Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for August 30, 2024

 

It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with the 2024 Worldcon in Glasgow, Scotland, Disney's D23 event, season 2 of House of the Dragon, Deadpool and Wolverine and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general, the cancellation of The Acolyte and Star Wars in general, Masters of the Universe in general, Alien Romulus, season 2 of The Rings of Power, season 4 of The Umbrella Academy, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Kaos, the new Time Bandits, the new Crow, Evil, Solar Opposites, J.K. Rowling versus Imane Khelif and much more.

Speculative fiction in general:

• Reactor shares all the new science fiction books coming out in August 2024. 
• Reactor shares all the new fantasy books coming out in August 2024.
• Reactor shares all the new horror, romantasy and genre crossover books coming out in August 2024.
• Reactor shares all the new young adult SFF books coming out in August 2024.
• James Davis Nicoll attempts to define the term hard science fiction. 
• Yume Kitasei explains why compassion is a common theme in space opera
  
• Chris M. Arnone shares nine polarising science fiction novels. 
  
• James Davis Nicoll lists five long-running SFF anthology series to enjoy. 
• James Davis Nicoll shares SFF novels written in the second person.
  
• James Davis Nicoll shares five SFF stories about hell and damnation. 
• Ratika Deshpande shares five SFF stories that explore transformations after death.
  
• James Davis Nicoll shares five SFF stories featuring uneasy homecomings. 
• Ratika Deshpande shares seven speculative stories about preserving history and culture
  
• James Davis Nicoll shares five SFF stories that know that everything is better with dinosaurs. 
• James Davis Nicoll shares five SFF works inspired by the legend of Atlantis. 
• Bree Bridges shares a history of dragon romances. 
• Hannah Nicole Maehrer shares five SFF books featuring characters who hate everybody except for their love interest.
  
• Rachel Ayers shares five SFF Beauty and the Beast retellings. 
• Roshani Chokshi talks about parenthood, infertility and fairy tales. 
• James Davis Nicoll shares five SFF works about extended trips and unexpected delays.
  
• Anna Downes shares her favourite road trips in horror and crime fiction. 
  
• Lorna Wallace shares five scary stories set in summer camps. 
• Molly Odintz shares her favourite haunted cabin horror novels.
  
• Dawn Kurtagich shares her favourite gothic novels set in the British Isles. 
  
• Molly Templeton discusses how fantasy fiction and fiction in general encourages travelling. 
• Charlie Jane Anders shares ten literary books that made her a better science fiction writer.
  
• Dan Persons traces how H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds and its many adaptations reflect the time they were made. 
• Paperback Warrior shares an introduction to the Doctor Death pulp adventure series.
  
• David Agranoff is trying to get a memorial plaque for C.L. Moore installed at the Fletcher Trust former bank building in Indianapolis, where Moore worked in the 1930s.
  
• James Factora reports that J.K. Rowling has deleted multiple tweets and also has not tweeted in thirteen days after being sued for harassment by Olympic gold medal winning boxer Imane Khelif.
• May Rude reports that J.K. Rowling has broken her social media silence to attack Imane Khelif again. 
• Mike Glyer reports that there is yet another allegation of sexual harassment against Neil Gaiman.
  
• Carol Ann MacLeod, wife of Scottish science fiction writer Ken MacLeod, has died aged 72.
  

 

Comics and Art:

• Germain Lussier declares that superhero comics are being hurt by forced to align with the movies they inspire.
  
• Leah Bernstein lists the inspirations behind some well-known Batman villains.
• Robin Marx reviews Conan the Barbarian #14 by Jim Zub and Doug Braithwaite 
• Robin Marx reviews The Savage Sword of Conan #3 by Frank Tieri, Cary Nord, John C. Hocking, Patch Zircher and Alan Quah 
  
• Grace Hetrick reviews The Private Eye by Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin
  
• Rachel Cooke interviews Aimée de Jongh, who illustrated the graphic novel version of Lord of the Flies by William Golding.
• Dad-at-Arms interviews fan artist Joshua Hesselgrave. 
• Cartoonist John Graziano has died aged 62.
  

 

Film and TV:

• Marc Singer declares that Batman: Caped Crusader relies on the aesthetic of Batman: The Animated Series, but never quite ascends to the same heights. 
• Jenna Schere declares that Terminator Zero is more interested in brains than brawn
  
• Keith R.A. DeCandido declares that Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom features two uninteresting bad guys, a relentlessly boring sidekick and a hackneyed plot 
  
• Keith R.A. DeCandido declares that Madame Web isn't particularly terrible, just pedestrian and dull. 
• Leigh Monson declares that Harold And The Purple Crayon is a bit more colorful than the adaptation deserves 
• Jarrod Jones calls Borderlands a scuzzy, quippy grind through a visual wasteland 
  
• Natalia Keogan calls Hell Hole a creepy, kooky horror film about a tentacled parasite that invades human hosts. 
• Katie Rife calls Cuckoo a stylish horror film that might've been better if it'd made even less sense 
• Haley Zapal calls Strange Darling a wild ride of a thriller that will subvert every expectation you think you have 
  
• Phil Hoad calls Broken Bird a creepily brilliant psychological horror film. 
• Jacob Oller calls The Deliverance a cartoonish exorcism horror film.
  
• Arturo Serrano shares his thoughts on Kalki 2898 AD 
  
• Leah Thomas calls the anime Delicious in Dungeon the perfect show for fans of fantasy, food, and friendship, in the most refreshing and life-affirming way possible. 
• Leah Thomas discusses the anime The Eccentric Family, siblinghood and the roles we play 
• Cheryl Eddy calls the anthology series Horror's Greatest entertaining popcorn fuel. 
• Anne Billson notes that horror films are experiencing a renaissance at this moment.
  
• Olivia Rutigliano shares her favourite horror movies that came out this summer.
  
• Entertainment Weekly shares 21 of the most highly anticipated kisses in TV history
• Ali Teske shares the late Roger Ebert's least favourite science fiction movies
  
• Robert Repino shares five SFF movies that are not very good but still incredibly cool. 
• Justin Carter wonders why GI Joe has so many issues as a live action movie, even though it has a long history of success in toys, comics and animation.
  
• Matt Zoller Zeitz interviews Guillermo del Toro, director of Pan's Labyrinth, Pacific Rim, Crimson Peak, Hellboy, The Shape of Water and many others.
  
• Destiny Jackson interviews Charlie Brooker, creator of Black Mirror. 
• James Hibberd interviews David Benioff, Dan Weiss and Alexander Woo, showrunners of 3 Body Problem.  
• Kathryn VanArendonk interviews Walton Goggings who plays The Ghoul in Fallout.
• Sam Parker interviews Kit Harrington who played Jon Snow in Game of Thrones. 
• Michael Hogan interviews Ben Wheatley, director of Generation Z.
  
• Gordon Jackson interviews Katee Sackhoff, Titus Welliver and Brandon Vietti, stars and director of the new animated Watchmen. 
• Germain Lussier interviews Mickey Mouse, Disney spokescritter.
  
• Kali Wallace revisits the 1960 time travel movie The Time Machine.
  
• Kali Wallace revisits the 1962 time travel film La Jetée. 
• Fiona Moore revisits the 1965 South Korean horror film Sal-Inma.
  
• Ryan Gilbey revisits Peter Brook's 1989 adaption of The Mahabharata. 
• Kali Wallace revisits the 1991 Indian time travel film Aditya 369. 
• Keith R.A. DeCandido revisits the 1994 Babylon Five episodes “A Voice in the Wilderness" Part I and Part II.
  
• Keith R.A. DeCandido revisits the 1994 Babylon Five episode "Babylon Squared". 
• Keith R.A. DeCandido revisits the 1994 Babylon Five episode "The Quality of Mercy".  
• Kali Wallace revisits the 1995 dystopian time travel movie Twelve Monkeys.
  
• Keith R.A. DeCandido revisits the 1997 superhero TV series Night Man. 
• Robert Repino revisits the 1999 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “What You Leave Behind,”
  
• Jenny Hamilton revisits the 1999 science fiction series Farscape and attempts to explain why it still resonates. 
• Cindy White revisits the 2004 dystopian thriller The Village. 
• Jim Vorel revisits the 2004 zombie movies Shaun Of The Dead and Dawn Of The Dead
  
• Robert Repino revisits the 2018 science fiction films Aniara and High Life and the 2020 science fiction comedy Avenue 5 and finds unexpected parallels between them,
  
• Martin Edwards visits the locations where the 1973 horror classic The Wicker Man was shot. 
• Joe George points out that the weirdness of David Lynch's films cannot be separated from empathy. 
• Jake Kanter reports that the BBC has thrown out complaints about a same sex kiss and a transgender character in Doctor Who
  
• Emmet Asher-Perrin notes that the uproar about false quotes from allegedly negative reviews included in the trailer for Megalopolis also says a lot about the state of cultural criticism.
  
• Eric Berger reports how Gal Gadot and Rachel Zegler, stars of the already troubled live action Snow White movie, got into a public conflict over the war between Israel and Hamas. 
  
• Lorna Wallace recounts how an episode of the animated series Gravity Falls launched the holiday Summerween. 
• Todd Spangler reports that Warner Bros has removed the entire website of Cartoon Network and all its content.
  
• Japanese voice actress Atsuko Tanaka, who voiced Major Matoko Kusanagi in Ghost in the Shell among many others, has died aged 61.
  

  

Comments on Deadpool and Wolverine and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general: 

• Mike Ryan interviews Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, writers of Deadpool and Wolverine. 
• Germain Lussier interviews Shane Reid, editor of Deadpool and Wolverine.
  
• Scott Fienberg interviews Robert Downey Jr. about his decision to play Doctor Doom in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 
• Adam B. Vary interviews Joe Locke, one of the stars of Agatha All Along.
  
• Justin Carter wonders what Marvel should do about Blade.  
• James Whitbrook discusses why X-Men '97 showrunner Beau DeMayo was fired shortly before season 1 premiered.
  
• Germain Lussier reports that Deadpool and Wolverine is now the highest grossing R-rated film ever.
  
• Borys Kit and Aaron Couch report that James Spader will return as Ultron in the upcoming Marvel TV series Vision Quest.
• Christian Holub shares Lupita Nyong'o's tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman on the fourth anniversary of his death. 
• Watch a trailer for Agatha All Along
  

 

Comments on season 2 of House of the Dragon: 

• C.T. Phipps shares his thoughts on the House of the Dragon episode "The Red Sowing".
• C.T. Phipps shares his thoughts on “The Queen Who Ever Was”, the season 2 finale of House of the Dragon. 
  
• Tyler Dean shares his thoughts on “The Queen Who Ever Was”, the season 2 finale of House of the Dragon. 
• Melody McCune shares her favourite moments from season 2 of House of the Dragon. 
• Tenacity Plys explains what House of the Dragon could learn from Succession  
• Michaela Zee interviews Phia Saban who plays Helaena Targaryen in House of the Dragon.
  

 

Comments on Masters of the Universe in general: 

• James Eatock points out that the Filmation He-Man and She-Ra cartoons achieved remarkably high ratings in the 1980s.
• Matt Grobar reports that actress Camila Mendes has been cast as Teela in the proposed Masters of the Universe live action movie. 
• Dad-at-Arms interviews Daniel Benedict, director of the Fall of Grayskull: Rise of the Horde fan film and creator of Castle Grayskullman. 
• Dad-at-Arms interviews Mercedes Varble, who plays Teela in the Fall of Grayskull: Rise of the Horde fan film.
  

 

 Comments on the cancellation of The Acolyte and Star Wars in general:

• Chris McPherson reports that The Acolyte has been cancelled after a single season. 
• C.T. Jones points out that the cancellation of The Acolyte also means that Star Wars is suffering under the worst elements of its fandom. 
• Gavia Baker Whitelaw discusses the squandered potential of The Acolyte and what this means for Star Wars as a whole. 
• James Whitbrook wonders where Star Wars will go after the cancellation of The Acolyte.
  
• Molly Templeton laments the cancellation of The Acolyte and notes that it was the most interesting new Star Wars story in a while. 
• Paul Tassi reports about creative differences between Disney and showrunner Leslye Headland regarding The Acolyte. 
• J. Kim Murphy reports that actress Amandla Stenberg, who plays Osha and Mae in The Acolyte, was not shocked by the show's cancellation and also spoke out about the racist abuse heaped upon her and her co-stars.
  
• Zack Sharf shares actor Lee Jung-jae's reaction to the cancellation of The Acolyte.
• Inspired by The Acolyte, Leah Blaine declares that she would like to see more witches in Star Wars. 
  
• Sign the petition to save The Acolyte.
• Scott Roxborough interviews Ben Burtt, sound designer for Lucasfilm who worked on the original Star Wars trilogy. 
• FandomWire reports that a deleted scene from Star Wars: A New Hope has resurfaced showing Han Solo with a woman in the Mos Eisley cantina.
  
• Watch a trailer for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.
• Watch a trailer for LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
  

 

Comments on Alien: Romulus: 

• Natalia Keogan calls Alien: Romulus a franchise reanimated, not reborn
  
• Rachel Leishman declares that Alien Romulus offers a terrifying time at the cinema.
• Germain Lussier calls Alien: Romulus a roller coaster of science fiction carnage
  
• Paul Tassi declares that Alien: Romulus is as good as you’ve heard, with a catch 
• Germain Lussier discusses the ending of Alien Romulus.
  
• Jesse Hassenger declares that Alien remains an elusive and evolving series in spite of franchising pressure. 
• Todd Gilchrist interviews Fede Álvarez, director of Alien Romulus.
• Carlos Aguilar interviews Fede Álvarez.
  
• Jazz Tancay explains how the monster in Alien Romulus was created. 
• Germain Lussier revisits the 1997 Alien movie Alien Resurrection. 
  

 

Comments on season 4 of The Umbrella Academy: 

• Jen Lennon finds season 4 of The Umbrella Academy too short and frustrating.
• Cheryl Eddy declares that season 4 of The Umbrella Academy doesn't quite stick the landing.
  
• Keith R.A. DeCandido shares his thoughts on the final season of The Umbrella Academy. 
• Abigail Nussbaum shares her thoughts on season 4 of The Umbrella Academy. 
  

 

Comments on the new Time Bandits:

• Meredith Hobbs Coons shares episode by episode reviews of the new Time Bandits.
• Diana Keng shares episode by episode reviews of the new Time Bandits.
  

 

Comments on The Rings of Power: 

• Alison Herman calls season 2 of The Rings of Power lifeless and a boring slog. 
• Jack Seale declares that season 2 of The Rings of Power needs to remember that it’s a drama
  
• Angie Han calls season 2 of The Rings of Power too epic for its own good.
• Lucy Baugher Milas declares that season 2 of  The Rings of Power trades depth for spectacle
  
• Jeremy Mathai calls season 2 of The Rings Of Power a darker, bolder and more complex return to form
• Melody McCune declares that season of The Rings of Power is far more action-packed and eventful than season 1
  
• James Osborne declares that in season 2 of The Rings of Power splendid storytelling redeems series, but that it still has flaws 
• Matt Schimkowitz shares his thoughts on the season 2 premiere of The Rings of Power. 
• James Whitbrook shares his thoughts on the season 2 premiere of The Rings of Power. 
  
• Isabella Kwai looks ahead at season 2 of The Rings of Power.
  
• James Whitbrook interviews Morfydd Clark and Sam Hazeldine, who play Elven warrior Galadriel and Orc leader Adar in The Rings of Power.
  
• James Whitbrook interviews Charles Edwards who plays Celebrimbor in The Rings of Power. 
• James Whitbrook interviews Benjamin Walker and Ismael Cruz Cordova, two of the stars of The Rings of Power.  
• James Whitbrook interviews Daniel Weyman, Markella Kavenagh and Megan Richards, three of the stars of The Rings of Power.  
• Ralph Jones interviews William Kircher, who played a troll in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. 
  
• Watch a trailer for season 2 of The Rings of Power.
  

 

Comments on Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice:

• Xan Brooks declares that Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice is full of gaudy set-pieces but fails to add much to the original 
• Ben Croll declares that Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is a Tim Burton buffet, for better and worse
  
• Anna McKibbin declares that Beetlejuice Beetlejuice reinvigorates Tim Burton’s stale brand, returning to practical playfulness 
• Germain Lussier shares early reviews of Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice.
  
• Adriano Contreras and Cheryl Eddy interview Tim Burton, director of Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice.
  
• Kyle Buchanan interviews Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara and Tim Burton, the stars and director of Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice.
• Lulu Garcia-Navarro interviews Jenna Ortega, star of Wednesday and Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice. 
  
• Adriano Contreras and Cheryl Eddy interviews Catherine O’Hara and Jenna Ortega, two of the stars of Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice.  
• Nick Romano interviews Winona Ryder who plays Lydia Deetz in the original 1988 Beetlejuice and its sequel. 
• Nadia Khomani reports about the premiere of Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice at the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy.
  

 

Comments on Kaos: 

• Christina Izzo declares that Kaos offers a fresh, ferocious take on Greek mythology
  
• Lucy Mangan calls Kaos a furiously fun masterpiece.
• Aubrey Kearns shares episode by episode reviews of Kaos.
  
• Zoe Williams interviews Janet McTeer who plays Hera in Kaos.  
• Watch a trailer for Kaos.  

 

Comments on the new The Crow: 

• Benjamin Lee calls the new The Crow an unfathomably awful goth remake
• Matthew Jackson calls the new The Crow a lackluster remake that loses the emotional punch of the original. 
• Germain Lussier calls the new The Crow a gothic superhero romance destined for cult status 
• Matt Schimkowitz revisits the original 1994 The Crow, its various sequels as well as the remake. 
• Zack Sharf reports that the new The Crow is a box office failure.
  

 

Comments on Evil: 

• Cheryl Eddy shares her thoughts on the series finale of Evil.
• Dominic Patten interviews Michelle and Robert King, creators of Evil.
  

 

Comments on Solar Opposites: 

• Cheryl Eddy declares that season 5 of Solar Opposites offers an appealing blend of science fiction, snark and found families.
• Cheryl Eddy interviews Mike McMahan, Josh Bycel and Sydney Ryan, producers of Solar Opposites.
  

 

Awards:

• The winners of the 2024 Silver Falchion Awards have been announced.
  
• The winners of the 2024 Prix Rosny Aîné have been announced.  
• The finalists for the 2024 Pegasus Awards have been announced.
  
• The winners of the 2024 American Manga Awards have been announced.
• The winners of the 2024 Gamescom Awards have been announced. 
• The winners of the 2024 Location Managers Guild Awards have been announced. 
• Tammy Coxen traces the evolution of the art Hugo categories.
  

Writing, publishing and promotion: 

• Jeff Reynolds explains that making a living writing wasn't actually as easy as many believe during the pulp era.
  
• Mike Glyer reports that SFWA will hold a special election for president and secretary, following multiple resignations.
  
• Matt O'Brien reports that authors are sueing the AI company Anthropic for copyright infringement.
• Jeffrey Fleishman interviews Amanda Jones, a Lousiana librarian who has been fighting back against book banning attempts. 
• Charlotte Phillips reports that authors John Green, Jodi Picoult and Angie Thomas have joined a lawsuit against a Florida book ban law.
  
• Divya Kumar reports that New College in Tampa Bay, Florida, is planning to fire its head librarian over discarding 13000 library books without warning.
  
• Andrew Albanese reports that the overwhelming majority of US citizens is not overly concerned with book banning attempts, which are pushed by a small, but vocal minority.
  

 

Interviews:

• Sarah Gailey interviews Ursula Vernon a.k.a. T. Kingfisher.
  
• Scott Edelman interviews Cynthia Pelayo.
• Scott Edelman interviews Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam 
• Mahvesh Murad interviews Paolo Bacigalupi.
• Alex Puncekar interviews Michael J. Seidlinger. 
  

 

Reviews:

• Molly Templeton reviews The Mercy of Gods by James S.A. Corey.
  
• Blue Book Balloon reviews Ninth Life by Stark Holborn 
• Helen Rhee reviews Ocean’s Godori by Elaine U. Cho
  
• Toby Litt reviews The Watermark by Sam Mills  
  
• Blue Book Balloon reviews Lake of Darkness by Adam Roberts 
  
• Marion Deeds reviews A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher  
• Ian Mond reviews The Universe Delivers The Enemy You Need by Adam Marek 
• Chris Kluwe reviews How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler
  
• Alex Brown reviews The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark
  
• Liz Bourke reviews Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan 
• Rob Bedford.reviews Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan 
• Liz Bourke reviews The Last Hour Between Worlds by Melissa Caruso 
  
• Robin Marx reviews To Walk on Worlds by Matthew John
• Jake Casella Brookins reviews Toward Eternity by Anton Hur 
  
• Paul Weimer reviews Point of Hopes by Lisa A. Barnett and Melissa Scott  
• James Davis Nicoll reviews These Deathless Shores by P. H. Low  
• Aaron Jones reviews A Savage Moon by Theodore Brun 
  
• Marion Deeds reviews Weyward by Emilia Hart
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Elusive by Genenvieve Cogman
  
• Tobias Caroll reviews The Dissonance by Shaun Hamill.
  
• Kat Hooper reviews Changeling by Molly Harper  
  
• Ratika Deshpande reviews Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson.
  
• Crossexamining Crime reviews The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton
  
• Lesa Holstine reviews Death Scene by Carol J. Perry
• Crossexamining Crime reviews Cold Clay by Juneau Black 
• Marion Deeds reviews Play of Shadows by Sebastien de Castell 
• Emma Davis reviews Order of the Shadow Dragon by Steven McKinnon 
  
• Bill Capossere and Marion Deeds review Blade of Dream by Daniel Abraham  
• Mahvesh Murad reviews This Great Hemisphere by Mateo Askaripour 
• Natalie Zutter reviews All This and More by Peng Shepherd. 
• Gary K. Wolfe reviews The Melancholy of Untold History by Minsoo Kang  
• Mahvesh Murad reviews  Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid
  
• Alex Brown reviews This Ravenous Fate by Hayley Dennings. 
• Alex Brown reviews The Dark We Know by Wen-Yi Lee
  
• Bill Capossere reviews One Hundred Shadows by Hwang Jungeun, translated by Jung Yewon. 
• Gabino Iglesias reviews The Redemption of Morgan Bright by Chris Panatier 
  
• Marion Deeds reviews The Drowning House by Cherie Priest 
• Doreen Sheridan reviews The Drowning House by Cherie Priest 
  
• John Valeri reviews Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman 
• Alexis Ong reviews Pink Slime by Fernanda Trías 
• Vanessa Armstrong reviews We Love the Nightlife by Rachel Koller Croft
  
• Robin Marx reviews I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones   
  
• Marion Deeds reviews Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle 
• Crossexamining Crime reviews The Shadowed Circle: Compendium, edited by Steve Donoso 
• Clara Cohen reviews A City on Mars by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith 
     
  

Classics reviews:

• Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth revisit the 1886 horror story "The Gray Man" by Sarah Orne Jewett. 
• Sam Reader revisits the 1900 horror story “How Love Came to Professor Guildea” by Robert Hichens 
• Sandy Ferber revisits the 1908 paranormal detective collection The Complete John Silence Stories by Algernon Blackwood
  
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1918 lost world novel The Citadel of Fear by Francis Stevens
  
• Sandy Ferber revisits the 1925 lost world novel Snow Rubies by Ganpat 
• Sam Reader revisits the 1950 science fiction short story “Born of Man and Woman” by Richard Matheson
  
• Paperback Warrior revisits the 1963 horror story “The Maze and the Monster” by Edward D. Hoch.
  
• Victoria Silverwood revisits the 1969 gothic novel Shadows of Tomorrow by Dorothy Daniels and the 1969 dystopian novel A Sweet Sweet Summer by Jane Gaskell, Jason Sacks revisits the 1969 science fiction novel The Three Faces of Time by Frank Belknap Long and the 1969 fantasy adventure novel The Wizards of Senchuria by Kenneth Bulmer, Victoria Lucas revisits the 1969 feminist novel The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood, Gideon Marcus revisits the 1969 post-apocalyptic novel Out of the Mouth of the Dragon by Mark S. Geston and George Pritchard revisits the 1969 fantasy collection Beyond the Gates of Dream by Lin Carter.
• Brian Collins revisits the 1969 science fiction anthology Three For Tomorrow, edited by Robert Silverberg, and the 1969 time travel novel Up the Line by Robert Silverberg 
  
• Gideon Marcus revisits the September 1969 issue of Galaxy.
  
• Gideon Marcus revisits the September 1969 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. 
• Fiona Moore revisits the September 1969 issue of New Worlds. 
• John Boston revisits the September 1969 issue of Amazing Stories. 
• Kris Vyas-Myall revisits issue 1 of Vision of Tomorrow from 1969. 
  
• Rich Horton revisits the 1975 science fiction novel Norstrilia by Cordwainer Smith.
• Bogi Takács revisits the 1975 science fiction novel Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany.
  
• Paperback Warrior revisits the 1976 non-fiction book The Last Celt: A Bio-Bibliography of Robert E. Howard by Glenn Lord.
• Alan Brown revisits the 1984 cyberpunk novel Neuromancer by William Gibson. 
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1987 speculative novel The Shift Key by John Brunner
  
• Paula Guran revisits the 1988 horror novel Momma Durtt by Michael Shea  
• Alissa Burger revisits the 1988 YA horror novel Gimme a Kiss by Christopher Pike and the 1994 YA horror novel The Thrill Club by R.L. Stine.
  
• Clara Cohen revisits the 2012 science fiction novel Jack Glass by Adam Roberts
• James Davis Nicoll revists the 2015 historical fantasy novel The Just City by Jo Walton
   
  

 Reports about the 2024 Worldcon in Glasgow, Scotland:

• Octothorpe share their adventures at the 2024 Worldcon in Glasgow, Scotland.
  
• Nicholas Whyte shares his experiences as Hugo administrator for the 2024 Worldcon in Glasgow, Scotland, in a two past post.
• ErsatzCulture shares reports and photos by 8 Light Minutes and Arthur Liu about the 2024 Worldcon as well as news about the controversial Tianwen project.
  

 

Other con and event reports: 

• Ethan Sabatella shares his experiences at the 2024 NecronomiCon in Providence, Rhode Island.
• Eric Williams shares his experiences at the 2024 NecronomiCon in Providence, Rhode Island.
• Runalong the Shelves looks ahead at the 2024 Edge-Lit festival in Derby, UK.
• Germain Lussier shares all the news and trailers from Disney's D23 event in Anaheim, California. 
• Lois Beckett reports about Disney's D23 event in Anaheim, California.
  
• Lois Beckett reports on the lack of young people at the D23 event in Anaheim, California. 
• Dean Moses reports about Anime NYC in New York City. 
• Dirk Libbey reports that the upcoming remodels of Disney World will also mean that end of Disney's thirty-year-collaboration with science educator Bill Nye.
  

 

Crowdfunding:

• The Brutal Realm line of highly articulated action figures is looking for funding.
• Brotherwise Games is looking for funding for a tabletop RPG based on Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere.
• The fan art project Masters of the Pixelverse by 8-Bit Hero is looking for funding.
  

 

Science and technology:

• Kaitlin Reilly reports that the Boeing Starliner astronauts will have to spend six more months abaoard the International Space Station before they can return aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule.
• Kaye Dee reports about the seminal Apollo-11 Moon mission in 1969, 
• Gideon Marcus reports about the Mariner 6 and 7 Mars missions in 1969. 
• Gene Madaus reports that California has passed a bill limiting the use of AI replicas of actors.
  

 

Gaming: 

• A. Martinez and Glen Weldon celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Dungeons and Dragons by remembering the early years of the game.
  
• Aidan Moher calls Terra Memoria an under-the-radar cozy RPG that makes him happy
• James Whitbrook reviews the video game Star Wars Outlaws.
• James Whitbrook declares that Star Wars Outlaws is at its best in the quiet moments
• Helen Davidson and Chi-hui Lin report that streamers given review access to the Chinese video game Black Myth: Wukong were given a list of topics they were not allowed to discuss in their reviews.

 

Toys and collectibles:

• For Eternia reviews the Mattel Masters of the Universe Masterverse Revolution Snake Sorceress Teela and Man-of-War and the New Eternia Battle Armour Skeletor and Mer-Man.
• For Eternia reviews the Mattel Masters of the Universe Origins Vypor action figure. 
• For Eternia reviews the McFarlane Aquaman Storm Sea Dragon and notes that it makes the perfect mount for the Masters of the Universe Masterverse Mer-Man.
  
• Still a Big Kid reviews the Mattel Masters of the Universe Cartoon Collection Two-Bad action figure(s). 
• Still a Big Kid reviews the Jada Toys Ultra Street Fighter 2 Dhalsim action figure.
  
• James Whitbrook shares a look at some upcoming Hasbro Star Wars Black Series and Vintage Collection action figure of K-2SO from Andor.
  
• James Whitbrook shares a look at an upcoming Lego Nightmare Before Christmas set.
  
• James Whitbrook shares a look at some upcoming Lego Mario Kart sets.
  
• Vanessa Armstrong interviews Rick Martin who creates fan art from Lego. 
• Business Insider reports about adult fans of Lego and how they influenced the direction of the company.
  
• The Battle Ram Blog explains how the Masters of the Universe Classics Castle Grayskull was developed.
  
• James Whitbrook reports that a rare rocket-firing Kenner Star Wars Boba Fett prototype has sold for more than one million US-dollars, making it the most expensive toy ever sold.
  

 

Free online fiction: 

• "Canyon Dance" by Rajeev Prasad in Clarkesworld. 
• "The Deformed Saint and the Poison Wind" by David McGillveray in Clarkesworld. 
• "Where My Love Still Lives" by Emily Taylor in Clarkesworld.  
• "Three Circuits of the Monoceros Ring" by Marisca Pichette in Clarkesworld. 
• "Something Crossing Over, Something Coming Back" by Timothy Mudie in Clarkesworld.  
• "A Voyage Among the Vandals" by Daniel Stride in Swords and Sorcery Magazine.
  
• "The Alice Run" by Nancy Kress in Reactor. 
• "Ace Up Her Sleeve" by Genoveva Dimova in Reactor.
  
• "The Gulmohar of Mehranpur" by Amal Singh in Reactor.
• "Before the Forest" by Kell Woods in Reactor.
  
• "Garden of Guiding Eyes and Grabbing Bones" by Ai Jiang in The Dark.  
• "Bite Me, Drink Me, Eat Me" by H. Pueyo in The Dark. 
• "The Operculum Necklace" by Alison Littlewood in The Dark. 
• "A Lullaby of Anguish" by Marie Croke in Apex Magazine.
  
• "Dismantling" by David Bowles in The Sunday Morning Transport.
• "Painted Surfaces" by Guan Un in Nightmare Magazine.  
• "Under the Skin" by Deborah L. Davitt in Lightspeed.  
• "Child of the River" by Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe in Lightspeed. 
  
• "Trigger Snowflake and the Convention Reports" by Ingvar in File 770.
  

 

Trailers and videos:

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• Watch a trailer for Terminator Zero. 
• Watch a trailer for season 3 of The Legend of Vox Machina.
  
• Watch a trailer for Uglies.
  
• Watch a trailer for Y2K.
• Watch a trailer for Hysteria.
  
• Watch a trailer for OmniLoop. 
• Watch a trailer for Kraven the Hunter. 
• Watch a trailer for Never Let Go.
  
• Watch a trailer for Azrael.
• Watch a trailer for Rumours.
• Watch a trailer for Apartment 7a. 
  
• Watch a trailer for Paddington.
  
• Watch a trailer for Grotesquerie. 
• Watch a trailer for Strange Darling.
  
• Watch a trailer for Secret Level. 
• Watch a trailer for Mufasa: The Lion King. 
• Watch a trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
  
• Watch a trailer for Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story