its fortieth anniversary.
- Paul Levinson revisits the 2014 dystopian TV series Utopia.
- Leah Schnelbach revisits the 2019 horror movie Doctor Sleep.
- Ryan Gilbey interviews Sir Derek Jacobi, star of I, Claudius, Cadfael, Gosford Park, The Day of the Jackal, Murder on the Orient Express, Doctor Who and many others.
- David M. Ewalt and Artem Golub interview Ernie Hudson, star of Ghostbusters and Quantum Leap.
- Germain Lussier interviews Henry Thomas, star of E.T. the Extraterrestrial, The Midnight Club and The Haunting of Hill House.
- Maureen Dowd interviews Ralph Fiennes, star of the James Bond movies, the Harry Potter movies, the King's Man series and many others.
- Artem Golub and Linda Codega interview Meg Donelly, star of The Winchesters.
- Stuart Heritage traces how television overtook film as a creative force.
- Germain Lussier reports that Bob Chapek, CEO of Disney, has said that animated movies and TV shows are not for adults.
- Aja Romano and Channing Huang report about the Chinese Communist Party cracking down on Chinese fandom and some of its excesses.
- Set decorator Ian Whittaker, who worked on Alien, Highlander, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Tommy, The Devils, The Watcher in the Woods and many others, has died aged 94.
- Actor Leslie Johnson, best known for his roles in Will and Grace, American Horror Story and many others, has died aged 67.
Comments on Werewolf by Night and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general:
- Alasdair Stuart shares his thoughts on Werewolf By Night.
- Caitlin Chappell calls Werewolf by Night a marvelous Halloween treat.
- Germain Lussier shares the first reactions to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
- Watch a trailer for the Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas Special.
- Watch a trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum-Mania.
Comments on Star Trek: Lower Decks and the many iterations of Star Trek:
- Keith R.A. DeCandido shares his thoughts on "The Stars at Night", the latest episode of Star Trek Lower Decks.
- James Whitbrook shares his thoughts on "Trusted Sources", the latest episode of Star Trek Lower Decks.
- Galactic Journey revisits the 1967 Star Trek episode "The Doomsday Machine".
- Keith R.A. DeCandido revisits the Star Trek Enteprise episode "The Crossing".
- Ben Child reports about the abandoned plans for the fourth Star Trek reboot movie.
- Hattie Lindert shares the statement of actor Anthony Rapp, who plays Lieutenant Paul Stamets in Star Trek Discovery, after Kevin Spacey was acquitted of a assaulting Rapp at age fourteen.
Comments on Andor, Tales of the Jedi and Star Wars in general:
- Emmet Asher-Perrin shares their thoughts on "Narkina 5", the latest episode of Andor.
- Tom Philip shares his thoughts on "Narkina 5".
- Sabina Graves shares her thoughts on "Narkina 5".
- Artem Golub and Sabrina Graves share their thoughts on "Narkina 5".
- Gavia Baker-Whitelaw shares her thoughts on "Narkina 5".
- Gavia Baker Whitelaw also takes a look at a Rogue One Easter egg in Andor.
- Rob Bricken reports that actress and director Bryce Dallas Howard will play the female Jedi Yaddle in the animated Tales of the Jedi.
- Gavia Baker-Whitelaw reports that Yaddle uses standard English syntax in Tales of the Jedi, unlike Yoda.
Comments on the season 1 finale of House of the Dragon (spoilers):
- Tyler Dean shares his thoughts on "The Black Queen", the season 1 finale of House of the Dragon.
- Jenna Scherer shares her thoughts on "The Black Queen".
- Rob Bricken shares his thoughts on "The Black Queen".
- Tom Huddleston shares his thoughts on "The Black Queen".
- Aaron Jones shares his thoughts on "The Black Queen".
- Adam Whitehead shares his thoughts on season 1 of House of the Dragon.
- Cindy White shares seven things she hopes to see in the House of the Dragon season finale.
- Theresa DeLucci points out that House of the Dragon does not need Game of Thrones anymore.
- Adam B. Vary interviews Ryan Condal, showrunner of House of the Dragon.
- Sean T. Collins interviews Eve Best who plays Rhaenys Targaryen in House of the Dragon.
Comments on Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (spoilers):
- Aaron Jones shares his thoughts on the season finale of The Rings of Power.
- Jeff LaSala shares his thoughts on the season finale of The Rings of Power and the series as a whole.
- Sakeina Syed talks about the troll problem of The Rings of Power.
- Adrienne Westenfeld interviews J..D. Payne and Patrick McKay, showrunners of Lords of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
- Germain Lussier praises Bear McCreary's music for The Rings of Power.
- Judith Tarr talks about the horses of Lord of the Rings and The Rings of Power.
Comments on Black Adam and the DC Cinematic Universe in general:
- Ben Child shares a spoilerish review of Black Adam.
- Germain Lussier discusses the end credits scene of Black Adam.
- Justin Carter reports about a notable cameo in Black Adam and how the filmmakers managed to keep it secret.
- Cheryl Eddy reports that Henry Cavill has confirmed that he will return as Superman in the DC Cinematic Universe.
- Phil Pirello wonders if Superman can save the DC Cinematic Universe.
- Camestros Felapton ranks all DC Cinematic Universe movies to date.
- Borys Kit and Aaron Couch report that James Gunn and Peter Safran will head the film, TV and animation division of DC Studios.
Comments on Power of the Doctor and Doctor Who in general (spoilers):
- Rebecca Nicholson declares that Jodie Whittaker bows out with a big bang and an even bigger heart in Power of the Doctor.
- James Whitbrook calls Power of the Doctor an infuriating mess.
- Emmet Asher-Perrin shares their thoughts on Power of the Doctor.
- Beth Axford discusses how Jodie Whittaker has changed Doctor Who forever.
- Rob Bricken explains why some of the surviving past Doctors did not appear in Power of the Doctor.
- Andrew Gladman lists every former Doctor Who companion to appear in Power of the Doctor.
- Armando Tinoco discusses a surprising twist in Power of the Doctor.
- Amanda Yeo shares some reactions to the Thirteenth Doctor's regeneration.
- Leslie Felperin shares her thoughts on Doctor Who Am I, a documentary about Doctor Who.
- Rob Bricken reports that Disney has acquired the non-UK broadcast rights for Doctor Who.
- Linda Codega reports that the BBC's deal with Disney might involve co-production and not just the non-UK broadcast rights for Doctor Who.
- Beth Axford and Martin Belam share a Doctor Who quiz.
Comments on The Peripheral:
- Cheryl Eddy declares that The Peripheral attempts to fill the void left behind by Westworld.
- Lucy Mangan calls The Peripheral brilliant science fiction, if you can actually understand it.
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the first two episodes of The Peripheral.
- Cheryl Eddy interviews Scott Smith, creator of The Peripheral.
- Jenna Scherer interviews Chloe Grace Moretz, star of The Peripheral.
Comments on Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities:
Comments on the new Interview With the Vampire:
Awards:
- The winner of the 2022 Arthur C. Clarke Award has been announced.
- The winner of the 2022 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction has been announced.
- The winners of the 2022 Asimov's Annual Readers' Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2022 Saturn Awards have been announced.
- The winner of the 2022 Kindle Storyteller Award has been announced.
- The Society of Illustrators have announced their 2021 and 2022 Hall of Fame inductees.
- Gautam Bhatia shares his thoughts on the 2022 Arthur C. Clarke Award shortlist.
- Andrew M. Butler discusses the finalists for the 2022 Arthur C. Clarke Award.
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- Martha Wells shares some tips for getting unstuck, when you're stuck on a story.
- James Scott Bell shares writing lessons from Sidney Sheldon.
- J. Dianne Dotson talks about the ecology of worldbuilding.
- Anthony W. Eichenlaub talks about publishing a series as an indie author.
- Lincoln Michel points out that more data about book sales will not save art.
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch talks about thinking big.
- Mike Glyer reports that the president and vice president of the Australian Science Fiction Foundation have resigned, following a controversy about the naming of an award.
- Locus reports that writer Nora Roberts a.k.a. J.D. Robb has donated 50000 US-dollar to a fundraiser to benefit the public library of Jamestown, Michigan, which was defunded by the town council after refusing to remove LGBTQ themed titles from its shelves.
- Sarah Shaffi nreports that the public library in Petersborough, UK, has offered an amnesty on late return fines in order to recover more than twenty thousand missing books.
- Sarah Shaffi reports that book prices in the UK will rise due to rising costs for raw materials and energy.
- Sarah Shaffi reports that 2022 Booker Prize winner Shehan Karunatilaka has urged people not to pirate his book The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida.
- Haroon Siddique reports that Anna Pasternak, descendent of Bois Pasternak, has lost a copyright infringement case against Lara Prescott.
Interviews:
- Anthony D'Alessandro interviews George R.R. Martin.
- Paul Weimer interviews Laura Anne Gilman.
- The Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog interviews Premee Mohamed.
- Garrick Webster interviews Joe R. Lansdale.
- Scott Edelman interviews Eileen Gunn.
- Paul Weimer interviews William Henry Morris.
- Cat Luria interviews Ashley Libey.
- Marissa van Uden interviews Derrick Boden.
- Marissa van Uden interviews Sergey Gerasimov.
- Oliver Brackenbury interviews Scott Dorward.
- Cora Buhlert interviews Gideon Marcus.
- Lisa Levy interviews W. Scott Poole.
- The Hugonauts interview Olav Rokne and Amanda Wakaruk.
- D.M. Ritzlin interviews Harry Piper.
- Claire Armitstead interviews David Farr.
Reviews:
- Doreen Sheridan reviews Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty.
- Eric Ballein reviews The Grief of Stones by Katherine Addison.
- Grab This Book reviews The Dying Squad by Adam Simcox.
- Lis Carey reviews The October Man by Ben Aaronovitch.
- John Mauro reviews Pulling the Wings Off Angels by K.J. Parker.
- Becky LeJeune reviews Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison.
- Blue Book Balloon reviews Her Fierce Creatures by Maria Lewis.
- Colleen Mondor reviews The Wild Hunt by Emma Seckel.
- Chris Kluwe reviews Across the Sand by Hugh Howey.
- Doreen Sheridan reviews Little Eve by Catriona Ward.
- Alex Brown reviews The Scratch Daughters by H.A.Clarke.
- James Davis Nicoll reviews Serpentine by Cindy Pon.
- Becky LeJeune reviews Malice House by Megan Shepherd.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson.
- Jennie Ivins reviews In the Shadow of Ruins by Tony Debajo.
- Jennie Ivins reviews An Altar on the Village Green by Nathan Hall.
- Jennie Ivins reviews Sacaran Nights by Rachel Emma Shaw.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Leech by Hiron Ennes.
- Rob Bedford reviews Lute by Jennifer Thorne.
- John Mauro reviews Saturnalia by Stephanie Feldman.
- Gary K. Wolfe reviews Saturnalia by Stephanie Feldman.
- Marion Deeds reviews The Nectar of Nightmares by Craig Laurance Gidney.
- Martin Cahill reviews The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia.
- Alex Brown reviews The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia.
- Chris Haught reviews Sins of the Mother by Rob J. Hayes.
- Sam Byers reviews Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríque, translated by Meghan McDowell..
- Arturo Serrano reviews MegaDeath by Tory Quinn and Marie Vibbert.
- BOLO Books reviews Hide by Kiersten White
- Christobel Kent reviews Where I End by Sophie White.
- Mark Yon reviews Widowland by C.J. Carey.
- Ian Mond reviews The Silverberg Business by Robert Freeman Wexler.
- Adrian Collins reviews Plague War by Guy Haley.
- Paula Guran reviews Where You Linger and Other Stories by Bonnie Joe Stufflebeam.
- John Mauro reviews Unbound II by Shawn Speakman.
- Matthew X. Gomez reviews New Edge Sword and Sorcery Magazine Issue 0.
- Shellie Horst reviews The Fourth Corona Book of Horror Stories, edited by Lewis Williams.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Listen: The Sound of Fear, edited by Elizabetta McKay.
Classics reviews:
- The Cromcast revisits the 1866 horror story "The Signal-Man" by Charles Dickens and the 1975 horror story "Belsen Express" by Fritz Leiber.
- MarzAat revisits the 1910 horror story "Bethmoora" by Lord Dunsany.
- James Reasoner revisits the December 1935 issue of Thrilling Mystery.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1937 Lensman space opera novel Galactic Patrol by E.E. Smith.
- James Maliszweski revisits the 1938 science fiction horror story "Who Goes There?" by Don A. Stuart a.k.a. John W. Campbell.
- James Wallace Harris revisits the 1939 science fiction story "Let There Be Light" by Lyle Monroe a.k.a. Robert A. Heinlein.
- Fletcher Vredenburgh revisits the 1943 dark fantasy novella The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath by H.P. Lovecraft.
- Alan Brown revisits the 1949 science fiction mystery Needle by Hal Clement.
- K.C. McAbee revisits the 1958 time travel novel The Time Traders and its 1959 sequel Galactic Derelicts by Andre Norton.
- Joachim Boaz revisits the 1961 generation ship story "The Long Way Home" by Fred Saberhagen.
- Gideon Marcus revisits the November 1967 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
- Mark Yon revisits the November 1967 issue of New Worlds.
- Lis Carey revisits the 1970 science fiction novel Ringworld by Larry Niven.
- Benjamin Espen revisits the 1971 fantasy novel The Pastel City by M. John Harrison,
- Young People Read Old SFF revisit the 1980 science fiction story "Spidersong" by Susan C. Petrey.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1990 cyberpunk novel Red Spider, White Web by Misha.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1991 cyberpunk novel Synners by Pat Cadigan.
- Lis Carey revisits the 1993 cozy horror novel A Night in Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny.
- In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel revisits the 1996 Discworld fantasy novel Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett.
- Elizabeth Horkley revisits the 2012 non-fiction book House of Psychotic Women by Kier-La Janisse.
Con and event reports:
- Morgan Hazelwood reports about the panel "Fairytales and Folklore in Urban Fantasy" at Chicon 8, the 2022 Worldcon.
- Debbie Burke shares her experiences at the Montana Book Festival in Missoula, Montana.
- John Maher reports about the Frankfurt Book Fair in Frankfurt on Main, Germany.
- Michael Paulson reports that the musical version of Back To The Future will open on Broadway next summer.
- Sabina Graves interviews Michelle Westfall and Charles Grey about the Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Resort in Orlando, Florida.
- Sabina Graves interviews Disney imagineer Kim Irvine about the Haunted Mansion attraction at the various Disney parks.
Crowdfunding:
Science and technology:
- Nicole Wetsman reports that children who play videogames score higher on brain function tests.
- Jeremy Bernstein recounts his friendship with Freeman Dyson.
- W. Scott Poole recounts how the FBI persecuted actor Bela Lugosi, best known for playing Dracula, as a supposed Communist.
- La Carmina talks about the origins of the Christian Devil.
- Nancy Marie Brown talks about modern Icelandic elflore.
Free online fiction:
- "Rondo for Strings and Laserguns" by Jared Oliver Adams in Clarkesworld
- "The Secret Strength of Things" by Gregory Feeley in Clarkesworld..
- "The Witch and the Water" by Ashley Libey in Luna Station Quarterly.
- "The Daydreamer by Proxy" by Dexter Palmer in Lightspeed.
- "The Dirty, Golden Yellow House by Debbie Urkanski in Lightspeed.
- "The General's Turn" by Premee Mohamed in The Deadlands.
- "The Eighth Cigarette" by Lisa Cai in The Dark.
- "Stringy" by Carly St. George in Apex Magazine.
- "The Black and White" by Aigner Loren Wilson in Fantasy Magazine.
- "Grits, Giblins and Good Times" by W.C. Dunlap in Fireside Magazine.
- "Skeleton Song" by Seanan McGuire in Tor.com.
- "The Last Brown Roof" by Temitayo Olofinlua in Omenana.
- "The Airbnb (g)Host" by Lana Alison Knight in Daily Science Fiction.
- "Moonlight's Call" by Eric Witchey in Daily Science Fiction.
- "Hell Is..." by Robert Bagnall in Daily Science Ficttion.
- "Slight Courage" by Alex Scobel in Daily Science Fiction.
- "High Concept" by Dave Henrickson in Daily Science Fiction.
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