Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for August 4, 2023

It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with season 2 of Foundation, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Star Trek in general, Secret Invasion and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general, season 3 of The Witcher, season 2 of Good Omens, season 5 of What We Do in the Shadows, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Barbie and the "Barbenheimer" phenomenon, Talk to Me, The Meg 2, the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, the closure of Fantasy Magazine and the status of SFF magazines in general, tributes to Paul Reubens and much more.

Speculative fiction in general:

• Cheryl Eddy lists 70 new science fiction, fantasy and horror books coming out in August 2023.
  
• Molly Odintz shares thirty horror books to look out for in 2023. 
• Shannon Morgan discusses the differences between horror and gothic fiction.
  
• Brian Murphy wonders whether there is a glut of sword and sorcery.
  
• Vanessa Len shares five SFF novels with fresh approaches to time travel. 
• James Davis Nicoll shares five classic science fiction stories about letting artificial intelligence do all the work. 
• Lorna Wallace shares five SFF books comprised of interlinked short stories and accidentally rediscovers the fix-up novel.
  
• Camestros Felapton notes that Jeffro Johnson is being wrong about SFF of the pulp era again. 
• Jeannette Ng talks about the history and politics of wuxia. 
• Natalie C. Parker talks about the metaphor of vegan vampire stories.
  
• Joelle Wellington talks about final girls.
  
• John Self reports that more younger readers are discovering translated fiction. 
• Molly Templeton shares 21 thoughts about reading habits.
  
• TRIAPA has launched its first mailing. 
• Rachel Ayers revisits Jack and the Beanstalk.
  
• Paige Vest and Ross Newberry talk about mental illness in Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive series.
  
• The Obelisk profiles Lord Dunsany.
  
• Science fiction fan David K.M. Klaus died aged 67.
• Science fiction and children's fiction writer Juleen A. Brantigham has died aged 80.
  
• SFF writer Sydney Van Scyoc has died aged 83.
  

Comics and Art:

• Alexander Chee discusses how the X-Men comics and other superhero comics helped him come to terms with growing up biracial and prone to severe allergies.
  
• James Whitbrook reports about the 2023 X-Men "Hellfire Gala" event.
• Robert Mammone reviews issue 2 of Haunt You To the End by Ryan Cady and Andrea Mutti.
  
• Sabina Graves interviews Rachel Smythe, creator of Lore Olympus. 
• Tom Gauld shares a cartoon on bedside to-be-read piles.
  

 

Film and TV:

• Germain Lussier lists the best science fiction, fantasy and horror films to stream in August 2023.
  
• Rebecca Rubin wonders why Disney didn't save Haunted Mansion for Halloween. 
• Arturo Serrano finds They Cloned Tyrone remarkably close to life.
  
• Phil Hoad calls Psycho-Pass: Providence an anime noir thriller which investigates dark side of technology
• Cath Clarke calls Just Super a good-natured Scandinavian animated superhero cartoon with egalitarian vibes
• Arturo Serrano calls the animated superhero adventure Miraculous: Le Film a head-scratching disappointment.
  
• Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Outlander.
• Lucy Mangan calls the documentary Wonders of the Moon with Dara Ó Briain beautiful, cosmically compelling TV
  
• Ann Michelle Harris shares movies that reimagine African folktalkes. 
• Alex Hess wonders why there are so few villains in movies anymore, proving that he has watched very few movies. 
  
• Justin Carter notes that in order to be successful at the box office, movies must prove to audiences why they are worth seeing in the theatre. 
  
• Alexi Duggins interviews Ahmed Best who played Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars prequels and  Kelleran Beq in The Mandalorian. 
• Andrew J. Salazar interviews Simon Pegg, star of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, World's End, Paul, the Mission Impossible movies and one of only two people to appear in Star Wars, Star Trek and Doctor Who.
  
• Sabina Graves interviews Jeff Bergman, the actor who voices Bugs Bunny in various recent cartoons. 
• Cindy White profiles David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker, the trio behind Kentucky Fried Movie, Airplane!, The Naked Gun, Hot Shots and many others.
• Jessica Holmes revisits the 1968 animated musical Yellow Submarine.
• Nat Segaloff revisits the 1973 horror movie The Exorcist.
  
• Judith Tarr revisits the 2001 fantasy movie The Seventh Stream. 
• The Guardian lists the fifty greatest TV-shows for children of all time. 
• The Guardian lists the fifty greatest movies for children of all time. 
• Readers of the Guardian remember their favourite children's TV shows. 
• Readers of the Guardian discuss their favourite children's films of all time.
  
• Manuela Lazic criticises that film criics are increasingly being replaced by so-called influencers. 
  
• Simon Miraudo reports about film censorship in Australia and the harsh way it was enforced.
  
• Gavia Baker-Whitelaw reports that the science fiction film The Creator has been accused of using real life footage of the 2020 explosion in Beirut, Lebanon.  
• Germain Lussier notes that after a weak start, the animated fantasy film Elemental has been picking up box office steam.
  
• Documentary producer Jess Search has died aged 54.
  
• Actress Lelia Goldoni, who appeared in Shadows, The Italian Job, Hysteria, The Unseen and Invasion of the Body Snatchers, has died aged 86. 
• Ryan Gilbey shares an obituary for Lelia Goldoni.
  
• Actor Marc Gilpin, best known for appearing in Jaws 2 at age 11, has died aged 56.
  
• Actress and TV reporter Betty Ann Bruno, who played a Munchkin in The Wizard of Oz in 1939, has died aged 91.
  

 

Comments on season 2 of Foundation:

• Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on "King and Commoner", the latest episode of Foundation.
• Stars End share their thoughts on "King and Commoner". 
• Joseph Kolacisnski shares his thoughts on "King and Commoner".
  

 

Comments on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Star Trek in general:

• Keith R.A. DeCandido shares his thoughts on "Under the Cloak of War", the latest episode of Star Trek Strange New Worlds.
• James Whitbrook shares his thoughts on "Under the Cloak of War". 
• Samantha Coley shares her thoughts on "Under the Cloak of War". 
• Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on "Under the Cloak of War". 
• Tom Chang discusses the ending of "Under the Cloak of War".
  
• Witney Seibold traces the long Star Trek career of Clint Howard, brother of Ron Howard, who first appeared in the original series episode "The Corbomite Manoeuver" and has revisited Star Trek several times since then, most recently as a Klingon general in Strange New Worlds. 
• Watch a trailer for season 4 of Star Trek: Lower Decks.
  

 

Comments on Secret Invasion and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general (spoilers): 

• C.T. Phipps shares his thoughts on the Secret Invasion episode "Betrayed". 
• C.T. Phipps shares his thoughts on the Secret Invasion episode "Beloved". 
  
• Justin Carter notes that a certain twist in Secret Invasion makes no sense.
  
• Angelique Jackson interviews Ali Selim, director of Secret Invasion. 
• Watch a trailer for season 2 of Loki.
  

 

Comments on season 3 of The Witcher:

• James Whitbrook notes that Henry Cavill deserved a much better send-off as Geralt of Rivia than he got.
• Ed Power wonders why Hollywood keeps disrespecting Henry Cavill. 
  
• Alyssa Mercante notes that season 3 of The Witcher has experienced a notable drop in viewership.
  
• Isaiah Colbert reports that Tomek Baginski, producer of The Witcher, has blamed American audiences being unable to grasp more complex plots for the decline in the viewership of The Witcher. 

 

Comments on season 2 of Good Omens: 

• Emmet Asher-Perrin declares that season 2 of Good Omens is the comfort food we all need right now. 
• Jack Seale declares that David Tennant and Michael Sheen bring a lot of swaggering mischief to season 2 of Good Omens, but that the show otherwise seems to have run out of ideas. 
• Cheryl Eddy shares ten things she liked and three things she didn't like about season 2 of Good Omens. 
• Emmet Asher-Perrin explains why the confirmation that Crowley and Azipharale are in love hits differently than other romances.
  
• Emmet Asher-Perrin shares all the Easter eggs in season 2 of Good Omens.
• Alex Brown has some reading recommendations for the characters of Good Omens.
  
• Gavia Baker-Whitelaw explains that the bad subtitles on season 2 of Good Omens are likely due to writer Neil Gaiman being on strike along with the rest of the WGA.
  

 

Comments on Barbie (and Barbenheimer):

• Leonard Maltin calls Barbie a female empowerment saga with a lot to say.
• A, Felicia Wade declares that Barbie defies expectations.
  
• Hugo Girl! share their thoughts on Barbie and Oppenheimer.
  
• Gavia Baker-Whitelaw points out that the real villain in Barbie is compulsory heterosexuality.
• Lois Beckett interviews Jeff Goldstine, president of worldwide marketing at Warner Bros, about the marketing campaign for Barbie.
• James Whitbrook reports that many people in Japan unsurprisingly find the "Barbenheimer" memes offensive. 
• Sian Caine and Oliver Holmes also report about the "Barbenheimer" backlash in Japan.
• Emlyn Travis reports that Warner Bros issued an official, very vaguely worded apology for sharing "Barbenheimer" tweets.
• Stuart Heritage is disturbed by the existence of Barbie-themed coffins.
  
• Rebecca Rubin reports that Barbie and to a lesser degree Oppenheimer continue to dominate the US box office. 

 

Comments on season 5 of What We Do In the Shadows:

• William Hughes shares his thoughts on the latest episode of What We Do In the Shadows.
• Kayleigh Dray praises the portrayal of a happy TV marriage with the relationship between Lazlo and Nadja in What We Do In the Shadows.
  

 

Comments on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem: 

• Germain Lussier calls Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem absolutely phenomenal
  
• Peter Bradshaw finds Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem unexpectedly funny.
• Manuel Betancourt calls Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem the reboot the sewer-dwelling heroes in a half-shell deserve. 
• Rafael Motamayor calls Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem a fantastic and bold new take.
• Andrew J. Salazar declares that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem raises the bar for modern animation. 
• Germain Lussier discusses the end credits scene of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.
  
• Susana Polo interviews Seth Rogen, producer of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
• Germain Lussier interviews Jeff Rowe, director of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem.
  
• Sam Barsanti explains why the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will always be relevant.
  
• Germain Lussier ranks the various Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies. 
• Anthony D'Alessandro reports that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is projected to do a decent box office, but is unlikely to dethrone the "Barbenheimer" juggernaut. 
  

 

Comments on Talk To Me:

• Cheryl Eddy interviews Danny and Michael Philippou, directors and writers of Talk To Me.
• Amy West interviews Danny Philippou
  

 

Comments on The Meg 2:

• Germain Lussier declares that The Meg 2 tries and fails to be big dumb fun.
• Mark Keizer calls The Meg 2 awfully fun and awfully bad. 
• Inspired by The Meg 2, Cheryl Eddy shares ten shark or sea monster movies to enjoy. 
• Also inspired by The Meg 2, Robert DeSalvo shares twenty-one shark or sea monster movies to enjoy.  

 

Tributes to Paul Reubens: 

• Actor and comedian Paul Reubens a.k.a. Pee-Wee Herman has died aged 70.
• Mary Kate Carr shares tributes to Paul Reubens from around the web. 
• Natasha Lyonne who got her start as a 6-year-old child actress in Pee-Wee's Playhouse remembers Paul Reubens.
  
• Leah Schnelbach remembers Paul Reubens and particularly the 1985 movie Pee-Wee's Big Adventure.
  
• Germain Lussier remembers Paul Reubens. 
• Ryan Gilbey shares an obituary for Paul Reubens.
  
• Christi Carras and Nardine Saad share an obituary for Paul Reubens.
  

 

Comments on the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike:

• Peter White reports that the studios attempt to reopen talks with WGA on Friday. 
• Anthony D'Alessandro, David Robb and Dominic Patten report that SAG-AFTRA is urging studios to negotiate with them as well.
  
• Wil Wheaton, who plays Wesley Crusher in Star Trek: The Next Generation explains why residuals are important for actors.
  
• Linda Codega reports that stunt actor Mike Massa set himself on fire on the SAG-AFTRA picket line to make a point about the risks he and his co-workers take every day.
• David Robb reports that several Hollywood stars have donated 1 million US-dollars each to the SAG-AFTRA foundation to support struggling members during the strike. 
• James Whitbrook reports that the much hated Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav has claimed that the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes have saved his studio approx. one hundred million US-dollars.
  
• Gavia Baker-Whitelaw reports that actor Stephen Amell, best known for playing Oliver Queen in Arrow, came under fire for criticising the SAG-AFTRA strike and appearing at a convention to promote his new show Heels in violation of SAG-AFTRA strike rules.
  
• Rachel Ulatowski reports that SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher came under fire appearing at a Dolce e Gabana fashion event in Italy, even though this was part of her job as Dolce e Gabana brand ambassador and does not violate SAG-AFTRA strike rules. 
  
• Sapna Maheshwari and Madison Malone Kircher report how influencer are affected by the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes and find themselves forced to turn down large sums for paid promotions to support two unions that do not really represent them.
• Germain Lussier reports that the LA Comic Con in Los Angeles, California, has reached an agreement with SAG-AFTRA that allows actors to participate, even if the strike is still ongoing at that time.
  
• Brooks Barnes reports that Sony has delayed several movie releases due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike.
  
• Elizabeth Wagmeister and Michael Schneider report that the 2023 Emmy Awards have been delayed due to the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.
  

 

Awards:

• The shortlist for the 2023 Glass Bell Award has been announced.
• The winners of the 2023 Scribe Awards have been announced.
  
• The shortlist for the 2023 Prix Utopiales has been announced. 
• The longlist for the 2023 Booker Prize has been announced with some love for genre fiction.
  
• The finalists for the 2023 Dream Foundry Contest have been announced. 
• The winners of the 2023 Michael Knost Wings Award have been announced.
  
• The winners of the 2023 Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction have been annnounced.
• The 2023 inductees into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame have been announced. 
• The winners of the 2023 Spiel des Jahres have been announced.
  

Writing, publishing and promotion:

• J.T. Greathouse talks about character arcs.
  
• Lynn Hightower talks about writing a character with hearing loss.
  
• Mike Glyer reports that the Clarion West and Writing the Other writing workshops are joining forces.
• Christie Yant and Arley Sorg announce that Fantasy Magazine will cease publication with the October 2023 issue. 
• Lincoln Michel talks about the sad state of literary and SFF magazines. 
• Neil Clarke busts the myth that only writers read and subscribe to short fiction magazines. 
• Jason Sanford share more examples of news reports exaggerating the achievements of AI writing programs.
  
• Ella Creamer reports that authors Stephen Fry and Michael Rosen have joined a campaign to save mobile library busses in Devon, UK.
  
• Alexandra Alter and Elizabeth A Harris report how booksellers are fighting back against a new law in Texas requiring booksellers to rate books intended for sales to school.
• Kylie Cheung reports that the Houston school district in Texas is eliminating school libraries and turning them into disciplinary centers. 
• Annabelle Timsit reports that a judge has blocked a new law in Arkansas banning librarians from giving books deemed "harmful" to minors. 
• Brooke Leigh Howard reports that the 1989 children's book Arthur's Birthday by Marc Brown might be banned in Florida, because of a nutjob who believes that playing "Spin the bottle" is satanic and might damage souls. 
• Rachel Schnalzer Stewart reports about a visit to the outdoor bookshop Bart's Books in Ojai, California.
  

 

Interviews:

• Rogues in the House interview Howard Andrew Jones.
  
• Writers Drinking Coffee interviews Howard Andrew Jones. 
• Roseanna Pendlebury interviews T. Kingfisher.
  
• Moid Moidelhoff interviews Tim Powers.
  
• Scott Edelman interviews Charlie Jane Anders. 
• Alan Bailey and Cat Rambo interviews Ray Nayler. 
• Molly Odintz interviews Kemi Ashing-Giwa.
  
• Runalong the Shelves interviews Alice James.
  
• Runalong the Shelves interviews Xueting Christine Ni. 
• Arley Sorg interviews Emma Mieko Candon.
  
• Arley Sorg interviews Joshua Glenn.
  
• Paul Weimer interviews Genevieve Gornichec.
  

 

Reviews:

• L.D. Whitney reviews Lord of a Shattered Land by Howard Andrew Jones.
• Liam's Lyceum reviews Lord of a Shattered Land by Howard Andrew Jones.
  
• Marlene Harris reviews Knighthunter by Anna Hackett
• Clara Cohen reviews Translation State by Ann Leckie.
  
• Kat Hooper reviews The Runabout by Kristine Kathryn Rusch  
• Kat Hooper reviews The Falls by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
  
• Paul Weimer reviews Architects of Memory by Karen Osborne
  
• James Wallace Haris reviews Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill. 
• Adrienne Martini reviews Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher 
• Roseanna Pendlebury reviews Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher  
• Gayle Surrette reviews Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher  
  
• Wired reviews Rhymer by Gregory Frost. 
• Natalie Zutter revisits Cassiel's Servant by Jacqueline Carey.
  
• Marion Deeds reviews Bridge by Lauren Beukes
• Blue Book Balloon reviews The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston  
• Doreen Sheridan reviews Relentless Melt by Jeremy P. Bushnell
  
• James Davis Nicoll reviews The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang. 
• Liz Bourke reviews The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang
  
• Eugen M. Bacon reviews Where Rivers Go to Die by Dilman Dila 
• Fabienne Schwizer reviews A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
• Ryan Howse reviews The Heart of What Was Lost by Tad Williams
  
• Marlene Harris reviews The Book of Gems by Fran Wilde 
• Lis Carey reviews The Poisoned Princess by Armen Pogharian.
  
• Molly Templeton reviews Thief Liar Lady by D.L. Soria. 
• James Davis Nicoll reviews Young, Gifted and Queer  by S. J. Whitby 
• Liz Bourke reviews The Third Daughter by Adrienne Tooley
  
• Library Journal reviews The Navigating Fox by Christopher Rowe. 
• Colleen Mondor reviews The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill by Rowenna Miller 
• Runalong the Shelves reviews The Others of Edenwell by Verity M. Holloway
  
• Gary K. Wolfe reviews The Legend of Charlie Fish by Josh Rountree
  
• Archita Mittra reviews Pomegranates by Priya Sharma
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Telling The Bees by Emma K Leadley
• Alexandra Pierce reviews House of Odysseus by Claire North 
• Bill Capossere reviews Medusa’s Sisters by Lauren J.A. Bear
  
• Bill Capossere reviews The Children of Jocasta by Natalie Haynes
• Marlene Harris reviews The Horoscope Writer by Ash Bishop
• Mark Yon reviews Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar. 
  
• Paperback Warrior reviews The Tracks by Lyn I. Kelly. 
• Sarah McCarry reviews Night's Edge by Liz Kerin. 
  
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Between The Blood And The Sun by Jennifer R Donohue 
• Tobias Carroll reviews The Beast You Are by Paul Tremblay.
  
• Gabino Iglesias reviews Bad Cree by Jessica Johns
  
• Paul Di Filippo reviews Ready When You Are and Other Stories by Barry N. Malzberg 
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Jackal, Jackal: Tales of the Dark and Fantastic by Tobi Ogundiran
• Paul Di Filippo reviews Jackal, Jackal: Tales of the Dark and Fantastic by Tobi Ogundiran
  
• Publishers Weekly reviews Between Dystopias: The Road to Afropantheology by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki and Joshua Uchenna Omenga.
  

 

Classics reviews:

• James Wallace Harris revisits the 1951 science fiction story "Poor Superman" a.k.a. "Appointment in Tomorrow"by Fritz Leiber.
• Brian Collins revisits the 1953 science fiction story "Little Girl Lost" by Richard Matheson. 
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1961 anthology 6th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F, edited by Judith Merril.
  
• Joachim Boaz revisits the 1964 post-apocalyptic novel Davy by Edgar Pangborn.
  
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1966 Atlan sword and sorcery novel The City by Jane Gaskell.  
• Paperback Warrior revisits the 1967 gothic romance Fog Hides the Fury by Paula Minto a.k.a. Paul Hugo Little. 
  
• Gideon Marcus revisits the August 1968 issue of Analog.
• David Levinson revisits the September 1968 issue of If: Worlds of Science Fiction. 
• L.D. Whitney revisits the 1968 Conan sword and sorcery novel Conan of the Isles by Lin Carter and L. Sprague De Camp.
  
• Sam Reader revisits the 1976 ghost story "There’s A Long, Long Trail A-Winding" by Russell Kirk
  
• Joe Sherry revisits the 2015 October Daye urban fantasy novel A Rose Red Chain by Seanan McGuire.
  

 

Crowdfunding:

• Comic writer and artist Bill Messner-Loebs and his wife need help with medical and living expenses.
  

 

Con and event reports:

• Elizabeth Minkel reports how the 2023 San Diego Comic Con in San Diego, California, changed in the absence of the big Hollywood studios presenting their wares.
  
• Ralston Stahler shares his experiences at Pemmi-Con, the 2023 NASFIC in Winnipeg, Canada.
  
• The 2024 Worldcon in Glasgow, Scotland, shares a statement on AI art.
• CBS News Pittsburgh interviews Mike Chomko about the 50th PulpFest in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  
• Mark Lawson reports about The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale, which is currently playing in Newbury, Berkshire, UK.
  
• Sabina Graves lists all the horror movies shown as part of a Halloween event at Universal Studios Hollywood in Hollywood, California, and Universal Studios Orlando in Orlando, Florida. 
• Nathalie op de Beeck reports about the unveiling ceremony for the Octavia Butler Avenue in Lake Forest Park, Washington, where the SFF author lived in her final years.
  

 

Science and technology:

• Ian Sample shares some stunning photos that the James Webb Space Telescope has taken of the death throes of a distant star.
  
• Nathalia Holt profiles the pioneering women of NASA.
• Colleen E. Anderson talks about the challenges of preserving rocket launch infrastructure. 
• M.W. Craven shares his love of snakes. 
  
• Mindy Mejia talks about psychic detectives. 
  

 

Gaming: 

• Cole Rush shares five games for people who love fantasy, puzzles and escape rooms
• Justin Carter reports that Hasbro is planning to integrate AI into Dungeons & Dragons and Magic the Gathering. 
• Clayton Notestine finds some unexpected parallels between Werner Herzog's concept of ecstatic truth and the Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG.
  
• Kristian Kloß interviews Lukas Zach, co-designer of the 2023 Spiel des Jahres winner Dorfromantik.
  

 

Toys and collectibles:

• This is Love profiles Yla Eason, creator of Sun-Man and Olmec Toys.
• Pixel Dan reviews the Masters of the Universe Origins Fang-Or figure. 
• James Whitbrook shares new Lego sets coming out in August. 
• Watch "Ssstolen, Part 2", a stop motion video featuring Masters of the Universe Origins figures.
  

 

Free online fiction: 

• "The Things You Can Maintain Yourself" by Benjamin C. Kinney in Lightspeed. 
  
• "The Blade and the Bloodwright" by Sloane Leong in Lightspeed.
  
• "Rest My Weary Bones" by Cora Buhlert in Swords and Sorcery Magazine.
  
• "Before the Unicorn Hunt" by Hesper Leveret in Luna Station Quarterly.
• "A Tech Mage Comes to Visit" by Cadwell Turnbull in The Sunday Morning Transport.
• "Every Seed Is a Prayer (And Your World Is a Seed)" by Stephen Case in Clarkesworld.
• "Window Bpy" by Thomas Ha in Clarkesworld.
  
• "Ice in the Furnace" by Anna Clark in Wyldblood. 
• "The Changing Dust" by James Bennett in The Dark.
  
• "The Mix-Up" by Abbie Doll in Pyre Magazine. 
• "But I Loved You" by Sachiko Ragosta in Apex Magazine.
  
• "End User" by Alastair Reynolds in Auki Labs. 
• "Sailing the Skyless Realm" by Neil Willcox.  
• "Watching the Music Dance" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
  
  

Trailers and videos:

• Watch a trailer for the final season of Disenchantment.
  
• Watch a trailer for 57 Seconds.
• Watch a trailer for Haunting of the Queen Mary.
  
• Watch a trailer for Saw X. 
• Watch a trailer for Slotherhouse.